Billy Joel discography | |
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Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 7 |
Compilation albums | 18 |
Video albums | 10 |
Music videos | 45 |
Singles | 82 |
Promotional singles | 3 |
This is the discography of American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. He has released 13 studio albums, seven live albums, 18 compilation albums, 10 video albums, 82 singles, three promotional singles and 45 music videos. Throughout his career, he has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history. [1] [2] According to Recording Industry Association of America, Joel has sold 85 million certified albums in the United States, making him the 4th best-selling solo artist of all time (behind Garth Brooks, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson). [3] Billboard ranked him as the 9th Greatest male soloist of all time (19th overall). [4]
His compilation album Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II is the 2nd best-selling album by a solo artist in RIAA history, achieving 23× Platinum certification in the US (behind Thriller by Michael Jackson). [3] The Stranger remains his best-selling studio album release, achieving 10× Platinum (Diamond status) in the US as well. [3]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [5] | AUS [6] | AUT [7] | CAN [8] | GER [9] | JPN [10] | NLD [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | UK [14] | |||
Cold Spring Harbor | 158 [lower-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 95 | ||
Piano Man |
| 27 | 14 | — | 26 | — | 112 | — | — | — | 98 [lower-alpha 2] | |
Streetlife Serenade |
| 35 | 85 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Turnstiles |
| 122 | 12 | — | — | — | 286 [lower-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | |
The Stranger |
| 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 36 | — | 2 | 24 | |
52nd Street |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
Glass Houses |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
The Nylon Curtain |
| 7 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |
An Innocent Man |
| 4 | 3 | — | 12 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
The Bridge |
| 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 38 | |
Storm Front |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | — | 9 | 5 | |
River of Dreams |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
Fantasies & Delusions |
| 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [5] | AUS [6] | AUT [7] | GER [9] | JPN [10] | NLD [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | SWE [33] | UK [14] | |||
Songs in the Attic |
| 8 | 9 | — | 51 | 3 | — | 12 | 30 | 38 | 57 |
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КОНЦЕРТ |
| 38 | 10 | — | — | 16 | 39 | — | 13 | — | 92 |
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2000 Years: The Millennium Concert |
| 40 | — | — | 64 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 68 |
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12 Gardens Live |
| 14 | 22 | 11 | 80 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 95 | |
Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert |
| 35 | — | — | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia (expanded version of КОНЦЕРТ) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at Carnegie Hall 1977 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at the Great American Music Hall 1975 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [5] | AUS [6] | AUT [7] | GER [9] | JPN [10] | NLD [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | SWE [33] | UK [14] | |||
Billy Joel: The Box Set | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | ||
Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II |
| 6 | 2 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 45 | 7 | |
Starbox |
| — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
A Voyage on the River of Dreams |
| — | 33 | — | — | 70 | — | — | 47 | — | — | |
Greatest Hits Volume III |
| 9 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 18 | — | 23 | |
The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 |
| — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 33 |
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The Ultimate Collection |
| — | 12 | — | 58 | 19 [lower-alpha 5] | 36 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
The Essential Billy Joel |
| 15 [lower-alpha 6] | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 157 | |
Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel |
| — | 14 | 15 | 93 | 17 | — | — | 13 | — | 7 [lower-alpha 7] | |
My Lives |
| 171 | — | — | — | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Hits |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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She's Always a Woman: Love Songs |
| — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Billy Joel: The Complete Albums Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Collected Additional Masters |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Opus Collection |
| 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
She's Got a Way: Love Songs |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
50 Years of the Piano Man |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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US Video [48] | |||
The Video Album – Volume I | 2 |
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The Video Album – Volume II |
| 4 |
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Eye of the Storm |
| 16 |
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Live at Yankee Stadium |
| 15 |
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Greatest Hits Volume III: The Video |
| 24 |
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The Essential Video Collection |
| 17 | |
The Ultimate Collection |
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Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel |
| — | |
My Lives |
| — | |
Live from the River of Dreams |
| — |
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The Essential 3.0 |
| — | |
Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert |
| 1 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
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US [53] | AUS [6] [54] | AUT [7] | CAN [55] | GER [56] | IRE [57] | NLD [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | UK [58] | |||||||
"She's Got a Way" | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cold Spring Harbor | ||||
"Tomorrow Is Today" | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Piano Man" | 1973 | 25 | 20 | — | 10 | — | — | 56 | — | — | 55 [lower-alpha 8] | Piano Man | ||||
"Worse Comes to Worst" | 1974 | 80 | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Travelin' Prayer" | 77 | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"The Ballad of Billy the Kid" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"The Entertainer" | 34 | 89 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Streetlife Serenade | |||||
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" | 1976 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Turnstiles | ||||
"James" | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | ||||||
"Just the Way You Are" | 1977 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 19 | The Stranger | ||||
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" | 17 | 99 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 35 |
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"Only the Good Die Young" | 1978 | 24 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"She's Always a Woman" | 17 | — | 37 | 12 | — | — | 15 | — | 14 | 29 [lower-alpha 9] | ||||||
"The Stranger" | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | ||||||
"My Life" | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 | 22 | — | 6 | 12 | 52nd Street | |||||
"Big Shot" | 1979 | 14 | 91 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — |
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"Honesty" | 24 | 80 | — | 16 | — | — | 31 | — | 38 | — | ||||||
"Until the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||||||
"All for Leyna" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | Glass Houses | ||||
"You May Be Right" | 7 | 28 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — |
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"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | 21 | 14 |
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"Don't Ask Me Why" | 19 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | ||||||
"Sometimes a Fantasy" | 36 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) | 1981 | 17 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs in the Attic | ||||
"You're My Home" (Live) | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"She's Got a Way" (Live) | 23 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Pressure" | 1982 | 20 | 16 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | The Nylon Curtain | ||||
"Allentown" | 17 | 49 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — |
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"Goodnight Saigon" | 1983 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | — | — | 29 [lower-alpha 10] | |||||
"Tell Her About It" | 1 | 9 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 39 | — | 12 | 4 | An Innocent Man | |||||
"Uptown Girl" | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
"An Innocent Man" | 10 | 23 | — | 16 | — | 3 | — | — | 24 | 8 |
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"The Longest Time" | 1984 | 14 | 15 | — | 36 | — | 18 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
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"Leave a Tender Moment Alone" | 27 | 76 | — | 58 | — | 16 | — | — | 21 | 29 [lower-alpha 10] | ||||||
"This Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | ||||||
"Keeping the Faith" | 18 | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | ||||||
"You're Only Human (Second Wind)" | 1985 | 9 | 6 | — | 15 | — | — | 22 | — | 8 | 94 | Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II | ||||
"The Night Is Still Young" | 34 | 82 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Modern Woman" | 1986 | 10 | 21 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | The Bridge | ||||
"A Matter of Trust" | 10 | 3 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 52 | ||||||
"This Is the Time" | 18 | 73 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | ||||||
"Baby Grand" (with Ray Charles) | 1987 | 75 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | 41 | — | Концерт | |||||
"We Didn't Start the Fire" | 1989 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | — | 1 | 7 | Storm Front | ||||
"Leningrad" | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 15 | — | — | 53 | ||||||
"I Go to Extremes" | 1990 | 6 | 48 | — | 3 | 36 | 29 | 43 | — | 45 | 70 | |||||
"The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | 57 | 126 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 76 |
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"That's Not Her Style" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | ||||||
"And So It Goes" | 37 | 108 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | ||||||
"Shameless" | 1991 | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"All Shook Up" | 1992 | 92 | 54 | — | 28 | 52 | 23 | — | — | 26 | 27 | Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack | ||||
"The River of Dreams" | 1993 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | River of Dreams | ||||
"All About Soul" | 29 | 34 | — | 9 | 51 | — | 42 | — | 12 | 32 | ||||||
"No Man's Land" | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 50 | ||||||
"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | 1994 | 77 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — |
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"Hard Day's Night" (Live) | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Voyage on the River of Dreams | |||||
"To Make You Feel My Love" | 1997 | 50 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits Volume III | ||||
"Hey Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"New York State of Mind" (with Tony Bennett) | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues | |||
"All My Life" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
"Christmas in Fallujah" (featuring Cass Dillon) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Good Thing Never Dies (EP by Cass Dillon) | |||||
"Christmas in Fallujah" (Live in Sydney, Australia, 2008) | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single and download | |||||
"Turn the Lights Back On" | 2024 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [lower-alpha 11] | Non-album single | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "x" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time. |
Other singles:
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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US Main. Rock [62] | ||||
"Vienna" | 1977 | — | The Stranger | |
"Scandinavian Skies" | 1982 | 38 | The Nylon Curtain | |
"A Room of Our Own" | 27 | |||
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1973 | "Piano Man" [version 1] | Jon Small | Alternate sound track; second video released in 1985 |
1977 | "Just the Way You Are" [live] | Unknown | Live at Carnegie Hall |
1978 | "The Stranger" [live] | ||
"Stiletto" / "My Life" | Steve Cohen | ||
1979 | "Big Shot" | Michael Negrin & Steve Cohen | |
"Honesty" | Steve Cohen | ||
1980 | "All for Leyna" | Alternate vocal track | |
"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | |||
"You May Be Right" | Alternate vocal track | ||
"Sometimes a Fantasy" | George Gomes | ||
1981 | "Everybody Loves You Now" [live] | Steve Cohen | Live at Sparks, different version from live LP Songs in the Attic |
"You're My Home" [live] | |||
"Los Angelenos" [live] | |||
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" [live] | |||
"She's Got a Way" [live] | Unknown | Live at A&R Studios, different version from live LP Songs in the Attic | |
1982 | "Pressure" | Russell Mulcahy | |
"She's Right on Time" | |||
"Allentown" | |||
1983 | "Goodnight Saigon" [live] | Jay Dubin | Live at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
"Tell Her About It" | |||
"Uptown Girl" | |||
1984 | "The Longest Time" | ||
"Keeping the Faith" | Howie Deutch | ||
1985 | "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" | Richard Friedman | |
"The Night Is Still Young" | Neil Tardio | ||
"Piano Man" [version 2] | Jon Small | A different version with new extras, same as original video | |
1986 | "A Matter of Trust" | Russell Mulcahy | |
1987 | "Baby Grand" (with Ray Charles) | Jon Small | |
"Back in the U.S.S.R." [live] | Wayne Isham | Live in the Soviet Union | |
1989 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Chris Blum | |
"Leningrad" | Kathy Dougherty | ||
1990 | "I Go to Extremes" | Paula Greif | |
"The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | Andy Morahan | ||
"That's Not Her Style" [live] | Jon Small | Live at Yankee Stadium | |
"And So It Goes" [live] | Joel Hinman & Jeff Schock | Live in Linz, Austria | |
1991 | "Shameless" [live] | Derek Horne | |
"When You Wish Upon a Star" | Scott Garen | From Disney video Simply Mad About the Mouse | |
1992 | "All Shook Up" | N/A | From soundtrack to film Honeymoon in Vegas |
1993 | "The River of Dreams" | Andy Morahan | |
"All About Soul" [live] | Lawrence Jordan | Live at Boston Garden | |
"No Man's Land" | Gil Gilbert | ||
1994 | "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | Marcus Nispel | |
1997 | "To Make You Feel My Love" | Ernie Fritz | Alternate vocal track |
"Hey Girl" | |||
2007 | "All My Life" | ? |
Storm Front is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 17, 1989. It was Joel's third album to reach No. 1 in the U.S. and features "We Didn't Start the Fire", a fast-paced song that cataloged a list of historical events, trends, and cultural icons from 1949 until 1989, which was Joel's third Billboard No. 1 hit.
River of Dreams is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 10, 1993. River of Dreams presented a more serious tone than found in Joel's previous albums, dealing with issues such as trust and long-lasting love. It was rumored that the themes of trust and betrayal, particularly certain lyrics from the songs "A Minor Variation" and "The Great Wall of China", stem from Joel's legal disputes with his former manager and ex-brother-in-law, Frank Weber, who reportedly embezzled millions of dollars from Joel and used dubious accounting practices to cover it up.
52nd Street is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 11, 1978, by Columbia Records. Presenting itself as the follow-up to his breakthrough studio album, The Stranger, Joel tried to give the new album a fresh sound, hiring various jazz musicians to differentiate it from his previous studio albums.
The English rock group The Rolling Stones have released 31 studio albums, 13 live albums, 28 compilation albums, 3 extended plays, 122 singles, 31 box sets, 51 video albums, 2 video box sets and 77 music videos. Throughout their career, they have sold over 200 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Billboard ranked them as the 2nd Greatest artist of all time. The Rolling Stones have scored 38 top-10 albums on the Billboard 200 and 8 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, they have sold 66.5 million albums in the US, making them the 16th best-selling group in history.
John Lennon was a British singer-songwriter and peace activist, best known as the co-founder of the Beatles. After three experimental albums with Yoko Ono, using tape loops, interviews, musique concrète, and other avant-garde performance techniques, Lennon's solo career properly began with the 1969 single "Give Peace a Chance". Lennon then released two more singles, "Cold Turkey" (1969) and "Instant Karma!" (1970), and a live album, Live Peace in Toronto (1969), before the official break-up of the Beatles.
The discography of Irish singer-songwriter Enya consists of eight studio albums, two compilation albums, twenty-one singles as lead artist and a number of other appearances. Enya achieved a breakthrough in her career in 1988 with the album Watermark, containing the big hit song "Orinoco Flow" which topped the UK Singles Chart and the European Hot 100 Singles. Three years later, the similarly successful Shepherd Moons followed, which debuted at the top of the charts in the United Kingdom and featured the moderately successful singles "Caribbean Blue" and "Book of Days", the latter was the theme of the film Far and Away. In 1992, a re-mastered version of the 1987 Enya album was released as The Celts with the title track as a single.
The American rock band Green Day has released 14 studio albums, four live albums, four compilation albums, one soundtrack album, four video albums, 12 extended plays, 4 box sets, 48 singles, 10 promotional singles, 3 anniversaries, and 56 music videos. The band has sold over 75 million records worldwide, including more than 24 million in certified album sales in the United States. Green Day released their first two studio albums, 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991) and Kerplunk (1991), through the independent label Lookout! Records before signing to major label Reprise Records. Dookie, the band's first album on the label and third studio album overall, was released in February 1994. It was a breakout success, selling over 10 million copies in the United States and 20 million copies worldwide. Dookie spawned five singles, including the international hits "Longview", "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around". The album placed Green Day at the forefront of the 1990s punk rock revival.
American alternative rock band R.E.M. has released fifteen studio albums, five live albums, fourteen compilation albums, one remix album, one soundtrack album, twelve video albums, seven extended plays, sixty-three singles, and seventy-seven music videos. Formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry, the band was pivotal in the development of the alternative rock genre. Their musical style inspired many other alternative rock bands and musicians, and the band became one of the first alternative rock acts to experience breakthrough commercial success. R.E.M. have sold more than ninety million albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
The discography of the English rock band Oasis consists of seven studio albums, two live albums, five compilation albums, six video albums, one extended play, twenty seven singles which includes one double single, nineteen promotional singles and thirty-six music videos. As of 2024 the band have sold 75 million records worldwide, and been cited by Guinness World Records as the most successful act in the United Kingdom between the years 1995 and 2005. Oasis had 22 consecutive UK top 10 hits between 1994 and 2008. Oasis was formed in 1991 by vocalist Liam Gallagher, guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and drummer Tony McCarroll – they were later joined by guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher. The band signed to Creation Records in May 1993 and released their debut single "Supersonic" the following year; it peaked at number 31 in the United Kingdom. Follow-up singles "Shakermaker" and "Live Forever" became UK top 15 hits, with the latter also attaining success in the United States. Definitely Maybe, the band's debut studio album, topped the UK Albums Chart and went on to be certified eight times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
Barbra Streisand is an American actress and singer. Her discography consists of 118 singles, 36 studio albums, 12 compilations, 11 live albums, and 15 soundtracks. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Streisand is the second-best-selling female album artist in the United States with 68.5 million certified albums in the country, and a career total ranging from 150 to 200 million making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
American rock band Bon Jovi has released 15 studio albums, three live albums, five compilation albums, five EPs, 66 singles, 14 video albums, and 71 music videos. Bon Jovi has sold over 130 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. As of 2018, the band has sold 21.8 million albums in the US Nielsen SoundScan era. Billboard ranked Bon Jovi as the 45th Greatest Artist of all time, achieving 6 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 & 4 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Bon Jovi has sold 34.5 million albums in the United States.
Billy Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is best known for his debut single "Achy Breaky Heart". 32 of his singles have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1992 and 2011.
Canadian singer Celine Dion has released 137 singles in both English and French discography as a lead artist. According to Billboard magazine, Dion is the world's best-selling contemporary female artist of all time. As of 2021, she has reportedly sold around 200 to 250 million records worldwide. Referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads", Dion has released a string of worldwide hits, with "My Heart Will Go On" being her career's biggest hit, with estimated physical sales of over 18 million worldwide, making it the 2nd best-selling physical single by a woman in history. It reached over 117 million radio impressions during its peak, becoming the most-played radio hit in history and became the best-selling single of 1998 worldwide. "Because You Loved Me" is her biggest hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, spending six weeks atop the chart and selling six million copies in its first six months of availability worldwide. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was the 4th biggest hit of the 1990s in France and has sold over four million copies worldwide.
Canadian singer Bryan Adams has released 18 studio releases, six compilation albums, two soundtrack albums, seven live albums, and 75 singles. After the success of his debut single, "Let Me Take You Dancing" (1979), Adams signed a recording contract with A&M Records. Bryan Adams (1980), his debut album, peaked at number 69 on the Canadian RPM Albums Chart. Adams followed this with You Want It You Got It (1981), which peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold in Canada. Cuts Like a Knife, his third release, became his first successful work outside Canada. The album charted within the top 10 in Canada and the United States and was certified three-times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Reckless (1984), his fourth studio album, selling over 12 million copies worldwide and featured the hit singles "Run to You", "Heaven" and "Summer of '69". In 1987, he released Into the Fire, which reached platinum status in the United States and triple-platinum in Canada.
The Offspring, a Southern California-based punk rock band, has released 10 studio albums, four extended plays (EP), two compilation albums, five demos, three video albums, and over 30 singles.
American country music singer Faith Hill has released seven studio albums, four compilation albums, and 46 singles. All of Hill's studio albums have been certified Gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, generating several hit ballads. The group had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Second only to The Beach Boys in Billboard singles and albums chart success among American bands, Chicago is one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups, and one of the world's best-selling groups of all time, having sold more than 100 million records.
"Honesty" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released by Columbia Records as the third US single from his sixth studio album 52nd Street (1978) in 1979. "Honesty" was solely written by Joel, while production was handled by Phil Ramone. The song appears on the Dutch and Japanese editions of Greatest Hits Volume 2, replacing "Don't Ask Me Why" (1980).
The discography of the American rock band Live consists of nine studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, three extended plays, twenty-eight singles and twenty-six music videos. After initially self-releasing a full-length album and an EP under the name Public Affection, their first studio album as Live, 1991's Mental Jewelry, peaked at number 73 on the Billboard 200. The single "Operation Spirit " peaked at number nine on the Alternative Songs chart.
Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II is the first greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on July 1, 1985. The album has been certified double diamond by the RIAA, selling over 11.5 million copies as sixth most certified album of all time in the US. The album includes hits from 1973 to 1985 in chronological order with one exception. Some foreign pressings include "Honesty" in place of "Don't Ask Me Why".