Billy Joel released '52nd Street,' the first of his four chart-topping LPs, on Oct. 12, 1978. ... 52nd Street may not be a better album than The Stranger, but at times it comes really close.

That compact disc was Billy Joel's 52nd Street, which had already become a multiplatinum hit after its original release in 1978.As Time pointed out, 52nd Street wasn't technically the first CD ...

Billy Joel considers the LP ... for the Piano Man who had a trio of massive multiplatinum albums from 1977’s “The Stranger” to 1978’s “52nd Street ... "When we went in to do this album ...

On Friday, fans can experience The Lords of 52nd Street when they perform Joel’s signature album The Nylon Curtain in its entirely and much more at the State Theatre in Easton.

BILLY JOEL songs and albums, peak chart positions, ... 52ND STREET BILLY JOEL. Peak: 10, Weeks: 43; 2 2. M a r. 1 9 8 0. GLASS HOUSES BILLY JOEL. Peak: 9, Weeks: 24; 1 0. O c t. 1 9 8 1. SONGS IN ...

In October 1978, Joel’s sixth studio album arrived in 52nd Street. By mid-November, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking the musician’s first chart-topping album.

In Japan, Billy Joel’s 1978 album 52nd Street became the first album released on CD in conjunction with the debut of the CDP-101. However, it was not the first CD ever pressed.

The pressure was on for Billy Joel to follow up his 1977 best-seller The Stranger, but no man lacking in confidence has ever written a first verse — or an opening riff — like those of 52nd ...

Billy Joel gave us a dozen pop rock albums in the years from 1971 to 1993, ... 52nd Street (1978) This record followed hot on the heels of the hitmaking streak Joel started with The Stranger.

A track from “52 nd Street” that offers pleasant horn-infused jazz-pop but became overshadowed by album hits “Big Shot,” “Honesty” and “My Life.” 74. ‘The Great Wall of China ...

But that was after her group hit its stride. Savoy's "On 52nd Street" perhaps is even more significant because it includes two of McPartland's early bassists, Vinnie Burke and Bob Carter, who joined ...

Billy Joel doesn’t like to be on television. He’s one of the world’s best-selling artists, one who regularly plays to a crowd of 20,000 people. He filmed “Billy Joel: The 100th Live at ...