BILLY JOEL albums and sales

Updated: August 23, 2024

BILLY JOEL sold over 86.1 million albums. The best-selling album by BILLY JOEL is GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II, which sold over 13.6 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, BILLY JOEL is the 19th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of BILLY JOEL have sold over 487,500 units, led by THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION with over 100,000 units sold.

BILLY JOEL albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II BILLY JOEL 1985	1985	13,645,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 4 25 98
2	THE STRANGER BILLY JOEL 1977	1977	12,087,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 4 19 134
3	AN INNOCENT MAN BILLY JOEL 1983	1983	8,735,900	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 7 52 267
4	52ND STREET BILLY JOEL 1978	1978	8,288,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 4 32 287
5	GLASS HOUSES BILLY JOEL 1980	1980	7,943,418	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 6 62 313
6	RIVER OF DREAMS BILLY JOEL 1993	1993	6,751,480	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 15 151 406
7	STORM FRONT BILLY JOEL 1989	1989	5,282,500	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 15 129 655
8	PIANO MAN BILLY JOEL 1973	1973	4,200,828	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 13 103 928
9	SONGS IN THE ATTIC BILLY JOEL 1981	1981	3,286,290	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 15 226 1,252
10	THE BRIDGE BILLY JOEL 1986	1986	2,525,072	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 36 317 1,761
11	THE NYLON CURTAIN BILLY JOEL 1982	1982	2,507,146	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 28 318 1,773
12	THE ESSENTIAL BILLY JOEL BILLY JOEL 2001	2001	2,325,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 70 427 1,945
13	PIANO MAN THE VERY BEST OF BILLY JOEL BILLY JOEL 2004	2004	1,749,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 75 677 3,044
14	GREATEST HITS VOLUME III BILLY JOEL 1987	1987	1,345,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 90 648 3,693
15	КОНЦЕРТ BILLY JOEL 1987	1987	1,056,390	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 122 910 5,138
16	TURNSTILES BILLY JOEL 1976	1976	1,000,707	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 78 626 5,631
17	STREETLIFE SERENADE BILLY JOEL 1974	1974	1,000,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 39 720 6,750
18	THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BILLY JOEL 2000	2000	785,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 251 1,753 7,528
19	THE HITS BILLY JOEL 2010	2010	500,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 157 1,489 10,559
20	THE COMPLETE HITS COLLECTION: 1973-1997 BILLY JOEL 1997	1997	500,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 349 3,246 11,512
21	2000 YEARS -- THE MILLENNIUM CONCERT BILLY JOEL 2000	2000	278,020	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 539 4,019 16,954
22	GREATEST HITS 1973 - 1980 BILLY JOEL 1985	1985	200,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 297 3,226 20,730
23	THE ESSENTIAL 3.0 BILLY JOEL 2008	2008	60,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 765 10,396 36,881
24	STAR BOX [JAPAN ONLY] BILLY JOEL 1988	1988	35,520	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 782 6,372 46,781
25	SOUVENIR THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BILLY JOEL 1990	1990	35,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 948 12,477 47,591
26	COLD SPRING HARBOR BILLY JOEL 1971	1971	14,970	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 219 3,817 56,693
27	JORNEY TO THE RIVER OF DREAMS BILLY JOEL 1994	1994	14,900	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,360 13,681 56,700

BILLY JOEL videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BILLY JOEL 2001	2001	100,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 40 564 1,087
2	LIVE AT YANKEE STADIUM BILLY JOEL 1990	1990	100,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 18 259 1,201
3	THE ESSENTIAL VIDEO COLLECTION BILLY JOEL 2001	2001	50,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 75 1,135 2,085
4	GREATEST HITS VOLUME III: THE VIDEO BILLY JOEL 1998	1998	50,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 42 347 2,152
5	EYE OF THE STORM BILLY JOEL 1990	1990	50,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 49 483 2,288
6	THE VIDEO ALBUM VOLUME I BILLY JOEL 1986	1986	50,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 27 162 2,377
7	THE VIDEO ALBUM VOLUME II BILLY JOEL 1986	1986	50,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 28 163 2,378
8	LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM: THE CONCERT BILLY JOEL 2011	2011	30,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 72 575 2,660
9	LIVE FROM THE RIVER OF DREAMS BILLY JOEL 2007	2007	7,500	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 224 2,281 4,138

BILLY JOEL sales by country

BILLY JOEL album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by BILLY JOEL are the United States (70.7 million), Japan (4.48 million) and the United Kingdom (4.28 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	1,330,000	7
2	Austria	100,000	3
3	Canada	3,079,000	12
4	France	400,000	3
5	Germany	1,000,000	2
6	Hong Kong	50,000	4
7	Japan	4,480,641	20
8	Mexico	50,000	1
9	Netherlands	300,000	5
10	New Zealand	142,500	10
11	Norway	50,000	2
12	Sweden	90,000	2
13	Switzerland	50,000	1
14	United Kingdom	4,280,000	13
15	United States	70,750,000	19

BILLY JOEL video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by BILLY JOEL are the United States (400,000), Australia (247,500) and the United Kingdom (25,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	247,500	3
2	United Kingdom	25,000	1
3	United States	400,000	6