# Billy Joel’s five favourite Billy Joel songs, ranked by Far Out

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/billy-joels-five-favourite-billy-joel-songs-ranked-by-far-out/
- Published: 2026-11-14T16:49:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T17:22:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/billy-joel-favourite-billy-joel-songs-ranked/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Joel picked five favourite songs from his own catalogue.
- His choices show a particular affection for his 1980s work.
- His career moved from heavy metal to piano-led pop and rock.

## Summary

Billy Joel named five of his favourite songs from his own catalogue in a 2017 interview with Stephen Colbert. The article uses his choices to highlight the range of his career, from rock and pop to more personal songwriting, and his particular fondness for tracks from the 1980s.

Joel’s path to a music career began after seeing The Beatles perform on US television in 1964, and he later played heavy metal in the band Attila before launching his solo career in 1971. He became widely known after 1973’s *Piano Man*; the article discusses songs including “You May Be Right” and “She’s Right on Time”, alongside his changing musical styles.

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