1949 - Today
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his signature 1973 song of the same name, Joel has had a successful music career as a solo artist since the 1970s. From 1971 to 1993, he released twelve studio albums that spanned the genres of pop and rock music, and in 2001 released a one-off studio album of classical music compositions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Joel has received more than 20,062,776 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Billy Joel is the 147th most popular singer (up from 155th in 2019), the 925th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,005th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Singer.
Billy Joel is most famous for his song "Piano Man." He is also known for his work as a pianist and singer-songwriter.
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Among singers, Billy Joel ranks 147 out of 3,528. Before him are Roberto Carlos, Mina, Bruce Dickinson, Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Branigan, and Edita Gruberová. After him are Otis Redding, Tony Bennett, Gilbert Bécaud, Dr. Dre, Feodor Chaliapin, and Ibrahim Ferrer.
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 141
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 142
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 143
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 144
1952 - 2004
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 145
1946 - 2021
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 146
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 147
1941 - 1967
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 148
1926 - 2023
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 149
1927 - 2001
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 150
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 151
1873 - 1938
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 152
1927 - 2005
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 153
Among people born in 1949, Billy Joel ranks 49. Before him are Ottmar Hitzfeld, John Belushi, Lionel Richie, Bill Nighy, Joachim Sauer, and Tom Waits. After him are Issei Sagawa, Thaksin Shinawatra, Ashraf Ghani, Luis Sepúlveda, Gene Simmons, and Tom Berenger.
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 43
1949 - 1982
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 44
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 45
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 46
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 47
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 48
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 49
1949 - 2022
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 50
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 51
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 52
1949 - 2020
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 53
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 54
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 55
Among people born in United States, Billy Joel ranks 925 out of 18,182. Before him are Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921), Larry Flynt (1942), Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), Virginia Satir (1916), George Kennedy (1925), and Magic Johnson (1959). After him are Jerry Goldsmith (1929), Neale Donald Walsch (1943), David Lee (1931), Otis Redding (1941), Tony Bennett (1926), and Sarah Knauss (1880).
1921 - 1999
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 919
1942 - 2021
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 920
1916 - 1995
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 921
1916 - 1988
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 922
1925 - 2016
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 923
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 924
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 925
1929 - 2004
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 926
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 927
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 928
1941 - 1967
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 929
1926 - 2023
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 930
1880 - 1999
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 931
Among singers born in United States, Billy Joel ranks 52. Before him are John Lee Hooker (1917), Kris Kristofferson (1936), Little Richard (1932), Al Jarreau (1940), Suzi Quatro (1950), and Laura Branigan (1952). After him are Otis Redding (1941), Tony Bennett (1926), Dr. Dre (1965), Chester Bennington (1976), John Denver (1943), and Ben E. King (1938).
1917 - 2001
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 46
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 47
1932 - 2020
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 48
1940 - 2017
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 49
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 50
1952 - 2004
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 51
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 52
1941 - 1967
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 53
1926 - 2023
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 54
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 55
1976 - 2017
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 56
1943 - 1997
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 57
1938 - 2015
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 58