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Billy Joel

Top of the Pops Archive Also known as Billie Joel, Joel, Billy, William Martin Joel

GENRE

Piano Rock Pop Rock Pop Rock Soft Rock Classic Rock Singer-songwriter

TYPE

Person

BORN

9 May 1949

LOCATION

United States

PRIMARY GENRE

Piano Rock

26

TOTAL APPEARANCES

Timeline


Performance Statistics

Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Music Video

20 / 26

Satellite

1 / 26

Legs & Co. Routine

1 / 26

Audience Dancing

2 / 26

Top 40 Breaker Clip

2 / 26

Archived - Video

26 / 26

#1 Performances

5 / 26

TOTP Appearances

Episode Performance Chart # archived performance image preview YouTube performance
10/02/1994 River Of Dreams
Music Video
OLD
07/10/1993 All About Soul
Satellite
NEW
12/08/1993 River Of Dreams
Music Video
6
29/07/1993 River Of Dreams
Top 40 Breaker Clip
21
Review of the 80s Uptown Girl
Music Video
OLD
19/10/1989 We Didn't Start The Fire
Music Video
7
05/10/1989 We Didn't Start The Fire
Music Video
11
28/09/1989 We Didn't Start The Fire
Top 40 Breaker Clip
29
12/01/1984 Tell Her About It
Audience Dancing
4
Christmas 1983 - Part 1 Uptown Girl
Music Video
OLD
22/12/1983 Tell Her About It
Music Video
7
08/12/1983 Tell Her About It
Music Video
22
01/12/1983 Uptown Girl
Music Video
1
24/11/1983 Uptown Girl
Music Video
1
17/11/1983 Uptown Girl
Music Video
1
10/11/1983 Uptown Girl
Music Video
1
03/11/1983 Uptown Girl
Music Video
1
20/10/1983 Uptown Girl
Music Video
25
29/09/1983 Tell Her About It
Music Video
NEW
18/09/1980 It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
Music Video
15
04/09/1980 It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
Legs & Co. Routine
20
21/08/1980 It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
Music Video
30
01/02/1979 My Life
Music Video
14
18/01/1979 My Life
Music Video
26
11/01/1979 My Life
Audience Dancing
29
16/02/1978 Just The Way You Are
Music Video
26

Trivia

PERFORMANCE01/12/1983Uptown GirlFor 'Uptown Girl' by Billy Joel, the music video is spliced intermittently between the TOTP audience dancing after the presenters close the show.

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