The Essential Billy Joel is a Sony music compilation of songs by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel. It was released on October 2, 2001, and has been certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA. In conjunction with the release of the album, The Essential Video Collection was released, comprising Joel's most popular music videos.
On August 26, 2008, The Essential 3.0 was released containing a third disc with seven additional tracks.
Track listing
All songs written by Billy Joel.
Disc one
Disc two
Disc three
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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|US Billboard 200
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|Irish Albums (IRMA)
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| Greek Albums (IFPI)
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Year-end charts
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! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
| 47
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! scope="col"| Chart (2018)
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! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
| 44
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! scope="col"| Chart (2019)
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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200
| 92
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! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
| 12
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! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200
| 117
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! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
| 11
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! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200
| 127
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! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
| 21
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! scope="col"| Chart (2024)
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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200
| 189
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Certifications
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