| The Essential Billy Joel | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 154:58 188:53 (reissue) | |||
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| Producer | Billy Joel, Michael Stewart, Phil Ramone, Mick Jones | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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 Triple Platinum by the RIAA.[2] 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.[3]