Home / Music / Billy Joel's 52nd Street won Album of the Year and Best Male Pop VocalMusic linernotes album music billy-joelBilly Joel's 52nd Street won Album of the Year and Best Male Pop VocalPerformance at the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1979 — a clean sweep of the top honors. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe Stranger became Columbia Records' best-selling album, with 10 million units worldwideJust the Way You Are won Billy Joel Record and Song of the Year52nd Street named Billy Joel's album after Manhattan's historic jazz rowBilly Joel's 52nd Street was one of the first compact discs ever released52nd Street was cut at A&R Recording in the summer of 1978ExploreTheon Cross makes the tuba a lead instrumentMogwai's 'Cody' featured rare vocals from the bandAn earthquake interrupted Todd Rundgren's solo sessionsThe oboe introduces the main theme in Takemitsu's 'A Flock Descends'Bach left The Art of Fugue without specifying an instrumentPrevious Billy Joel's The Stranger was released on September 29, 1977Next Billy Joel's 52nd Street was one of the first compact discs ever released
