An Innocent Man (studio album) by Billy Joel

An Innocent Man by Billy Joel
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 1,731st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 233 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (27th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (265th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,731st)
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Billy Joel bestography

An Innocent Man is ranked 4th best out of 25 albums by Billy Joel on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Billy Joel is The Stranger which is ranked number 238 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,245.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 233 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.

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From 11/29/2021 17:43
This is a roots album of a very particular kind, and it is wonderful.
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75/100
From 01/22/2021 18:15
Very fun, if non-essential album by Billy.
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90/100
From 06/24/2020 15:29
Billy Joel taking us back in time!
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From 05/10/2020 09:50
Billy does Motown, doo wop and the other styles of influence. Patchy, but worth it for the great songs.
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75/100
From 02/25/2017 01:33
Somehow it doesn't sound the same as it did 34 years ago. It too, was one of my first cassette purchases.
Think I bought this and Afterburner on the same day.
Anyways, still Keeping the Faith, Billy.
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From 04/25/2016 08:52
START THE FIRE, BUDDY! come on, man, play something from "The Stranger!"

we strictly do 80's joel music, sir.

80's billy joel doo-wop sucks!

I SAID WE ONLY DO 80'S JOEL, SO TAKE YOUR SK*** H**KER WIFE AND GET THE F*** OUT OF HERE!
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75/100
From 04/05/2016 13:23
Joel's homage to pre-Beatles pop music, including rock'n'roll and doo wop. It kicks off with one of the album's best tracks, easy money, a brilliant rock/soul hybrid. Other standouts on this enjoyable record are, keeping the faith, leave a tender moment alone, and the amazing acapella, the longest time. The title track is also great, as are the two massive singles taken from the album. Tell her about it, and the Frankie Valli inspired, uptown girl, are timeless pop songs. The rest is fine. Careless talk is nice, and Christie Lee is ok, and although , this night, with the chorus written at least musically by Beethoven, really nothing more than pleasant filler, it's still fun enough to pass a few minutes by. It's a good album, a great party album really. Good stuff.
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From 02/22/2016 16:21
First album I ever bought new as a kid.
I love Billy Joel--and I noticed this is sort of lower on the "best" list than I would put it, but I suspect that has something to do with the reviewers' ages. I was 10 when I bought this album. I was familiar with Billy Joel from radio airplay and the singles my older sister had (and I got as hand-me-downs, and still own to this day), and I enjoy listening to any era of his music. I have his entire discography on LP (except River of Dreams and Fantasies & Delusions on CD) but no album brings back more memories and makes me feel as good as An Innocent Man. I think age of exposure has a lot to do in general with how we perceive music and how it endures throughout our lives as a favorite. That's why this would be at the top of my Billy Joel list.
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From 09/11/2014 03:24
His last great album. It has a bunch of songs I remember hearing on the radio when I was a kid.
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95/100
From 12/03/2013 08:57
Possibly Joel's finest album ever song is one hit after the other. I really like this album because Uptown Girl was the first single I ever bought as a kid
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Best Albums of 1983
1. Murmur by R.E.M.
2. Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
3. Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
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