Glass Houses
by Billy Joel
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Billy Joel bestography
Glass Houses is ranked 3rd best out of 26 albums by Billy Joel on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Billy Joel is The Stranger which is ranked number 235 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,797.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Glass Houses track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 23 hours ago | mash | 1,429 | 88/100 | |
| 02/06/2026 09:01 | Siromynian | 1,629 | 78/100 | |
| 02/06/2026 06:39 | brent13 | 1,904 | 68/100 | |
| 01/24/2026 19:15 | Bluedog | 165 | 73/100 | |
| 12/31/2025 17:00 |  EyeKanFly | 8,427 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1981 Grammys. The winner was the self-titled album by Christopher Cross
Solid 80s
This album never really did much for me. I think it feels a bit less infectious when compared to other releases of his and just a bit bland in terms of choruses. Nothing hooks me and makes me want to come back for more as nothing truly stands out as being exceptional. A lot of it is just decent and it isn't very experimental or edgy. There is little to no filler but I do think that is due to the run time. The vocal performance is great and there are brief glimpses of some enjoyable instrumentation. Overall, this album is a bit boring and not as catchy and fun as his other releases which always held it back in my opinion.
Pretty solid, fun album here. Nothing groundbreaking but a very enjoyable album.
llibnanoon 06/23/2020 13:19 | #254281
Great album all around! "Don't Ask My Why" is one of my favorites.
Side One is terrific, side 2 not so good though, Still Rock n' Roll standout track and I like Leyna.
Billy Joel's punk/new wave record. It's a much more cynical and angry Joel than on previous albums, and it's an excellent example of a seventies superstar moving into the 'new sound funny' of the eighties. Two of the tracks are off course out and out Joel classics. You may be right, and, especially, it's still rock'n'roll to me, show an artist with still something to say. Other highlights are the cool rock of, I don't want to be alone, the new wavy, just a fantasy, and the brilliant, all for Leyna, possibly the album's best song. Other standouts are, the dirty rock of, close to the borderline, and the flamenco/folk rock of, don't ask me why. For older fans, there's also a couple of nice ballads too. All in all, it's a solid and consistent album, one of Billy Joel's best.
Solid album, I find some tracks here underrated
paladisiac 08/18/2014 19:36 | #119755
Billy Joel adds a little more rock to his usual brand of pop, relying much less on piano than previous albums. As a pop/rock answer to the punk rock of the time ("it's still rock and roll to me"!), it's a solid album, with a very good first half which falls apart a bit in the 2nd.
This one is actually my favorite Billy Joel album.
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