Turnstiles
by Billy Joel
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Turnstiles is ranked 5th best out of 27 albums by Billy Joel on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Billy Joel is The Stranger which is ranked number 236 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,622.
(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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Turnstiles track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Turnstiles rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 41 Music Albums of 1976 | 12/41 | 4 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 46 Music Albums of 1976 | 44/46 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 97 Music Albums of 1976 | 35/97 | 3 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 32 Music Albums of 1976 | 25/32 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 43 Music Albums of 1976 | 16/43 | 3 |
| 2026 | jlsfourth | Top 10 Music Albums of 1976 | 7/10 | 2 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 75 Music Albums of 1976 | 9/75 | 4 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 71/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 149 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 571 | |||
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Turnstiles ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/14/2026 19:34 |  Glitterboiii | 4,952 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2026 16:15 | VeVt | 98 | 39/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 03:07 |  AAL2014 | 4,302 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
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Turnstiles forum mentions
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Great album, some classics from Joel mixed with some filler.
llibnanoon 06/22/2020 18:24 | #254218
Average Track Rating = 84.38
9.7/10
Top Tracks: "Summer, Highland Falls", "Prelude/Angry Young Man", "Miami 2017 (I've Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
Crumpet 01/17/2018 14:18 | #205879 | TOP COMMENT
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Turnstiles is one of Billy's greatest albums, with several classic tracks, however, it also has without a doubt the worst song he ever wrote, the mindless, unimpressive sequence of sounds known as "All You Want to do is Dance". Get the album, skip that track.
Other than that though, this is a great album. The A-side is ok, the best track there being 'Summer Highland Falls', some may think of it as a pretentious song, but it's also a very good one. Side A also features the nice 'New York State of Mind' and the great 'Say Goodbye to Hollywood'. Along with the song that shall not be named, of course.
The B-side of this album, however, is absolutely fantastic. The weakest song on this side is the beautiful 'James' and the other 3 tracks are some of Joel's all time best. 'Angry Young Man' is a perfect pop track, 'I've Loved These Days' is a great nostalgia trip and 'Miami 2017' (Though not prophetic) is his best ever rock song.
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