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Mar 12, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: March 12 1980 Glass Houses by Billy Joel Was Released.

On this day March 12 1980 Billy Joel released his seventh studio album Glass Houses marking a shift toward a more rock-oriented sound. The album became a massive success topping the Billboard 200 and also reaching number one in Canada and Iceland.

Glass Houses featured the hit single It's Still Rock and Roll to Me which became Joel’s first number one song on the Billboard Hot 100. Other standout tracks like You May Be Right and Don't Ask Me Why helped make the album one of his most...

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