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52nd Street is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 13, 1978. It was the first of four Joel albums to top the Billboard charts and earned him two Grammys (for a total of four). Three songs reached the Top 40 in the United States, contributing to the album’s success: “My Life” (#3), “Big Shot” (#14), and “Honesty” (#24). It was similarly well received by critics, earning the 1979 Grammy for Album of the Year. This Grammy was presented to its producer, Phil Ramone. Upon Ramone’s death, 52nd Streets Album of the Year Grammy was passed on to Joel. Allmusic praises Joel for expanding stylistically on 1977’s The Stranger, describing 52nd Street as “more sophisticated and somewhat jazzy.“ (Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard... Read on...