Song · Billy Joel
“Turn the Lights Back On” by Billy Joel
Released 2024
“Turn the Lights Back On” by Billy Joel appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2024 and 2025. It was first released in 2024. Its best result is #67 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2024. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #385 indie & aaa song of 2024 and #8,518 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Turn the Lights Back On" ended a long drought for Billy Joel. He put it out on Columbia on February 1, 2024, his first new single since "Christmas in Fallujah" in 2007, and he didn't make it alone: Freddy Wexler produced it and shares the writing credit with Joel, Arthur Bacon and Wayne Hector.
The comeback took. The song worked its way into the top ten of Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, his 24th time there, and entered the Hot 100 at number 62, his first appearance on that chart since 1997 and nearly 50 years after "Piano Man" first showed up on it. He played it at the 66th Grammy Awards with Laufey alongside him, his first performance at the ceremony since 2002.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2024 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1043 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2024 | 749 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 149 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
Also listed as: Turn The Lights Back On.
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