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“You May Be Right” by Billy Joel

From the album Glass Houses (1980)

“You May Be Right” by Billy Joel appears on 31 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1980 on the album Glass Houses. Its best result is #41 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2024). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #618 classic rock song of all time.

31countdowns
9stations
#41best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1997–2026years charted

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Billy Joel - You May Be Right (Official Video)

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"You May Be Right" kicks off Glass Houses, Billy Joel's 1980 album, and it opens with the crash of breaking glass, a wink at the record's title, before the band storms in. Joel wrote it and sings it with a wise guy's grin, all cocky bounce and no apologies.

Phil Ramone produced, Jim Boyer engineered, and the band plays it like a bar fight they're enjoying: Liberty DeVitto pounding the drums, Doug Stegmeyer on bass, David Brown and Russell Javors slashing away on guitars, Richie Cannata on organ and saxophone, Joel hammering the piano. It's Joel toughening up for the new wave years, all punch and swagger. It reached 7 in the US and 6 in Canada, but somehow missed the UK chart entirely.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 393 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
2002 300 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2012 113 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 235 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 219 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 339 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2016 247 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 259 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 257 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 233 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2020 244 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 415 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 378 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 156 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2022 326 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 826 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 251 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 198 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2023 701 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 537 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 286 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 484 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 421 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 444 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 617 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 229 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 41 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2025 918 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 308 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2026 477 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 139 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

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