These Songwriters Have Finally Revealed Their Massive Fortunes

Published on September 16, 2019 By Chloe Draws

Billy Joel

Fortune: $180 millionHits: Piano Man, New York State of Mind, Uptown Girl

Ever since the 1970s, Billy Joel has been writing and performing some of the best songs of the last 40 years. Who hasn’t ended a wedding party with Uptown Girl, or sung Piano Man at your office Christmas party? Well, his millions of fans have left Joel with more than $180 million in the bank and plenty of awards to his name. For example, he has won a total of five Grammys from 23 nominations.