Home / Music / 52nd Street named Billy Joel's album after Manhattan's historic jazz rowMusic linernotes album music billy-joel52nd Street named Billy Joel's album after Manhattan's historic jazz rowThe title points to 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan — a historic hub for jazz musicians from the Great Depression through the 1950s. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe Stranger became Columbia Records' best-selling album, with 10 million units worldwideBilly Joel's 52nd Street won Album of the Year and Best Male Pop VocalJust the Way You Are won Billy Joel Record and Song of the YearBilly Joel's 52nd Street was one of the first compact discs ever released52nd Street was cut at A&R Recording in the summer of 1978ExploreDeathconsciousness became a cult classic on a $1,000 budgetA 2012 indie holiday compilation worth revisitingI Love You, Honeybear is a concept album about love and disillusionmentIrma Thomas is the Soul Queen of New OrleansIsaac Stern saved Carnegie Hall from demolitionPrevious 52nd Street was cut at A&R Recording in the summer of 1978Next "CJ3" stretches over 12 minutes on Vida Blue