On This Day in 1983, Billy Joel Accomplished a Career First (And Only) With a “Joke” Song That Helped Vindicate This 1960s Doo-Wop Group

Billy Joel scored his only No. 1 hit in the U.K. with “Uptown Girl”, a song he wrote as a “joke” at his own expense about his dating history.

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