A cikin shekaru 20 na aikinsa na solo, Joel ya samar da abubuwa 33 na Top 40 a Amurka, duk wanda ya rubuta kansa, kuma uku daga cikinsu sun sami damar kaiwa saman Billboard Hot 100 charts. An zabi Joel don 23 Grammy Awards, ya lashe biyar daga cikinsu, ciki har da Album of the Year for 52nd Street. An shigar da Joel a cikin Songwriters Hall of Fame (1992), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999), da kuma Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2006). A shekara ta 2001, Joel ya karbi kyautar Johnny Mercer daga Songwriters Hall of Fame. A shekara ta 2013, Joel ya karbi Kennedy Center Honors, babbar girmamawa ta al'umma don rinjayar al'adun Amurka ta hanyar al'adun al'adu. Tun lokacin da ya fara aiki, Joel ya ci gaba da gudanar da ayyukan rayuwa a fadin duniya, inda ya rubuta waƙoƙi da dama daga cikin dangantakarsa.
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