Billy Joel released ‘it’s Still Rock 'n' Roll to Me’ in 1980 and was from the album ‘Glass Houses’. The song was number 1 on the Billboard Top 100 for around 2 weeks around July and august of 1980 and reached number 14 in the UK singles chart. It was actually Billy Joel’s first number 1 hit in the US although it was not considered one of Joel’s best songs. The song also reached platinum certification from the RIAA for sales in US.  The lyrics were essentially based around Joel’s reluctance to move with the times in order to appeal to a younger and more ‘hip’ crowd.