From a Madison Square Garden record-breaker to the first of his "Greatest Hits: Vol. III" Nassau Coliseum shows, here are the notable Billy Joel anniversaries on the calendar this month.

Jan. 9

Credit: Bruce Gilbert

Jan. 9, 2015: Billy Joel breaks his own record for the longest run of consecutive sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, with the 13th concert of his residency at the venue. He's gone on to break that record several times over since then, playing MSG on a monthly basis with no apparent end in sight.

Jan. 22

Credit: Getty Images

Jan. 22, 1989: Billy Joel sings the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXIII. Here, he performs the National Anthem prior to the start of Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears on Feb. 4, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Jan. 23

Credit: AP / David Bookstaver

Jan. 23, 1986: Billy Joel inducts Fats Domino at the first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The singer was later inducted himself, in 1999. Here, he arrives with then-wife Christie Brinkley at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan for the 1988 induction ceremony.

Jan. 27

Credit: Getty Images

Jan. 27, 2014: Billy Joel begins his Madison Square Garden residency.

Jan. 29

Credit: Newsday / J. Michael Dombroski

Jan. 29, 1998: Billy Joel plays the first of nine nights at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale on his "Greatest Hits: Vol. III" tour.

Jan. 30

Credit: Sony Music

Jan. 30, 1981: Billy Joel's "Glass Houses" wins an American Music Award for favorite pop/rock album.

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months

ACT NOWSALE ENDS SOON | CANCEL ANYTIME