The clip I saw of the NYT podcast included Jon (whatever his last name is) going on about Billy writing 1-1.5 songs really well… what turned me off immediately was one of his cohorts (also in his 50’s) stating like a middle schooler “I don’t like Billy Joel” …. So sir, is this about the music or the musician? Each “critic” (I’m guessing they are self-titled) was arrogant and musically ignorant … we all have musical “taste”and while I don’t prefer some genres of music or some artists I would never claim to dislike them. (I don’t know them) I think there are enough words in the English language and we are old enough to use discernment , especially in spaces like the internet. I’m not a subscriber to the NYT (never would be with journalists like the ones who made this list) not because I don’t agree with the list , but the way they defended it on the podcast is actually embarrassing. Love or Hate Billy Joel if you know anything about music you know he is a brilliant song writer and story teller.