We Didn't Start the Fire (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "We Didn't Start the Fire" in English language version.

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acast.com

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aria.com.au

"1989 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

australian-charts.com

"Billy Joel – We Didn't Start The Fire". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

austriancharts.at

"Billy Joel – We Didn't Start The Fire" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

avclub.com

"Milo Greene covers Billy Joel". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2013.

bac-lac.gc.ca

"Top RPM Singles: Issue 6660." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6685." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"Top RPM Singles: Issue 6684." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
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billboard.com

"Billy Joel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"Billy Joel Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"Billy Joel Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"Billy Joel Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"Billy Joel Chart History (Rock Streaming Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

billyjoel.com

Joel, Billy. "Lyrics: We Didn't Start the Fire". Billy Joel. Retrieved August 24, 2009.

books.google.com

Curwen Best (2004). Culture @ the Cutting Edge: Tracking Caribbean Popular Music. University of the West Indies Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-976-640-124-5.
Nadboy, Arie (March 1996). "I am the Edu-Tainer". Island Ear. Cited by Bordowitz (2006), p. 169. Bordowitz, Hank (2006). Billy Joel: The Life & Times of an Angry Young Man. Billboard Books. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-8230-8248-3.
Ettinger, Steven (2003). Torah 24/7: A Timely Guide for the Modern Spirit. Devorah Publishing Company. p. 2. ISBN 1-930143-73-7. Retrieved April 2, 2010.

bpi.co.uk

"British single certifications – Billy Joel – We Didn't Start the Fire". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

britannica.com

Matthias, Meg. "All 119 References in "We Didn't Start the Fire," Explained". Britannica.

charts.nz

"Billy Joel – We Didn't Start The Fire". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

dropbox.com

"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

dutchcharts.nl

"Billy Joel – We Didn't Start The Fire" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

ifpi.dk

"Danish single certifications – Billy Joel – We Didn't Start the Fire". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

irishcharts.ie

"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Billy Joel". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

latimes.com

del Rosario, Alexandra (June 29, 2023). "Fall Out Boy updated Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire.' Fans say it's 'unhinged'". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
Del Rosario, Alexandra (June 29, 2023). "Fall Out Boy updated Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire.' Fans say it's 'unhinged'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
"Hit Confuses Younger Fans: Joel". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1990.

merca20.com

"5 populares canciones que la publicidad transformó en jingles". Merca20.com. November 20, 2014.

musiccanada.com

"Canadian single certifications – Billy Joel – We Didn't Start the Fire". Music Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

musikindustrie.de

"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Billy Joel; 'We Didn't Start the Fire')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

mvdbase.com

Garcia, Alex S. Billy Joel – We didn't start the fire Archived October 21, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. MVDBase – Music Video Database.

newsday.com

Lawrence, Frank (January 27, 2021). "Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire' inspires projects".

officialcharts.com

"Billy Joel: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

offiziellecharts.de

"Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Joel – We Didn't Start The Fire" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1990" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

oricon.co.jp

"ビリー・ジョエル | ハートにファイヤー" [Billy Joel | Fire in the Heart] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 1, 2025.

oscars.org

"The 30th Academy Awards – 1958". oscars.org. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

polygon.com

Good, Owen S. (June 28, 2023). "Somehow, Fall Out Boy made an all-time bad song even worse". Polygon. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023. Where Joel's day-zero cringegasm...

radioscope.co.nz

"New Zealand single certifications – Billy Joel – We Didn't Start the Fire". Radioscope. Retrieved December 17, 2024. Type We Didn't Start the Fire in the "Search:" field.

riaa.com

"American single certifications – Billy Joel – We Didn't Start the Fire". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

rollingstone.com

Greene, Andy (June 28, 2023). "Hear Fall Out Boy's Updated Take on 'We Didn't Start The Fire' That Covers 1989 to 2023". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

slate.com

"The 33 Things Wrong With Fall Out Boy's Updated "We Didn't Start the Fire"". Slate. June 28, 2023. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023. Billy Joel's original is awful—even Joel himself compares its melody to a dentist's drill

stereogum.com

Rettig, James (June 28, 2023). "Pete Wentz Explains Why Fall Out Boy's Updated "We Didn't Start The Fire" Isn't Chronological And Doesn't Mention COVID". Stereogum. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

techland.com

Seisman, Matt (April 16, 2009). "We Didn't Start the Song Parody". Techland.com. Time.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2010.

theguardian.com

"Raves, musicals and a time-travelling diner: 20 must-listen indie podcast gems". TheGuardian.com. August 2021.

top40.nl

"Nederlandse Top 40 – Billy Joel" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

ultratop.be

"Billy Joel – We Didn't Start The Fire" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"Jaaroverzichten 1989: Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

uproxx.com

Kurp, Josh (May 24, 2013). "'We Didn't Start The Viral' Is A Musical Recap Of YouTube's Greatest Hits". Uproxx.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

usatoday.com

ftw.usatoday.com

D'Andrea, Christian (June 28, 2023). "Fall Out Boy's We Didn't Start the Fire means we live in a circle of hell that would leave Dante breathless". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023. So, Fall Out Boy decided to update and somehow make worse the worst Billy Joel song...

web.archive.org

del Rosario, Alexandra (June 29, 2023). "Fall Out Boy updated Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire.' Fans say it's 'unhinged'". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
"The 33 Things Wrong With Fall Out Boy's Updated "We Didn't Start the Fire"". Slate. June 28, 2023. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023. Billy Joel's original is awful—even Joel himself compares its melody to a dentist's drill
Good, Owen S. (June 28, 2023). "Somehow, Fall Out Boy made an all-time bad song even worse". Polygon. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023. Where Joel's day-zero cringegasm...
D'Andrea, Christian (June 28, 2023). "Fall Out Boy's We Didn't Start the Fire means we live in a circle of hell that would leave Dante breathless". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023. So, Fall Out Boy decided to update and somehow make worse the worst Billy Joel song...
Garcia, Alex S. Billy Joel – We didn't start the fire Archived October 21, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. MVDBase – Music Video Database.
Seisman, Matt (April 16, 2009). "We Didn't Start the Song Parody". Techland.com. Time.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
"12th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners : Online Film & Video". WebbyAwards.com. 2008. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009.
"Milo Greene covers Billy Joel". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2013.

webbyawards.com

"12th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners : Online Film & Video". WebbyAwards.com. 2008. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009.

worldradiohistory.com

Giles, David (September 30, 1989). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 25. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
"Eurochart – Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music and Media. World Radio History: V. November 25, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
"Playlist Report" (PDF). Music and Media. worldradiohistory.com: II. November 11, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

youtube.com

Billy Joel - Q&A: Tell Us About "We Didn't Start The Fire"? (Oxford 1994), October 22, 2013, retrieved January 19, 2023
"The Game (Italia '90)". June 21, 2020 – via YouTube.
Malo Nas Je Al Nas Ima. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
"Avengers: Endgame Cast Sings "We Didn't Start the Fire"". The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. April 22, 2019. NBC. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via YouTube.