 " Honesty " peaked at number sixteen on the Canadian Singles Chart . On July 28 , 1979 the song debuted at number thirty one on the Dutch Top 40 which later become its peak position . The next week , the song fell seven positions placing at number thirty eight . However , on August 11 , 1979 , " Honesty " charted at number thirty five before falling out of the chart the next week . In New Zealand , " Honesty " debuted at number forty seven , on June 10 , 1979 and later peaked at number thirty eight . After its peak position , the song fell out of the chart . On the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US , the song peaked at number twenty four . In May 2009 , Joel 's version was certified gold by Recording Industry Association of Japan for ringtone download sales of over 100 @,@ 000 units . 
