The Tale of the Tape is the debut studio album by American rock musician Billy Squier.

Despite not being a huge success, the disc spent three months on Billboard's album chart and helped to kickstart Squier's solo career.

's "Here We Go", Big Daddy Kane's "Ain't No Half Steppin'", Jay-Z's "99 Problems", Dizzee Rascal's "Fix Up, Look Sharp", U.T.F.O's "Roxanne, Roxanne" and Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire".

In a May 10, 1980, Billboard review, the writer expressed a hope that Billy Squier would be able to realize his potential with this album, which he did not fulfill with Piper.

It quantified that it "fits nicely in a set with Journey and Styx.