  Journey began in San Francisco,
California in the early 70s with Neal Schon
and George Tickner on guitar, Gregg Rolie on
keyboards, Ross Valory on bass, and Aynsley
Dunbar on drums. Tickner left in 1975 and
Steve Perry joined as lead vocalist in 1978.
Steve Smith replaced Dunbar on drums in 1979,
and Jonathan Cain joined in 1981, replacing
Rolie on keyboards. The band's journey took
off in 1974 when they signed with Columbia
Records.
 Journey released their debut LP Journey.
Guitarist George Tickner left
the band.
 Journey released Look
Into The Future.
Journey released Next.
Robert Fleischman joined the
group as lead vocalist and was replaced by
the end of the year by Steve Perry.
 Journey released Infinity with their first
moderate hits "Wheel In The Sky,"
"Anytime," and "Lights."
Infinity was certified gold.
Drummer Aynsley Dunbar left the
band and replaced by Steve Smith.
 Infinity was certified
platinum.
Journey released Evolution with the singles
"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
(their first Top 40 hit), "Just The Same
Way," and "Too Late."
Evolution was certified gold.
 Evolution was certified
platinum.
 # 64
Singles Artist of the Year
Journey released Departure with the Top 40 hits
"Any Way You Want It" and "Walks Like A Lady."
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Any Way You Want It."
Departure was certified gold.
 Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Walks Like A Lady."
Departure was certified
platinum.
By the end of the year,
keyboardist Gregg Rolie left Journey and was
replaced by Jonathan Cain.
 # 6
Singles Artist of the Year
 Journey released the live LP Captured.
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"The Party's Over
(Hopelessly In Love)."
Captured was certified gold.
 Journey released Escape and hit the Top 40 and
Top 10 for the first time
with "Who's
Crying Now."
Escape topped the Billboard
LP chart for a week.
Escape was certified
platinum.
 Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Don't Stop Believing."
Captured was certified
platinum.
Journey hit the Top 10 with "Don't Stop Believing."
 # 16
Singles Artist of the Year
 Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Open Arms."
Journey hit the Top 10 and #1 for 2 weeks with "Open Arms."
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Still They Ride."
 Perry hit the Top 40 with Kenny Loggins with
"Don't Fight It."
from the Kenny Loggins LP High
Adventure
ARC chart run: 37 - 25 - 23 - 18 - 15 - 14 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 136
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
 # 9
Singles Artist of the Year
 Journey was nominated for an American Music
Award and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Escape).
Journey released Frontiers.
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Separate Ways (Worlds
Apart)."
 Journey hit the Top 10 with "Separate Ways (Worlds
Apart)."
Frontiers was certified
platinum.
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Faithfully."
 Journey hit the Top 10 with "Faithfully."
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"After The Fall."
 Journey hit the Top 40 with
"Send Her My Love."
 Steve
Perry: # 22
Singles Artist of the Year
Perry released a solo LP Street
Talk.
 Perry hit the Top 40 with "Oh, Sherrie."
from the LP Street
Talk
ARC chart run: 35 - 28 - 16 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 15 - 20 - 35 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 40
Perry hit the Top 10 with "Oh, Sherrie."
 Perry hit the Top 40 with "She's Mine."
from the LP Street
Talk
ARC chart run: 36 - 30 - 26 - 22 - 19 - 16 - 15 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 153
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
 Escape was certified 6x
platinum, Infinity was certified 2x
platinum, Evolution was certified 2x
platinum, and Frontiers was certified 3x
platinum.
Perry hit the Top 40 with "Strung Out."
from the LP Street
Talk
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 220
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
 December 22: Perry hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Foolish Heart."
from the
LP Street
Talk
ARC chart run: 36 - 33 - 29 - 26 - 22 - 18 - 13 - 11 - 18 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
Journey could be heard on the
soundtrack for Vision
Quest with "Only The
Young."
 # 20
Singles Artist of the Year
 Journey released Raised
On Radio.
Raised
On Radio was certified platinum.
 # 81
Singles Artist of the Year
By 1988, Journey members went in
different directions musically.
 Greatest
Hits was released.
Greatest
Hits was certified platinum.
Greatest
Hits was certified 2x platinum.
Escape was certified 7x
platinum, Frontiers was certified 4x
platinum, Raised
On Radio was certified 2x platinum, Departure was certified 2x
platinum, and Infinity was certified 3x
platinum.
 Greatest
Hits and Evolution were certified 3x
platinum.
The box set Time
3
was released.
Greatest
Hits was certified 4x platinum.
Time
3
was certified gold.
 Perry hit the Top 40 with "You Better Wait."
from the LP For
The Love Of Strange Medicine
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 23 - 20 - 18 - 17 - 15 - 31 - 38 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
Greatest
Hits was certified 7x platinum.
Captured was certified 2x
platinum, Departure was certified 3x
platinum, and Frontiers was certified 5x
platinum.
Escape was certified 9x
platinum.
By the end of the year, Journey
was back together rehearsing in the studio.
Greatest
Hits was certified 8x platinum.
 # 64
Singles Artist of the Year
 Journey hit the Top 40 with
"When You Love A Woman."
Journey released Trial
By Fire.
Journey hit the Top 10 with "When You Love A Woman."
Journey topped the Billboard Hot
Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks chart
for 3 weeks with "When You Love A Woman."
Trial
By Fire was certified platinum.
The single "When You Love A Woman" was certified
gold.
 # 111
Singles Artist of the Year
Greatest
Hits was certified 9x platinum.
Journey was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop
Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
("When You Love A Woman").
Journey hit the Top 40 with
"If He Should Break Your
Heart."
Frontiers was certified 6x
platinum.
 Journey released Greatest
Hits Live.
Journey announced that lead
singer, Steve Perry, had officially and
amicably departed from the band due to his
inability to tour because of recent hip
surgery. Drummer, Steve Smith, also left the
band. Reportedly, Perry and keyboardist,
Jonathan Cain, discussed the limitations of
Perry being able to tour and it was decided
that Cain and guitarist, Neil Schon would
reform the group with a new lead singer.
Perry would be pursuing a solo career, and
had a song on the soundtrack for Quest
For Camelot called "I Stand
Alone."
 Journey could be heard on the
soundtrack for Armageddon with "Remember
Me."
Greatest
Hits was certified 10x platinum.
 The singles "Lovin',
Touchin', Squeezin'," "Open Arms," "Who's
Crying Now," and "Don't Stop Believing" were certified
gold.
Journey released Arrival.
 October 16: The
Essential Journey was released.
Greatest
Hits Live was certified gold.
VH1: 100 Best
Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Don't Stop Believing" at # 49.
# 41 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
The
Essential Journey was certified
platinum.
The single "Don't Stop Believing" was certified
platinum.
Greatest
Hits was certified 14x
platinum.
February 5: The
Essential Journey was certified
platinum.
VH1: 100
Greatest Songs of the 80's included "Don't Stop Believing" at # 11.
 Greatest
Hits was certified 15x platinum.
Journey released Revelation with their new
vocalist Arnel Pineda (who was discovered on
YouTube singing Journey tunes). The set
consists of 1 CD of new material and another
CD of re-recorded Journey songs.
Rolling Stone:
'The Greatest Singers' includes Perry at # 76.
 Revelation was certified
platinum.
Journey released Greatest
Hits Volume 2.
- April 7: Journey were
inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of
Fame.
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Journey
Released: April, 1975
Billboard
peak:
# 138
Tracks: "Of A
Lifetime" - "In The Morning
Day" - "Kohoutek" -
"To Play Some Music" -
"Topaz" - "In My Lonely
Feeling / Conversations" -
"Mystery Mountain" |
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Look Into The Future
Released: January, 1976
Billboard
peak:
# 100
Tracks: "On A
Saturday Night" - "It's All Too
Much" - "Anyway" -
"She Makes Me (Feel Alright)" -
"You're On Your Own" -
"Look Into The Future" -
"Midnight Dreamer" - "I'm
Gonna Leave You" |
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Next
Released: January, 1977
Billboard
peak:
# 85
Tracks:
"Spaceman" - "People"
- "I Would Find you" -
"Here We Are" -
"Hustler" - "Next" -
"Nickel And Dime" -
"Karma" |
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Infinity
Released: March, 1978
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 21
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks:
"Lights" - "Feeling That
Way" - "Anytime" -
"La Do Da" -
"Patiently" - "Wheel In
The Sky" - "Somethin' To
Hide" - "Winds Of March" -
"Can Do" - "Opened The
Door" |
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Evolution
Released: April, 1979
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 20
Rolling Stone:
Tracks:
"Majestic" - "Too
Late" - "Lovin', Touchin',
Squeezin'" - "City Of The
Angels" - "When You're Alone
(It Ain't Easy)" - "Sweet And
Simple" - "Lovin' You Is
Easy" - "Just The Same
Way" - "Do You Recall" -
"Daydream" - "Lady
Luck" |
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Departure
Released: March, 1980
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 8
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Any Way You Want It" - "Walks Like A Lady" -
"Someday Soon" - "People
And Places" - "Precious
Time" - "Were Were You" -
"I'm Cryin'" - "Line Of
Fire" - "Departure" -
"Good Morning Girl" -
"Stay Awhile" - "Homemade
Love" |
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Captured
Released: February, 1981
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 9
Live Tracks:
"Majestic" - "Where Were
You" - "Just The Same Way"
- "Line Of Fire" -
"Lights" - "Stay
Awhile" - "Too Late" -
"Dixie Highway" - "Feeling
That Way" - "Anytime" -
"Do You Recall" - "Walks Like A Lady" - "Do
Da" - "Lovin', Touchin',
Squeezin'" - "Wheel In The
Sky" - "Any Way You Want It" - "The Party's Over
(Hopelessly In Love)" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Escape
Released: August, 1981
US: 10x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Don't Stop
Believing" - "Stone In
Love" - "Who's Crying Now" - "Keep
On Runnin'" - "Still They Ride" -
"Escape" - "Lay It
Down" - "Dead Or Alive" -
"Mother, Father" - "Open Arms" |
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Frontiers
Released: February, 1983
US: 6x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Separate Ways
(Worlds Apart)" - "Send Her My Love" -
"Chain Reaction" - "After The Fall" - "Faithfully" - "Edge
Of The Blade" - "Troubled
Child" - "Back Talk" -
"Frontiers" -
"Rubicon" |
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Raised On Radio
Released: May, 1986
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Tracks: "Girl Can't
Help It" - "Positive
Touch" - "Suzanne" -
"Be Good To Yourself" -
"Once You Love Somebody" -
"Happy To Give" - "Raised
On Radio" - "I'll Be Alright
Without You" - "If Could Have
Been You" - "Eyes Of A
Woman" - "Why Can't This Night
Go On Forever" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Greatest Hits
Released: November, 1988
US: 18x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 10
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Only The
Young" - "Don't Stop
Believing" - "Wheel In The
Sky" - "Faithfully" - "I'll
Be Alright Without You" - "Any Way You Want It" - "Ask
The Lonely" - "Who's Crying Now" - "Separate Ways
(Worlds Apart)" - "Lights"
- "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
- "Open Arms" - "Girl
Can't Help It" - "Send Her My Love" - "Be
Good To Yourself" |
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Time 3 (box set)
Released: November, 1992
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 90
Tracks: "Of A
Lifetime" - "Kohoutek" -
"I'm Gonna Leave You" -
"Cookie Duster" - "Nickel
And Dime" - "For You" -
"Velvet Curtain / Feeling That
Way" - "Anytime" -
"Patiently" - "Good
Times" - "Majestic" -
"Too Late" - "Sweet And
Simple" - "Just The Same
Way" - "Little Girl" -
"Any Way You Want It" -
"Someday Soon" - "Good
Morning Girl" - "Where Were
You" - "line Of Fire" -
"Homemade Love" - "Natural
Thing" - "Lights" -
"Stay Awhile" - "Walks Like A Lady" -
"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" -
"Dixie Highway" - "Wheel
In The Sky" - "The Party's Over
(Hopelessly In Love)" - "Don't Stop
Believing" - "Stone In
Love" - "Keep On Runnin'"
- "Who's Crying Now" - "Still They Ride" - "Open Arms" -
"Mother, Father" - "Raza
del Sol" - "Only
Solutions" - "Liberty" -
"Separate Ways
(Worlds Apart)" - "Send Her My Love" - "Faithfully" - "After The Fall" - "All
That Really Matters" - "Eyes Of
A Woman" - "Why Can't This
Night Go On Forever" - "Once
You Love Somebody" - "Happy To
Give" - "Be Good To
Yourself" - "Only The
Young" - "Ask The Lonely"
- "With A Tear" - "Into
Your Arms" - "Girl Can't Help
It" (live) - "I'll Be Alright
Without You" (live) |
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Trial By Fire
Released: October, 1996
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Tracks: "Message Of
Love" - "One More" -
"When You Love A
Woman" - "If He Should Break
Your Heart" - "Forever In
Blue" - "Castles Burning"
- "Don't Be Down On Me Baby" -
"Still She Cries" -
"Colors Of The Spirit" -
"When I Think Of You" -
"Easy To Fall" - "Can't
Tame The Lion" - "It's Just The
Rain" - "Trial By Fire" -
"Baby I'm A Leavin' You" |
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Greatest Hits Live
Released: March, 1998
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 79
Live Tracks: "Don't Stop
Believing" - "Separate Ways
(Worlds Apart)" - "After The Fall" -
"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" -
"Faithfully" - "Who's Crying Now" - "Any Way You Want It" -
"Lights" - "Stay
Awhile" - "Open Arms" - "Send Her My Love" - "Still They Ride" -
"Stone In Love" -
"Escape" - "Line Of
Fire" - "Wheel In The Sky"
- "Fireworks" |
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Arrival
Released: April, 2001
Billboard
peak:
# 56
Tracks: "Higher
Place" - "All The Way" -
"Signs Of Life" - "All The
Things" - "Loved By You" -
"Livin' To Do" - "World
Gone Wild" - "I Got A
Reason" - "With Your Love"
- "Lifetime Of Dreams" -
"Live And breathe" -
"Nothin' Comes Close" -
"To Be Alive Again" -
"Kiss Me Softly" - "We
Will Meet Again" |
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The Essential Journey
Released: October 16, 2001
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 47
Tracks: "Only The
Young" - "Don't Stop
Believing" - "Wheel In The
Sky" - "Faithfully" - "Any Way You Want It" - "Ask
The Lonely" - "Who's Crying Now" - "Separate Ways
(Worlds Apart)" - "Lights"
- "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
- "Open Arms" - "Girl
Can't Help It" - "Send Her My Love" - "When You Love A
Woman" - "I'll Be
Alright Without You" - "After The Fall" -
"Chain Reaction" -
"Message of Love" -
"Somethin' To Hide" -
"Line Of Fire" -
"Anytime" - "Stone In
Love" - "Patiently" -
"Good Morning Girl" - "The
Eyes Of A Woman" - "Be Good To
Yourself" - "Still They Ride" - "Baby
I'm A Leavin' You" - "Mother,
Father" - "Just The Same
Way" - "Escape" - "The Party's Over
(Hopelessly In Love)" |
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Revelation
Released: June, 2008
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Never Walk
Away" - "Like A Sunshower"
- "Change For The Better" -
"Wildest Dream" - "Faith
In The Heartland" - "After All
These Years" - "Where Did I
Lose Your Love" - "What I
Needed" - "What It Takes To
Win" - "Turn Down The World
Tonight" - "The Journey
(Revelation)" - "Let It Take
You Back" |
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Greatest Hits Volume 2
Released: November, 2011
Tracks: "Stone In
Love" - "After The Fall" -
"Chain Reaction" - "The
Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)" -
"Escape" - "Still They
Ride" - "Good Morning
Girl" - "Stay Awhile" -
"Suzanne" - "Feeling That
Way" - "Anytime" -
"Walks Like A Lady" -
"Little Girl" - "Just The
Same Way" - "Patiently" -
"When I Think Of You" -
"Mother, Father" (live) |
Amazon.mp3
vinyl |
Freedom
Released: November, 2011
Tracks: "Together We
Run" - "Don't Give Up On
Us" - "Still Believe In
Love" - "You Got The Best Of
Me" - "Live To Love Again"
- "The Way We Used To Be" -
"Come Away With Me" -
"After Glow" - "Let It
Rain" - "Holdin On" -
"All Day And All Night" -
"Don't Go" - "United We
Stand" - "Life Rolls On" -
"Beautiful As You Are" |
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Live In Concert At
Lollapalooza
Released: December 9, 2022
Live Tracks: "Separate
Ways (Worlds Apart)" - "Only
The Young" - "Guitar
Interlude" - "Stone In
Love" - "Be Good To
Yourself" - "Just The Same
Way" - "Lights" -
"Still They Ride" -
"Escape" - "La DO Da"
- "Piano Interlude" -
"Who's Crying Now" -
"Guitar Interlude" -
"Wheel In The Sky" - "Ask
The Lonely" - "Open Arms"
- "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
- "Faithfully" - "Any Way
You Want It" - "Don't Stop
Believin'" |
| Note: Song title and
position links lead you to the song's Top
40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound
samples). |
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