The Best Journey Songs Of All Time

Jared Baly
Updated May 15, 2024 26 items
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What is Journey's biggest hit? Here are the best Journey songs of all time, ranked by fans everywhere. Journey are indisputably known as one of the greatest rock bands to ever walk the Earth, with former lead singer Steve Perry even crowned "the voice" by many industry moguls. Established in San Francisco, CA, in 1973, Journey has sold out countless concert tours worldwide throughout their five decade career. The arena rock band's legendary music and unparalleled performance style ultimately led to their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2017. Some of Journey's top songs include "Don't Stop Believin'" (Escape, 1981), "Any Way You Want It" (Departure, 1980), "Lights" (Infinity, 1978), "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (Frontiers, 1983), and "Wheel In The Sky" (Infinity, 1978).

From their new and latest music to their older popular songs, this Journey playlist features all of their greatest hits, according to the fans. Do your favorite Journey songs crack the top 10? Vote up the best songs by Journey, and don't forget to show their underrated tracks love as well.

Most divisive: After All These Years
Over 300 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Journey Songs Of All Time
  • Don't Stop Believin'
    1

    Don't Stop Believin'

    183 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    Strangers waiting
    Up and down the boulevard
    Their shadows searching in the night
    Streetlights, people
    Living just to find emotion
    Hiding somewhere in the night

  • Faithfully
    2

    Faithfully

    130 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    And being apart ain't easy on this love affair
    Two strangers learn to fall in love again
    I get the joy of rediscovering you
    Oh girl, you stand by me
    I'm forever yours, faithfully

  • Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
    3

    Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)

    134 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    Someday, love will find you
    Break those chains that bind you
    One night will remind you
    How we touched and went our separate ways

    If he ever hurts you
    True love won't desert you
    You know I still love you
    Though we touched and went our separate ways

  • Stone in Love
    4

    Stone in Love

    116 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    In the heat with a blue jean girl
    Burning love comes once in a lifetime
    She found me singing by the rail road tracks
    Took me home, we danced by the moonlight

    Those summer nights are calling
    Stone in love
    Can't help myself, I'm falling

  • Feeling That Way
    5

    Feeling That Way

    78 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    Opened my eyes to a new kind of way
    All the good times that you saved
    Are you feeling
    You feeling that way too
    Or am I just
    Am I just a fool

  • Wheel in the Sky
    6

    Wheel in the Sky

    89 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    Winter is here again, oh lord
    Haven't been home in a year or more
    I hope she holds on a little longer
    Sent a letter on a long summer day
    Made of silver, not of clay
    I've been runnin' down this dusty road

    Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'
    I don't know where I'll be tomorrow

  • Lights
    7

    Lights

    93 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    When the lights go down in the City
    And the sun shines on the bay
    Ooh, I wanna be there in my City, oh
    Oh, oh, oh

  • Send Her My Love
    8

    Send Her My Love

    95 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    Callin' out your name I'm dreamin'
    Reflections of a face I'm seein'
    It's her voice
    That keeps on haunting me

    Send her, send her my love
    Roses never fade
    Memories remain

  • Who's Crying Now
    9

    Who's Crying Now

    126 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    One love, feeds the fire
    One heart, burns desire
    I wonder who's crying now?
    Two hearts, born to run
    Who'll be the lonely one?
    I wonder who's crying now?

  • Any Way You Want It
    10

    Any Way You Want It

    93 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    She said, any way you want it
    That's the way you need it
    Any way you want it

    I was alone
    I never knew
    What good love could do
    Ooh, then we touched
    Then we sang
    About the lovin' things

  • Ask The Lonely
    11

    Ask The Lonely

    62 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    You've got some fascination
    With you high expectations
    This love is your obsession
    Your heart, your past possession
    Let down your defenses
    Won't be up to the one who cares

  • Only the Young
    12

    Only the Young

    75 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    Shadows of a golden age
    A generation waits for dawn
    Brave carry on
    Bold and the strong

    Only the young can say
    They're free to fly away
    Sharing the same desire
    Burnin' like wildfire

  • Still They Ride
    13

    Still They Ride

    59 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    Spinning 'round, in a spell
    It's hard to leave this carousel
    'Round and 'round
    And 'round and 'round

    Still they ride, on wheels of fire
    They rule the night
    Still they ride, the strong will survive
    Chasing thunder

  • Touchin', Lovin', Squeezin'
    14

    Touchin', Lovin', Squeezin'

    68 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    It won't be long, yes, till you're alone
    When your lover, oh, he hasn't come home
    'Cause he's lovin' who he's touchin', he's squeezin' another

    He's tearin' you apart
    Ooh, every day, every day

  • Girl Can't Help It
    15

    Girl Can't Help It

    72 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    If he could hold her, so close in his arms again
    If she could show him
    The letter her heart forgot to send why
    They're livin' dreams on their own
    Ooh they'll never stop running

    The girl can't help it, she needs more
    He hasn't found what he's lookin' for
    They're still standing in the rain
    He can't help it, and she's just that way

  • Just The Same Way
    16

    Just The Same Way

    51 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    Take a chance now the timing's right.
    You're free to leave the key to my life.
    Stay with me.
    Won't you stay the night,
    In the mornin' feelin' fine, yeah.

    That's the same way you love me. 

  • Be Good To Yourself
    17

    Be Good To Yourself

    48 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    Runnin' out of self-control
    Gettin' close to an overload
    Up against a no win situation
    Shoulder to shoulder, push and shove
    I'm hangin' up my boxin' gloves
    I'm ready for a long vacation

    Be good to yourself when, nobody else will
    Oh be good to yourself
    You're walkin' a high-wire, caught in a crossfire

  • I'll Be Alright Without You
    18

    I'll Be Alright Without You

    58 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    I'll be alright without you
    Oh love's an empty face, I can't replace
    (You don't need it)
    People wonderin' why we broke apart
    The great pretender here I go again
    These things I do
    (It's all because of you)
    I'll keep holdin' but I'll try
    (Try not to think of you)

  • The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)
    19

    The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)

    38 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    So I will tell you this,
    Our love is in a fix.
    Just what more can I do.
    When I'm hopelessly in love with you?

  • Mother, Father
    20

    Mother, Father

    47 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    Through bitter tears
    And wounded years, those ties
    Of blood were strong
    So much to say, those yesterdays
    So now don't you turn away.

    Hey, mother, father, sister
    Hey, come back, tryin', believein'
    Hey, mother, father, dreamer

  • After The Fall
    21

    After The Fall

    40 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    But a head strong stubborn man
    Only works it out the best he can
    Valentines he never sent
    There's not enough time he's a working man

    Can't stop falling
    Heartaches calling
    Finds you after the fall

  • When You Love A Woman
    22

    When You Love A Woman

    52 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    When you love a woman
    You see your world inside her eyes
    When you love a woman
    (Well) You know she's standing by your side
    A joy that lasts forever
    There's a band of gold that shines
    Waiting somewhere, oh, yeah

  • Suzanne
    23

    Suzanne

    41 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    I see your face at the movies
    I hear your voice on the radio
    You're making love on the silver screen
    I want you more than you will ever know
    Temptation...Infatuation

    Suzanne, don't walk away

  • Why Can't This Night Go On Forever
    24

    Why Can't This Night Go On Forever

    32 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    Lost in twilight, the memories
    Precious moments, you and me
    We've been old friends, all through the years
    Picture postcards, sharing tears

    What's in our hearts, there's never time, to say
    Need you tonight, lover don't fade away
    I've seen your city lights
    As I walk away
    Why can't this night...go on forever

  • After All These Years
    25

    After All These Years

    44 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    A faded wedding photograph
    You and me in our first dance
    Our eyes are closed
    We're lost in one sweet embrace
    Since those days the world has changed
    But our love remains the same
    God knows we've had our share of saving grace

  • Where Were You
    26

    Where Were You

    27 votes

    Best Lyrics:

    I didn't know what the hell was goin' on,
    Someday you're gonna break.
    So don't try to get yourself straight,
    You're just a little too late.