Song · Dokken
“In My Dreams” by Dokken
From the album Under Lock and Key (1985)
“In My Dreams” by Dokken appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1990 and 2023. It was first released in 1985 on the album Under Lock and Key. Its best result is #283 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,706 classic rock song of all time.
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"In My Dreams" came off Under Lock and Key, the 1985 album that American metal outfit Dokken made for Elektra, and it's glam metal with its hair teased all the way up. All four members share the writing credit: Don Dokken, who sings lead and plays guitar, George Lynch on guitar, Jeff Pilson on bass and Mick Brown on drums, with Pilson and Brown adding backing vocals behind the frontman.
Neil Kernon and Michael Wagener produced, recorded and mixed it, and it climbed to No. 24 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks and slipped into the Hot 100 at No. 77.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 283 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 2002 | 510 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2023 | 950 | 101.5 WPDH | WPDH Top 1015 (2023) | 1015 |
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