Song · Heart
“These Dreams” by Heart
From the album Heart (1985)
“These Dreams” by Heart appears on 15 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2014 and 2026. It was first released in 1985 on the album Heart. Its best result is #106 on the WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #265 of the '80s.
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"These Dreams" is the power ballad from Heart's self-titled 1985 album, released as a single in 1986, and it gave Nancy Wilson her first lead vocal on a Heart single. Bernie Taupin and Martin Page wrote it; Page pictured it as an electric hymn in the style of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and Stevie Nicks passed on it before it reached the Wilsons.
Heart, newly signed to Capitol and used to writing their own material, took it anyway, and Ron Nevison produced it with a gloss the band had never worn before. Mark Andes and Denny Carmassi keep the pulse soft and steady under Nancy's dreamy lead. The gamble paid off: it was the band's first single to top the Billboard Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 622 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2019 | 796 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2020 | 352 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) | 1025 |
| 2021 | 367 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2021 | 699 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 328 | 97.1 The River | River 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 810 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 861 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) | 1025 |
| 2023 | 967 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) | 1043 |
| 2024 | 276 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2024) | 500 |
| 2024 | 828 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) | 1043 |
| 2025 | 413 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2025) | 500 |
| 2025 | 166 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) | 1043 |
| 2026 | 106 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
| 2026 | 491 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2026) | 500 |
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