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“Anyway You Want It” by Journey

From the album Departure (1980)

“Anyway You Want It” by Journey appears on 84 radio countdowns from 30 stations between 1980 and 2026. It was first released in 1980 on the album Departure. Its best result is #4 on the KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #95 alternative song of 1980.

84countdowns
30stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1980–2026years charted

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JOURNEY ~ "ANYWAY YOU WANT IT" ~ MUSIC VIDEO OUT TAKE ~ 1980

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Steve Perry and Neal Schon wrote "Anyway You Want It", and Journey sent it out in February 1980 as the lead single from Departure, their sixth album. It's arena ammunition, pure and simple: Schon's guitar bursting out of the gate, Steve Smith and Ross Valory (bass and bass pedals both) pounding the floor flat, Gregg Rolie on keyboards and harmonica, and Rolie, Schon and Valory piling in behind Perry on the chorus. Kevin Elson and Geoff Workman produced it.

It stalled at 23 on the Hot 100, but its afterlife has been huge: a concert staple that shows up on every one of the band's live albums, a signature song, a classic rock radio fixture and a Hollywood favorite, turning up in Caddyshack, a Simpsons episode, Pitch Perfect 2, Glee and Better Call Saul.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 95 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106
1980 4 KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA KISW 25 Greatest Rock Songs from 1980 25

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 472 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1997 457 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 196 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 291 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
2002 149 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 207 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 206 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2011 40 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 437 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 222 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 442 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 488 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 104 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 399 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 26 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 325 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 366 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 182 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 371 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 47 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 324 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 381 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 409 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 45 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 38 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 172 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 196 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 119 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2017 84 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 35 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 137 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 102 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 35 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 72 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 585 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 56 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 41 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 58 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 165 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2020 369 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 123 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 24 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 159 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 78 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 93 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 203 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 268 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 644 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 53 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 89 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 356 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2022 49 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 46 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 400 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 66 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 240 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 198 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 506 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 43 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 96 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 91 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 13 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 139 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 362 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 46 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 27 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 32 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 70 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 293 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 36 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 4 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 98 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 640 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 48 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 59 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 39 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 88 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 61 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 924 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 97 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 498 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 70 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Any Way You Want It; Any Way You Want it.

Charting alongside it in 1980

Best songs of 1980 →
  1. 1And the Cradle Will RockVan Halen
  2. 2Another One Bites the DustQueen
  3. 3Whip ItDevo
  4. 4Don't Stand So Close to MeThe Police
  5. 5Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads
  6. 6You Shook Me All Night LongAC/DC

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