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“Wheel In The Sky” by Journey

From the album Infinity (1978)

“Wheel In The Sky” by Journey appears on 82 radio countdowns from 28 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1978 on the album Infinity. Its best result is #19 on the KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #129 classic rock song of all time.

82countdowns
28stations
#19best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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Journey - Wheel in the Sky (Official HD Video - 1978)

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"Wheel in the Sky" rolled out in 1978 from Journey's Infinity, and it marks the moment the band turned toward something leaner and harder. The song began as a poem, "Wheels in My Mind", by Diane Valory, the wife of bassist Ross Valory, and she shares the writing credit with Neal Schon and Robert Fleischman, the singer the band was working with when it started chasing that edgier sound. By the time Infinity got going in earnest, Steve Perry had taken the job.

Perry sings it with plenty of lung, Schon's guitars chug and sting, Gregg Rolie adds keyboards and a lead vocal turn, and Aynsley Dunbar keeps it rolling. Roy Thomas Baker produced it with the band. It reached 57 on the Billboard Hot 100, their first appearance on that chart.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 19 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1994 182 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1997 397 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 821 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 1003 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 254 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
2002 491 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 385 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 392 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2011 91 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 493 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 308 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 496 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 418 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 237 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 287 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 318 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 372 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 189 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 419 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 433 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 57 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 284 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 113 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 223 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 196 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 200 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 299 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 186 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 309 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 194 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 273 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 310 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 113 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 123 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 203 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 106 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 121 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 154 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 415 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 114 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 38 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 112 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 105 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 132 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 153 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 415 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 202 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 483 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 186 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 425 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 61 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 141 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 213 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 120 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 357 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 225 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 188 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 586 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 61 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 127 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 32 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 423 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 65 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 576 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 89 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 107 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 221 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 112 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 329 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 180 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 423 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 995 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 120 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 120 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 738 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 124 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 128 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 63 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 418 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2026 132 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 175 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 28 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Wheel in the Sky.

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