Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
1982
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release/version source checked.
Release: 1981
Release: 1981Source checked | Recent carryover
Library of Congress identifies Journey recording as 1981.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Don't Stop Believin' - release / recording history
Library of Congress identifies Journey recording as 1981. Source consulted 2026-10-13; not a complete discographic audit.
Former annual assignments retained as history
These appearances were removed from the main annual lists. They are not original release dates.
- 2024: older return
- 2025: older return
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
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Written by Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Jonathan Cain about holding onto hope.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1982.html, song-list position 80
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Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1982 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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