Stephen Ray Perry
(Born January 22, 1949)
is an
American
singer and songwriter.
He was the
lead singer
and frontman
of the rock band
during their most
successful years from
1977 to 1987,
and again from
1995 to 1998.
He wrote/co-wrote several
Journey hit songs,
including
"Any Way You Want It",
"Don't Stop Believin'",
"Open Arms",
"Who's Crying Now"
and
"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)".
Perry had a
successful solo career
between the
mid-1980s and mid-1990s,
made sporadic appearances
in the 2000s,
and returned to
music full-time
in 2018.
Perry's singing voice
has garnered acclaim
from prominent
musical peers
and publications;
he has been dubbed
The Voice,
a moniker
originally coined by
Jon Bon Jovi
Perry made the Billboard list
of the
50 greatest rock
lead singers of all time,
coming in at number 30.
At the same time,
Billboard readers chose
Perry as their
favorite rock singer
of all time,
with 67 percent
of the overall votes
Greatest Hits
is a compilation album
by the American
rock band
originally released
in 1988
by Columbia Records.
It is the band's
best-selling career disc,
spending 893 weeks
on the
Billboard 200
albums chart
more than any other
compilation album,
except for
Bob Marley and the Wailers'
Legend,
in history
.Additionally,
as of
January 2026,
it has logged
1,520 weeks on
Billboard's
Catalog Albums chart.
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