| Period | Members | Releases |
| February – summer 1973 | Neal Schon – lead guitar George Tickner – rhythm guitar Ross Valory – bass guitar Prairie Prince – drums | none – rehearsals only |
| Summer 1973 – January 1974 | Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals George Tickner – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Gregg Rolie – keyboards, lead vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals Prairie Prince – drums | none – live performances only |
| February 1974 – May 1975 | Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals George Tickner – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Gregg Rolie – keyboards, lead vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals, piano (1974) Aynsley Dunbar – drums | Journey (1975) In the Beginning (1979) Time3 (1992) |
| May 1975 – March 1977 | Neal Schon – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (1976) Gregg Rolie – keyboards, lead vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals Aynsley Dunbar – drums | Look into the Future (1976) Next (1977) In the Beginning (1979) Time3 (1992) |
| March – October 1977 | Robert Fleischman – lead and backing vocals Neal Schon – guitar, backing vocals Gregg Rolie – keyboards, backing and lead vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals Aynsley Dunbar – drums | Time3 (1992) |
| October 1977 – October 1978 | Steve Perry – lead and backing vocals Neal Schon – guitar, backing vocals Gregg Rolie – keyboards, backing and lead vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals Aynsley Dunbar – drums | Infinity (1978) Greatest Hits (1988) The Ballade (1991) Time3 (1992) The Essential Journey (2001) |
| October 1978 – December 1980 | Steve Perry – lead vocals Neal Schon – guitar, backing vocals Gregg Rolie – keyboards, backing and lead vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals Steve Smith – drums | Evolution (1979) Departure (1980) Dream, After Dream (1980) Captured (1981) Greatest Hits (1988) The Ballade (1991) Time3 (1992) The Essential Journey (2001) |
| December 1980 – October 1985 | Steve Perry – lead vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals Steve Smith – drums | Escape (1981) Frontiers (1983) Greatest Hits (1988) The Ballade (1991) Time3 (1992) Greatest Hits Live (1998) The Essential Journey (2001) Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour (2005) |
| October – November 1985 | Steve Perry – lead vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Steve Smith – drums with Bob Glaub – bass guitar (session) | Raised on Radio (1986) The Ballade (1991) Time3 (1992) The Essential Journey (2001) |
| November 1985 – February 1987 | Steve Perry – lead vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Randy Jackson – bass guitar, backing vocals with Larrie Londin – drums (session) Atma Anur – drums (tour rehearsals) Mike Baird – drums (touring) | Raised on Radio (1986) Greatest Hits (1988) The Ballade (1991) Time3 (1992) The Essential Journey (2001) |
| March 1987 – September 1995Hiatus with one-off show on November 3, 1991 | Steve Perry – lead vocals Neal Schon – guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, backing vocals | none – one show |
| October 1995 – May 1998 | Steve Perry – lead vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals Steve Smith – drums | Trial by Fire (1996) The Essential Journey (2001) |
| May 1998 – July 2006 | Steve Augeri – lead vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals Deen Castronovo – drums, backing vocals | Arrival (2000) Journey 2001 (2001) Red 13 (2002) Generations (2005) |
| July 2006 – June 2007 | Jeff Scott Soto – lead and backing vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals Deen Castronovo – drums, backing and lead vocals | none – live performances only |
| December 2007 – June 2015 | Arnel Pineda – lead and backing vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals Deen Castronovo – drums, backing and lead vocals | Revelation (2008) Live in Manila (2009) Eclipse (2011) |
| June – August 2015 | Arnel Pineda – lead vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals with Omar Hakim – drums (touring) | none – live performances only |
| November 2015 – March 2020 | Arnel Pineda – lead and backing vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals Steve Smith – drums with Travis Thibodaux – keyboards, backing and lead vocals (touring) | Escape & Frontiers Live in Japan (2019) |
| May 2020 – July 2021 | Arnel Pineda – lead and backing vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Jason Derlatka – keyboards, backing and lead vocals Randy Jackson – bass guitar, backing vocals Narada M. Walden – drums, backing vocals | Freedom (2022) |
| July – December 2021 | Arnel Pineda – lead and backing vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Jason Derlatka – keyboards, backing and lead vocals Narada M. Walden – drums Deen Castronovo – drums, backing and lead vocals with Marco Mendoza – bass guitar, backing vocals (touring) | Live in Concert at Lollapalooza (2022) |
| December 2021 – present | Arnel Pineda – lead vocals Neal Schon – lead guitar, backing vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Jason Derlatka – keyboards, backing and lead vocals Todd Jensen – bass guitar, backing vocals Deen Castronovo – drums, backing and lead vocals | none to date – live performances only |