Best Kansas Songs

I really love this song. Maybe it's because of Supernatural - I always see Sam and Dean in my head whenever I hear it. Or it could be because of South Park. I loved that episode with Kyle and Stan as guitar heroes.

Absolutely the best. Period. I spent the '70s and early '80s spacing out to this song. Just close your eyes and let it take over. It moves you from the reality of the day to the fantasy of the moment.

I love this song. Even though I am very young, I love it. As I am writing this, I am listening to it. Such an awesome song!

By far the best song by Kansas. An ode to the living that died and will die. Huge lyrics, unbeatable and true to the core. One of the best rock songs of all time.

Hands down the most beautiful song by Kansas. I found the band to be extremely mellow, but this song, in particular, made me respect them.

Come on, this is obviously Kansas's best song of all time. Its melody is beautiful, and Carry on Wayward Son is totally overrated.

The storytelling in this song is unequaled. I am sad to see it this low on the list.

The instrumental part takes you to another dimension. It's that good.

Hands down, this song is a lyrical masterpiece, and the instrumental is unprecedented. The breakdown at around 2:22 is simply perfect. I love Kansas, and I love every song on this list, but this one easily takes the cake for me.

This is one of those songs that makes me listen and listen again without getting tired. Just listen to that spectacular instrumental solo! AMAZING!

A masterpiece indeed. Not a pop song for the radio, but a superior composition in which everything fits together perfectly. Livgren and Walsh in god mode!

This song has it all: incredible lush instrumental arrangements, an insane vocal by Steve Walsh, and incredible lyrical content! For a serious Kansas fan, this tops the list!

This song is just beautiful! The lyrics do an amazing job of making you feel really bad for the Native Americans when they were being forced out of their homelands. The instrumental section isn't as flashy and technical as Magnum Opus, but it works.

One of the most realistic looks at how we treated the Native Americans, making this a bittersweet piece.

Great song, but like other Kansas songs besides Carry on Wayward Son and Dust in the Wind, this was overshadowed by other progressive rock bands. Songs like Yes's Roundabout, King Crimson's Epitaph and Starless, Genesis's Supper's Ready, and Pink Floyd's Shine on You Crazy Diamond and Echoes often took the spotlight.

An under-the-radar gem from the Song for America album. The progression of the instrumentation is great. It really does sound like a symphony, and the emotional shifts in the song are breathtaking. The sound is huge and epic, then suddenly sad and subtle. It's incredible.

Child of Innocence, along with all the other songs from the first three albums, is among the most underrated of all time. Child of Innocence especially stands out because of its awesome twin guitar intro, powerful lyrics, screaming guitar solo, and beautiful outro.

This song, along with Sparks of the Tempest, are the best I've found so far!

Cannot believe this is not on here. The only song comparable to The Pinnacle.

This song is not only the best Kansas song but also one of the best songs ever written.

Shows the band's musical prowess in full.

A joyous occasion, no reason to doubt! What a way to send the Point of Know Return album off in style. The epic, Medieval-type instrumental passages, hard rock freakouts, melodic vocal passages, and memorable, thought-provoking lyrics.

Probably the best lyrics of a Kansas song, and it's overall amazing. Best song on Point of Know Return along with Closet Chronicles.

A heavily underrated masterpiece.

Such a good song that needs more recognition. I love this ballad hit of theirs.

This is currently No. 11? How? This should be much higher. Like...at least No. 3.

This song has the best vocals of any Kansas song.

Pretty great song, not getting much love.

This follow-up to Mysteries and Mayhem, the soliloquy of a once proud warrior, is the most amazing song in Kansas' discography. Carry on Wayward Son, Dust in the Wind, Magnum Opus, and many of Kansas' other songs are magnificent, but The Pinnacle transcends them all. It embodies everything that made Kansas great and everything I loved about music as a young man.

This is the pinnacle of Kansas's greatness in progressive rock. Their first two albums were good, as were the rest of their '70s albums. However, this song, along with their Leftoverture album and Magnum Opus, showcases them at their greatest.

RIP Great Kansas Music 1974-1979. The music they make today is nowhere near as good as it was.

Their first album is unsurpassed in rock history. Every song on it evidences a band that's tight, knows what it's doing, and is going places. This one masterpiece is overlooked because of its length. The tunnel-vision enforced by radio play deprives most people of experiencing many of their greatest performances.

Truly an undiscovered prog masterpiece. If you only listen to Kansas's mainstream radio songs, then you are missing out majorly.

Great song, from their best album. Forget Leftoverture and Point of Know Return.

Simply perfect message in its lyrics. In the end, he finds out that everything he needs to tear or set down the wall is inside himself by finding inner harmony.

Why don't people realize how good this is? It's such a good tune and deserves a top placing for sure. One of the best songs ever written by any band.

This song says so much about obstacles in life. There is no loss when you get beyond the wall. When you follow Christ, nothing is lost.

Beautiful song, not to mention the awesome guitar solo!

One of their most underrated songs! Third for me behind Dust in the Wind and Carry on Wayward Son.

"Do you see yourself in a white spotlight?
Then play the game tonight."