Vote for your 20 best classic road trip songs

Posted by Pierre Potgieter on 7 February 2012

Anyone who’s been travelling (even if just to work) will tell you that a defining element of any good road trip is the playlist. So move it up on the priorities list when planning a trip, and consider including some of the classic road trip songs that we’ve compiled in the list below. While you’re at it, why not vote for your top 20 favourites in the comment box below. Roll down your window, put on your shades, and pump up the volume!

Start Me Up by Rolling Stones
I’ve Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash
Already Gone by The Eagles
Cruisin’ by Smokey Robinson
On the Road Again by Willie Nelson
Drive My Car by The Beatles
Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett
Ramble On by Led Zeppelin
Graceland by Paul Simon
Fly away by Lenny Kravitz
Riders of the Storm by The Doors
Mr Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan
Heart of Gold by Neil Young
Africa by Toto
The Road to Hell by Chris Rea
Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf
On The Road Again by Willie Nelson
Hotel California by The Eagles
Scatterings of Africa by Jaluka
Drive by The Cars
Cars and girls by Prefab Sprout
Radar Love by Golden Earring
Runnin’ With the Devil by Van Halen
Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf
Paradise by the Dashboard Light by Meatloaf
Fast Car by Tracy Chapman
Runnin’ Down a Dream by Tom Petty
Life Is a Highway by Rascal Flatts
Sweet Hitchhiker by Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Get Around by The Beach Boys
Ramblin’ Man by The Allman Brothers
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
Low Rider by War
November Rain by Guns ‘N Roses
Slow Ride by Foghat
Riding With the King by B.B. King & Eric Clapton
Road Trippin’ by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Drive Like Lightning by Brian Setzer Orchestra
Under My Wheels by Alice Cooper
Out on the Highway by Judas Priest
Freewheel Burning by Judas Priest
Truckin’ by The Grateful Dead
Highway to Hell by AC/DC
Highway star by Deep Purple
Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
Take It Easy by The Eagles
Paradise City by Guns N’ Roses
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
Around the World by Daft Punk
On holiday by Green Day
Coast To Coast by Scorpions
Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac
Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles
Up Around the Bend by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Take Me Home (Country Roads) by John Denver
All Right Now by Free
Highway Man by Johnny Cash
Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf
King of the Road by Roger Miller
Get over it by The Eagles
Sweet home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
America by Simon & Garfunkel
Wonderwall by Oasis
Bad moon rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Wake Up by Arcade Fire
Running on Empty by Jackson Browne
A land down under by Men at Work
Hold the line by Toto
Theme Song from Route 66 by Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra
Graceland by Paul Simon
Ain’t no sunshine by Freddie King
Whole of the Moon by Water Boys
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zepplin
Where the streets have no name by U2

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