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!

 

  1. Start Me Up by Rolling Stones
  2. I’ve Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash
  3. Already Gone by The Eagles
  4. Cruisin’ by Smokey Robinson
  5. On the Road Again by Willie Nelson
  6. Drive My Car by The Beatles
  7. Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett
  8. Ramble On by Led Zeppelin
  9. Graceland by Paul Simon
  10. Fly away by Lenny Kravitz
  11. Riders of the Storm by The Doors
  12. Mr Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan
  13. Heart of Gold by Neil Young
  14. Africa by Toto
  15. The Road to Hell by Chris Rea
  16. Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf
  17. On The Road Again by Willie Nelson
  18. Hotel California by The Eagles
  19. Scatterings of Africa by Jaluka
  20. Drive by The Cars
  21. Cars and girls by Prefab Sprout
  22. Radar Love by Golden Earring
  23. Runnin’ With the Devil by Van Halen
  24. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
  25. Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf
  26. Paradise by the Dashboard Light by Meatloaf
  27. Fast Car by Tracy Chapman
  28. Runnin’ Down a Dream by Tom Petty
  29. Life Is a Highway by Rascal Flatts
  30. Sweet Hitchhiker by Creedence Clearwater Revival
  31. I Get Around by The Beach Boys
  32. Ramblin’ Man by The Allman Brothers
  33. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
  34. Low Rider by War
  35. November Rain by Guns ‘N Roses
  36. Slow Ride by Foghat
  37. Riding With the King by B.B. King & Eric Clapton
  38. Road Trippin’ by Red Hot Chili Peppers
  39. Drive Like Lightning by Brian Setzer Orchestra
  40. Under My Wheels by Alice Cooper
  41. Out on the Highway by Judas Priest
  42. Freewheel Burning by Judas Priest
  43. Truckin’ by The Grateful Dead
  44. Highway to Hell by AC/DC
  45. Highway star by Deep Purple
  46. Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
  47. Take It Easy by The Eagles
  48. Paradise City by Guns N’ Roses
  49. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
  50. Around the World by Daft Punk
  51. On holiday by Green Day
  52. Coast To Coast by Scorpions
  53. Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac
  54. Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles
  55. Up Around the Bend by Creedence Clearwater Revival
  56. Take Me Home (Country Roads) by John Denver
  57. All Right Now by Free
  58. Highway Man by Johnny Cash
  59. Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf
  60. King of the Road by Roger Miller
  61. Get over it by The Eagles
  62. Sweet home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
  63. America by Simon & Garfunkel
  64. Wonderwall by Oasis
  65. Bad moon rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival
  66. Wake Up by Arcade Fire
  67. Running on Empty by Jackson Browne
  68. A land down under by Men at Work
  69. Hold the line by Toto
  70. Theme Song from Route 66 by Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra
  71. Graceland by Paul Simon
  72. Ain’t no sunshine by Freddie King
  73. Whole of the Moon by Water Boys
  74. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zepplin
  75. Where the streets have no name by U2

 

 

Image courtesy of Caroscuro on Flickr.

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