50 Greatest Driving Songs Ever

Yes you read the title right, we’re actually going to put forward what we think are the 50 greatest driving songs ever. We know 60% of you will think all our choices are awful, 30% will agree with most of the choices but say the order is completely wrong, 9% will agree with 49 of our choices but argue Queen should be in there, and 1% of you will say we got it right.

From modern bands such as Kasabian all the way back to The Band, there’s bound to be something for everyone here.

To qualify, the song doesn’t have to be about cars or driving but it does have to make you want to go for a drive, sing along, or put your foot down (no speeding though!). So here are our top picks for the perfect road trip playlist.

The Top 50 Greatest Driving Songs

1) Led Zeppelin – Kashmir

2) Steppenwolf – Born to Be Wild

3) Motorhead – Ace of Spades

4) Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run

5) Fleetwood Mac – The Chain

6) Iron Maiden – Run to the Hills

7) Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama

8) KISS – Detroit Rock City

9) Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water

10) Led Zeppelin – When the Levee Breaks

11) Metallica – Enter Sandman

12) Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love

13) The Eagles – Take It Easy

140 Iggy Pop – The Passenger

15) Kings of Leon – Back Down South

16) Johnny Cash – The Wanderer

17) Willie Nelson – On the Road Again

18) Rolling Stones – Paint It Black

19) Stereophonics – Dakota

20) AC/DC – Thunderstruck

21) John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads

22) The Animals – We’ve Gotta Get Out of this Place

230 The Dandy Warhols – Bohemian Like You

24) Mark Lanegan – Driving Death Valley Blues

25) Kasabian – Fire

26) The Stooges – I Wanna Be Your Dog

27) Death in Vegas – Aisha

28) ZZ Top – La Grange

29) Beastie Boys – Sabotage

30) Nine Inch Nails – Mr Self Destruct

31) Lou Reed – Walk on the Wild Side

32) Queens of the Stone Age – Go With the Flow

33) Cooper Temple Clause – Blind Pilots

34) Ocean Colour Scene – Hundred Mile High City

35) The Eagles – Hotel California

36) AC/DC – Highway to Hell

37) The Doors – Break on Through (to the Other Side)

38) The Clash – London Calling

39) T.Rex – 20^th Century Boy

40) The White Stripes – One More Cup of Coffee

41) Oasis – Whatever

42) Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start the Fire

43) Muse – Plug in Baby

44) Squeeze – Cool for Cats

45) The Doors – Roadhouse Blues

46) The Band – The Weight

47) Guns ‘n’ Roses – Knocking on Heaven’s Door

48) ELO – Mr Blue Sky

49) David Bowie – Suffragette City

50) Highwaymen – Highwayman

The Playlist

Here’s the playlist in full for you to enjoy!

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