List: The Top Driving Songs
This has been a debate since cars and music have been around…What is the best driving song…
According to a new survey from Insurance.com these are the top driving songs of course the top three are Classic Rock songs!
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen — 17%
Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey — 13%
Highway to Hell by AC/DC — 12%
Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane — 11%
Dancing Queen by ABBA — 8%
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson — 8%
Here is the rest of the list:
- I Can’t Drive 55 by Sammy Hagar — 6%
- You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC — 5%
- Any Way You Want It by Journey — 5%
- American Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — 5%
- Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen — 4%
- Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival — 4%
- Radar Love by Golden Earring — 4%
Bohemian Rhapsody was number one with women, while Highway to Hell ranked tops for men, barely edging out Bohemian Rhapsody.
Bohemian Rhapsody also won each age group except 25-34. Those drivers slightly preferred Highway to Hell to the Queen classic. However, drivers 65 and over really seem to love Queen — 27% of people in that age group chose Bohemian Rhapsody.
We didn’t like this list so we reached out to listeners and made our own list: (no order)
I CAN’T DRIVE 55
DETROIT ROCK CITY
RADAR LOVE
KICKSTART MY HEART
AMERICAN GIRL
ROLL ME AWAY
HIGHWAY STAR
BANG YOUR HEAD
STRANGLEHOLD
PANAMA
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
TURN UP THE RADIO
THUNDERSTRUCK
DANGER ZONE
SLOW RIDE
SHARP DRESSED MAN
CRAZY TRAIN
CRAZY ON YOU
Another list the website put together was which song from the past few years will be a go-to classic driving song in the coming years?
- Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars — 18%
- Old Town Road – Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus — 14%
- Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake — 9%
- Shut Up and Drive – Rihanna — 9%
- Radioactive – Imagine Dragons — 9%
- Mr. Brightside – The Killers — 6%
- Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon — 5%
- Teenage Dream – Katy Perry — 5%
- Lookin’ For a Good Time – Lady A — 5%
- Getaway Car – Taylor Swift — 4%
- One Last Time – Ariana Grande — 4%
- Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran — 4%
- Sorry Not Sorry – Demi Lovato — 4%
- Sucker – Jonas Brothers — 4%