Road trips are highly likely this summer and when doing so, many put on music. It certainly helps to set the mood. A new survey says for many music is essential and what gets played can be make-or-break for a successful road trip.
Classic Rock and Country topped the list for songs people liked most for their trip with “Sweet Home Alabama” (Lynyrd Skynyrd), “Hotel California” (The Eagles), and “Life is a Highway” (Tom Cochrane), “Take Me Home Country Roads” (John Denver), and “On the Road Again” (Willie Nelson).
Here’s the rest of the Top 30:
- Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd 39%
- Hotel California, The Eagles 29%
- Life is a Highway, Tom Cochrane 27%
- Take Me Home Country Roads, John Denver 26%
- On the Road Again, Willie Nelson 25%
- Old Town Road, Lil Nas X 25%
- Shut Up and Drive, Rihanna 24%
- Highway to Hell, AC/DC 23%
- Hit the Road Jack, Ray Charles 20%
- Here I Go Again, Whitesnake 18% (tied)
- Don’t Stop Me Now, Queen 18% (tied)
- Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac 18% (tied)
- Ramblin’ Man, The Allman Brothers Band 17% (tied)
- Paradise City, Guns ‘N Roses 17% (tied)
- Route 66, Chuck Berry 17%
- Drivers License, Olivia Rodrigo 16%
- I’ve Been Everywhere, Johnny Cash 16%
- A Thousand Miles, Vanessa Carlton 15%
- Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen 15%
- This Land is Your Land, Woody Guthrie 14% (tied)
- I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), The Proclaimers 14% (tied)
- Cruisin’, Smokey Robinson 14% (tied)
- Everyday is a Winding Road, Sheryl Crow 13%
- Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan 13%
- Greased Lightnin’, John Travolta 13%
- Drive, The Cars 12%
- Made in the U.S.A., Demi Lovato 12%
- Little Deuce Coupe, The Beach Boys 12%
- Ride, Lana Del Rey 11%
- Roll with the Changes, REO Speedwagon 11%