Top 10 Driving Songs

Perfect for the moment you round some sweeping bend to be met with a clear road and stunning vista; More Than a Feeling stirs every emotion going.

This is the driving song of choice for bad-asses everywhere and is one of the bands most iconic hits to date. With lyrics like: 'no stop signs/ no speed limit/ nobody's gonna slow me down' this song was made for the road. There's nothing quite as like driving down a deserted country road, blasting out this tune on high volume, to blow the cobwebs away.

Maybe this song is a bit obvious (though probably not as obvious as including, say, “Radar Love,” which you will almost always find on all such lists) given its Wayne’s World history, but I don’t really care. This song is great for the car, period. It’s best when you have many people in the car with you but, I’ll be honest, having other people around is not at all mandatory if you know how to enjoy yourself.

This is THE song you are most likely to hear your dad singing along with in the car. With its chugging riff and driving themed lyrics (I've been driving all night, my hands wet on the wheel) this song is the perfect accompaniment to a long, late night drive through the desert, and as it's such a well known song, it's a great one to play if you want to get everyone singing, too.

I would think that this would appear in the top 10 of most people's list and, is the song which immediately springs to mind when the topic of driving songs is brought up. A favourite of bikers, rockers and just about every motorist in the land, this songs is best played loud, on a long road trip, to recharge the batteries and fire everyone up for the rest of the journey.

If you're a fan of 'Guitar Hero' you will, no doubt, be familiar with this 1975 hit for rock band, 'Foghat'. This song provided them with their biggest hit and us with a great track to sing a long with on a long car journey. This is the kind of song which makes you roll down the windows, turn up the volume and cruise along the streets like a rockstar.

Only the first line of this Modest Mouse song has anything to do with cars or driving (“I backed my car into a cop car the other day”) but I love when “Float On” comes on when I’m taking a long drive. Modest Mouse is more often than not one of the dreariest, most pessimistic bands around, but this is a surprisingly optimistic song. We will all be all right. Good news is coming. Just keep on rolling.

When the 'Bat Out OF Hell' album was released in 1971, it was an immediate hit. Featuring huge rock ballads, the likes of which had never been heard before, it went on to become one of the biggest selling albums of all time, shifting over 43 million copies.

The title track is probably the most well known hit from the album and makes a great driving song. In fact, it was recently voted the 'ideal driving song' by UK motorists and frequently appears on similar driving lists worldwide.

For that one-off trip down the west coast of the US, the pacific ocean to your right, artichoke farms to your left, and a slice of Americana permeating your ears from Mr Tom Petty.