Electric Hits: Best Classic Road Tunes

Best Classic Road Tunes

Your EV Driving Playlist

Okay, so you own an electric vehicle, or are thinking of getting one. The car is quiet… maybe too quiet, and you need to crank up the road tunes for that long road trip you’ve been planning. We decided that you need a little help to get your groove on, so here we have a list of over 50 amazing driving songs for the ultimate EV driving playlist.

The first songs that came to mind for an EV are basically anything by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Especially Mr. Blue Sky, Don’t Bring Me Down and Long Black Road. Just kidding (although these would totally work). How about Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant? Kidding again (but it would also totally work).

The following list of road tunes has nothing to do with the fact that your car is electric or a hybrid. In fact, car companies have been using some of these songs in commercials to persuade you to buy their vehicles for years now. You can listen to this playlist on our YouTube channel and, as John Kay of Steppenwolf sang, “Head out on the highway, looking for adventure.”

1. On the Road Again by Willie Nelson – 1980
2. Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf – 1968
3. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynard Skynard – 1974
4. Here I go Again by Whitesnake – 1982
5. Where the Streets Have No Name by U2 – 1987
6. Radio Gaga by Queen – 1984
7. Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ Roses - 1987
8. I’m Gonna Be (500Miles) by The Proclaimers – 1987
9. Road Trippin’ by Red Hot Chili Peppers– 1999
10. Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles – 1962
11. Life is a Highway by Racal Flatts – 2000
12. American Pie by Don McLean – 2011
13. I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston - 1987
14. Everyday is a Winding Road by Sheryl Crow – 1996
15. Drive My Car by The Beatles – 1965
16. Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac – 1977
17. Shut Up and Drive by Rihanna – 2008
18. Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – 2009
19. Free Fallin’ by Tom Petty - 1989
20. Radar Love by Golden Earring – 1970
21. Truckin’ by Grateful Dead – 1970
22. The Passenger by Iggy Pop – 1977
23. Keep the Car Running by Arcade Fire – 2007
24. Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads – 1985
25. Send Me on My Way by Rusted Root – 1990
26. Tiny Dancer by Elton John – 1971
27. America by Simon & Garfunkel– 1965
28. Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett – 1966
29. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen –1975
30. Fast Car by Tracy Chapman – 1988
31. I’ve Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash – 1996
32. Carry on Wayward Son by Kansas – 1976
33. Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
34. Highway to Hell by AC/DC – 1979
35. I Drove All Night by Cyndi Lauper – 1989
36. Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival – 1969
37. Paradise City by Guns N’ Roses – 1987
38. California by Phantom Planet – 2002
39. East Bound and Down (Smokey and the Bandit) by Jerry Reed - 1977
40. Long Train Runnin’ by The Doobie Brothers –1973
41. Day Trippin’ by The Beatles – 1966
42. Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver – 1971
43. The High Road by Broken Bells – 2010
44. Open Road Song by Eve 6 – 1998
45. The Boys of Summer by Don Henley – 1984
46. Midnight Rider by The Allman Brothers Band – 1970
47. California Girls by The Beach Boys – 1965
48. Little Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys – 1966
49. I Get Around by The Beach Boys - 1963
50. The Weight by The Band – 1968
51. Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan – 1965
52. Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi – 1986
53. No Cars Go by Arcade Fire – 2003
54. Little Red Corvette by Prince – 1982
55. Graceland by Paul Simon – 1986
56. Take It Easy by The Eagles - 1972
57. Copperhead Road by Steve Earle - 1988
58. Train Keep a Rollin’ by Aerosmith - 1974