Road Trip Playlist
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Songs to Listen to On the Road
Who doesn’t love a good playlist for their road trip? These are songs from all genres and time periods that make me think of traveling and hitting the road. I love listening to songs that can keep me awake and entertained when spending hours behind the wheel. Please note that not all these songs are appropriate for little ears as I typically travel with my husband and our dogs (who have dirtier mouths than we do). If you like the playlist, it is ready to go on Spotify, just click this link to get your road trip playlist.
If you need help planning your next road trip or are looking for tips so you can bring your dog on vacation with you, we have the perfect posts to help you along!
Songs for Your Playlist
- On the Road Again (Willie Nelson)
- Roll Out (Ludacris)
- Move Along (The All-American Rejects)
- Move B*&*$ (Ludacris)
- On the Road Again (Canned Heat)
- Ridin’ (Chamillionaire)
- Holidae In (Ludacris, Snoop Dog)
- Wide Open Spaces (The Chicks)
- I’m Gonna Be- 500 miles (The Proclaimers)
- A Thousand Miles (Vanessa Carlton)
- Road Trippin (Red Hot Chili Pepper)
- Life in the Fast Lane (Hinder)
- Highway to Hell (AC/DC)
- Life is a Highway (Rascal Flats)
- Ridin’ Solo (Jason Derulo)
- No Particular Place to Go (Chuck Berry)
- Getaway (Sain Motel)
- I’ve Been Everywhere (Johnny Cash)
- Born to be Wild (Steppenwolf)
- Travelin’ (Shwayze)
- Travelin’ Man (The Doobie Brothers)
- Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver)
- Road Trippin (Casey Derhak)
- Traveling Man (The Vegabonds)
- On top of the World (Imagine Dragons)
- Kind of the Road (Statler Brothers)
- Road to Nowhere (Talking Heads)
- Here I go Again (White Snake)
- Where the Streets Have No Name (U2)
- Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver)
- Shut up and Drive (Rihanna)
- Road Trippin (Josh Abbot Band)
- Getaway Car (Taylor Swift)
- Open Road Song (Eve 6)
- On the Open Road (A Goofy Movie)
- I get Around (Beach Boys)
- How far I’ll Go (Moana)
- Just Around the River Bend (Pocahontas)
- Ain’t Nothing Gonna Break My Stride (Todd Norcross)
- Proud Mary (Tina Turner)
- Ramblin Man (Allman Brothers Band)
Enjoy!
I hope these songs have gotten your road trip playlist off to a great start! If there is a good road song that I have missed, let me know so I can add it! Keep checking back as I will continually add songs as I remember them or as they come up. Remember, if you like this list, you can find this playlist on Spotify through this link; titled “Road Trip Songs by Pennies, Places, and Paws”.
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This list is epic! There is nothing more important to pack on a road trip than an awesome playlist! Thanks for the great suggestions!
Thanks! I live for music on the road 🙂
Nothing makes a road trip better (or bearable) like a good playlist! I love the Rascal Flatts Life is a Highway. Great list for great energy on the road!
One of my favorites!!
What a fun list! We have some road trips planned for this spring and summer. Time to make a Road Trip playlist!
They are so fun to make!
Yesss! This is such a good list! 2020 and 2021 have been all about road trips and local travel. I am totally downloading this list tonight 🙂
Thanks! I love the ability to listen to other people’s lists and make your own!
What a great list! There’s nothing better than cranking the tunes on the open road! You even have some songs here I had forgotten about!
Thanks! I love some good classics 🙂
I’m always looking for new songs to add to my playlists! There are some on here that I completely forgot about so thanks for sharing.
Glad you found some to add to your playlists 🙂 Enjoy!!
There are so many good songs on the list. My husband likes to play “Name That Tune” on road trips. He will start a song and see how long it takes me to name it. He is always impressed. It sure does pass the time.
I can sing the whole songs but can never remember the name so I would lose that game! LOL
So many good songs! Some of them I forgot about how good they were.
Thank you! I like to listen to music from all decades 🙂
Awesome list! My addition would be Moab by Conor Oberst (slower, but fits the theme well)!
I’ll have to check that one out!
Such a fun list! Will definitely steal portions for my roadtrip playlist the next time we travel!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love this list! When I was in college, I went to a school 500+ miles from home. I made that drive to/from at least 3-4 times a year usually by myself. I became obsessed with travel playlists! Great way to stay awake and have your own dance party at the same time!!
YES!!!! We love listening and reminiscing about things that songs reminded us of!
I like your style! A lot of these rap songs you mentioned are ones I listen to in the car all the time 😎 love it!
Thanks! Some of them are perfect for road trip situations 😉
I love a good playlist when doing a road trip! These songs are great choices! I will save this for my next road trip! 🙂
Thanks! Enjoy!!!!!
This is a great variety of artist and I love that some are actually about road trips. How cool is that!
Thanks! These are songs that get stuck in my head when I’m driving 🙂
Great play list!
Great list!! I love seeing what’s on other people’s lists! I have so many Spotify playlists and follow a ton! I’ll check yours out for sure!
Glad you like it!
Great selection of tunes! Love that you included songs from all types of genres.
Thanks! We listen to a bit of everything 🙂
Great list! Thank you for sharing!
This is such a great list of road trip songs! I 100% will always play Ramblin Man (Allman Brothers Band) and lots of Supertramp songs on our road trips.
I love Ramblin Man 🙂
So many great ones! I was singing my way down the whole list!!
Yay! Then I did my job!!! 🙂
Music makes it all that more wonderful! And you’ve got some good ones on this playlist!
Thank you! I’m excited to keep adding to it as we keep road tripping 🙂
Awesome list!! I’m definitely going to refer to this list!
Thank you!
Great list! I especially appreciate “Move B*tch” XD
That one helps me cope when the semi’s all get in the left lane 😛
In the days before Google Maps (when I was more likely to get lost), I would started singing “Road to Nowhere,” lol. Great list!
I sing it when I feel like my map app isn’t correct! LOL
Music is one of the highlights of a road trip. I can distinctly think of two separate occasions on our recent journey where I felt like I was in a movie with the soundtrack running.
That’s awesome- hopefully in a good movie!
I’m always up for more music ideas, especially while driving long distances (yay for car karaoke, haha)! I love your picks here. :]
Music is great on long drives 🙂
Gotta have an excellent playlist!
Great list! Nothing like music on road trips, makes it even more memorable.
Music does add something extra to everything!
What a great playlist! I have to have music playing in the car, especially on long trips. Many of these songs are already on one of my playlists.
Awesome! You must have great taste in music! 😜