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19 Best Road Trip Jams

Because every road trip needs a killer playlist.

Carolyn Conover
Oct 12, 2016
University of Central Florida
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Some of the best vacations that you could ever take are road trips. There is something so special about you and your closest friends all jumping in the car and heading out into the great unknown! In light of Hurricane Matthew, my family and I decided to drive from Winter Garden, FL to Syracuse, NY. This of course, meant 18+ hours in the car. Over what ended up being almost two days of driving, I had plenty of time to think about what makes a road trip awesome. I decided that the one thing that really can make or break your trip, is the music. What any epic road trip needs, is a killer playlist! So to help with your playlist, here are 19 of some of the best road trip songs for you to enjoy on your next adventure!

1. "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake


2. "I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers

3. "Craving" by James Bay


4. "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd


5. "Permanent Vacation" by 5 Seconds of Summer


6. "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton


7. "Life is A Highway" by Rascal Flats


8. "Highway to Hell" by ACDC


9. "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins


10. "Downtown" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz)


11. "Ignition (Remix)" by R Kelly


12. "Home" by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros


13. "Ridin’ Solo" by Jason Derulo


14. "On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson


15. "Leavin’" by Jesse McCartney


16. "Live While We’re Young" by One Direction


17. "Wildflowers" by Tom Petty


18. "Me, Myself & I" by G-Easy


19. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes


If you enjoyed the playlist, you can follow it here on Spotify.

Feel free to comment with some of your favorite road trip jams!

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