100 Songs for Your Next Road Trip

When we planned a road trip to the Grand Canyon (50+ hours of driving), we thought we’d need hundreds of songs to keep us entertained.

But truthfully, for the majority of the trip, we found the scenery around us to be so awe-inspiring that our Spotify Premium subscription went to waste. Instead, we enjoyed the music of conversation and gazed around at the beauty of the American Southwest.

That said, we did listen to music for the first leg of our journey – from Indiana through Illinois, Missouri and Kansas – as you can imagine they’re not as scenic as Colorado, Utah, Arizona or New Mexico.

So here’s a snapshot of what we listened to, curated carefully for other couples who may be embarking on a similar journey.

RELATED: Learn why we recommend road trips to all couples.

Cruisin’ Playlist for Couples

1. Suit and Jacket – Judah & the Lion
2. Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver
3. Title and Registration – Death Cab for Cutie
4. New Slang – The Shins
5. Stay Alive – Jose Gonzalez
6. Shotgun – George Ezra
7. Stuck in My Id – Reptar
8. Geronimo – Sheppard
9. Speakers – Sam Hunt
10. Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
11. Old Pine – Ben Howard
12. Piazza, New York Catcher – Belle & Sebastian
13. Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur
14. The Few Things – JP Saxe
15. Love You Madly – Cake
16. Winding Road – Bonnie Somerville
17. Caring is Creepy – The Shins
18. Hands – The Raconteurs
19. Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
20. Magic – Leagues
21. Sympathique – Pink Martini
22. Don’t Panic – Coldplay
23. Welcome Home, Son – Radical Face
24. Let Go – Frou Frou
25. Heartbeats – Jose Gonzalez

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Trip Down Memory Lane – ’90s and ’00s

1. Fat Lip – Sum 41
2. Pop – NSYNC
3. We Found Love – Rihanna
4. The Kill (Bury Me) – Thirty Seconds To Mars
5. One Week – Barenaked Ladies
6. Wonderwall – Oasis
7. All The Small Things – blink-182
8. Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve
9. Drive – Incubus
10. What I Got – Sublime
11. The Distance – Cake
12. Electric Feel – MGMT
13. Make Damn Sure – Taking Back Sunday
14. Welcome to the Black Parade – My Chemical Romance
15. Mr. Brightside – The Killers
16. Dirty Little Secret – The All-American Rejects
17. Sugar, We’re Goin Down – Fall Out Boy
18. Spirits – The Strumbellas
19. A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
20. The Boys of Summer – The Ataris
21. Superman – Goldfinger
22. Ocean Avenue – Yellowcard
23. 1985 – Bowling For Soup
24. The Anthem – Good Charlotte
25. The Middle – Jimmy Eat World

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Best Car Dancing Playlist

1. That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars
2. Lean On – Major Lazer
3. Shut Up and Dance – Walk The Moon
4. Honey, I’m Good – Andy Grammer
5. Love Me Less – MAX
6. 7 rings – Ariana Grande
7. Meant to Be – Bebe Rexha
8. Close To Me – Ellie Goulding
9. Keep It Mello – Omar Linx, Marshmello
10. We Can’t Stop – Miley Cyrus
11. Clarity – Zedd
12. Just Dance – Lady Gaga
13. Feel It Still – Portugal, The Man
14. Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers
15. Pony – Ginuwine
16. Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson
17. Starboy – The Weekend, Daft Punk
18. The Rhythm of the Night – Corona
19. Don’t Turn Around – Ace of Base
20. Can’t Feel My Face – The Weekend
21. Better Now – Post Malone
22. Me! – Taylor Swift, Brendon Urie
23. Closer – The Chainsmokers, Halsey
24. Thunder – Imagine Dragons
25. Get Lucky – Daft Punk

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Rockin’ Throwbacks for the Fast Lane

1. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
2. Carry on Wayward Son – Kansas
3. Icky Thump – The White Stripes
4. Call Me The Breeze – Lynyrd Skynyrd
5. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
6. Paradise by the Dashboard Light – Meat Loaf
7. Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
8. Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne
9. Paradise City – Guns N’ Roses
10. Hold The Line – Toto
11. Dream On – Aerosmith
12. Renegade – Styx
13. Don’t Bring Me Down – Electric Light Orchestra
14. Cars – Gary Numan
15. Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
16. Set It Off – Audioslave
17. Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin
18. Rock’n Me – Steve Miller Band
19. Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith
20. More Than a Feeling – Boston
21. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
22. You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi
23. Tom Sawyer – Rush
24. Life in the Fast Lane – Eagles
25. Show Me How to Live – Audioslave

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What songs are on your road trip playlist? Share them in the comments!