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Cars are among the most popular luxury goods in our society. Especially in Germany, owners love their cars, and the automobile means freedom and independence for many.
We travel by car in the Vacation, driving to shopping or to work. Germans spend an average of several hours a week traveling by car. A little music can not hurt.
This playlist focuses on songs that deal with cars in their songs.
It’s no coincidence that there are hundreds of songs about cars and driving. Almost everyone owns a car or has held a car at some point in their lives. Many musicians are also car lovers or have experienced an exciting story while traveling in a vehicle.
Initially, our list was limited to 100 songs, but the seemingly endless selection of songs dealing with cars and driving made our playlist grow to 135 pieces.
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No matter what kind of car you own – a small car, a minivan, or a sedan, here you will surely find the right song for you and your car. Our playlist contains the best pop, hip-hop, and Rock songs, written about cars and driving a car.
Some of the most famous car songs are even related to specific makes and models of cars. Classics by Prince with “Little Red Corvette,” “Brand New Cadillac” by The Clash, “Mercedes Benz” by Janis Joplin, or “Red Camaro” by Rascal Flatts provide car lovers with the fitting soundtrack while driving.
In addition to classics, our car playlist also includes many modern songs that are just waiting to be discovered by you. Have fun browsing!
(At the end of the article, we have created a Spotify playlist for you with all the songs listed here.)
The 135 best car songs:
Each song is linked to its music video via the title.
№: | Listen: | Performer: | |
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1. | Let Me Ride | Dr. Dre (featuring Snoop Dogg) | |
2. | Brand New Cadillac | The Clash | |
3. | Autobahn | Kraftwerk | |
4. | Low Rider | War | |
5. | I’m In Love With My Car | Queen | |
6. | On the Road Again | Willie Nelson | |
7. | Drive-by Stalking | Nightstop | |
8. | Little Red Corvette | Prince | |
9. | Cars | Gary Numan | |
10. | In My Car (I’ll Be the Driver) | Shania Twain | |
11. | Fun, Fun, Fun | The Beach Boys | |
12. | Drive (Los Angeles) | Lolawolf | |
13. | Always Crashing in the Same Car | David Bowie | |
14. | Passenger Side | Wilco | |
15. | Somebody Stole My Car | The Kinks | |
16. | Stolen Car | Bruce Springsteen | |
17. | Red Camaro | Rascal Flatts | |
18. | Life is a Highway | Tom Cochran | |
19. | Mercedes | Deadmau5 | |
20. | The Passenger | Iggy Pop | |
21. | Pink Cadillac | Natalie Cole | |
22. | Fast Car | Tracy Chapman | |
23. | Cars Hiss by My Window | The Doors | |
24. | My Ol’ Bronco | Luke Bryan | |
25. | Lovedrive | Scorpions | |
26. | Cruisin’ | Smokey Robinson | |
27. | Racing in the Streets | Bruce Springsteen | |
28. | Shut Up and Drive | Rihanna | |
29. | Brand New Car | The Rolling Stones | |
30. | Horsepower | Justice | |
31. | Race With the Devil | Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps | |
32. | Trans Europe Express | Kraftwerk | |
33. | Somewhere in My Car | Keith Urban | |
34. | You Can Sleep While I Drive | Melissa Etheridge | |
35. | Fuel | Metallica | |
36. | In My Car | Gold Panda | |
37. | Red Barchetta | Rush | |
38. | Mercedes Benz | Janis Joplin, Full Tilt Boogie Band | |
39. | Camaro | Kings of Leon | |
40. | Slow Ride | Foghat | |
41. | Flash Drive | Wave Racer, BABY | |
42. | Queen of the Highway | The Doors | |
43. | Maybellene | Chuck Berry | |
44. | Roadrunner | Bo Diddley | |
45. | Drive Slow | Kid Froopy | |
46. | Mustang Sally | Wilson Pickett | |
47. | Greased Lightning | John Travolta | |
48. | Three Chords and the Truth | Sara Evans | |
49. | Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car | Billy Ocean | |
50. | Pink Cadillac | Bruce Springsteen | |
51. | Long Black Limousine | Elvis Presley | |
52. | The Distance | Cake | |
53. | Un accident de voiture | TEPR | |
54. | Automobile | John Prine | |
55. | The Back Seat of My Car | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney | |
56. | Cadillac Ranch | Bruce Springsteen | |
57. | Red Camaro | Keith Urban | |
58. | Under My Wheels | Alice Cooper | |
59. | Moonlight Drive | The Doors | |
60. | Drive South | Suzy Bogguss | |
61. | Ocean Drive | Miami Nights 1984 | |
62. | Drive My Car | The Beatles | |
63. | Car Wash | Rose Royce | |
64. | Slick Black Cadillac | Quiet Riot | |
65. | This Car of Mine | The Beach Boys | |
66. | Free Ride | Edgar Winter Group | |
67. | Mercury Blues | Steve Miller Band | |
68. | Fastest Girl in Town | Miranda Lambert | |
69. | The Corvette Song (The One I Loved Back Then) | George Jones | |
70. | The Car Was the One | Mark Knopfler | |
71. | Back of the Car | Miike Snow | |
72. | Beep Beep | The Playmates | |
73. | Trans Am | Thompson Square | |
74. | With You, Friends (Long Drive) | Skrillex | |
75. | I Can’t Drive 55 | Sammy Hagar | |
76. | Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen | |
77. | Hey Little Cobra | The Rip Chords | |
78. | What Car | Cliff Richard | |
79. | Go Speed Racer Go | Sponge | |
80. | Shut Up and Drive | Chely Wright | |
81. | 409 | The Beach Boys | |
82. | Bitchin’ Camaro | The Dead Milkmen | |
83. | Little Deuce Coupe | The Beach Boys | |
84. | Panama | Van Halen | |
85. | Hot Rod Heart | John Fogerty | |
86. | I Gotsta Get Paid | ZZ Top | |
87. | The Car | Jeff Carson | |
88. | Road Racin’ | Riot | |
89. | Bad Habit | The Offspring | |
90. | Nobody’s Car | Jethro Tull | |
91. | Cadillac Red | The Judds | |
92. | No Particular Place to Go | Chuck Berry | |
93. | Little GTO | Ronny & The Daytonas | |
94. | A Wednesday Car | Johnny Cash | |
95. | Ol’ 55 | Eagles | |
96. | White Car | Yes | |
97. | Beep Beep (Little Nash Rambler) | The Playmates | |
98. | White Walls | Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Schoolboy Q & Hollis) | |
99. | Pacific Coast Highway | Kavinsky | |
100. | Turn This Car Around | Tom Petty | |
101. | Gold Trans Am | Kesha | |
102. | Mercury Blues | Alan Jackson | |
103. | Jerry Was a Race Car Driver | Primus | |
104. | May We All | Florida Georgia Line | |
105. | In My Car | Joe Walsh | |
106. | My Church | Maren Morris | |
107. | Let’s Go to Heaven in My Car | Brian Wilson | |
108. | Fantastic Voyage | Coolio | |
109. | Long Black Shiny Car | Restless | |
110. | Highway Star | Deep Purple | |
111. | One Piece at a Time | Johnny Cash | |
112. | Thunder Road | Bruce Springsteen | |
113. | Second-Hand Car Spiv | The Kinks | — |
114. | Radar Love | Golden Earring | |
115. | Brand New Cadillac | Vince Taylor | |
116. | Counting Blue Cars | Dishwalla | |
117. | Cool Little Car | John Lee Hooker | |
118. | Dashboard | Modest Mouse | |
119. | Paradise by the Dashboard Light | Meat Loaf | |
120. | Cars Are Cars | Paul Simon | |
121. | She’ll Drive the Big Car | David Bowie | |
122. | I Love My Car | Belle & Sebastian | |
123. | Two Black Cadillacs | Carrie Underwood | |
124. | Bitchin’ Camaro | Dead Milkmen | |
125. | Race Car Ya-Yas | Cake | |
126. | Skidmarks on My Heart | The Go-Go’s | |
127. | All I Wanted Was A Car | Brad Paisley | |
128. | Mary’s New Car | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | |
129. | Hot Rod Lincoln | Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen | |
130. | Devil in My Car | The B-52’s | |
131. | Built for Speed | Stray Cats | |
132. | Passenger Seat | Death Cab for Cutie | |
133. | Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car | Billy Ocean | |
134. | Dali’s Car | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
135. | 455 Rocket | Kathy Mattea | — |