Plan A Road Trip Soundtrack And We'll Pick Your Next Destination
- by Andrew Brethauer
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Ready to hit the road for an adventure? Got clothing all in suitcases, money in your wallet, car all packed and started, reading to head out of the driveway, but all that is missing are two critical things - what is on the stereo and what direction to drive. When taking a long drive anyway, music may be the most important thing to have or else it can be hours of conversation or awkward silence with the passenger. And nothing can hurt a road trip more than silence. So make sure the streaming accounts are fully downloaded, CDs are packed in emergency and, if the car is a classic, cassette tapes are ready with the latest mix for your trip to an exotic city.
So think where your destination may be and what music will help make the drive that much better with some of the greatest songs for a road trip in this quiz and we'll reveal where your destination is and what kind of luggage to bring on this road trip. Having some tunes that are favorites of everyone can make the trip a fun one as carpool karaoke may hit strange new highs on your road trip to a cool and awesome destination.
Party in the USA
"Party in the USA" was the best selling digital single of 2009. The single sold six million copies worldwide and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard charts. The single gained Miley Cyrus a world tour for her first studio album Bangers.
It's My Life
"It`s My Life" was the lead of Bon Jovi`s seventh studio album. The single peaked at number one on the billboard charts. The song didn`t get any award recognition but did get platinum certification which is their first since their 1980`s album ¨Keep the Faith¨.
California Gurls
"California Gurls" was was the lead single off of Katy Perry's third studio album. This song was a worldwide success that it reached number one in six countries alone. California Gurls also gained summer song of 2010 and earned the singer a Grammy nomination for best pop collaboration.
How Do You Like Me Now
Released in 1999, "How Do You Like Me Now" was the first single off of Toby Keiths second studio album. The song spent five weeks at number one on the country charts and earning two nominations at the American Music awards.
Still D.R.E.
Perhaps the most famous rap song for riding in a car is “Still D.R.E.’ by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, which as the lead single of Dr. Dre’s second album ‘2001’. The song peaked at number-93 on the Billboard Hot 100, having its most success in the United Kingdom.
Before He Cheats
This song had enormous crossover success on the country charts and on the pop charts. "Before he cheats" was the sixth longest single on both the pop and country charts. The single also became the first single to sell over two million digitally and becoming the best selling single of all time.
Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
This was the first single off of the Backstreet Boys second studio album. The single reached to number 3 on the pop charts. It also earned the boys a gold certification for there album. They also earned themselved an MTV music award for best group video.
Zombie
Supergroup metal band Bad Wolves released their cover of The Cranberries song ‘Zombie’ in May 2017, in which Cranberries singer Dolores O’Rirodan was supposed to perform on, but she passed away. Bad Wolves released the song as a tribute and it has been one of the most successful songs of 2018.
Empire State of Mind
A tribute to both Alicia Keys' and Jay Z's hometown of New York, "Empire State of Mind" not only became a hot selling song but also an anthem for the city of New York. The song reached number one on the billboard charts in 2009 and was featured in a televised performance by the duo in the World series.
Californication
“Californication” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers comes from the album of the same name back in 1999, and is one of the bands most popular songs, having been performed over 500 times. The music video was a 3D video game from the third person point of view and is the band’s most watched video.
Move
The song was released July of 2016 to country radio stations. "Move" was the first single off of Luke Bryan's fifth studio album. The song reached to number one on the country charts. The single didn't receive any nominations but received gold recognition.
Havana
"Havana" was the first single to Carmella Cabeo's debut solo album. It reached number 10 in several countries. The song had so much success that it earned the pop singer four nominations at the MTV Music awards. The music video for this single has 1.2 billion view thus far.
Bulletproof
“Bulletproof” was the first single of Godsmacks’ seventh album ‘When Legends Rise’, and it reached number-one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts. Some fans saw the song as departure from their sound, but it still has been successful on the charts.
In Da Club
"In Da Club" peaked at number one on 50 Cent's debut album back in 2003. This was a first for the rapper and also gained him a Grammy nomination for his hit single. "In Da Club" is considered to be one the best songs for 50 cent.
Automatic
"Automatic" was the first lead single to Miranda Lambert`s fifth studio album. The song sored the country charts and earning itself two Grammy nominations. The song won song of the year at the American Music Awards and single of the year at the CMA awards.
Fireball
Released in summer of 2014, "Fireball" was the second single off of Pitbull`s eigth studio album. The song peaked at number 23 on the pop charts. The single sold more than 1 million copies. The single reached gold certification.
Radioactive
“Radioactive” was a sleeper hit for Imagine Dragons peaking at number-three on the Billboard Hot 100, while also becoming the third best-selling song in 2013, while also holding the record for the most weeks on the Billboard charts at 87 weeks.
Run To The Hills
“Run To The Hills” was the first single from Iron Maiden’s third studio album ‘Number of the Beast’ and is one of the most popular Iron Maiden songs. It was listed by VH1 as the 27th Greatest Metal Songs on their top 40 list and number-14 on the Greatest Hard Rock Songs list.
Yeah!
"Yeah!" was a lead single for Ushers' fourth studio album. The single charted in the top 12 on the billboard charts. The single earned Usher a Grammy nomination for best new single. The song sold 4 million records worldwide.
I Lived It
This was the second single off of Blake Shelton's 2017 album. Blake Shelton describes this song as a song that everyone can relate too. The song has reached to number 3 on the billboard country charts. As of today the single has sold over 153,000 copies .
Work From Home
"Work From Home" debuted at number twelve on the pop charts. It had sold 88,000 downloads in the first week of it being released. The song received one nomination at the American Music Awards and also gained a win for best collaborative single.
Numb
“Numb” was the third single of Linkin Park’s second studio album ‘Meteora’ and became one of the bands most popular songs, topping the Alternative Songs charts for 12 weeks, and the video has been watched over 920 million times on YouTube with over five million likes.
Real Slim Shady
The single ¨the real slim shady¨, was released to radio airways weeks before his debut album release in 2005. The single reached number one and earned him a Grammy award nomination for best rap performance. The single has been listed as the greatest song of all times.
Cruise
"Cruise" was the first single to be released in 2012 for Florida georgia line. This song demonstrated to the country music scene that there is a country term of ¨Bro-Country¨. The song peaked at number 4 on the charts and has sold 7 million copies in the U.S. alone.
Bring Me To Life
“Bring Me To Life” by Evanescence was the debut single from their first album ‘Fallen’. It featured the rapping of Paul McCoy and won for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards, while also being nominated for Best Rock Song.
One Dance
“One Dance” by Drake wasn’t just the song of 2016, but it was at one point, the most played song in the world on the streaming service Spotify with over one billion plays. It would be overtaken, but it was a massive hit worldwide, from Drake’s fourth studio album.
Nothing Else Matters
“Nothing Else Matters” was the third single off Metallica’s fifth studio and self-titled album and peaked at number-11 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Track chart. The song is regarded as one of the bands most well-known and heavily covered tracks ever produced.
Get Along
This is the lead single off of Kenny Chesney's eighteeth studio album. The single debut on number 37 on the country charts. After Kenny Chesneys performance on the ACM awards the single jumped to number 11. Today it has sold more than 189,000 singles.
Burn It To The Ground
“Burn It To The Ground” was the fourth single off Nickelback’s sixth studio album, ‘Dark Horse’ and was the theme song for WWE Raw for three years between 2009 and 2012, and was also on the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen soundtrack.
Ridin' Dirty
“Ridin' Dirty” was the first song off rapper Chamillionaire first studio album ‘The Sound of Revenge’ from 2005. For a rap song, it’s turned into a classic ride along song, especially for fast cars. It earned a number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks.
Man! I Feel Like a Woman
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman" was the first single of Shania Twain`s third studio album. The song reached to number 23 on the billboard pop charts but reached to number 1 on the country charts. The song reached 1 million downloads and gained gold certification.
Bye Bye Bye
"Bye Bye Bye" was the lead single off Nsync third studio album. The song reached number 4 on the billboard pop charts in 1999. The song received a Grammy nomination for record of the year. The music video for the single reached to 157,000 views.
Three Days Grace
“Just Like You” was the second single of Three Days Grace’s self-titled debut album, and it reached number-one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks, becoming their first number-one song. It also reached number-one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.
99 Problems
“99 Problems” by Jay Z is one of his most famous songs and a classic road trip song while in a car. Coming from Jay Z’s The Black Album, it takes about profiling in New York City. The song reached number-30 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
The Thunder rolls
The Thunder rolls was the fourth and final single to Garth Brooks album ¨No Fences¨. The single became his sixth number one hit on the country charts. Garth Brooks performed his number hit but never received a nomination for the hit song.
Oops! I did it again
Oops! I did it again was the lead single off of Britney Spears second studio album. The single was nominated for a Grammy award for best female pop artist. The song charted the charts around the world. Sales for the single only reached 70,000 copies.
Last Resort
Papa Roach came onto the music scene with “Last Resort” off their first album ‘Infest’ and took the song all the way to the top of the Billboard Modern Rock Track charts. It peaked at number-57 on the Billboard Hot 100, and is still the most popular song by the band today.
Famous
“Famous” was the debut single of Kanye West’s seventh studio album ‘The Life of Pablo’, and was the song that lyrics related to Taylor Swift. The song was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song at the Grammy Award.
Cry Pretty
"Cry Pretty" was the lead single for Carrie Underwood upcoming sixth studio album. The single was written at a really emotion time for the singer but gained number one on the country charts. The song was performed at the CMA awards and gained Carrie Underwood a Teen Choice nomination for best country song.
Wannabe
"Wannabe" was the lead single to the Spice girls first studio album. Although the single reached to number one on the UK pop charts, it took months later before it made its same effect in North America. The single sold more than 7 million records worldwide.
Ed Sheeran
Shape of You was one of the two double lead singles of Ed Sheeran's thirds studio album. The single peaked to number one in 34 countries. The music video for this single reached to 1.1 billion views on Youtube. The single also won Best single of the year at the 2017 Grammy awards and praised Ed Sheeran performance as one to remember.
Where The Streets Have No Name
For a true travel song, put on U2’s, “Where The Streets Have No Name” and from their 1987 album ‘Joshua Tree’. It won the Grammy Award for Best Performance Music Video, which was filmed on top of a roof in Los Angeles.
Ms. Jackson
“Ms. Jackson” was the second single off of OutKast’s fourth studio album and it went on to win the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. In 2011 it was ranked number-55 by Rolling Stone magazine in their 100 Best Songs of the 2000s.
Humble
“Humble” was the lead single of Kendrick Lamar’s fourth studio album and it was the second song of his to earn the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It won three Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song and Best Music Video.
You Make It Easy
"You make it easy" was written by the country Florida Georgia Line but was recorded by Jason Aldean. The song is the first single for his upcoming album Riverview town. The song sold more than 77,000 copies and the single reached to number one on the Billboard charts.
Genie In A Bottle
"Genie in a bottle" was the debut single for Christina Agularia self-titled album. The single reached to number 23 on the billboard charts. The single sold over 10 million singles world wide and gained the pop singer platinum recognition.
Life Is A Highway
“Life Is A Highway” by Tom Cochrane may be the most classic travel song since it was released back in 1992. It reached number-six on the Billboard charts, and became a number-one hit in Canada. It was Cochrane’s only Top 40 hit in the United States.
Scenario
“Scenario” is the third single off A Tribe Called Quest’s second album ‘The Low End Theory’ and it was included on the Time Magazine’s list of All-Time 100 songs. The song reached the number-6 spot on the US Hot Rap Singles chart and numer-57 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Waterfalls
Waterfalls was the third single for TLC's first studio album back in 1995. The song reached number 1 on the billboard pop charts. The single earned the group a Grammy nomination in 1996 for best performance by a duo group and won that same year.
Make You Miss Me
"Make you miss me" was the fifth single released from Sam Hunt's debut album Montavello. It reached number one on the country charts and number five on the billboard pop charts. The single sold more than 708,000 downloads to date.
