Driving with a great song playing on the car stereo can turn a boring journey into the perfect experience.
Over the years, many record companies have produced compilation albums called "driving", "the ultimate driving album", "kings of the road" and so on.
For what it is worth, here is our list, as voted for by readers of the driving pages. Think about making a compilation of your favourites and turning dull trips into moments of bliss.
This list of great driving music is in no particular order.
- Queen - A Kind Of Magic
- Bruce Springsteen - Better Days
- Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop
- The Jam - Town Called Malice
- The Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon
- Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
- Squeeze - Up The Junction
- Boston - More Than A Feeling
- The Cars - Drive
- Joe Cocker - You Can Leave Your Hat On
- Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis
- The Small Faces - Itchycoo Park
- Genesis - Mama
- Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
- Rock The Casbah - The Clash
- I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
- Ever Fallen In Love - Buzzcocks
- Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
- The Verve - Lucky Man
- Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
- Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell
- Crowded House - Weather With You
- Toto - Africa
- Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile
- The Steve Miller Band - The Joker
- David Bowie - Life On Mars
Nobody else need ever hear your drive compilation. It can be your cheesy guily pleasure.
Now that's what I call driving! But Roger disagrees- Here is his list
If you have a better list, send it in.