Spring has sprung and it is (hopefully) almost time for driving around with the windows down, music blasting, and screaming at the top of your lungs. It is no secret that jamming out in my car is one of my favorite pastimes. Once upon a time when I first got my license, I would make these mixed CDS of throwback songs that were perfect car ride jams. Luckily, my friends enjoyed my tunes as much as I did and would demand that I put a CD in as soon as they got in my car. So, per almost every passenger’s request ever, I have compiled this playlist with some of my favorite songs from my OG CDs that are perfect for any road trip. Whether you are driving aimlessly or with a destination, blasting music through an aux or with a CD, or singing (belting) along alone or with friends, this is the ultimate ~mostly throwback~ playlist.
- “A Thousand Miles” – Vanessa Carlton
- “Stacy’s Mom” – Fountain of Wayne
- “The Middle” – Jimmy Eat World
- “Wannabe” – Spice Girls
- “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- “Are You Gonna Be My Girl?” – Jet
- “Walking on Sunshine” – Katrina and the Waves
- “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” – Shania Twain
- “If It Makes You Happy” – Sheryl Crow
- “Beverly Hills” – Weezer
- “All Star” – Smash Mouth
- “1985” – Bowling for Soup
- “I Want It That Way” – Backstreet Boys
- “Ocean Avenue” – Yellowcard
- “All The Small Things” – Blink 182
- “Mr. Brightside” – The Killers
- “SOS” – Rihanna
- “What I Like About You” – The Romantics
- “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” – Whitney Houston
- “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” – Wham!
- “Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
- “Say My Name” – Destiny’s Child
- “It Wasn’t Me” – Shaggy
- “Just a Friend” – Biz Markie
- “Ignition (Remix)” – R. Kelly
- “Love Will Keep Us Together” – Captain and Tennille
- “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” – Deniece Williams
- “Since U Been Gone” – Kelly Clarkson
- “When It’s Over” – Sugar Ray
- “Home” – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
- “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” – Natalie Cole
- “Unwritten” – Natasha Bedingfield
- “Don’t Stop Believin'” – Journey
- “Waterfalls” – TLC
- “Mambo No. 5” – Lou Bega
- “Just the Girl” – Click Five
- “Fast Car” – Tracy Chapman
- “Father of Mine” – Everclear
- “Follow Me” – Uncle Kracker
- “Fergalicious” – Fergie
- “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” – Panic! At the Disco
- “Irreplacable” – Beyoncé
- “Lips of an Angel” – Hinder
- “What I Got” – Sublime
- “Beautiful Soul” – Jesse McCartney
- “Put Your Records On” – Corrine Bailey Rae
- “I Want You to Want Me” – Cheap Trick
- “Footloose” – Kenny Loggins
- “Here (In Your Arms)” – Hellogoodbye
- “Landslide” – Fleetwood Mac
- “Every Time We Touch” – Cascada
- “The Tide is High” – Atomic Kitten version
- “You’re the One That I Want” – Grease soundtrack
- “Jessie’s Girl” – Rick Springfield
- “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” – Nine Days
- “Hey There Delilah” – Plain White T’s
- “Too Little Too Late” – JoJo
- “Livin’ on a Prayer” – Bon Jovi
- “Tubthumping” – Chumawamba
- “I Don’t Want to Be” – Gavin DeGraw
- “Brown Eyed Girl” – Van Morrison
Here are links to the full YouTube and Spotify playlists.
What are your favorite songs to jam out to while you drive? Tweet them to us @UConnHC!