[Charles Henrickson]

Twenty Great Driving Songs:

Radar Love - Golden Earring
Let It Roll - Bachman Turner Overdrive
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Theme from Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini
Layla - Derek and the Dominos
Black Magic Woman - Santana
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Lake Shore Drive - Aliotta Haynes & Jeremiah
City of New Orleans - Steve Goodman
Travelin' Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Katmandu - Bob Seger
Sitting at the Wheel - Moody Blues
Uprising - Muse

And then, wrapping up the 20 with something a little different:

William Tell Overture - Rossini
1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky
The Stars and Stripes Forever - Sousa

[Charles Henrickson]

The Bachman Turner Overdrive song I listed as “Let It Roll”—the correct title, as SoothingDave had it, is “Roll on Down the Highway.”

[Charles Henrickson]

Another good high-energy song, from the big-band era:

Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman Orchestra

[martin_fierro]

Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

This soundtrack has a highly respectable cover of that song.

[TennesseeGirl]

Add ZZ Top’s “Nationwide” and Lynryd Skynyrd’s “Call Me the Breeze” to the list. I have to play music that will keep me awake on the interstate.

[perez24]

Aliotta, Haynes, and Jeremiah!!! Now you’re talkin’!!!!

[Migraine]

Great call on Edgar Winter — what a ball of fire virtuoso he is!