WOOO! Summer is HERE! School is out, classes are over. We’ve finally made it to that time of year again when you want to roll down the windows and blast the best driving songs. How do you usually feel when you play music in the car? Honda found that 48% of drivers experience a lift in their mood when they listen to music in the car. 40% of people feel more relaxed when their favorite music is playing as they drive. Over 20% feel they have more energy as they listen to music while driving and almost 25% feel more focused when driving with tunes. It’s also no surprise that over 25% of people surveyed have a designated car playlist.

But, not sure what to play? Honda has you covered. The car company decided to conduct a survey of the songs most played from every year since the first Honda Civic came out in 1972.

From a previous survey of parent drivers by Honda, these are the songs played in the average family car. In this survey, Honda reached out to over 2,000 UK-based adults aged 18+ who drive regularly via OnePoll.

This is Honda’s list of the 50 Top Driving Songs from every year since 1972.

1972: Alice Cooper - School's Out
1973: The Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine 
1974: Queen - Killer Queen 
1975: Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces 
1976: Chicago - If You Leave Me Now 
1977: Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy
1978: Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 
1979: The Specials - A Message To You Rudy 
1980: Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall 
1981: Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime 
1982: Imagination - Just an Illusion
1983: Herbie Hancock - Rockit 
1984: Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
1985: Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule The World 
1986: Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is 
1987: Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full - Seven Minutes Of Madness - The Coldcut Remix 
1988: Inner City - Big Fun 
1989: Soul II Soul - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 
1990: Oleta Adams - Get Here 
1991: Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy 
1992: Arrested Development - People Everyday
1993: Jamiroquai - Blow Your Mind 
1994: Youssou N'Dour Feat Nen eh Cherry - 7 Seconds 
1995: Oasis - Wonderwall 
1996: Faithless - Insomnia 
1997: Ultra Naté - Free 
1998: Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine 
1999: Moloko - Sing It Back 
2000: Coldplay - Trouble
2001: David Gray - Sail Away
2002: Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You 
2003: Beyonce – Crazy In Love 
2004: Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
2005: Jennifer Lopez - Get Right 
2006: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
2007: Timbaland Feat Keri Hilson & D.O.E - The Way I Are
2008: Madonna Feat Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes 
2009: Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow 
2010: Lady A – Need You Now
2011: Bruno Mars - Grenade 
2012: Emeli Sandé - Next To Me 
2013: Daft Punk – Get Lucky 
2014: James Bay - Hold Back The River 
2015: Hozier - Take Me To Church 
2016: Drake Feat Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance 
2017: Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes 
2018: Rag’n’Bone Man - Human 
2019: Calvin Harris and Rag ‘n’ Bone Man - Giant
2020: The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
2021: Silk Sonic Feat Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak - Leave The Door Open
2022: Dave – Starlight