Buckle Up, Your Ultimate 2026 Summer Road Trip Playlist is Here
Summer Is Officially Here and We Want to Make Sure Your Playlist is Ready
After Memorial Day weekend I can officially say that summer has unofficially officially taken off. And with that being said, it is time to get that playlist queued up!
Why I'm Always on the Hunt for New Music
My parents live about three hours away from me and I find myself making long drives pretty often whether it's visiting family, catching up with old friends, or heading somewhere new for hiking, sightseeing, or whatever tickles my fancy that weekend. I can't say my playlist ever gets old but having some fresh variety is always a win.
So I Asked YOU
I took it to our Facebook page and asked if you could only add ONE song to the ultimate 2026 summer road trip playlist, what would it be? And y'all delivered!
Ultimate Summer Playlist 2026
Gallery Credit: Callie Todaro
Here's What You Said
- Sunny — Bobby Hebb
- Around the Way Girl — LL Cool J
- Summertime — Fresh Prince
- School's Out for Summer — Alice Cooper
- Humpty Dance — Digital Underground
- Sailing — Christopher Cross
- Born to Run — Bruce Springsteen
- We Got the Beat — The Go-Go's
- Summertime Sadness — Lana Del Rey
- Band on the Run — Wings
- Sister Golden Hair — America
- All Night — Lumineers
- The Heat Is On — Glenn Frey
- Yeah! — Usher
- Summer Nights — Van Halen
- Cruel Summer — Bananarama
- Hangin' Tough — New Kids on the Block
Not a Bad List If You Ask Me!
This list is giving everything it needs to give, but we could always add more! We've got a good start though, some classics, we've got throwbacks, we've got a little bit of everything which is exactly what a summer road trip playlist should be. Hit shuffle and thank me later! ☀️🎶
Got a song we missed? Drop it in the comments and we'll keep this playlist growing all summer long!
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