Frank Ahrens, who writes The Radio Listener column, asked readers to send in their favorite Radio Song. In general, it's a song you love to hear while in your car, but you probably don't own it. The results are below.
| SONG |
ARTIST |
VOTES |
| Radar Love |
Golden Earring |
22 |
| Boys of
Summer |
Don Henley |
10 |
| American
Pie |
Don McLean |
10 |
| Satisfaction |
Rolling Stones |
9 |
| Born To Run |
Bruce Springsteen |
8 |
| Thunder
Road |
Bruce Springsteen |
7 |
| Baker
Street |
Gerry Rafferty |
6 |
| Born to Be
Wild |
Steppenwolf |
6 |
| Layla |
Derek & the Dominoes |
6 |
| Paradise By
the Dashboard Light |
Meatloaf |
5 |
| Road Runner |
Jonathan Richman |
5 |
| In the
Summertime |
Mungo Jerry |
5 |
| Summer In
the City |
Lovin' Spoonful |
5 |
| Centerfield |
John Fogerty |
4 |
| Love Shack |
B-52s |
4 |
| Walkin' On
Sunshine |
Katrina and the Waves |
4 |
| I Get
Around |
Beach Boys |
3 |
| Magic
Carpet Ride |
Norman Greenbaum |
3 |
| Black Betty |
Ram Jam |
3 |
| California
Girls |
Beach Boys |
3 |
| Don't Fear
the Reaper |
Blue Oyster Cult |
3 |
| Sweet
Emotion |
Aerosmith |
3 |
| More Than a
Feeling |
Boston |
3 |
| Brandy |
Looking Glass |
2 |
| Fun, Fun,
Fun |
Beach Boys |
2 |
| I Feel So
Good |
Richard Thompson |
2 |
| Night Moves |
Bob Seger |
2 |
| Semi-Charmed
Life |
Third Eye Blind |
2 |
| Under the
Boardwalk |
Drifters |
2 |
| Stairway to
Heaven |
Led Zeppelin |
2 |
| Heat Wave |
Martha & the Vandellas |
2 |
| Margaritaville |
Jimmy Buffett |
2 |
| All Right
Now |
Free |
2 |
| Bohemian
Rhapsody |
Queen |
2 |
| Every
Little Thing She Does Is Magic |
Police |
2 |
| Free Bird |
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
2 |
| Free
Falling |
Tom Petty |
2 |
| Hot Fun In
the Summertime |
Sly and the Family Stone |
2 |
| I Can See
Clearly Now |
Jimmy Cliff/Johnny Nash |
2 |
| I Can't
Drive 55 |
Sammy Hagar |
2 |
| Life Is a
Highway |
Tom Cochrane |
2 |
| Maggie May |
Rod Stewart |
2 |
| Pour Some
Sugar On Me |
Def Leppard |
2 |
| Slow Ride
(Take It Easy) |
Foghat |
2 |
| Sweet
Caroline |
Neil Diamond |
2 |
| Tempted |
Squeeze |
2 |
| What I Like
About You |
Romantics |
2 |
| Won't Get
Fooled Again |
The Who |
2 |
| You Shook
Me All Night Long |
AC/DC |
2 |
| Bad Moon
Rising |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
2 |
| Build Me Up
Buttercup |
Foundations |
2 |
| Black Water |
Doobie Brothers |
2 |
| Don't You
Forget About Me |
Simple Minds |
2 |
| Dream On |
Aerosmith |
2 |
| Hotel
California |
Eagles |
2 |
| Mexican
Radio |
Wall of Voodoo |
2 |
| Summer
Breeze |
Seals & Crofts |
2 |
| The Letter |
Boxtops |
2 |
| Blinded By
the Light |
Manfred Mann |
2 |
| All Along
the Watchtower |
Jimi Hendrix |
1 |
| American
Girl |
Tom Petty |
1 |
| And It
Stoned Me |
Widespread Panic |
1 |
| Any Way You
Want It |
Journey |
1 |
| Ball and
Chain |
Social Distortion |
1 |
| Bang On the
Drum All Day |
Todd Rundgren |
1 |
| Barbara Ann |
Beach Boys |
1 |
| Beautiful
Girl |
Van Halen |
1 |
| Bette Davis
Eyes |
Kim Carnes |
1 |
| Betty Lou's
Getting' Out Tonight |
Bob Seger |
1 |
| Big Log |
Robert Plant |
1 |
| Big Night
With Daddy G |
Daddy G |
1 |
| Boom, Boom,
Out Go the Lights |
Pat Travers |
1 |
| Born In the
U.S.A. |
Bruce Springsteen |
1 |
| Brown Eyed
Girl |
Van Morrison |
1 |
| Candy-O |
Cars |
1 |
| Can't
Hardly Wait |
Replacements |
1 |
| Can't You
Hear Me Knockin' |
Rolling Stones |
1 |
| Caravan |
Van Morrison |
1 |
| Cheeseburger
In Paradise |
Jimmy Buffett |
1 |
| Cherry,
Cherry |
Neil Diamond |
1 |
| Cleveland
Rocks |
Ian Hunter |
1 |
| Come
Dancing |
Kinks |
1 |
| Come On
Down to My Boat Baby |
Every Mothers Son |
1 |
| Come On
Eileen |
Dexy's Midnight Runners |
1 |
| Connection |
Elastica |
1 |
| Crocodile
Rock |
Elton John |
1 |
| Dancing In
the Street |
Martha and the Vandellas |
1 |
| Dancing
Queen |
ABBA |
1 |
| Day After
Day |
Badfinger |
1 |
| Deacon
Blues |
Steely Dan |
1 |
| Desire |
U2 |
1 |
| Don't Bring
Me Down |
ELO |
1 |
| Down at the
Twist and Shout |
Mary Chapin Carpenter |
1 |
| East Bound
and Down |
Jerry Reed |
1 |
| Everlasting
Love |
Carl Carlton |
1 |
| Feel Like
Makin' Love |
Bad Company |
1 |
| Fins |
Jimmy Buffett |
1 |
| Flirting
With Disaster |
Molly Hatchet |
1 |
| Fool On a
Hill |
Beatles |
1 |
| Free Man in
Paris |
Joni Mitchell |
1 |
| Get Into
the Groove |
Madonna |
1 |
| Get Off of
My Cloud |
Rolling Stones |
1 |
| Girl Like
You |
Smithereens |
1 |
| Goodbye
Stranger |
Supertramp |
1 |
| Groovin' |
Bob Marley< |
1 |
| Hard Day's
Night |
Beatles |
1 |
| Head On |
Jesus & Mary Chain |
1 |
| Heard It In
a Love Song |
Marshall Tucker Band |
1 |
| Heartbreak
Beat |
Psychadelic Furs |
1 |
| Hello, I
Love You |
Doors |
1 |
| Henry the
Eighth |
Doors |
1 |
| Hey, Jude |
Herman's Hermits |
1 |
| Higher and
Higher |
Jackie Wilson |
1 |
| Hold On
Loosely |
38 Special |
1 |
| Holy Ghost |
Bar-Kays |
1 |
| Honky Tonk
Woman |
Rolling Stones |
1 |
| Hot Pants |
James Brown |
1 |
| House of
the Rising Sun |
Animals |
1 |
| I Got a
Line on You |
Spirit |
1 |
| I Got You
Babe |
Sonny & Cher |
1 |
| I Love Rock 'N Roll |
Joan Jett |
1 |
| I Wanna Be
Sedated |
Ramones |
1 |
| I'll Stick
Around |
Foo Fighters |
1 |
| I'm Bad,
I'm Nationwide |
ZZ Top |
1 |
| I'm Not In
Love |
10cc |
1 |
| In the
Evening |
Led Zeppelin |
1 |
| It's Your
Thing |
Isley Brothers |
1 |
| Jessica |
Allman Brothers Band |
1 |
| L.A. Woman |
Doors |
1 |
| Lady
Madonna |
Beatles |
1 |
| Last Splash |
Breeders |
1 |
| Lay Down
Sally |
Eric Clapton |
1 |
| Let's
Groove Tonight |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
1 |
| Light My
Fire |
Doors |
1 |
| Lightnin'
Strikes |
Lou Christie |
1 |
| Lonely Boy |
Andrew Gold |
1 |
| Long Hot
Summer |
Style Council |
1 |
| Love Is
What I Got |
Sublime |
1 |
| My Cherie
Amour |
Stevie Wonder |
1 |
| Mack the
Knife |
Bobby Darin |
1 |
| Make Me
Smile |
Chicago |
1 |
| Me and
Bobby McGee |
Janis Joplin |
1 |
| Melt With
You |
Modern English |
1 |
| Miss You |
Rolling Stones |
1 |
| Monkey
Wrench |
Foo Fighters |
1 |
| Mrs.
Robinson |
Simon and Garfunkel |
1 |
| My 409 |
Beach Boys |
1 |
| My Sharona |
Knack |
1 |
| My Sin |
Peggy Lee |
1 |
| Not Fade
Away |
Buddy Holly |
1 |
| One More
Chance |
Notorious B.I.G. |
1 |
| Our Lips
Are Sealed |
Go-Go's |
1 |
| Over the
Hills and Far Away |
Led Zeppelin |
1 |
| Proud Mary |
Ike and Tina Turner |
1 |
| Purple Rain |
Prince |
1 |
| Radio Free
Europe |
R.E.M. |
1 |
| Radio,
Radio |
Elvis Costello |
1 |
| Rain Drops |
Dee Clark |
1 |
| Red
Barchetta |
Rush |
1 |
| Reelin' In
the Years |
Steely Dan |
1 |
| Riding in
My Car |
NRBQ |
1 |
| Rock and
Roll All Night |
KISS |
1 |
| Rock Steady |
Aretha Franklin |
1 |
| Rock the
Boat |
Hues Corporation |
1 |
| Rockin'
Pneumonia and Boogie-Woogie Flu |
Johnny Rivers |
1 |
| Rosalita |
Bruce Springsteen |
1 |
| Sea Cruise |
Huey Smith |
1 |
| See You In
September |
Four Seasons |
1 |
| Side One
(album) |
Kansas |
1 |
| Sister
Golden Hair |
America |
1 |
| Sitting on
the Dock of Bay |
Otis Redding |
1 |
| Smoke on
the Water |
Deep Purple |
1 |
| Smoking Gun |
Robert Cray Band |
1 |
| Smooth
Operator |
Sade |
1 |
| Soul Limbo |
Booker T and the MGs |
1 |
| Spoonman |
Soundgarden |
1 |
| Theme From St. Elmo's
Fire |
Various |
1 |
| Star Baby |
Guess Who |
1 |
| Steppin'
Out |
Joe Jackson |
1 |
| Summertime
Blues |
Eddie Cochrane |
1 |
| Sweet Home
Alabama |
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
1 |
| Swingtown |
Steve Miller Band |
1 |
| Sympathy
for the Devil |
Rolling Stones |
1 |
| The Best of
Times |
Styx |
1 |
| The Boys
Are Back in Town |
Thin Lizzy |
1 |
| The Logical
Song |
Supertramp |
1 |
| The Thrill
Is Gone |
B.B. King |
1 |
| Theme From
Picnic |
George Duning |
1 |
| This Old
Heart of Mine |
Isley Brothers |
1 |
| Tie Me
Kangaroo Down Sport |
Rolf Harris |
1 |
| Time On My
Hands |
Rolling Stones |
1 |
| Too Shy |
Kajagogo |
1 |
| Tumblin'
Dice |
Rolling Stones |
1 |
| Two Tickets
to Paradise |
Eddie Money |
1 |
| Under the
Milky Way |
Church |
1 |
| Ventura
Highway |
America |
1 |
| Walk On the
Wild Side |
Lou Reed |
1 |
| Wanted,
Dead or Alive |
Bon Jovi |
1 |
| We Are
Family |
Sister Sledge |
1 |
| We Didn't
Start the Fire |
Billy Joel |
1 |
| Weather
With You |
Crowded House |
1 |
| What's
Going On |
Marvin Gaye |
1 |
| Wheel of
Fortune |
Kay Star |
1 |
| Whole Lotta
Love |
Led Zeppelin |
1 |
| Wild Night |
Van Morrison |
1 |
| You Belong
to Me |
Duprees |
1 |
| You Make
Lovin' Fun |
Fleetwood Mac |
1 |
| If |
Bread |
1 |
| Silence Is
Golden |
Tremeloes |
1 |
| Baba
O'Reilly |
Who |
1 |
| Canadian
Sunset |
Various |
1 |
| Comfortably
Numb |
Pink Floyd |
1 |
| Doin' It To
Death |
James Brown |
1 |
| Downtown |
Petula Clark |
1 |
| Jump |
Van Halen |
1 |
| Knock On
Wood |
Eddie Floyd |
1 |
| Stop, In
the Name of Love |
Supremes |
1 |
| December
1963 (Oh, What a Night) |
Four Seasons |
1 |
| Stay/The
Load Out |
Jackson Browne |
1 |
| Brown Sugar |
Rolling Stones |
1 |
| Burning
Down the House |
Talking Heads |
1 |
| Glory Days |
Bruce Springsteen |
1 |
| Hitch a
Ride |
Boston |
1 |
| Love
Rollercoaster |
Ohio Players |
1 |
| September |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
1 |
| Against All
Odds |
Phil Collins |
1 |
| Ain't No
Stopping Us Now |
McFadden & Whitehead |
1 |
| All My
Lovin' |
Beatles |
1 |
| Be Thankful
for What You've Got |
William DeVaughn |
1 |
| Blue Moon |
Various |
1 |
| Brian
Wilson |
Barenaked Ladies |
1 |
| Bridge Over
Troubled Waters |
Simon and Garfunkel |
1 |
| Cadillac
Ranch |
Bruce Springsteen |
1 |
| Could It Be
I'm Falling in Love? |
Spinners |
1 |
| Crimson
& Clover |
Tommy James |
1 |
| Cruel
Summer |
Bananarama |
1 |
| Different
Drum |
Linda Ronstadt |
1 |
| Do I Do |
Stevie Wonder |
1 |
| Do Wah
Diddy |
Manfred Mann |
1 |
| Do You Know
What I Mean |
Lee Michaels |
1 |
| Dirty
Laundry |
Don Henley |
1 |
| Everybody
Wants to Rule the World |
Tears for Fears |
1 |
| Everything
Must Change |
Quincy Jones |
1 |
| Fancy |
Rebe McEntire |
1 |
| Feeling
That Way/Anytime |
Journey |
1 |
| Fight For
Your Right to Party |
Beastie Boys |
1 |
| Fingertips
Part II |
Stevie Wonder |
1 |
| Fire on
High |
ELO |
1 |
| Forever
Young |
Rod Stewart |
1 |
| Go All the
Way |
Eric Carmen |
1 |
| Got to Be
Real |
Cheryl Lynn |
1 |
| Grazin' in
the Grass |
Friends of Distinction |
1 |
| Green Grass
and High Tides |
Outlaws |
1 |
| Hold Me,
Thrill Me, Kiss Me |
Mel Carter |
1 |
| Hot-Blooded |
Foreigner |
1 |
| How Soon Is
Now |
Smiths |
1 |
| I Ran |
Flock of Seagulls |
1 |
| I'm On Fire |
Bruce Springsteen |
1 |
| In the Air
Tonight |
Phil Collins |
1 |
| It's a Fine
Day |
Opus III |
1 |
| It's Too
Late |
Carole King |
1 |
| Jammin' |
Bob Marley |
1 |
| Jane |
Jefferson Starship |
1 |
| Joy to the World |
Three Dog Night |
1 |
| Jet
Airliner |
Steve Miller Band |
1 |
| Just My
Imagination |
Temptations |
1 |
| King of the
Hill |
Roger McGuinn |
1 |
| Lazy,
Crazy, Hazy Days of Summer |
Various |
1 |
| Leader of
the Pack |
Shangri-Las |
1 |
| Let's Go
Crazy |
Prince |
1 |
| Little Red
Corvette |
Prince |
1 |
| Living for
the City |
Stevie Wonder |
1 |
| Lola |
Kinks |
1 |
| Love Grows
Where My Rosemary Goes |
Edison Lighthouse |
1 |
| Mercedes
Benz |
Janis Joplin |
1 |
| Moonlight
Feels Right |
Starbuck |
1 |
| Mustang
Sally |
Wilson Pickett |
1 |
| My Girl |
Temptations |
1 |
| No Rain |
Blind Melon |
1 |
| Old Time
Rock N Roll |
Bob Seger |
1 |
| Papa Was a
Rolling Stone |
Temptations |
1 |
| Paradise
City |
Guns N Roses |
1 |
| Pretty
Woman |
Roy Orbison |
1 |
| Pride (In
the Name of Love) |
U2 |
1 |
| Red River
Rock |
Johnny and the Hurricanes |
1 |
| Reminiscing |
Little River Band |
1 |
| Rock Me
Gently |
Andy Kim |
1 |
| Rock the
Casbah |
Clash |
1 |
| Rocket Man |
Elton John |
1 |
| Runnin'
Down a Dream |
Tom Petty |
1 |
| Sexual
Healing |
Marvin Gaye |
1 |
| Smells Like
Teen Spirit |
Nirvana |
1 |
| Son of a
Preacher Man |
Dusty Springfield |
1 |
| Spirit in
the Sky |
Norman Greenbaum |
1 |
| Stayin'
Alive |
Bee Gees |
1 |
| Summertime |
Will Smith |
1 |
| Superman |
R.E.M. |
1 |
| Take On Me |
A-Ha |
1 |
| The Happy
Wanderer |
Various |
1 |
| The Weight |
Band |
1 |
| Tired of
Toeing the Line |
Rocky Burnette |
1 |
| Twelfth of
Never |
Johnny Mathis |
1 |
| Twilight
Zone |
Golden Earring |
1 |
| Unchained
Melody |
Les Baxter |
1 |
| Volare |
Dean Martin |
1 |
| Weekend |
Wet Willie |
1 |
| What a Fool
Believes |
Doobie Brothers |
1 |
| White
Wedding |
Billy Idol |
1 |
| Wild Thing |
Troggs |
1 |
| Wreck of
the Edmund Fitzgerald |
Gordon Lightfoot |
1 |
| Your Song |
Elton John |
1 |
| Avalon |
Roxy Music |
1 |
| Peaceful
Easy Feeling |
Eagles |
1 |
| Philadelphia
Freedom |
Elton John |
1 |
| Crystal
Blue Persuasion |
Tommy James |
1 |
| Get Off
This |
Cracker |
1 |
| Good
Vibrations |
Beach Boys |
1 |
| My Baby
Must Be a Magician |
Marvalettes |
1 |
| Rock Creek
Park |
Blackbyrds |
1 |
| Sailing
Shoes |
Robert Palmer |
1 |
| There's a
Moon Out Tonight |
Capris |
1 |
| Sweet
Dreams |
Eurythmics |
1 |
| Organ
Movement |
Camille Saint-Saens |
1 |
| A Little
More Love |
A Little More Love |
1 |
| Amie |
Pure Prairie League |
1 |
| Blue
Savannah |
Erasure |
1 |
| California
Dreamin' |
Mamas and the Papas |
1 |
| If I Had
You |
Various |
1 |
| One Nation
Under a Groove |
George Clinton |
1 |
| String of
Pearls |
Glenn Miller |
1 |
| Sultans of
Swing |
Dire Straits |
1 |
| Sweet
Talkin' Woman |
Chiffons |
1 |
| The Year of
the Cat |
Al Stewart |
1 |
| Always
Something There To Remind Me |
Naked Eyes |
1 |
| Here Comes
the Weekend |
Dave Edmonds |
1 |
| The Way You
Look Tonight |
Frank Sinatra |
1 |
