Top 20 driving songs to listen to whilst driving.

Happy: 90% of drivers admit that listening to music in the car gives them a feeling of happiness. In fact, the great majority of them (84%) always or very often listen to their favourite songs while driving, as shown by a survey by SEAT UK done on a simple of 2,000 drivers between the ages of 18 and 84.

These findings are backed by research published in Nature magazine which shows that listening to music releases dopamine, the happiness hormone. Furthermore, enjoyment increases when listening to a song we especially like. In this sense, SEAT is the world’s first carmaker to integrate Shazam in its vehicles. According to Nielsen Consulting, 70% of users consult this app while on the go in a car, at over 30 km/h.

We will rock you: And even though there is no accounting for individual music tastes, the participants in the survey also listed their favourite genres, with pop and rock coming out on top. 64% claim that listening to different kinds of songs changes their mood.

Bohemian Rhapsody: Any fragment of Queen’s smash hit is a clear example of the effect that music has on drivers. Based on the answers from the SEAT UK survey participants, Bohemian Rhapsody, recorded in 1975, is at the top of the list of the 20 best songs to listen to while driving.

There are a lot of must-haves in the top 10 positions. The second most popular song is another hit from the 70s, Dancing Queen, by Abba, followed by Bon Jovi’s Livin’ on a Prayer and other 80s hits like Walking on Sunshine or Eye of the Tiger.

I Gotta Feeling: The only two current performers that made it into the top ten are Pharrell, with Happy, and Black Eyed Peas, with I Gotta Feeling. There are a lot of modern songs beginning in 11th place, such as This Is Me, from the film The Greatest Showman, or Roar, by Katy Perry.

Songs 11 to 20 on the list also include the oldest hit, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (1966), and the only one from the 90s, Wonderwall, by Oasis.