Freddie Mercury Queen classic voted greatest driving song of all time in UK poll | Music | Entertainment

There’s nothing like belting out a rock anthem while driving on the motorway. And now British motorists have taken part in a new UK poll to name the best driving song of all time.

An incredible 39 per cent voted for Freddie Mercury’s 1979 Queen classic Don’t Stop Me Now.

The energised track beat the likes of Livin’ On A Prayer by Bon Jovi (33 per cent), Dancing Queen by ABBA (29 per cent), I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) by The Proclaimers (28 per cent) and Fleetwood Mac’s, Go Your Own Way (26 per cent).

The research by Direct Line Essentials Insurance discovered that over half of people had a dedicated playlist for road trips with an average of 51 songs.

Check out the full list of Britain’s Top 30 essential driving anthems below.

BRITAIN’S TOP 30 ESSENTIAL DRIVING ANTHEMS

1. Don’t Stop Me Now, Queen – 39 per cent
2. Livin’ On A Prayer, Bon Jovi – 33 per cent
3. Summer of ’69, Bryan Adams – 32 per cent
4. Dancing Queen, ABBA – 29 per cent
5. I’m Gonna Be (500 miles), The Proclaimers – 28 per cent
6. Hotel California, The Eagles – 28 per cent
7. Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac – 26 per cent
8. Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey – 25 per cent
9. I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Whitney Houston – 24 per cent
10. Sex On Fire, Kings of Leon – 24 per cent
11. Highway To Hell, ACDC – 23 per cent
12. Africa, Toto – 22 per cent
13. 9-5, Dolly Parton – 22 per cent
14. American Pie, Don Mclean – 22 per cent
15. Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd – 22 per cent

16. I Would Do Anything for Love, Meatloaf – 21 per cent
17. The Chain, Fleetwood Mac – 21 per cent
18. Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen – 20 per cent
19. In The Air Tonight, Phil Collins – 20 per cent
20. Come On Eileen, Dexys Midnight Runners – 20 per cent
21. Paradise City, Guns N’ Roses – 20 per cent
22. Castle on the Hill, Ed Sheeran – 20 per cent
23. River Deep – Mountain High, Tina Turner – 19 per cent
24. Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5 – 18 per cent
25. Town Called Malice, The Jam – 18 per cent
26. Tiny Dancer, Elton John – 17 per cent
27. Shut up and Drive, Rihanna – 17 per cent
28. Hey Ya, Outkast – 17 per cent
29. Life on Mars? David Bowie – 17 per cent
30. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor, Arctic Monkeys – 17 per cent