One great thing about trucking is being able to listen to whatever the hell you want when you’re in the driver’s seat, from classic rock to country.
There’s nothing quite like blasting AC/DC’s Thunderstruck as you motor along the Stuart Highway, a cloud of dust in your wake, or singing along to Slim Dusty’s Lights on the Hill as you wind your way home at sunset.
If you want to mainline a great mix of tunes tailored for truckies, while staying updated on the latest news and more, Australian Truck Radio is your best bet.
It recently broadcast its “Truckies’ Top 100” – a countdown of the top songs by Australian artists that drivers can’t get enough of.
Presenter Simon Smith said: “Funny thing about truckies, they love something to listen to on the road!
“Over the years, their music favourites haven’t really changed.
“The real favourite artists are Slim Dusty, Jimmy Barnes, AC/DC, Midnight Oil and INXS.
“Plus, the classic oldies like Meat Loaf, David Bowie, the Eagles, Van Halen, ZZ Top and Queen.”
Take a look at the top 100 below.
1. Slim Dusty – Lights On The Hill
2. Men At Work – Down Under
3. Jimmy Barnes – Working Class Man
4. Icehouse – Great Southern Land
5. AC/DC – It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock N’ Roll)
6. John Farnham – You’re The Voice
7. GANGgajang – Sounds Of Then
8. AC/DC – Thunderstruck
9. Midnight Oil – Beds are burning
10. Yothu Yindi – Treaty (Filthy Lucre Radio Remix)
11. The Angels – Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
12. Cold Chisel – Flame Trees
13. Goanna – Solid Rock
14. Daryl Braithwaite – The Horses
15. Screaming Jets – Better
16. Cold Chisel – Bow River
17. Stevie Wright – Evie (Parts 1, 2 and 3)
18. INXS – Never Tear Us Apart
19. Hunters & Collectors – Throw Your Arms Around Me
20. Redgum – I Was Only 19 (A Walk In The Light Green)
21. Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock
22. AC/DC – Back In Black
23. Australian Crawl – Reckless (Don’t Be So)
24. Choirboys – Run To Paradise
25. The Easybeats – Friday On My Mind
26. Paul Kelly – To Her Door
27. John Williamson – True Blue
28. INXS – Don’t Change
29. Midnight Oil – Power And The Passion
30. Hunters & Collectors – Holy Grail
31. Powderfinger – My Happiness
32. The Living End – Prisoner Of Society
33. The Church – Under The Milky Way
34. Russell Morris – The Real Thing
35. The Angels – Take A Long Line
36. Silverchair – Tomorrow
37. Moving Pictures – What About Me
38. Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
39. Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mine
40. AC/DC – Highway To Hell
41. Cold Chisel – Cheap Wine
42. Sherbet – Howzat
43. Divinyls – Pleasure And Pain
44. INXS – New Sensation
45. Slim Dusty – A Pub With No Beer
46. Crowded House – Better Be Home Soon
47. Skyhooks – Horror Movie
48. The Sunnyboys – Alone With You
49. Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs – Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy
50. The Angels – No Secrets
51. Boom Crash Opera – Dancing In The Storm
52. Australian Crawl – Errol
53. Jimmy Barnes – Driving Wheels
54. Paul Kelly – Firewood And Candles
55. Midnight Oil – U.S. FORCES
56. Screaming Jets – Helping Hand
57. The Church – The Unguarded Moment
58. INXS – Original Sin
59. Wolfmother – Joker And The Thief
60. Divinyls – I Touch Myself
61. Cold Chisel – When The War Is Over
62. Mental as Anything – The Nips Are Getting Bigger
63. AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long
64. TRIFFIDS – Wide Open Road
65. Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
66. Richard Clapton – Deep Water
67. Hoodoo Gurus – What’s My Scene
68. Rose Tattoo – We Can’t Be Beaten
69. INXS – Need You Tonight
70. Kev Carmody – From Little Things Big Things Grow
71. Hunters & Collectors – When The River Runs Dry
72. Skyhooks – Living In The 70s
73. Mondo Rock – Come Said The Boy
74. Silverchair – Straight Lines
75. The Masters Apprentices – Turn Up Your Radio
76. Midnight Oil – Dead Heart
77. Powderfinger – These Days
78. Australian Crawl – Things Don’t Seem
79. Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls – Before Too Long
80. Alex Lloyd – Amazing
81. AC/DC – T.N.T.
82. Warumpi Band – Blackfella/Whitefella
83. Divinyls – Boys In Town
84. The Whitlams – Blow Up The Pokies (I Wish I…)
85. Flowers – Can’t Help Myself
86. The Sports – Don’t Throw Stones
87. Savage Garden – I Want You [Album Version]
88. The Saints – Just Like Fire Would
89. Little River Band – Cool Change
90. Killing Heidi – Mascara
91. Pete Murray – So Beautiful
92. Models – Out Of Mind Out Of Sight
93. Midnight Oil – Redneck Wonderland
94. Vance Joy – Riptide
95. AC/DC – High Voltage
96. The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over
97. Powderfinger – On My Mind
98. Gotye feat Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know
99. Ian Moss – Tucker’s Daughter
100. The Go Betweens – The Streets Of Your Town
This story was originally published in Deals on Wheels, issue 503.