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“I Am the Highway” by Audioslave

From the album Audioslave (2002)

“I Am the Highway” by Audioslave appears on 52 radio countdowns from 30 stations between 2003 and 2026. It was first released in 2002 on the album Audioslave. Its best result is #4 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #49 alternative song of 2003, #2,792 alternative song of all time and #118 of the '00s.

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"I Am the Highway" comes from Audioslave's self-titled 2002 debut and was the fourth single pulled from it, in September 2003. All four members share the music credit, Tim Commerford, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello and Brad Wilk, and Cornell wrote the words, with Rick Rubin producing for Epic.

It's the supergroup at its most restrained: a slow, rolling piece where the riffs hang back and the song leans on Cornell's voice, weathered and soaring by turns, sounding like a drifter at peace with the open road. Plenty of space, one big, aching chorus, and no need to shout.

Rock radio took to it fast. It climbed as high as number 2 on the Mainstream Rock chart, peaked one place lower at number 3 on Modern Rock, and crossed to number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2004. Its title took on a heavier weight in 2019, when the memorial concert for Cornell was named after it.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2003 65 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 107
2003 29 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 91
2003 87 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 106
2003 35 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 100
2003 57 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 92
2003 72 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 81 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 89
2003 52 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 73 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 42 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 99
2003 24 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003 106
2003 55 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 105
2003 59 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2003 196
2003 81 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 4 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003 103
2003 76 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 104
2003 99 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2004 51 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 12 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 106
2004 30 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004 100
2004 31 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004 93
2004 34 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004 99
2004 52 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 102
2004 21 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2004 98
2004 21 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2004 107
2004 46 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004 105
2004 93 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2004 227
2004 23 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2004 50
2004 29 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 103
2004 18 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 197 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 66 96.5 The Buzz 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium 96
2005 197 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 473 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2009 235 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2010 188 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 197 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2010 736 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2013 81 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 442 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 454 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 366 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 429 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2022 304 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2022 1025 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2023 341 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 496 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 413 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 220 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2025 259 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2026 420 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 345 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: I Am The Highway; I am the Highway.

Charting alongside it in 2003

Best songs of 2003 →
  1. 1Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes
  2. 2Like a StoneAudioslave
  3. 3Bring Me to LifeEvanescence
  4. 4Somewhere I BelongLinkin Park
  5. 5Times Like TheseFoo Fighters
  6. 6Weak and PowerlessA Perfect Circle

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