“Convoy” by C.W. Mc Call

"Convoy" rolled out on MGM in 1975, a novelty record sung by C.W. McCall, who wasn't exactly a person: he was a character dreamed up by Bill Fries and Chip Davis, with Fries supplying the voice. Written by McCall and Davis, it cashed in on the CB radio craze of the day and topped the American country and pop charts alike, holding the country top spot for six weeks.

It hit No. 1 on Canada's RPM chart in January 1976 as well and reached No. 2 in the UK, and it was big enough to spawn a movie: Sam Peckinpah's 1978 film Convoy, for which McCall recut the song to follow the plot. Rolling Stone placed it 98th on its 2014 list of the greatest country songs, and it still held 106th when the list was revised in 2024.

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