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“Rockin' Down The Highway” by Doobie Brothers
From the album Toulouse Street (1972)
“Rockin' Down The Highway” by Doobie Brothers appears on 14 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1997 and 2022. It was first released in 1972 on the album Toulouse Street. Its best result is #114 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,155 classic rock song of all time.
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Tom Johnston wrote "Rockin' Down the Highway" for Toulouse Street, the Doobie Brothers' second album, in 1972, and it's the sound of a band with the windows rolled down and no intention of stopping for gas. That November it rode along as the B-side of "Jesus Is Just Alright", which undersold it badly.
The band knew better. It became a fixture of their live shows, turned up on one best-of after another, from Best of The Doobies in 1976 through Greatest Hits in 2001, and when they put out a concert record in 1996 they named it after this song: Rockin' down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert. Brad Paisley rode shotgun when the Doobies cut it again for Southbound in 2014. Not bad for a flip side.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 886 | 102.3 WBAB | WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) | 1023 |
| 1997 | 307 | 104.5 KZEP | KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) | 500 |
| 2002 | 328 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 359 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2010 | 114 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2011 | 198 | 97.9 The Loop | The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) | 500 |
| 2011 | 1039 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 444 | Big 100 | BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) | 500 |
| 2012 | 1102 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2014 | 589 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2019 | 462 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2020 | 556 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) | 1025 |
| 2021 | 395 | WCSX | WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) | 499 |
| 2022 | 788 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) | 1025 |
Also listed as: Rockin' on Down the Highway; Rockin' Down the Highway; Rockin' Down The Hiway; Rockin' Down the Highw; Rockin Down the Highway.
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