Song · Willie Nelson
“On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson
Released 1991
“On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2010 and 2026. It was first released in 1991. Its best result is #6 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,910 indie & aaa song of all time and #335 of the '80s.
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Willie Nelson wrote "On the Road Again" on assignment, more or less: Jerry Schatzberg and Sydney Pollack, the director and executive producer of Honeysuckle Rose, the 1980 film Nelson starred in, asked him for a song for the soundtrack, and he came back with a hymn to life on tour. It's a road song without an ounce of self-pity, just the restless joy of a man who'd rather be out playing than anywhere else.
It went to number one on the country chart in November 1980, his 9th trip to the top there, crossed over far enough to become his biggest pop hit up to then, and won him a Grammy for Best Country Song the following year. It has been one of the tunes he's known by ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2020 | 1450 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2021 | 162 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2023 | 581 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2023 | 282 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2026 | 661 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
Also listed as: On the Road Again.
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