Aug. 26, 2026
Blog
Column
Writer: Marco den Ouden (Marconius7)
A List
| Song Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highways and Byways | Belbury Poly | Koinuchan |
| 2 | Classic Northern Diversions | Jackie Leven | TatankaYotanka |
| 3 | San Francisco Mabel Joy | Mickey Newbury | tincanman |
| 4 | No Particular Place to Go | Chuck Berry | ParaMhor |
| 5 | Detour | The Interns | Nicko |
| 6 | I Wander | Real Lies | DiscoMonster |
| 7 | Follow the Drinking Gourd | Joe & Eddie | nosuchzone |
| 8 | Back Road Into Town | The Staple Singers | Nicko |
| 9 | Detour | Patti Page | TarquinSpodd |
| 10 | Detour | Willie Nelson & Leon Russell | BanazirGalbasi |
| 11 | Since I Met You | BB King & Katie Webster | Nicko |
| 12 | Detour Ahead | Ella Fitzgerald & Herb Ellis | Nicko |
| 13 | Detour | Bo Diddley | severin |
B List
| Song Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Long and Winding Road | The Beatles | happyclapper |
| 2 | Stop This Car | Jonathan Richman | TarquinSpodd |
| 3 | Diversion | IST IST | Vikingchild |
| 4 | Motorway to Roswell | Pixies | happyclapper |
| 5 | Over the Next Hill (We'll Be Home) | Johnny Cash | Vikingchild |
| 6 | Detour Through Your Mind | The B-52s | Vikingchild |
| 7 | Detour Up | Metric | Vikingchild |
| 8 | The English Motorway System | Black Box Recorder | Vikingchild |
| 9 | Sneaking Sally Through the Alley | Robert Palmer | severin |
| 10 | Starting Over | Chris Stapleton | tincanman |
| 11 | The Trip | Dave Rawlings Machine | tincanman |
| 12 | Transcendent Rambling Railway Blues | Colter Wall | tincanman |
| 13 | Loch Lomond | Paul Robeson | TatankaYotanka |
| 14 | A Fork in the Road | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | ParaMhor |
| 15 | Detour Ahead | Della Reese | nosuchzone |
| 16 | Battened Ships | Odyssey | pejepeine |
| 17 | Ithaca | Sean Connery/Vangelis | pejepeine |
| 18 | Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock) | Bob Marley | Nicko |
| 19 | Driftin' Blues | Charles Brown | Nicko |
| 20 | Take a Back Road | Rodney Atkins | Loud Atlas |
| 21 | High Time for a Detour | k.d. lang | magicman |
| 22 | Distracted | Al Jarreau | Fred Erickson |
| 23 | Fable of the Urban Fox | Arab Strap | happyclapper |
| 24 | Recycled | Brooklyn Funk Essentials | tincanman |
| 25 | The Valley Road | Bruce Hornsby | BanazirGalbasi |
| 26 | Officer Material | Cathar Coghlan | Max Visconta Nuclearosa |
| 27 | Didn't Cha Know | Erykah Badu | DiscoMonster |
C List
| August 26, 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Song Title | Artist | Nominated by | |
| 1 | The Rainstorm | Bernard Hermann | Loud Atlas |
| 2 | Divertimento | Dave Brubeck | BanazirGalbasi |
| 3 | Side Tracked | Freddie King | Nicko |