If you've ever driven cross-country overnight ... Waits frequently worked cars into his songs, and in 1974, he introduced "Ol' 55" thusly: "This a about a '55 Buick Roadmaster.

Tom T. Hall’s ‘Homecoming,’ at #1, beautifully encapsulates the bittersweet nature of ‘home.’ This song stands out as a masterpiece of country storytelling, expressing a son’s longing for approval ...