Songs About Homesickness
These are the best songs that address someone’s feelings of distress caused by being away from home.
| RANK | SONG TITLE | ARTIST(S) | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homeward Bound | Simon & Garfunkel | 1966 |
| 2 | I Left My Heart in San Francisco | Tony Bennett | 1962 |
| 3 | Sweet Home Alabama | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1974 |
| 4 | Two of Us | The Beatles | 1969 |
| 5 | Rocket Man | Elton John | 1972 |
| 6 | Lights | Journey | 1978 |
| 7 | Blue Bayou | Linda Ronstadt | 1977 |
| 8 | Twenty-Five Miles | Edwin Starr | 1969 |
| 9 | Walking to New Orleans | Fats Domino | 1960 |
| 10 | I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) | Grand Funk Railroad | 1970 |
| 11 | Major Tom (Coming Home) | Peter Schilling | 1983 |
| 12 | Hitchin' a Ride | Vanity Fare | 1969 |
| 13 | Long, Long Way From Home | Foreigner | 1977 |
| 14 | The Letter | The Box Tops | 1967 |
| 15 | Jet Airliner | The Steve Miller Band | 1977 |
| 16 | New York Mining Disaster 1941 | The Bee Gees | 1967 |
| 17 | Sloop John B | The Beach Boys | 1966 |
| 18 | Mr. Lonely | Bobby Vinton | 1962 |
| 19 | Carolina in My Mind | James Taylor | 1968 |
| 20 | I Am…I Said | Neil Diamond | 1971 |
| 21 | Dirty Water | The Standells | 1966 |
| 22 | Fool For the City | Foghat | 1975 |
| 23 | Take Me Home, Country Roads | John Denver | 1971 |
| 24 | Blue Bayou | Roy Orbison | 1963 |
| 25 | Blue Sky | The Allman Brothers Band | 1972 |
| 26 | Blue Christmas | Elvis Presley | 1957 |
| 27 | Who Says You Can't Go Home | Bon Jovi | 2005 |
| 28 | Home Sweet Home | Mötley Crüe | 1985 |
| 29 | Green, Green Grass of Home | Tom Jones | 1966 |
| 30 | Indiana Wants Me | R. Dean Taylor | 1970 |