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The following is a list of rock instrumentals. Only instrumentals that are notable are included.

Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes musical instruments and features very little or no singing. An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics, or singing, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting.

Artist Song title Date Highest position on US charts Highest position on UK charts Highest position on R&B charts Miscellaneous Bill Justis "Raunchy" 1957 #3 #24 #1 Ernie Freeman "Raunchy" 1957 #4 #1 The Champs "Tequila" 1958 #1 #5 #1 Duane Eddy "Moovin' N' Groovin'" 1958 #72 The Champs "El Rancho Rock" 1958 #30 Link Wray & His Ray Men "Rumble" 1958 #16 #11 Duane Eddy "Rebel Rouser" 1958 #6 #8 #19 Duane Eddy "Ramrod" 1958 #28 The Champs "Chariot Rock" 1958 #59 Duane Eddy "Cannonball" 1958 #15 #2 #22 Link Wray & His Ray Men "Raw Hide" 1959 #23 The Rockin' R's "The Beat" 1959 #57 Duane Eddy "Yep!" 1959 #30 #17 The Virtues "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" 1959 #5 #27 Dave "Baby" Cortez "The Happy Organ" 1959 #1 #5 Johnny and the Hurricanes "Crossfire" 1959 #23 The Wailers "Tall Cool One" 1959 #36 #24 Preston Epps "Bongo Rock" 1959 #14 Duane Eddy "Forty Miles of Bad Road" 1959 #9 #17 Johnny and the Hurricanes "Red River Rock" 1959 #5 #3 #5 The Wailers "Mau Mau" 1959 #68 Sandy Nelson "Teen Beat" 1959 #4 #9 #17 The piano on the recording is by Bruce Johnston. Santo & Johnny "Sleep Walk" 1959 #1 #22 #4 Santo & Johnny "Tear Drop" 1959 #23 #50 #17 Duane Eddy "Some Kind A Earthquake" 1959 #37 #12 Johnny And The Hurricanes "Reveille Rock" 1959 #25 #17 The Fireballs "Bulldog" 1960 #24 The Champs "Too Much Tequila" 1960 #30 Johnny and the Hurricanes "Beatnik Fly" 1960 #15 #8 Bill Black's Combo "White Silver Sands" 1960 #9 #33 #1 Bill Black's Combo "Don't Be Cruel" 1960 #11 #32 #1 Duane Eddy "Shazam" 1960 #45 #4 Duane Eddy "Because They're Young" 1960 #4 #2 #17 Johnny and the Hurricanes "Rocking Goose" 1960 #60 #3 Duane Eddy "Peter Gunn" 1960 #8 #6 This was the second charting of the song in 1959. Floyd Cramer "Last Date" 1960 #2 #32 The Shadows "Apache" 1960#1 The Shadows "Man of Mystery" 1960#5 The Ventures "Walk, Don't Run" 1960 #1 #8 #13 Duane Eddy "Pepe" 1961 #18 #2 B. Bumble and the Stingers "Bumble Boogie" 1961 #21 The Fireballs "Quite a Party" 1961 #27 #29 Kokomo "Asia Minor" 1961 #8 #35Adopted from the Edvard Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor and subsequently banned by the BBC. The Mar Keys "Last Night" 1961 #3 #2 Sandy Nelson "Let There Be Drums" 1961 #7 #3 The Shadows "F. B. I." 1961 #6 The Shadows "The Frightened City" 1961#3 The Shadows "Kon Tiki" 1961#1 The Shadows "The Savage" 1961#10 The String A Longs "Wheels" 1961 #3 #8 #19 Billy Joe and the Checkmates "Percolator (Twist)" 1962 #10 The Champs "Limbo Rock" 1962 #40 Jet Harris "Besame Mucho" 1962 #22 King Curtis "Soul Twist" 1962 #17 #1 Sandy Nelson "Drums Are My Beat" 1962 #29 #30 The Shadows "Wonderful Land" 1962#1 The Shadows "Guitar Tango" 1962#4 The Shadows "Dance On!" 1962#1 The Tornados "Telstar" 1962 #1 #1 #5 Booker T. & the M. G.'s "Green Onions" 1962 #3 #1 The Busters "Bust Out" 1963 #25 The Dakotas "The Cruel Sea" 1963 #18 Jet Harris and Tony Meehan "Scarlett O'Hara" 1963 #2 Lonnie Mack "Memphis" 1963 #5 #4 Lonnie Mack Wham! 1963 #24 From the album The Wham of that Memphis Man The Marketts "Out of Limits" 1963 #3 Link Wray & His Ray Men "Jack The Ripper" 1963 #64 Released in 1961, but didn't chart until 1963. Jack Nitzsche "The Lonely Surfer" 1963 #39 The Rockin’ Rebels aka The Rebels "Wild Weekend" 1963 #8 #3 #28 The Shadows "Foot Tapper" 1963#1 The Surfaris "Wipe Out" 1963 #2 #5 #10 The Pyramids "Penetration" 1964 #18 Adapted from Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor. The T Bones "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" 1965 #3 The Viscounts "Harlem Nocturne" 1966 #39 #17 Originally released in 1960, peaking at #52 on Billboard and #28 on CashBox. A 1965 re release resulted in the record topping its previous peak, reaching #39. The Bar Kays "Soul Finger" 1967 #17 #33 #3 Cliff Nobles & Co. "The Horse" 1968 #2 #2 Fleetwood Mac "Albatross"1968#1 Charted again (#2) in Britain in 1972. Hugh Masekela "Grazing in the Grass" 1968 #1 #1 Mason Williams "Classical Gas" 1968 #2 #9 "orchestrated rock and roll" backed by the Wrecking Crew Booker T. & the M. G.'s "Time Is Tight" 1969 #6 #7 from the film Uptight The Ventures "Hawaii Five O" 1969 #4

Artist Song title Date Highest position on US charts Highest position on UK charts Highest position on R&B charts Miscellaneous Dennis Coffey ‘'Scorpio’’ 1971 #6 #7 #9 Hot Butter ‘'Popcorn’’ 1972 #9 #5 Billy Preston Outa Space 1972 #2#44 #1 Deodato ‘'Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)’’ 1973 #2 #7based on Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra Edgar Winter Group ‘'Frankenstein’’ 1973 #1 #18 The Love Unlimited Orchestra Love's Theme 1973 #1 #10 #10 orchestra formed and song written by Barry White Billy Preston Space Race 1973 #4 #1 Average White Band Pick Up the Pieces 1974 #1 #6 #5 B. T. Express Express 1974 #2#34 #1 The Commodores Machine Gun 1974 #22 #20 #7 Focus Hocus Pocus 1974 #9 #20 MFSB ‘'TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)’’ 1974 #1 #22 #1 Silver Convention Fly, Robin, Fly 1975 #1 #28 #1 Van McCoy The Hustle 1975 #1 #3 #1Mike PostThe Rockford Files (Theme)1975#10 Walter Murphy A Fifth Of Beethoven 1976 #1 #28 #10 based on the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Rhythm Heritage Theme from S. W. A. T. 1976 #1 #11Chuck MangioneFeels So Good 1977#4 Herb Alpert ‘'Rise’’ 1979 #1 #13 #4

"Rise", (1979), No. 1 US, No. 13 UK, No. 4 R&B

Peter Gunn (1959), No. 8 US, No. 22 UK, No. 4 R&B song's composer Henry Mancini wrote that it, "actually derives more from rock and roll than from jazz."

"Pick Up the Pieces", (1974), No. 1 US, No. 6 UK

"Soul Finger", (1967), No. 17 US, No. 33 UK, No. 3 R&B

Most, if not all, of the Bill Black Combo's recordings are instrumentals. "White Silver Sands", (1960), No. 9 US, No. 33 UK, No. 1 R&B
"Don't Be Cruel", (1960), No. 11 US, No. 32 UK, No. 1 R&B

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

"Express", (1974), No. 2 US,#34 UK, No. 1 R&B,

Most, if not all, of B. Bumble and the Stingers' recordings are instrumentals. "Bumble Boogie", (1961), No. 21 US, based on Rimsky Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumble Bee"
"Nut Rocker" (1962), The recording is a version of the march from Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker.

Most, if not all, of the Champs recordings are instrumentals. "Tequila" (1959), No. 1 US, No. 5 UK, No. 1 R&B
"Limbo Rock" (1962), No. 40 US featured Earl Palmer on drums, Tommy Tedesco on guitar, and Plas Johnson on sax

Steppin' Out, ("What's Shakin'", 1966), Eric Clapton guitar, Paul Jones harmonica, Jack Bruce bass, Steve Winwood vocals and Pete York drums.

"Scorpio", (1971), No. 6 US, No. 7 UK, No. 9 R&B

"Machine Gun", (1974), No. 22 US, No. 20 UK, No. 7 R&B

"The Happy Organ" (1959), No. 1 US, No. 5 R&B

Most, if not all, of the Floyd Cramer's recordings are instrumentals. "Last Date", (1960), No. 2 US, No. 32 UK

"Soul Twist", (1962), No. 17 US, No. 1 R&B

"The Cruel Sea", (1963), No. 18 UK

"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)", (1973), No. 2 US, No. 7 UK, based on Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra

"Tell the Truth (Jam No. 1)" (The Layla Sessions)

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

"Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)" (1956) No. 2 US No. 1 R&B
"Slow Walk" (1956) No. 26 US No. 4 R&B
"Soft" (1957) No. 35 US

Most of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the Duane Eddy's recordings are instrumentals. "Rebel Rouser" (1958), No. 6 US, No. 8 UK, No. 19 R&B, saxophone by session musician Gil Bernal, yells and handclaps by doo wop group the Rivingtons. "Peter Gunn" (1959), No. 8 US, No. 6 UK, this was the second charting of the song in 1959

"Bongo Rock" (1959), No. 14 US

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

"Besame Mucho", (1962), No. 22 UK

Most of Hoey's recordings are instrumentals.

"Popcorn", (1972), No. 9 US, No. 5 UK

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals. "Red River Rock" (1959), No. 5 US, No. 3 UK, No. 5 R&B

"Raunchy" (1957), No. 2 US, No. 24 UK, No. 1 R&B

"Asia Minor", (1961), No. 8 US, No. 35 UKAdopted from the Edvard Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minorand sub sequentially banned by the BBC.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most of Levin's solo recordings are instrumentals. Notable exceptions are "L'Abito della Sposa" from Double Espresso (2002), most of Resonator (2006) and some of its follow up, Stick Man (2007).

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals in the surf music genre.

"Love's Theme", (1973), No. 1 US, No. 10 UK, No. 10 R&B orchestra formed and song written by Barry White

"Memphis", (1963), No. 5 US, No. 4 R&B

"Last Night", (1961), No. 3 US, No. 2 R&B

"Out of Limits", (1963), No. 3 US

"Grazing in the Grass", (1968), No. 1 US, No. 1 R&B

"The Hustle", (1975), No. 1 US, No. 3 UK, No. 1 R&B

"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)", (1974), No. 1 US, No. 22 UK, No. 1 R&B

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of Moore's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

"A Fifth of Beethoven", (1976), No. 1 US, No. 28 UK, No. 10 R&B, based on the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Most, if not all, of Sandy Nelson's recordings are instrumentals. "Teen Beat" (1959), No. 4 US, No. 9 UK, No. 17 R&B, The piano on the recording is by Bruce Johnston. "Drums Are My Beat" (1962), No. 29 US, No. 30 UK

"The Lonely Surfer", (1963), No. 39 US

"The Horse", (1968), No. 2 US, No. 2 UK, No. 2 R&B

Most of if not all of their albums consist of instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

"Outa Space", (1971), No. 2 US, No. 1 UK, No. 44 R&B
"Space Race", (1973), No. 4 US, No. 1 R&B

"Penetration", (1964), No. 18 US, adopted from Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

"Theme from S. W. A. T.", (1976), No. 1 US, No. 11 R&B

"Wild Weekend", (1963), No. 8 US, No. 3 UK, No. 28 R&B

Most, if not all, of Santo & Johnny's recordings are instrumentals. "Sleep Walk" (Santo & Johnny, 1959), No. 1 US, No. 22 UK, No. 4 R&B
"Tear Drop", (1959), No. 23 US, No. 50 UK, No. 17 R&B

"Fly, Robin, Fly", (1975), No. 1 US, No. 28 UK, No. 1 R&B

Their untitled 1994 EP is composed entirely of instrumentals.

"East St. Louis Toodle Oo", (Pretzel Logic, 1974), written by Duke Ellington

"Wheels", (1961), No. 3 US, No. 8 UK, No. 19 R&B

"Wipe Out" b/w Surfer Joe No. 2 US

Only three albums in this band's extensive discography contain any vocal tracks: Cyclone (1978), Tyger (1987) and Inferno (2002). Also, while the band's music does contain rock elements, it is often categorized within new age, electronic and other genres instead.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

"No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)", (1965), No. 3 US

Most of the band's recordings are instrumentals. "Telstar" (1962) No. 1 US, No. 1 UK, No. 5 R&B

Most of the band's early recordings, prior to their introduction of vocalist Mike Mattison, are instrumentals. Many of these recordings also veer strongly towards jazz fusion with rock elements.

Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals. See The Ventures discography for more details.

"Guitar Boogie Shuffle", (1963), No. 5 US, No. 27 R&B

"Tall Cool One", (1959), No. 36 US, No. 24 R&B

"Classical Gas" (The Mason Williams Phonograph Record, 1968), No. 2 US, No. 9 UK "orchestrated rock and roll" backed by the Wrecking Crew

"Rumble" (1958), No. 16 US, No. 11 R&B