The following is a list of rock instrumentals. Only instrumentals that are notable are included.
Instrumentals which have charted
editInstrumental 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.[1][2][3]
1950s and 1960s chartings
editArtist | Song title | Date | Highest position on US charts |
Highest position on UK charts |
Highest position on R&B charts |
Miscellaneous |
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Bill Justis | "Raunchy" | 1957 | #3[4] | #24[5] | #1[6] | |
Ernie Freeman | "Raunchy" | 1957 | #4[7] | #1 [8] | ||
The Champs | "Tequila" | 1958 | #1[9] | #5[10] | #1 [11] | |
Duane Eddy | "Moovin' N' Groovin'" | 1958 | #72 | |||
The Champs | "El Rancho Rock" | 1958 | #30 | |||
Link Wray & His Ray Men | "Rumble" | 1958 | #16[12] | #11[13] | ||
Duane Eddy | "Rebel Rouser" | 1958 | #6[14] | #8[15] | #19 [16] | |
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[17] | #27[18] | ||
Dave "Baby" Cortez | "The Happy Organ" | 1959 | #1[19] | #5[20] | ||
Johnny and the Hurricanes | "Crossfire" | 1959 | #23 | |||
The Wailers | "Tall Cool One" | 1959 | #36[21] | #24[22] | ||
Preston Epps | "Bongo Rock" | 1959 | #14[23] | |||
Duane Eddy | "Forty Miles of Bad Road" | 1959 | #9 | #17 | ||
Johnny and the Hurricanes | "Red River Rock" | 1959 | #5[24] | #3[25] | #5[26] | |
The Wailers | "Mau-Mau" | 1959 | #68 | |||
Sandy Nelson | "Teen Beat" | 1959 | #4[27] | #9[28] | #17[29] | The piano on the recording is by Bruce Johnston.[28] |
Santo & Johnny | "Sleep Walk" | 1959 | #1[30] | #22[31] | #4[32] | |
Santo & Johnny | "Tear Drop" | 1959 | #23[30] | #50[31] | #17[32] | |
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] | #33[34] | #1[35] | |
Bill Black's Combo | "Don't Be Cruel" | 1960 | #11[33] | #32[34] | #1[35] | |
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[36] | #6[15] | This was the second charting of the song in 1959. | |
Floyd Cramer | "Last Date" | 1960 | #2[37] | #32[34] | ||
The Shadows | "Apache" | 1960 | #1[38] | |||
The Shadows | "Man of Mystery" | 1960 | #5[38] | |||
The Ventures | "Walk, Don't Run" | 1960 | #1[39] | #8[40] | #13[41] | |
Duane Eddy | "Pepe" | 1961 | #18 | #2 | ||
B. Bumble and the Stingers | "Bumble Boogie" | 1961 | #21[42] | |||
The Fireballs | "Quite a Party" | 1961 | #27[43] | #29[44] | ||
Kokomo | "Asia Minor" | 1961 | #8[45] | #35[40] | Adopted from the Edvard Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor[45] and subsequently banned by the BBC.[46] | |
The Mar-Keys | "Last Night" | 1961 | #3[47] | #2[48] | ||
Sandy Nelson | "Let There Be Drums" | 1961 | #7[27] | #3[28] | ||
The Shadows | "F.B.I." | 1961 | #6[5] | |||
The Shadows | "The Frightened City" | 1961 | #3[38] | |||
The Shadows | "Kon-Tiki" | 1961 | #1[38] | |||
The Shadows | "The Savage" | 1961 | #10[38] | |||
The String-A-Longs | "Wheels" | 1961 | #3[49] | #8[31] | #19[50] | |
Billy Joe and the Checkmates | "Percolator (Twist)" | 1962 | #10[51] | |||
The Champs | "Limbo Rock" | 1962 | #40[9] | |||
Jet Harris | "Besame Mucho" | 1962 | #22[52] | |||
King Curtis | "Soul Twist" | 1962 | #17[53] | #1[54] | ||
Sandy Nelson | "Drums Are My Beat" | 1962 | #29[27] | #30[28] | ||
The Shadows | "Wonderful Land" | 1962 | #1[38] | |||
The Shadows | "Guitar Tango" | 1962 | #4[38] | |||
The Shadows | "Dance On!" | 1962 | #1[38] | |||
The Tornados | "Telstar" | 1962 | #1[55] | #1[56] | #5[57] | |
Booker T. & the M.G.'s | "Green Onions" | 1962 | #3 | #1 | ||
The Busters | "Bust Out" | 1963 | #25[58] | |||
The Dakotas | "The Cruel Sea" | 1963 | #18[59] | |||
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan | "Scarlett O'Hara" | 1963 | #2[52] | |||
Lonnie Mack | "Memphis" | 1963 | #5[60] | #4[61] | ||
Lonnie Mack | Wham! | 1963 | #24[60] | From the album The Wham of that Memphis Man | ||
The Marketts | "Out of Limits" | 1963 | #3[47] | |||
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[62] | |||
The Rockin’ Rebels aka The Rebels |
"Wild Weekend" | 1963 | #8[63] | #3[25] | #28[64] | |
The Shadows | "Foot Tapper" | 1963 | #1[38] | |||
The Surfaris | "Wipe Out" | 1963 | #2[65] | #5[66] | #10[67] | |
The Pyramids | "Penetration" | 1964 | #18[68] | Adapted from Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor.[45] | ||
The T-Bones | "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" | 1965 | #3[69] | |||
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[70] | #33[71] | #3[72] | |
Cliff Nobles & Co. | "The Horse" | 1968 | #2[73] | #2[74] | ||
Fleetwood Mac | "Albatross" | 1968 | #1[75] | Charted again (#2) in Britain in 1972. | ||
Hugh Masekela | "Grazing in the Grass" | 1968 | #1[76] | #1[77] | ||
Mason Williams | "Classical Gas" | 1968 | #2[78] | #9[79] | "orchestrated rock and roll" backed by the Wrecking Crew[80] | |
Booker T. & the M.G.'s | "Time Is Tight" | 1969 | #6[45] | #7[81] | from the film Uptight[45] | |
The Ventures | "Hawaii Five-O" | 1969 | #4[82] |
1970s and 1980s chartings
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edit- "How Dare You" (How Dare You! (album), 1976)
A
edit- "Intermezzo No. 1" (ABBA, 1975)
- "Arrival" (Arrival, 1976)
- "Fling Thing" (B-side of "Jailbreak", 1976)
- "D.T." ("From album: Who Made Who", 1985)
- "Chase the Ace" ("From album: Who Made Who", 1985)
- "The Movie" ("From album: Permanent Vacation", 1987)
- "Krawhitham" (Pandora's Box, 1991)
- "Circle Jerk" (Pandora's Box, 1991)
- "Boogie Man" ("From album: Get A Grip", 1993)
- "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" (Idlewild South, 1970)
- "Hot 'Lanta" (At Fillmore East, 1971)
- "Mountain Jam" (Eat a Peach, 1972)
- "Little Martha" (Eat a Peach, 1972)
- "Jessica" (Brothers and Sisters, 1973)
- "Pegasus" (Enlightened Rogues, 1979)
- And So I Watch You from Afar (2009)
- "Animals as Leaders" (2009)
- "Wave of Babies" (Single) (2010)
- "Weightless" (2011)
- "The Joy of Motion" (2014)
- "The Madness of Many" (2016)
- Peter Gunn (1959), No. 8 US,[123] No. 22 UK,[124] No. 4 R&B[125] song's composer Henry Mancini wrote that it, "actually derives more from rock and roll than from jazz."[126]
- "Pipeline" (Attack of the Killer B's, 1991)
- Plays Metallica by Four Cellos (1996)
- Inquisition Symphony (1998)
- Cult (2000) The Standard Version it's all instrumental and the Special Edition Disk 2 include: "Path Vol. 2" feat. Sandra Nasić and "Hope Vol. 2" feat. Matthias Sayer on vocals.
- Reflections (2003) On The Revised, Russian Edition & 2005 US Reissue it's include: "Seemann (Rammstein Cover)" feat. Nina Hagen on vocals.
- Apocalyptica (2005) Vocals: "Life Burns!" & "Bittersweet" feat. Lauri Ylönen; "En Vie" feat. Manu; On Special Edition Bonus Tracks: "How Far" & "Wie Weit" Marta Jandová.
- Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello It consists the band's most notable covers and original songs on 2 CDs, one for the instrumentals tunes and the other for the tunes with vocals.
- Worlds Collide (2003) Vocals: "I Don't Care" Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace; "I'm Not Jesus" Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Stone Sour; "S.O.S (Anything but Love)" Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil, additionals backing vocals: Mats Levén of Therion, Krux; "Helden" Till Lindemann of Rammstein.
- 7th Symphony (2003) Vocals: "End of Me" Gavin Rossdale of Bush; "Not Strong Enough (Album Version)" Brent Smith of Shinedown; "Not Strong Enough (US Single Version)" Doug Robb of Hoobastank; "Broken Pieces" Lacey Mosley of Flyleaf; "Bring Them to Light" Joe Duplantier of Gojira.
- Wagner Reloaded-Live in Leipzig (2013)
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and various artists
edit- "A Song for Chi" (2009)
- Rare (2000)
August Burns Red
edit- "Carol of the Bells" (online single, 2007)
- "O Come O Come, Emmanuel" (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 7", 2009)
- "The Little Drummer Boy" (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 7", 2011)
- "Jade Helm" (Black Reign EP, 2018)
Average White Band
edit- "Pick Up the Pieces", (1974), No. 1 US,[98] No. 6 UK[99]
B
editThe Bar-Kays
edit- "Soul Finger", (1967), No. 17 US,[70] No. 33 UK,[71] No. 3 R&B[72]
Michael Angelo Batio
edit- No Boundaries (1995)
- Planet Gemini (1997)
- Tradition (1999)
- Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000)
- "Misirlou" (Surfin' U.S.A., 1963)
- "Let's Go Trippin'" (Surfin' U.S.A.)
- "Summer Means New Love" (Summer Days, 1965)
- "Let's Go Away for Awhile" (Pet Sounds, 1966)
- "Pet Sounds" (Pet Sounds)
- "Look" (recorded at sessions for Smile, later released with vocals)
- "I Wanna Be Around" / "Workshop" (The Smile Sessions, 2011)
- "The Elements: Fire" (The Smile Sessions)
Beastie Boys
edit- Sabrosa (1994)
- The in Sound from Way Out! (1996)
- The Mix-Up (2007)
- Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament (2011)
- "Cry for a Shadow" (1964)
- "Flying" (Magical Mystery Tour, 1967)
- "Cayenne" (Anthology 1, 1995)
- "12-Bar Original" (Anthology 2, 1996)
- Most of Beck's recordings following the dissolution of The Jeff Beck Group are instrumentals.
- "Beck's Bolero" (B-side of "Hi Ho Silver Lining", 1967), featuring Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, John Paul Jones, and Nicky Hopkins
- Blow by Blow (1975)
- Wired (1976)
- There & Back (1980)
- Escape Flash, (1985)
- Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop (1989)
- Frankie's House (1992)
- Who Else! (1999)
- You Had It Coming (2001)
- Jeff (2003)
- Emotion & Commotion (2010)
- Loud Hailer (2016)
- Perpetual Burn (1988)
- Perspective (1995)
- The Raspberry Jams (1999)
- The Blackberry Jams (2003)
Bee Gees
edit- "Seven Seas Symphony" (Odessa, 1969)
Bill Black's Combo
edit- Most, if not all, of the Bill Black Combo's recordings are instrumentals.
- "White Silver Sands", (1960), No. 9 US,[33] No. 33 UK,[34] No. 1 R&B[35]
- "Don't Be Cruel", (1960), No. 11 US,[33] No. 32 UK,[34] No. 1 R&B[35]
Black Flag
edit- The Process of Weeding Out EP (1985)
- "Rat Salad" (Paranoid, 1971)
- "Embryo" (Master of Reality, 1971)
- "Orchid" (Master of Reality, 1971)
- "FX" (Vol. 4, 1972)
- "Laguna Sunrise" (Vol. 4, 1972)
- "Fluff" (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973)
- "Don't Start (Too Late)" (Sabotage, 1975)
- "Supertzar" (Sabotage, 1975)
- "Breakout" (Never Say Die!, 1978)
- "E5150" (Mob Rules, 1981)
- "Stonehenge" (Born Again, 1983)
- "The Dark" (Born Again, 1983)
- "Sphinx (The Guardian)" (Seventh Star, 1986)
- "Scarlet Pimpernel" (The Eternal Idol, 1987)
- "The Gates Of Hell" (Headless Cross, 1989)
- "The Battle Of Tyr" (Tyr, 1990)
Blaqk Audio
edit- "Stiff Kittens" (CexCells, 2007)
Booker T. and the M.G.'s
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Foreplay" (Boston, 1976)
- "A New World" (Third Stage, 1986)
- "Walkin' at Night" (Walk On, 1994)
- "Get Organ-ized"/"Get Reorgan-ized" (Walk On, 1994)
- "The Star-Spangled Banner/4th of July Reprise" (Greatest Hits", 1997)
- "Last Day of School" (Life, Love & Hope, 2013)
- "Speed of Life" (Low, 1977)
- "A New Career in a New Town" (Low)
- "Warszawa" (Low)
- "Art Decade" (Low)
- "Weeping Wall" (Low)
- "V-2 Schneider" ("Heroes", 1977)
- "Sense of Doubt" ("Heroes")
- "Moss Garden" ("Heroes")
- "Neuköln" ("Heroes")
- "Crystal Japan" (Japanese single, 1980)
- "The Wedding" (Black Tie White Noise, 1993
- "Slow Dance" (Count Your Blessings, 2006)
- "Fifteen Fathoms, Counting" (Count Your Blessings)
- "Moon Over the Castle" (Find Your Line: Official Music from GRAN TURISMO 7, 2022)
B. T. Express
editRoy Buchanan
edit- "Sweet Dreams" (Roy Buchanan, 1972)
Buckethead
edit- Most, if not all, of Buckethead's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Sketches of Spain (For Miles)" (Electric Tears, 2002)
- "Spokes for the Wheel of Torment" (The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell, 2004)
- "Jordan" (Guitar Hero II, 2006)
B. Bumble and the Stingers
editMost, 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"[42]
- "Nut Rocker" (1962), The recording is a version of the march from Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker.[129]
- "John Riley" & "Captain Soul", (Fifth Dimension,[130] 1966)
C
edit- "Perfidia" (Avalancha de Éxitos, 1996)
- Revés (1999)
Cake
edit- "Arco Arena" (Comfort Eagle, 2001)
- Tool Box (2007)
Camel
edit- Supertwister (Mirage, 1974)
- Earthrise (Mirage)
- The Snow Goose (1975)
- Aristillus (Moonmadness, 1976)
- Chord Change (Moonmadness)
- Lunar Sea (Moonmadness)
- First Light (Rain Dances, 1977)
- One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night (Rain Dances)
- Elke (Rain Dances)
- Skylines (Rain Dances)
- Rain Dances (Rain Dances)
- The Sleeper (Breathless, 1978)
- Eye of the Storm (I Can See Your House from Here, 1979)
- Survival (I Can See Your House from Here)
- Ice (I Can See Your House from Here)
- Pressure Points (Stationary Traveller, 1984)
- Missing(Stationary Traveller)
- After Words(Stationary Traveller)
- Dust Bowl (Dust and Dreams, 1991)
- Dusted Out (Dust and Dreams)
- Needles (Dust and Dreams)
- Milk and Honey (Dust and Dreams)
- Storm Clouds (Dust and Dreams)
- Cotton Camp (Dust and Dreams)
- Broken Banks (Dust and Dreams)
- Sheet Rain (Dust and Dreams)
- Whispers (Dust and Dreams)
- Little Rivers and Little Rose (Dust and Dreams)
- Hopeless Anger (Dust and Dreams)
- Whispers in the Rain (Dust and Dreams)
- Irish Air (Instrumental Reprise) (Harbour of Tears, 1996)
- Cóbh (Harbour of Tears)
- Under the Moon (Harbour of Tears)
- Generations (Harbour of Tears)
- Running from Paradise (Harbour of Tears)
- Coming of Age (Harbour of Tears)
- The Hour Candle (A Song for my Father) (Harbour of Tears)
- Three Wishes (Rajaz, 1999)
- Sahara (Rajaz)
Camper Van Beethoven
edit- "Interstellar Overdrive" (Camper Van Beethoven, 1986)
Gustavo Cerati
edit- +Bien (2001)
The Champs
edit- Most, if not all, of the Champs recordings are instrumentals.
- "Tequila" (1959), No. 1 US,[9] No. 5 UK,[10] No. 1 R&B[11]
- "Limbo Rock" (1962), No. 40 US[9] featured Earl Palmer on drums, Tommy Tedesco on guitar, and Plas Johnson on sax[131]
- "Pipeline" (Pipeline, 1963)
The Chemical Brothers
edit- "Song to the Siren" (Exit Planet Dust, 1992)
Chicago
edit- "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: Anxiety's Moment" (Chicago, 1970)
- "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: West Virginia Fantasies" (Chicago)
- "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: To Be Free" (Chicago)
Eric Clapton
edit- "Edge of Darkness" (24 Nights, 1991)
Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse
edit- Steppin' Out, ("What's Shakin'", 1966), Eric Clapton guitar, Paul Jones harmonica, Jack Bruce bass, Steve Winwood vocals and Pete York drums.
The Dave Clark Five
edit- Instrumental Album (1966)
Bruce Cockburn
edit- "Nude Descending a Staircase" (Life Short Call Now)
Dennis Coffey
editThe Commodores
edit- "Machine Gun", (1974), No. 22 US,[104] No. 20 UK,[105] No. 7 R&B[106]
Dave "Baby" Cortez
edit- "The Happy Organ" (1959), No. 1 US,[19] No. 5 R&B[20]
Floyd Cramer
edit- Most, if not all, of the Floyd Cramer's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Toad" (Fresh Cream, 1966)
- "Steppin' Out" (Live Cream Volume II, 1972)
- "Susie Q. (Part 2)" (B-side of single, 1968, excerpted from longer album track which contained vocals)
- Poorboy Shuffle" (Willie and the Poor Boys 1969)
- Side o' the Road" (Willie and the Poor Boys, 1969)
King Curtis
edit- "Soul Twist", (1962), No. 17 US,[53] No. 1 R&B[54]
D
editThe Dakotas
edit- "The Cruel Sea", (1963), No. 18 UK[59]
Dick Dale
edit- Most of Dale's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Let's Go Trippin'" (1961)
- "Misirlou" (1962)
- "And The Address" (Shades Of Deep Purple, 1968)
- "Wring That Neck" (Book Of Taliesyn, 1968)
- "Fault Line" (Deep Purple, 1969)
- "'A' 200" (Burn, 1974)
- "Coronarias Redig" ("Might Just Take Your Life" single B-side, 1974)
- "Owed To 'G'" (Come Taste The Band, 1975)
- "Son Of Alerik" ("Perfect Strangers" single B-side, 1985)
Deodato
edit- "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)", (1973), No. 2 US,[91] No. 7 UK,[84] based on Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra
Derek and the Dominos
edit- "Tell the Truth (Jam No. 1)" (The Layla Sessions)
Destroyalldreamers
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Dixie Dregs
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Bill Doggett
edit- "Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)" (1956) No. 2 US[132] No. 1 R&B[133]
- "Slow Walk" (1956) No. 26 US[132] No. 4 R&B[133]
- "Soft" (1957) No. 35 US[132]
- "Pray for the Locust" (NOLA, 1995)
- "Doobinterlude" (Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow, 2002)
- "Flambeaux's Jamming with St. Aug" (Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow, 2002)
- "Another Hand" (Live at the Marquee, 1993)
- "Bombay Vindaloo" (Live at the Marquee, 1993)
- "A Mind Beside Itself I: Erotomania" (Awake, 1994)
- "Eve" (The Silent Man single, 1994)
- "A Change of Seasons I: The Crimson Sunrise" (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- "A Change of Seasons IV: The Darkest of Winters" (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- "A Change of Seasons VI: The Inevitable Summer" (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- "Cruise Control" (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- "Funeral For a Friend" (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- "The Rover" (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- "Hell's Kitchen" (Falling Into Infinity, 1997)
- "Trial of Tears II: Deep In Heaven" (Falling Into Infinity, 1997)
- "Puppies on Acid" (Once in a LIVEtime, 1998)
- "Scene Two: Overture 1928" (Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, 1999)
- "Scene Seven: The Dance Of Eternity" (Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, 1999)
- "Acid Rain" (Live Scenes From New York, 2001)
- "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence: I. Overture" (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, 2002)
- "Stream of Consciousness" (Train of Thought, 2003)
- "Instrumedley" (Live at Budokan, 2004)
- "In the Presence of Enemies I: Prelude" (Systematic Chaos, 2007)
- "In the Presence of Enemies V: The Reckoning" (Systematic Chaos, 2007)
- "Larks' Tongues in Aspic - Part II" (Special Edition of Black Clouds & Silver Linings, 2009)
- "Odyssey" (Special Edition of Black Clouds & Silver Linings, 2009)
- "Raw Dog" (God of War III Soundtrack, 2010)
- "False Awakening Suite" (Dream Theater, 2013)
- "Enigma Machine" (Dream Theater, 2013)
- "Illumination Theory I: Paradoxe de la Lumière Noire" (Dream Theater, 2013)
- "Illumination Theory III: The Embracing Circle" (Dream Theater, 2013)
- "Dystopian Overture" (The Astonishing, 2016)
- "2285 Entr'acte" (The Astonishing, 2016)
- "Distance over Time Instrumental Mixes" (2019)
- "A View from the Top of the World Instrumental Mixes" (2021)
The Durutti Column
edit- Most of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Bob Dylan
edit- “Woogie Boogie", (Self Portrait, 1970)
- “Wigwam”, (Self Portrait, 1970)
E
editEarthless
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Duane Eddy
edit- Most, if not all, of the Duane Eddy's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Rebel Rouser" (1958), No. 6 US,[14] No. 8 UK,[15] No. 19 R&B,[16] saxophone by session musician Gil Bernal, yells and handclaps by doo-wop group the Rivingtons.[134][135]
- "Peter Gunn" (1959), No. 8 US, [36] No. 6 UK, [15] this was the second charting of the song in 1959
Electric Light Orchestra
edit- "Daybreaker" (On the Third Day, 1973)
- "In the Hall of the Mountain King" (On the Third Day)
- "Fire on High" (Face the Music, 1975)
- "The Whale" (Out of the Blue, 1977)
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
edit- "The Barbarian" (Emerson, Lake & Palmer, 1970)
- "Tank" (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
- "Nut Rocker" (Pictures at an Exhibition)
- "Hoedown" (Trilogy, 1972)
- "Karn Evil 9: Second Impression" (Brain Salad Surgery, 1973)
- "Fanfare for the Common Man" (Works Volume 1, 1977)
- "Canario" (Love Beach, 1978)
An Endless Sporadic
edit- "Ameliorate" (EP, 2008)
- "An Endless Sporadic" (Album, 2009)
- "Spaceship Factory" (Single, 2014)
- "Derpulous" (Single, 2014)
- "The Adventures of Jabubu II" (Single, 2015)
- "Magic Machine" (Album, 2016)
Preston Epps
edit- "Bongo Rock" (1959), No. 14 US[23]
Explosions in the Sky
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
F
editThe Fabulous Thunderbirds
edit- "Variation on a Theme of 'Hey Mr. Policeman'" (Music in a Doll's House, 1968)
- "Variation on a Theme of 'The Breeze'" (Music in a Doll's House, 1968)
- "Variation on a Theme of 'Me My Friend'" (Music in a Doll's House, 1968)
- "Summer '67" (Family Entertainment, 1969)
- "93's OK J" (A Song for Me, 1970)
- "Normans" (Anyway,1970)
- "Crinkly Grin" (Fearless, 1971)
- "Banger" (It's Only a Movie, 1973)
(Note: Bandstand, from 1972, is the only Family album that does not feature an instrumental track.)
Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens
edit- "Top Gun Anthem" (soundtrack to Top Gun, 1986)
- "Albatross"/"Jigsaw Puzzle Blues" (1969, included on UK release The Pious Bird of Good Omen/US release English Rose)
- "Oh Well Part 2" (B-side of single, 1969, included on US reissue of Then Play On)
- "Sunny Side of Heaven" (Bare Trees, 1972)
A Flock of Seagulls
edit- "DNA" (A Flock of Seagulls, 1982)
Focus
edit- Most, if not all, of Focus' recordings are instrumentals.
- "Hocus Pocus" (Focus II, 1971)
Marty Friedman
edit- Dragon's Kiss (1988)
- Scenes (1992)
- Introduction (1994)
- True Obsessions (1996)
- Music For Speeding (2002)
- Loudspeaker (2006)
The Bobby Fuller Four
editPeter Frampton
edit- Fingerprints (2006)
- Frampton Forgets the Words (2021)
FromUz
edit- "13th August" (Overlook, 2008)
Funkadelic
edit- "Maggot Brain" (Maggot Brain, 1971)
G
editPeter Gabriel
edit- Birdy (1985) (portions of the album are instrumental reworkings of previously recorded vocal tracks)
- Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ (1989)
- Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (also contains elements from previously recorded vocal tracks)
- The first twelve tracks on Disc 2 of the deluxe edition of New Blood (2011) are instrumental versions of the first twelve tracks on the main album
- "Gilberto Concerto" (Flying Dog, 1998)
- "Whole Lotta Sonata" (Alligator Farm)
- "G.V.R.O." (Burning Organ, 2002)
- Get Out of My Yard (2006)
- Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar (2008)
- Fuzz Universe (2010)
- "Mihails" (David Gilmour, 1978)
- "Raise My Rent" (David Gilmour, 1978)
- "Let's Get Metaphysical" (About Face, 1984)
- "Castellorizon" (On an Island, 2006)
- "Red Sky at Night" (On an Island, 2006)
- "Then I Close My Eyes" (On an Island, 2006)
- "5 A.M." (Rattle That Lock, 2015)
- "Beauty" (Rattle That Lock, 2015)
- "And Then..." (Rattle That Lock, 2015)
Gary Glitter
edit- "Rock and Roll Part 2" (Glitter, 1972)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
God Is an Astronaut
edit- The End of the Beginning (2002)
- All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2005)
- Far from Refuge (2007)
- God Is an Astronaut (2008)
- Age of the Fifth Sun (2010)
Godsmack
edit- "Vampires" (Awake, 2000)
- "The Oracle" (The Oracle, 2010)
Gorillaz
edit- "Lake Zurich" ("From album: The Now Now", 2018)
Gov't Mule
edit- Sco-Mule (2015)
Grails
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
H
edit- "Miami Vice Theme" (soundtrack to Miami Vice, 1985)
- "Crockett's Theme" (Miami Vice: The Complete Collection, 2002)
Hammock
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Besame Mucho", (1962), No. 22 UK[52]
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan
edit- "Diamonds" (1963)
- "Scarlett O'Hara" (1963)
George Harrison
edit- Wonderwall Music (1968)
- Electronic Sound (1969)
- "Thanks for the Pepperoni" (All Things Must Pass, 1970)
- "I Remember Jeep" (All Things Must Pass, 1970)
- "Out of the Blue" (All Things Must Pass, 1970)
- "Plug Me In" (All Things Must Pass, 1970)
- "Hari's on Tour (Express)" (Dark Horse, 1974)
- "A Bit More of You" (Extra Texture, 1975)
- "Hide Away" (See the Light, 1988)
- "Shapes of Things" (Cover to Cover, 1995)
Hellecasters
edit- "Sweet Dreams" (The Return of the Hellecasters, 1993)
- "Third Stone from the Sun" (Are You Experienced, 1967)
- "Star Spangled Banner" (Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More, 1970)
- "Pali Gap" (Rainbow Bridge, 1971)
- "Born Under a Bad Sign" (Blues, 1994)
- "Sunshine of Your Love" (Valleys of Neptune)
Gary Hoey
edit- Most of Hoey's recordings are instrumentals.
Hot Butter
editI
editIf These Trees Could Talk
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Transylvania"
- "The Ides of March"
- "Genghis Khan"
- "Losfer Words"
J
edit- Floating World (1974) (except "Monkey Chant", track 8)
- Waves (1975)
- Kites (1976)
- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Embryonic Journey" (Surrealistic Pillow, 1967)
- "Dharma for One" (This Was, 1968)
- "Bouree" (Stand Up, 1969)
- "Warm Sporran" (Stormwatch, 1979)
- "Elegy" (Stormwatch)
- "The Pine Marten's Jig" (A, 1980)
- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Red River Rock" (1959), No. 5 US,[24] No. 3 UK, [25] No. 5 R&B[26]
Elton John
edit- "Tones" (1986)
- "Ah Via Musicom" (1990)
- "Venus Isle" (1996)
- "Seven Worlds" (1998)
- "Souvenir" (2002)
- "Bloom" (2005)
- "Up Close" (2010)
- "Mrs. Robinson" (EJ, 2016)
- "Once Upon A Time In Texas" (EJ, 2016)
- "Serinidad" (EJ, 2016)
- "Fatherly Downs" (EJ, 2016)
- "The World is Waiting For The Sunrise" (EJ, 2016)
- "Song For Irene" (EJ, 2016)
- "Collage", 2017)
- "Charldron's Boat" (EJ Vol II, 2020)
- "Lake Travis" (EJ Vol II, 2020)
- "Black Waterside" (EJ Vol II, 2020)
- "For The Stars" (EJ Vol II, 2020)
Billy Joel
edit- "Nocturne" (Cold Spring Harbor, 1971)
- "Root Beer Rag" (Streetlife Serenade, 1974)
- "The Mexican Connection" (Streetlife Serenade, 1974)
- "Prelude" (Turnstiles, 1976)
Bradley Joseph
edit- Hear the Masses (1994)
- Kohoutek (Journey, 1975)
- Topaz (Journey, 1975)
- Nickel and Dime (Next, 1977)
- Majestic (Evolution, 1979)
- The Journey (Revelation) (Revelation, 2008)
- Venus (Eclipse, 2011)
Bill Justis
editK
editKinks
edit- "Revenge", from the (Kinks album, 1964)
King Crimson
edit- "Larks' Tongues in Aspic":
- Part I (Larks' Tongues in Aspic, 1973)
- Part II (Larks' Tongues in Aspic)
- Part III (Three of a Perfect Pair, 1984)
- Part IV (the construKction of light, 2000)
- "Providence" (Red)
- "Asbury Park" (USA, 1975)
- "The Sheltering Sky" (Discipline, 1981)
- "Discipline" (Discipline)
- "Love Theme from Kiss" (Kiss, 1974)
- Local Hero (1983) except "The Way It Always Starts"
- Cal (1984)
- Comfort and Joy (1984)
- The Princess Bride (1987) except "Storybook Love"
- Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) except "Tralala"
- Wag the Dog (1998) except "Wag the Dog"
- Altamira (2016)
Kokomo
edit- "Asia Minor", (1961), No. 8 US,[45] No. 35 UK[40]Adopted from the Edvard Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor[45]and sub sequentially banned by the BBC.[137]
L
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Black Mountain Side" (Led Zeppelin, 1969)
- "Moby Dick" (Led Zeppelin II, 1969)
- "Bron-Yr-Aur" (Physical Graffiti, 1975)
- "Bonzo's Montreux" (Coda, 1982)
- "White Summer" (Led Zeppelin Boxed Set, 1990)
- "LA Drone" (How the West Was Won, 2003)
- "La La" (Deluxe Edition reissue of Led Zeppelin II, 2014)
- "10 Ribs & All/Carrot Pod Pod" (Deluxe Edition reissue of Presence, 2015)
- "St. Tristan's Sword" (Deluxe Edition reissue of Coda, 2015)
Tony Levin
edit- 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).
- "Session" (Meteora, 2003)
- "Wake" (Minutes to Midnight, 2007)
- "Tinfoil" (Living Things, 2010)
- "Drawbar" (The Hunting Party, 2014)
- Liquid Tension Experiment (1998)
- Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999)
- Liquid Tension Experiment 3 (2021)
Liquid Trio Experiment
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals in the surf music genre.
- "No Gravity" (2005)
- "Universo Inverso" (2006)
- "Fullblast" (2009)
- "Sounds of Innocence" (2012)
- "Open Source" (2020)
- "Love's Theme", (1973), No. 1 US,[94] No. 10 UK,[95] No. 10 R&B[96] orchestra formed and song written by Barry White
M
editMadness
edit- "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" (Absolutely, 1980)
- "Ain't Gwine to Whistle Dixie (Any Mo’)", (The Real Thing, 1971)
Tak Matsumoto
edit- "Little Wing" (live-only)
Yngwie Malmsteen
edit- Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E-flat minor, Op. 1 (1998)
- Angels of Love (2009)
- Spellbound (2012) except for "Repent", "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie", "Poisoned Minds"
Manfred Mann
edit- "Sack O' Woe" and "Mr. Anello" (‘’The Five Faces of Manfred Mann’’ 1964)
- Instrumental Asylum, EP, (1966)
- Instrumental Assassination, EP, (1966)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
edit- "Pluto, the Dog" (Solar Fire, 1973)
- "Countdown" (Nightingales and Bombers, 1975)
- "Crossfade" (Nightingales and Bombers)
- "As Above, So Below" (Nightingales and Bombers)
- "Waiter, There's a Yawn in My Ear" (The Roaring Silence, 1976)
- "Platform End" (Angel Station, 1979)
- "Fritz the Blank" (Chance, 1980)
The Mar-Keys
edit- "Last Night", (1961), No. 3 US,[47] No. 2 R&B[48]
The Marketts
edit- "Out of Limits", (1963), No. 3 US[47]
Hank Marvin
edit- Guitar Man (2007)
Hugh Masekela
edit- "Grazing in the Grass", (1968), No. 1 US,[76] No. 1 R&B[77]
Dave Matthews Band
edit- "#34" (Under the Table and Dreaming, 1994)
- "Anyone Seen the Bridge?" (live-only)
Mastodon
edit- "Elephant Man" (Remission, 2002)
- "Joseph Merrick" (Leviathan, 2004)
- "Bladecatcher" (Blood Mountain, 2006)
- Jonah Hex: Revenge Gets Ugly EP, 2010
Brian May
edit- Furia (2000) except "Dream of Thee"
- "Hideaway" (Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, 1966)
- "Steppin' Out" (Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton)
- “The Stumble”, (A Hard Road, 1967)
- ”The Supernatural”, (A Hard Road)
Paul McCartney (and Wings)
edit- The Family Way (1967)
- "Singalong Junk" (McCartney, 1970)
- "Valentine Day" (McCartney, 1970)
- "Hot As Sun / Glasses" (McCartney, 1970)
- "Momma Miss America" (McCartney, 1970)
- "Kreen-Akrore" (McCartney, 1970)
- "Bip Bop Link" (Wild Life, 1971)
- "Mumbo Link" (Wild Life, 1971)
- "Sunshine Sometime" (Bonus track on "Ram", 1971)
- "Great Cock and Seagull Race" (Bonus track on "Ram", 1971)
- "Loup (1st Indian on the Moon)" (Red Rose Speedway, 1973)
- "Jazz Street" (Bonus track on Red Rose Speedway, 1973)
- "Night Out" (Bonus track on Red Rose Speedway, 1973)
- "Zoo Gang" (UK B-side of "Band on the Run", 1974)
- "Lunch Box / Odd Sox" (Bonus track on Venus And Mars, 1975)
- Thrillington (1977)
- "Cuff Link" (London Town, 1978)
- "Rockestra Theme" (Back to the Egg, 1979)
- "Front Parlour" (McCartney II, 1980)
- "Frozen Jap" (McCartney II, 1980)
- "Bogey Wobble" (Bonus track on McCartney II, 1980)
- "Hey Hey" (Pipes of Peace, 1983)
- "Robbie's Bit (Thanks Chet)" (Paul Is Live, 1993)
- Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest (As "The Fireman", 1993)
- Standing Stone (1997)
- Rushes (As [The Fireman (band)|The Fireman], 1998)
- Working Classical (1999)
- Ecce Cor Meum (2006)
- Ocean's Kingdom (2011)
Van McCoy
edit- "The Hustle", (1975), No. 1 US,[98] No. 3 UK,[114] No. 1 R&B[72]
Meshuggah
edit- "Acrid Placidity" (Destroy Erase Improve, 1995)
Metallica
edit- "(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth" (Kill 'Em All, 1983)
- "The Call of Ktulu" (Ride the Lightning, 1984)
- "Orion" (Master of Puppets, 1986)
- "To Live Is to Die" (...And Justice for All, 1988)
- "The Ecstasy of Gold" (S&M, 1999); (We All Love Ennio Morricone, 2007)
- "Suicide & Redemption" (Death Magnetic, 2008)
The Meters
edit- Most of the material released under their name is instrumental.
- The Meters (1969)
- Look-Ka Py Py (1969)
- Struttin' (1970)
- Cabbage Alley (1972)
- Rejuvenation (1974)
- Fire on the Bayou (1975)
- Trick Bag (1976)
- New Directions (1977)
MFSB
edit- "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)", (1974), No. 1 US,[108] No. 22 UK,[109] No. 1 R&B[110]
Midnight Oil
edit- "Wedding Cake Island" (Bird Noises, 1980)
- "Bakerman" (Red Sails in the Sunset, 1984)
Moby Grape
edit- The "Grape Jam" album of the Wow/Grape Jam two-album set is largely instrumental, featuring guest artists Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper
Mogwai
edit- Most, if not all, of Mogwai's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Summer"/"Ithica 27 ϕ 9" (1996)
- "New Paths to Helicon, Parts 1 and 2" (1997)
- "Superheroes of BMX" (4 Satin EP, 1997)
- "Like Herod" (Mogwai Young Team, 1997)
- "Mogwai Fear Satan" (Mogwai Young Team)
- "Christmas Steps" (Come on Die Young)
Mono
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Vinnie Moore
edit- Most, if not all, of Moore's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Scandinavia" (Beautiful Vision, 1982)
- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Walter Murphy
edit- "A Fifth of Beethoven", (1976), No. 1 US,[115] No. 28 UK,[116] No. 10 R&B,[117] based on the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Muse
edit- "Popcorn" (B-side to "Resistance", 2009)
N
edit- Most, if not all, of Sandy Nelson's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Teen Beat" (1959), No. 4 US,[27] No. 9 UK, [28] No. 17 R&B, [29] The piano on the recording is by Bruce Johnston.[28]
- "Drums Are My Beat" (1962), No. 29 US,[27] No. 30 UK[28]
New Order
editJack Nietzsche
edit- "The Lonely Surfer", (1963), No. 39 US[62]
Nine Inch Nails
edit- "Just Like You Imagined" (The Fragile)
- Ghosts I–IV (2008)
Cliff Nobles and Co.
editTed Nugent
edit- "Home Bound" (Cat Scratch Fever, 1977)
O
editThe Offspring
editOzzy Osbourne
edit- "Dee" (Blizzard of Ozz, 1980)
Ozric Tentacles
editMost of if not all of their albums consist of instrumentals.
P
edit- "Outrider" (1988)
- "Dream Within a Dream" (Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1976)
- "The Fall of the Usher House" (Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1976)
- "I Robot" (I Robot, 1977)
- "Nucleus" (I Robot, 1977)
- "Total Eclipse" (I Robot, 1977)
- "Genesis Ch.1 V32" (I Robot, 1977)
- "Voyager" (Pyramid, 1978)
- "In the Lap of the Gods" (Pyramid, 1978)
- "Hyper Gamma Spaces" (Pyramid, 1978)
- "Lucifer" (Eve, 1979)
- "Secret Garden" (Eve, 1979)
- "The Gold Bug" (The Turn of a Friendly Card, 1980)
- "The Ace of Swords" (The Turn of a Friendly Card, 1980)
- "Sirius" (Eye in the Sky, 1982)
- "Mammagamma" (Eye in the Sky, 1982)
- "Pipeline" (Ammonia Avenue, 1984)
- "Hawkeye" (Vulture Culture, 1985)
- "Beaujolais" (Stereotomy, 1986)
- "Where's the Walrus?" (Stereotomy, 1986)
- "Chinese Whispers" (Stereotomy, 1986)
- "Paseo De Gracia" (Gaudi, 1987)
Particle
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Pell Mell
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Mercy" (Joe Perry, 2005)
- "Twilight" (Joe Perry, 2005)
- "Wooden Ships" (Have Guitar, Will Travel, 2009)
- "Rumble in the Jungle" (Sweetzerland Manifesto, 2018)
- "Spanish Sushi" (Sweetzerland Manifesto, 2018)
- "Break Song" (Let the Music Do the Talking, 1980)
- An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess (2004)
- Suspended Animation (2005)
- Terminal Velocity (2020)
- "Pow R. Toc H." (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 1967)
- "Interstellar Overdrive" (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn)
- "A Saucerful of Secrets" (A Saucerful of Secrets, 1968)
- "Up the Khyber" (Soundtrack from the Film More, 1969)
- "Party Sequence" (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- "Main Theme" (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- "More Blues" (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- "Quicksilver" (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- "A Spanish Piece" (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- "Dramatic Theme" (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict" (Ummagumma)
- "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party (Parts I-III)" (Ummagumma)
- "Heart Beat, Pig Meat" (Zabriskie Point, 1970)
- "Come in Number 51, Your Time Is Up" (Zabriskie Point)
- "Atom Heart Mother" (Atom Heart Mother, 1970)
- "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" (Atom Heart Mother)
- "One of These Days" (Meddle, 1971)
- "Obscured by Clouds" (Obscured by Clouds, 1972)
- "When You're In" (Obscured by Clouds)
- "Mudmen" (Obscured by Clouds)
- "Absolutely Curtains" (Obscured by Clouds)
- "Speak to Me" (The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
- "On the Run" (The Dark Side of the Moon)
- "Any Colour You Like" (The Dark Side of the Moon)
- "Shine on You Crazy Diamond pts. I, II, III, V, VI, VIII, IX" (Wish You Were Here, 1975)
- "Signs of Life" (A Momentary Lapse of Reason, 1987)
- "Round and Around" (A Momentary Lapse of Reason)
- "Terminal Frost" (A Momentary Lapse of Reason)
- "Cluster One" (The Division Bell, 1994)
- "Marooned" (The Division Bell)
- "Unknown Song" (bonus track on Zabriskie Point reissue, 1997)
- "The Last Few Bricks" (Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81, 2000)
- The Endless River (2014) except "Louder than Words"
- The Endless River (2014) (bonus tracks on Deluxe edition DVD/Blu-ray)
Pivot
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Chris Poland
edit- Return to Metalopolis (1990)
The Police
edit- "Reggatta de Blanc" (Reggatta de Blanc, 1979)
- "Behind My Camel" (Zenyatta Mondatta, 1980)
- "The Other Way of Stopping" (Zenyatta Mondatta, 1980)
- "Chambelle" (B-side, 1981)
Porcupine Tree
edit- "Wedding Nails" (In Absentia, 2002)
Billy Preston
edit- "Outa-Space", (1971), No. 2 US,[88] No. 1 UK,[139] No. 44 R&B[140]
- "Space Race", (1973), No. 4 US,[88] No. 1 R&B[97]
The Pyramids
edit- "Penetration", (1964), No. 18 US,[68] adopted from Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor[45]
Q
editQueen
edit- "Seven Seas of Rhye" (Queen, 1973)
- "Procession" (Queen II, 1974)
- "God Save The Queen" (A Night At The Opera, 1975)
- A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling ("A Kind Of Magic" single B-side, 1986)
- "Forever" (A Kind Of Magic, 1986)
- "Chinese Torture" (The Miracle, 1989)
- "Track 13" (Made In Heaven, 1995)
Quiet Sun
edit- Mainstream, (1975)
R
edit- "Still I'm Sad" (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, 1975)
- "Weiss Heim" ("All Night Long" single B-side, 1980)
- "Vielleicht Das Nächste Mal" (Difficult to Cure, 1981)
- "Difficult to Cure" (Difficult to Cure, 1981)
- "Anybody There" (Bent Out of Shape, 1983)
- "Snowman" (Bent Out of Shape, 1983)
Ramones
edit- "Durango 95" (Too Tough to Die, 1984)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
edit- "Behind the Sun (Instrumental Demo)" (bonus track on The Uplift Mofo Party Plan reissue, 2003)
- "Me & My Friends (Instrumental Demo)" (bonus track on The Uplift Mofo Party Plan reissue)
Red Sparowes
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Rhythm Heritage
edit- "Theme from S.W.A.T.", (1976), No. 1 US,[118] No. 11 R&B[119]
Rockin' Rebels, aka The Rebels
editRodrigo y Gabriela
edit- Re-Foc (2002)
- Rodrigo y Gabriela (2006)
- 11:11 (2009)
- Area 52 (2012)
- 9 Dead Alive (2014)
The Rolling Stones
edit- “Now I’ve Got a Witness” (The Rolling Stones (album), 1964)
- "2120 South Michigan Avenue" (UK release Five by Five EP/US release 12 X 5, 1964)
- "Potted Shrimp" (studio outtake recorded in 1970)
- Arrival (1988)
- Listen (1993)
- Secrets of the Muse (1997)
- Resonance (1999)
- An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess (2004)
- Feeding the Wheel (2001)
- 4NYC (2002)
- Christmas Sky (2002)
- Rhythm of Time (2004)
- The Road Home (2007)
- Notes on a Dream (2009)
- All That Is Now (2013)
- Explorations (2014)
- The Unforgotten Path (2015)
- Wired for Madness (2019)
- Heartfelt (2019)
- A Chapter In Time (2021)
- Rockestra (2021)
Rush
edit- "2112 - I: Overture" (2112, 1976)
- "Cygnus X-1, Book I: Prologue" (A Farewell To Kings, 1977)
- "La Villa Strangiato" (Hemispheres, 1978)
- "YYZ" (Moving Pictures, 1981)
- "Broon's Bane" (Exit...Stage Left, 1981)
- "Leave That Thing Alone" (Counterparts, 1993)
- "Limbo" (Test for Echo, 1996)
- "Cygnus X-1" (Rush in Rio, 2003)
- "The Main Monkey Business" (Snakes & Arrows, 2007)
- "Hope" (Snakes & Arrows)
- "Malignant Narcissism" (Snakes & Arrows)
S
edit- "Soul Sacrifice" (Santana)
- "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana)
- "Incident at Neshabur" (Abraxas)
- "In a Silent Way" (Fillmore: The Last Days, 1972)
- "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (Amigos, 1976)
- "Jugando" (Festival, 1977)
- "Verão Vermelho" (Festival)
- "Revelations" (Festival)
Carlos Santana
edit- Blues for Salvador (1987)
- Most, if not all, of Santo & Johnny's recordings are instrumentals.
- "Sleep Walk" (Santo & Johnny, 1959), No. 1 US, [30] No. 22 UK,[31] No. 4 R&B[32]
- "Tear Drop", (1959), No. 23 US,[30] No. 50 UK,[31] No. 17 R&B[32]
Albums:
- Not of This Earth (1986)
- Surfing with the Alien (1987)
- Dreaming No. 11 (1988)
- Flying in a Blue Dream (1989)
- The Extremist (1992)
- Time Machine (1993)
- Joe Satriani (1995)
- Crystal Planet (1998)
- Engines of Creation (2000)
- Strange Beautiful Music (2002)
- Is There Love in Space? (2004)
- Super Colossal (2006)
- Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock (2008)
- Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards (2010)
- Unstoppable Momentum (2013)
- Shockwave Supernova (2015)
- What Happens Next (2018)
- Shapeshifting (2020)
- When Trees Walked The Earth (Song) (2020)
- The Elephants of Mars (2022)
- "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)" (Dead Winter Dead)
- "Inquisition Symphony" (Schizophrenia, 1987)
- "The Abyss" (Schizophrenia, 1987)
- "Kaiowas" (Chaos A.D., 1993)
- "Jasco" (Roots, 1996)
- "Itsári" (Roots, 1996)
- "Canyon Jam" (Roots, 1996)
- "Tribus" (Against, 1998)
- "F.O.E." (Against, 1998)
- "T3rcermillenium" (Against, 1998)
- "Valtio" (Nation, 2001)
- "Enter Sandman/Fight Fire with Fire Medley" (Revolusongs, 2002)
- "Lost" (Dante XXI, 2006)
- "Limbo" (Dante XXI, 2006)
- "Eunoé" (Dante XXI, 2006)
- "Primium Mobile" (Dante XXI, 2006)
- "A-Lex I" (A-Lex, 2009)
- "A-Lex II" (A-Lex, 2009)
- "A-Lex III" (A-Lex, (2009)
- "Ludwig Van" (A-Lex, 2009)
- "A-Lex IV" (A-Lex, 2009)
- "Iceberg Dances" (Machine Messiah, 2017)
- "The Pentagram" (Quadra, 2020)
- "Quadra" (Quadra, 2020)
- A significant number of the band's recordings are instrumentals. See The Shadows discography for more details.
- "Apache" (1960)
- The Shadows EP (1961)
- "FBI"/"Midnight" (1961)
- "The Frightened City" (1961)
- "Kon-Tiki" (1961)
- "Wonderful Land" (1962)
- The Boys EP (1962)
- "Dance On!" (1962)
- "Foot Tapper" (1963)
- "Atlantis" (1963)
- "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" (1964)
- "The Warlord" (1965)
- "Maroc 7" (1967)
- Planet X (1999)
- Inertia (2001)
- Black Utopia (2003)
- Mythology (2004)
- Blood of the Snake (2006)
- Molecular Heinosity (2009)
- The Phoenix (2020)
- "Fly, Robin, Fly", (1975), No. 1 US,[111] No. 28 UK,[112] No. 1 R&B[113]
- "M'Hat M'Coat" (Till Deaf Do Us Part, 1981)
- "Delusions of Savior" (Repentless, 2015)
- Their untitled 1994 EP is composed entirely of instrumentals.
- SYR1: Anagrama EP (1997)
- SYR2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom EP (1997)
- "Four Sticks" (bonus track on deluxe edition of Omen)
- "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo", (Pretzel Logic, 1974), written by Duke Ellington[141]
- Atomic Playboys (1989)
- Flamenco a Go-Go (2000)
- Memory Crash (2008)
- "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Smiler, 1974)
- "Little Fugue in G" (Styx II, 1973)
- "Wipe Out" b/w Surfer Joe No. 2 US
- "The Odyssey: Odysseus' Theme/Overture" (The Odyssey, 2002)
T
editTangerine Dream
edit- 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.
Tarentel
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
The T-Bones
edit- "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)", (1965), No. 3 US[69]
Therapy?
edit- "Sky High McKay(e)" (Teethgrinder single, 1992)
- "Big Cave In" (Suicide Pact - You First, 1999)
- "Magic Mountain" (Crooked Timber, 2009)
- "Marlow" (A Brief Crack of Light, 2012)
Timo Tolkki
editThe Tornados
edit- Most of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Tortoise
edit- Most, if not all, Tortoise recordings are instrumentals.
- Tortoise (1994)
- Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1996)
- TNT (1998)
- Standards (2001)
- It's All Around You (2004)
- Beacons of Ancestorship (2009)
Traffic
edit- "Glad" (John Barleycorn Must Die, 1970)
Trans Am
edit- Trans Am, 1996
- Surrender to the Night, 1997
- Futureworld, 1999
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
edit- "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" (Christmas Eve and Other Stories)
- "Wizards in Winter" (The Lost Christmas Eve)
The Derek Trucks Band
edit- 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.
U
edit- "4th Of July" (The Unforgettable Fire, 1984)
- "Boomerang 1" (The Unforgettable Fire, 1984)
V
edit- "The Attitude Song" (Flex-Able)
- Passion and Warfare (1990)
- "Sofa" (Zappa's Universe, 1993)
- Alien Love Secrets EP (1995)
- "Fire Garden" (1996)
- The Ultra Zone (1999)
- Alive In An Ultra World (2001)
- Real Illusions: Reflections (2005)
- The Story of Light (2012)
- Modern Primitive (2016)
- "Eruption" (Van Halen, 1978)
- "Spanish Fly" (Van Halen II, 1979)
- "Sunday Afternoon in the Park" (Fair Warning, 1981)
- "Cathedral" (Diver Down, 1982)
- "Little Guitars" (Diver Down, 1982)
- "1984" (1984, 1984)
- "316" (For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, 1991)
- "Strung Out" (Balance, 1995)
- "Doin' Time" (Balance, 1995)
- "Baluchitherium" (Balance, 1995)
- "New World" (Van Halen III, 1998)
- "Primary" (Fair Warning, 1998)
Eddie and Alex Van Halen
edit- "Respect the Wind" (soundtrack[broken anchor] to Twister, 1996)
- "Rude Mood" (Texas Flood, 1983)
- "Testify" (Texas Flood)
- "Scuttle Buttin'" (Texas Flood)
- "Lenny" (Texas Flood)
- "Hide Away" (Couldn't Stand the Weather, 1984)
- "Say What!" (Soul to Soul, 1985)
- "Riviera Paradise (In Step, 1989)
- "Little Wing" (The Sky Is Crying, 1991)
- "Chitlins con Carne" (The Sky Is Crying)
The Ventures
edit- Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals. See The Ventures discography for more details.
The Virtues
edit- "Guitar Boogie Shuffle", (1963), No. 5 US,[17] No. 27 R&B[18]
W
editThe Wailers aka The Fabulous Wailers
editRick Wakeman
edit- The Red Planet (2020)
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973)
Mike Watt
edit- "Maggot Brain" (Ball-Hog or Tugboat?, 1995)
The Who
edit- "The Ox" (My Generation, 1965)
- "Cobwebs and Strange" (A Quick One, 1966)
- "Overture" (Tommy, 1969)
- "Sparks" (Tommy, 1969)
- "Underture" (Tommy, 1969)
- "Quadrophenia" (Quadrophenia, 1973)
- "The Rock" (Quadrophenia, 1973)
- "Hall of the Mountain King" (bonus track on The Who Sell Out reissue, 1995)
- "My Generation (Instrumental)" (bonus track on deluxe edition reissue of My Generation, 2002)
Mason Williams
edit- "Classical Gas" (The Mason Williams Phonograph Record, 1968), No. 2 US,[78] No. 9 UK[79] "orchestrated rock and roll" backed by the Wrecking Crew[80]
- "The Elements: Fire" (SMiLE, 2004)
The Edgar Winter Group
edit- "Frankenstein" (They Only Come Out at Night, 1972)
Y
editThe Yardbirds
edit- "Steeled Blues", (B-side of Heart Full of Soul, 1965)
- "Jeff's Boogie" (B-side of "Over Under Sideways Down" 1966)
- "White Summer" (Little Games, 1967)
Yes
edit- "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" (Fragile)
- "Five Per Cent For Nothing" (Fragile)
- "Cinema" (90125, 1983)
- "Amazing Grace" (9012Live: The Solos)
Neil Young
edit- Soundtrack to Dead Man, 1996)
Yowie
edit- Cryptooology (2004)
Z
editFrank Zappa
edit- A significant portion of Zappa's discography consists of instrumental works, but many of these could be classified as modern classical or avant-garde music rather than rock.
- "Peaches en Regalia" (Hot Rats, 1969)
- "Eat That Question" (The Grand Wazoo)
- Sleep Dirt (1979 - reissues of this album featured overdubbed vocals on several tracks)
- "Rat Tomago" (Sheik Yerbouti, 1979)
- Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar/Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More/Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1981)
- Jazz from Hell (1986)
- The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa (1987)
- Guitar (1988)
- Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute (1996)
- Trance-Fusion (2006)
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- ^ Steely Dan, A Decade of Steely Dan, MCA 11553 1985
External links
edit- Every instrumental top 20 hit song from 1960 to the present from Tunecaster.com with a sample of each