Best Instrumental ‘Top 40’ Song Ever Recorded

[jefe1]

Blu dipinto nel blu. Original is Italian can't quite remember the song title in America may have just been blue.

Great thread by the way.

 

[Circular Vibes]

My all time favourite instrumental wasn't a hit, but those of us in North America were the only ones to get it. The UK and other pressings of Our World by Blue Mink switched out the b side called Respects to Mr. Jones.

 

[beerking]

Another vote here for Hocus Pocus and a shout out for Chuck Mangione's...Feels so Good

 

[Philip Spinner]

The Shadows - Apache
The Ventures - Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
The Spotnicks - Hava Nagila
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan - Diamonds
Telstar - The Tornados
Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen - Midnight In Moscow
Sounds Incorporated - The Spartans
John Barry - Hit And Miss
The T-Bones - (No Matter What Shape) Your Stomach's In
Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova
Russ Conway - Side Saddle

plus several hundred more!

Good ones there. I would like to add Happy Organ by Dave "baby" Cortez.

 

[John Svensson]

Yeah, The Spotniks! Those crazy guitar slinging Swedes.... I love the space suits.
How's about Ramsey Lewis and "The In Crowd"....I think that's the instrumental version that was also a separate hit.

 

[Simon A]

Yeah, The Spotniks! Those crazy guitar slinging Swedes.... I love the space suits.

Very few people are aware that after his June 1964 stint with The Beatles replacing Ringo Starr onstage (who was home with tonsillitis), Jimmie Nicol would join The Spotnicks in 1965 and tour with them until 1967.

On another note, their 1966 album The Spotnicks In Winterland is a fun Christmas album.

 

[newbyquad]

classical gas
the rockford files theme
dueling banjos

 

[Snood]

Popcorn - Hot Butter made it to number 9 in USA

 

[Circular Vibes]

Popcorn - Hot Butter made it to number 9 in USA

That was the very first record I ever played. My kindergarten teacher had it in class. I think I wore out her machine playing it.

 

[jsrstereo]

"Guitar Suite" - Space Opera

--and although not '70's, still among the best:

"Torquay" - The Fireballs (George Tomsco)
"Ram-Bunk-Shush" -The Ventures

 

[zabble]

Here's one not mentioned that hit #6 in the U.S. in 1971: "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band.

 

[soundboy]

 

[soundboy]

How about the second theme music from "Magnum P.I."? It's close enough to the 1970's and featured Larry Carlton on guitar. Peaked at #25 on the Billboard singles chart.

 

[soundboy]

This was a #1 single!

 

[4-earredwonder]

Moonglow/theme from Picnic

 

[boojidad]

'Apricot Brandy' by Rhinoceros!

 

[proufo]

Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man

Mission Impossible theme.

Both available in Quad!!

 

[reedfoot]

Good enough to be featured in a Paul Thomas Anderson movie:

 

[Philip Spinner]

'Apricot Brandy' by Rhinoceros!

I used to listen to this track all the time way back. Wore that song out.