List of rock instrumentals

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

Instrumentals which have charted[]

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.^[1][2][3]

1950s and 1960s chartings[]

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[4]	#24[5]	#1[6]
Ernie Freeman	"Raunchy"	1957	#4[7]	#1 <R&B charts> Joel Whitburn Top R&B Singles 1942-1999>
The Champs	"Tequila"	1958	#1[8]	#5[9]	#1 [10]
Duane Eddy	"Moovin' N' Groovin'"	1958	#72
The Champs	"El Rancho Rock"	1958	#30
Link Wray & His Ray Men	"Rumble"	1958	#16[11]		#11[12]
Duane Eddy	"Rebel Rouser"	1958	#6[13]	#8[14]	#19 [15]
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[16]		#27[17]
Dave "Baby" Cortez	"The Happy Organ"	1959	#1[18]		#5[19]
Johnny and the Hurricanes	"Crossfire"	1959	#23
The Wailers	"Tall Cool One"	1959	#36[20]		#24[21]
Preston Epps	"Bongo Rock"	1959	#14[22]
Duane Eddy	"Forty Miles of Bad Road"	1959	#9		#17
Johnny and the Hurricanes	"Red River Rock"	1959	#5[23]	#3[24]	#5[25]
The Wailers	"Mau-Mau"	1959	#68
Sandy Nelson	"Teen Beat"	1959	#4[26]	#9[27]	#17[28]	The piano on the recording is by Bruce Johnston.[27]
Santo & Johnny	"Sleep Walk"	1959	#1[29]	#22[30]	#4[31]
Santo & Johnny	"Tear Drop"	1959	#23[29]	#50[30]	#17[31]
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[32]	#33[33]	#1[34]
Bill Black's Combo	"Don't Be Cruel"	1960	#11[32]	#32[33]	#1[34]
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[35]	#6[14]		This was the second charting of the song in 1959.
Floyd Cramer	"Last Date"	1960	#2[36]	#32[33]
The Shadows	"Apache"	1960		#1[37]
The Shadows	"Man of Mystery"	1960		#5[37]
The Ventures	"Walk, Don't Run"	1960	#1[38]	#8[39]	#13[40]
Duane Eddy	"Pepe"	1961	#18	#2
B. Bumble and the Stingers	"Bumble Boogie"	1961	#21[41]
The Fireballs	"Quite a Party"	1961	#27[42]	#29[43]
Kokomo	"Asia Minor"	1961	#8[44]		#35[39]	Adopted from the Edvard Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor[44] and subsequently banned by the BBC.[45]
The Mar-Keys	"Last Night"	1961	#3[46]	#2[47]
Sandy Nelson	"Let There Be Drums"	1961	#7[26]	#3[27]
The Shadows	“F.B.I.”	1961		#6[5]
The Shadows	“The Frightened City"	1961		#3[37]
The Shadows	“Kon-Tiki“	1961		#1[37]
The Shadows	“The Savage“	1961		#10[37]
The String-A-Longs	"Wheels"	1961	#3[48]	#8[30]	#19[49]
Billy Joe and the Checkmates	"Percolator (Twist)"	1962	#10[50]
The Champs	"Limbo Rock"	1962	#40[8]
Jet Harris	"Besame Mucho"	1962		#22[51]
King Curtis	"Soul Twist"	1962	#17[52]		#1[53]
Sandy Nelson	"Drums Are My Beat"	1962	#29[26]	#30[27]
The Shadows	“Wonderful Land“	1962		#1[37]
The Shadows	“Guitar Tango“	1962		#4[37]
The Shadows	“Dance On!“	1962		#1[37]
The Tornados	"Telstar"	1962	#1[54]	#1[55]	#5[56]
Booker T. & the M.G.'s	"Green Onions"	1962	#3		#1
The Busters	"Bust Out"	1963	#25[57]
The Dakotas	"The Cruel Sea"	1963		#18[58]
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan	"Scarlett O'Hara"	1963		#2[51]
Lonnie Mack	"Memphis"	1963	#5[59]		#4[60]
Lonnie Mack	Wham!	1963	#24[59]			From the album The Wham of that Memphis Man
The Marketts	"Out of Limits"	1963	#3[46]
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[61]
The Rockin’ Rebels aka The Rebels	"Wild Weekend"	1963	#8[62]	#3[24]	#28[63]
The Shadows	“Foot Tapper“	1963		#1[37]
The Surfaris	"Wipe Out"	1963	#2[64]	#5[65]	#10[66]
The Pyramids	"Penetration"	1964	#18[67]			Adapted from Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor.[44]
The T-Bones	"No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)"	1965	#3[68]
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[69]	#33[70]	#3[71]
Cliff Nobles & Co.	"The Horse"	1968	#2[72]	#2[73]
Fleetwood Mac	"Albatross"	1968		#1[74]		Charted again (#2) in Britain in 1972.
Hugh Masekela	"Grazing in the Grass"	1968	#1[75]		#1[76]
Mason Williams	"Classical Gas"	1968	#2[77]		#9[78]	"orchestrated rock and roll" backed by the Wrecking Crew[79]
Booker T. & the M.G.'s	"Time Is Tight"	1969	#6[44]		#7[80]	from the film Uptight[44]
The Ventures	"Hawaii Five-O"	1969	#4[81]

1970s and 1980s chartings[]

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[82]	#7[83]	#9[84]
Hot Butter	‘'Popcorn’’	1972	#9[85]	#5[86]
Billy Preston	Outa-Space	1972	#2[87]	#44[88]	#1[89]
Deodato	‘'Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)’’	1973	#2[90]	#7[83]		based on Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra
Edgar Winter Group	‘'Frankenstein’’	1973	#1[91]	#18[92]
The Love Unlimited Orchestra	Love's Theme	1973	#1[93]	#10[94]	#10[95]	orchestra formed and song written by Barry White
Billy Preston	Space Race	1973	#4[87]		#1[96]
Average White Band	Pick Up the Pieces	1974	#1[97]	#6[98]	#5[99]
B. T. Express	Express	1974	#2[100]	#34[101]	#1[102]
The Commodores	Machine Gun	1974	#22[103]	#20[104]	#7[105]
Focus	Hocus Pocus	1974	#9[106]	#20[104]
MFSB	‘'TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)’’	1974	#1[107]	#22[108]	#1[109]
Silver Convention	Fly, Robin, Fly	1975	#1[110]	#28[111]	#1[112]
Van McCoy	The Hustle	1975	#1[97]	#3[113]	#1[71]
Mike Post	The Rockford Files (Theme)	1975	#10
Walter Murphy	A Fifth Of Beethoven	1976	#1[114]	#28[115]	#10[116]	based on the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Rhythm Heritage	Theme from S.W.A.T.	1976	#1[117]		#11[118]
Chuck Mangione	Feels So Good	1977	#4
Herb Alpert	‘'Rise’’	1979	#1[119]	#13[120]	#4[121]

0-9[]

10cc[]

• "How Dare You" (How Dare You! (album), 1976)

A[]

A Flock of Seagulls[]

• "DNA" (A Flock of Seagulls, 1982)

ABBA[]

• "Intermezzo No. 1" (ABBA, 1975)
• "Arrival" (Arrival, 1976)

AC/DC[]

• "Fling Thing" (B-side of "Jailbreak", 1976)
• "D.T." ("From album: Who Made Who", 1985)
• "Chase The Ace" ("From album: Who Made Who", 1985)

Aerosmith[]

• "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)

The Alan Parsons Project[]

• "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)

The Allman Brothers Band[]

• "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" (Idlewild South, 1970)
• "Hot 'Lanta" (At Fillmore East, 1971)
• "Mountain Jam" (Eat a Peach)
• "Little Martha" (Eat a Peach)
• "Jessica" (Brothers and Sisters, 1973)
• "Pegasus" (Enlightened Rogues, 1979)

[]

• "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)

And So I Watch You from Afar[]

• And So I Watch You from Afar (2009)

Animals As Leaders[]

• "Animals As Leaders" (2009)
• "Wave of Babies" (Single) (2010)
• "Weightless" (2011)
• "The Joy of Motion" (2014)
• "The Madness of Many" (2016)

Anthrax[]

• "Pipeline" (Attack of the Killer B's, 1991)

Apocalyptica[]

• 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)

Asia[]

• Rare (2000)

August Burns Red[]

• "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)

Average White Band[]

• "Pick Up the Pieces", (1974), No. 1 US,^[97] No. 6 UK^[98]

B[]

The Bar-Kays[]

• "Soul Finger", (1967), No. 17 US,^[69] No. 33 UK,^[70] No. 3 R&B^[71]

The Beach Boys[]

• "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 Smiley Smile, later released with vocals)
• "I Wanna Be Around" / "Workshop" (The Smile Sessions, 2011)
• "The Elements: Fire" (The Smile Sessions)

Beastie Boys[]

• (1994)
• The in Sound from Way Out! (1996)
• The Mix-Up (2007)
• (2011)

The Beatles[]

• "Cry for a Shadow" (1964)
• "Flying" (Magical Mystery Tour, 1967)
• "Cayenne" (Anthology 1, 1995)
• "12-Bar Original" (Anthology 2, 1996)

Bee Gees[]

• "Seven Seas Symphony" (Odessa, 1969)

Bill Black's Combo[]

Most, if not all, of the Bill Black Combo's recordings are instrumentals.

• "White Silver Sands", (1960), No. 9 US,^[32] No. 33 UK,^[33] No. 1 R&B^[34]
• "Don't Be Cruel", (1960), No. 11 US,^[32] No. 32 UK,^[33] No. 1 R&B^[34]

Bill Doggett[]

• "Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)" (1956) No. 2 US^[122] No. 1 R&B^[123]
• "Slow Walk" (1956) No. 26 US^[122] No. 4 R&B^[123]
• "Soft" (1957) No. 35 US^[122]

Bill Justis[]

• "Raunchy" (1957), No. 2 US,^[4] No. 24 UK ,^[5] No. 1 R&B^[6]

Billy Joel[]

• "Root Beer Rag" (Streetlife Serenade, 1974)
• "The Mexican Connection" (Streetlife Serenade, 1974)

Billy Preston[]

• "Outa-Space", (1971), No. 2 US,^[87] No. 1 UK,^[124] No. 44 R&B^[125]
• "Space Race", (1973), No. 4 US,^[87] No. 1 R&B^[96]

Black Flag[]

• The Process of Weeding Out EP (1985)

Black Sabbath[]

• "Rat Salad" (Paranoid, 1971)
• "Orchid" (Master of Reality, 1971)
• "Laguna Sunrise" (Vol. 4, 1972)
• "Fluff" (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973)

Blaqk Audio[]

• "Stiff Kittens" (CexCells, 2007)

The Bobby Fuller Four[]

• "Misirlou", 1964^[126]

Booker T. and the M.G.'s[]

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

Boston[]

• "Foreplay" (Boston, 1976)
• "A New World" (Third Stage", 1986)
• "Walkin' at Night" (Walk On", 1994)
• "Get Organ-ized"/"Get Reorgan-ized" (Walk On", 1994)
• "Last Day of School" (Life, Love & Hope", 2013)

B. T. Express[]

• "Express", (1974), No. 2 US,^[100]#34 UK,^[127] No. 1 R&B,^[128]

Bradley Joseph[]

• Hear the Masses (1994)

Brian May[]

• Furia (2000) except "Dream of Thee".

Brian Wilson[]

• "The Elements: Fire" (SMiLE, 2004)

Bruce Cockburn[]

• "Nude Descending a Staircase" (Life Short Call Now)

B. Bumble and the Stingers[]

• "Bumble Boogie", (1961), No. 21 US, based on Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumble Bee"^[41]
• "Nut Rocker" (1962), The recording is a version of the march from Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker.^[129]

Buckethead[]

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)

The Byrds[]

• "John Riley" & "Captain Soul", (Fifth Dimension,^[130] 1966)

C[]

Café Tacuba[]

• "Perfidia" (Avalancha de Éxitos, 1996)
• Revés (1999)

Cake[]

• "Arco Arena" (Comfort Eagle, 2001)

Calexico[]

• Tool Box (2007)

Camel[]

• 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[]

• "Interstellar Overdrive" (Camper Van Beethoven, 1986)

Carlos Santana[]

• Blues for Salvador (1987)

The Champs[]

Most, if not all, of the Champs recordings are instrumentals.

• "Tequila" (1959), No. 1 US,^[8] No. 5 UK,^[9] No. 1 R&B^[10]
• "Limbo Rock" (1962), No. 40 US^[8] featured Earl Palmer on drums, Tommy Tedesco on guitar, and Plas Johnson on sax^[131]

The Chantays[]

• "Pipeline" (Pipeline, 1963)

The Chemical Brothers[]

• "Song to the Siren" (Exit Planet Dust, 1992)

Chicago[]

• "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)

Chris Poland[]

• Return to Metalopolis (1990)

Cliff Nobles and Co.[]

• "The Horse", (1968), No. 2 US,^[72] No. 2 UK,^[73] No. 2 R&B^[132]

The Commodores[]

• "Machine Gun", (1974), No. 22 US,^[103] No. 20 UK,^[104] No. 7 R&B^[105]

Cream[]

• "Toad" (Fresh Cream, 1966)
• "Steppin' Out" (Live Cream Volume II, 1972)

Creedence Clearwater Revival[]

• "Susie Q. (Part 2)" (B-side of single, 1968, excerpted from longer album track which contained vocals)

D[]

Dave "Baby" Cortez[]

• "The Happy Organ" (1959), No. 1 US,^[18] No. 5 R&B^[19]

Dave Clark Five[]

• Instrumental Album (1966)

David Bowie[]

• "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)

David Gilmour[]

• "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)

The Dakotas[]

• "The Cruel Sea", (1963), No. 18 UK^[133]

Dave Matthews Band[]

• "#34" (Under the Table and Dreaming, 1994)
• "Anyone Seen the Bridge?" (live-only)

Deep Purple[]

• "'A' 200" (Burn, 1974)

Dennis Coffey[]

• "Scorpio", (1971), No. 6 US,^[82] No. 7 UK,^[83] No. 9 R&B^[84]

Deodato[]

• "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)", (1973), No. 2 US,^[90] No. 7 UK,^[83] based on Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra

Derek and the Dominos[]

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

The Derek Trucks Band[]

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.

Derek Sherinian[]

• Planet X (1999)
• Inertia (2001)
• Black Utopia (2003)
• Mythology (2004)
• Blood of the Snake (2006)
• Molecular Heinosity (2009)
• The Phoenix (2020)

Destroyalldreamers[]

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

Dick Dale[]

Most of Dale's recordings are instrumentals.

• "Let's Go Trippin'" (1961)
• "Misirlou" (1962)

Dixie Dregs[]

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

Dream Theater[]

• "A Mind Beside Itself I: Erotomania" (Awake, 1994)
• "Funeral For a Friend" (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
• "The Rover" (A Change of Seasons)
• "Hell's Kitchen" (Falling Into Infinity, 1997)
• "" (Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory, 1999)
• "" (Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory, 1999)
• "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)
• "Larks' Tongues in Aspic - Part II" (Special Edition of Black Clouds & Silver Linings, 2009)
• "" (Special Edition of Black Clouds & Silver Linings, 2009)
• Raw Dog (God of War III Soundtrack) (2010)
• "False Awaking Suite" (Dream Theater, 2013)
• "Enigma Machine" (Dream Theater, 2013)
• "Dystopian Overture" (The Astonishing, 2016)
• "2285 Entr'acte" (The Astonishing, 2016)

Duane Eddy[]

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

• "Rebel Rouser" (1958), No. 6 US,^[13] No. 8 UK,^[14] No. 19 R&B ,^[15] saxophone by session musician Gil Bernal, yells and handclaps by doo-wop group the Rivingtons.^[134][135]
• "Peter Gunn" (1959), No. 8 US ,^[35] No. 6 UK ,^[14] this was the second charting of the song in 1959

The Durutti Column[]

Most of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

E[]

Earthless[]

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

The Edgar Winter Group[]

• "Frankenstein" (They Only Come Out at Night, 1972)

Electric Light Orchestra[]

• "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)

Elton John[]

• "Funeral For a Friend" (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973)

Emerson, Lake and Palmer[]

• "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)

Eric Clapton[]

• "Edge of Darkness" (24 Nights, 1991)

Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse[]

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

Eric Johnson[]

• "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)

Explosions in the Sky[]

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

F[]

The Fabulous Thunderbirds[]

• "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" (Butt Rockin', 1981)

Fleetwood Mac[]

• "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)

Floyd Cramer[]

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

• "Last Date", (1960), No. 2 US,^[36] No. 32 UK^[33]

Focus[]

• "Hocus Pocus" (Focus II, 1971)

Frank Zappa[]

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)

FromUz[]

• "13th August" (Overlook, 2008)

Funkadelic[]

• "Maggot Brain" (Maggot Brain, 1971)

G[]

Gary Hoey[]

Most of Hoey's recordings are instrumentals.

Gary Glitter[]

• "Rock and Roll Part 2" (Glitter, 1972)

George Harrison[]

• 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)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor[]

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

God Is an Astronaut[]

• 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[]

• "Vampires" (Awake, 2000)
• "" (The Oracle, 2010)

Gorillaz[]

• "Lake Zurich" ("From album: The Now Now", 2018)

Gov't Mule[]

• Sco-Mule (2015)

Grails[]

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

Gustavo Cerati[]

• +Bien (2001)

H[]

Hank Marvin[]

• Guitar Man (2007)

Hammock[]

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

Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens[]

• "Top Gun Anthem" (soundtrack to Top Gun, 1986)

Herb Alpert[]

• "Rise", (1979), No. 1 US,^[119] No. 13 UK,^[120] No. 4 R&B^[121]

Hellecasters[]

• "Sweet Dreams" (The Return of the Hellecasters, 1993)

Hot Butter[]

• "Popcorn", (1972), No. 9 US,^[85] No. 5 UK^[86]

Hugh Masekela[]

• "Grazing in the Grass", (1968), No. 1 US,^[75] No. 1 R&B^[76]

I[]

If These Trees Could Talk[]

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

Iron Maiden[]

• "Transylvania"
• "The Ides of March"
• "Genghis Khan"
• "Losfer Words"

J[]

[]

• "The Lonely Surfer", (1963), No. 39 US^[61]

Jade Warrior[]

• Floating World (1974) (except "Monkey Chant", track 8)
• Waves (1975)
• Kites (1976)

Jan Hammer[]

• "Miami Vice Theme" (soundtrack to Miami Vice, 1985)
• "Crockett's Theme" (Miami Vice: The Complete Collection, 2002)

Jason Becker[]

• Perpetual Burn (1988)
• Perspective (1995)
• The Raspberry Jams (1999)
• The Blackberry Jams (2003)

Jazz Is Dead[]

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

Jeff Beck[]

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)

The Jeff Healey Band[]

• "Hide Away" (See the Light, 1988)
• "Shapes of Things" (Cover to Cover, 1995)

Jefferson Airplane[]

• "Embryonic Journey" (Surrealistic Pillow, 1967)

Jet Harris[]

• "Besame Mucho", (1962), No. 22 UK^[51]

Jet Harris and Tony Meehan[]

• "Diamonds" (1963)
• "Scarlett O'Hara" (1963)

Jimi Hendrix[]

• "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)

Jimmy Page[]

• "Outrider" (1988)

Joe Perry[]

• "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)

The Joe Perry Project[]

• "Break Song" (Let the Music Do the Talking, 1980)

Joe Satriani[]

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)
• (Song) (2020)

Johnny and the Hurricanes[]

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

• "Red River Rock" (1959), No. 5 US,^[23] No. 3 UK ,^[24] No. 5 R&B^[25]

John Mayall (& the Bluesbreakers)[]

• "Hideaway" (Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, 1966)
• "Steppin' Out" (Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton)

John Petrucci[]

• An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess (2004)
• Suspended Animation (2005)
• Terminal Velocity (2020)

Jordan Rudess[]

• 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)

Journey[]

• Kohoutek (Journey, 1975)
• Topaz (Journey, 1975)
• Nickel and Dime (Next, 1977)
• Majestic (Evolution, 1979)
• The Journey (Revelation) (Revelation, 2008)
• Venus (Eclipse, 2011)

K[]

Kiko Loureiro[]

• "No Gravity" (2005)
• "Universo Inverso" (2006)
• "Fullblast" (2009)
• "Sounds of Innocence" (2012)
• "Open Source" (2020)

Kinks[]

• "Revenge", from the (Kinks album, 1964)

King Crimson[]

• "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)

King Curtis[]

• "Soul Twist", (1962), No. 17 US,^[52] No. 1 R&B^[53]

Kiss[]

• "Love Theme From Kiss" (Kiss, 1974)

Kokomo[]

• "Asia Minor", (1961), No. 8 US ,^[44] No. 35 UK^[39]Adopted from the Edvard Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor^[44]and sub sequentially banned by the BBC.^[136]

L[]

Laika and the Cosmonauts[]

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

Led Zeppelin[]

• "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)
• "" (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)

Link Wray[]

• "Rumble" (1958), No. 16 US,^[11] No. 11 R&B^[12]

Linkin Park[]

• "Session" (Meteora, 2003)
• "Wake" (Minutes to Midnight, 2007)
• "Tinfoil" (Living Things, 2010)
• "Drawbar" (The Hunting Party, 2014)

Liquid Tension Experiment[]

• Liquid Tension Experiment (1998)
• Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999)
• Liquid Tension Experiment 3 (2021)

Liquid Trio Experiment[]

• Spontaneous Combustion (2007)
• When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago (2009)

The Lively Ones[]

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

Lonnie Mack[]

• "Memphis", (1963), No. 5 US,^[59] No. 4 R&B^[60]

The Love Unlimited Orchestra[]

• "Love's Theme", (1973), No. 1 US,^[93] No. 10 UK,^[94] No. 10 R&B^[95] orchestra formed and song written by Barry White

M[]

Madness[]

• "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" (Absolutely, 1980)

Manfred Mann[]

• "Sack O' Woe” and "Mr. Anello” (‘’The Five Faces of Manfred Mann’’ 1964)
• Instrumental Asylum, EP, (1966)
• Instrumental Assassination, EP, (1966)

The Mar-Keys[]

• "Last Night", (1961), No. 3 US,^[46] No. 2 R&B^[47]

The Marketts[]

• "Out of Limits", (1963), No. 3 US^[46]

Mark Knopfler[]

• 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)

Marty Friedman[]

• Dragon's Kiss (1988)
• Scenes (1992)
• Introduction (1994)
• True Obsessions (1996)
• Music For Speeding (2002)
• Loudspeaker (2006)

Mastodon[]

• Jonah Hex: Revenge Gets Ugly EP, 2010

Mason Williams[]

• "Classical Gas" (The Mason Williams Phonograph Record, 1968), No. 2 US,^[77] No. 9 UK^[78] "orchestrated rock and roll" backed by the Wrecking Crew^[137]

Meshuggah[]

• "Acrid Placidity" (Destroy Erase Improve, 1995)

Metallica[]

• "(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[]

• 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[]

• "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)", (1974), No. 1 US,^[107] No. 22 UK,^[108] No. 1 R&B^[109]

Michael Angelo Batio[]

• No Boundaries (1995)
• Planet Gemini (1997)
• Tradition (1999)
• Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity (2000)

Mike Watt[]

• "Maggot Brain" (Ball-Hog or Tugboat?, 1995)

Moby Grape[]

• The "Grape Jam" album of the Wow/Grape Jam two-album set is largely instrumental, featuring guest artists Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper

Mogwai[]

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[]

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

Muse[]

• "Popcorn" (B-side to "Resistance", 2009)

N[]

New Order[]

• "Elegia" (Low-Life, 1985)

Neil Young[]

• Soundtrack to Dead Man, 1996)

Nine Inch Nails[]

• "Just Like You Imagined" (The Fragile)
• Ghosts I–IV (2008)

O[]

Ozzy Osbourne[]

• "Dee" (Blizzard of Ozz, 1980)

Ozric Tentacles[]

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

The Offspring[]

• "In the Hall of the Mountain King" (Let the Bad Times Roll, 2021)

P[]

Particle[]

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

Paul Gilbert[]

• "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)

Paul McCartney (and Wings)[]

• The Family Way (1967)
• "Singalong Junk" (McCartney)
• "Zoo Gang" (UK B-side of "Band on the Run", 1974)
• "Rockestra Theme" (Back to the Egg, 1979)
• Standing Stone (1997)
• Ocean's Kingdom (2011)

Pell Mell[]

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

Peter Gabriel[]

• 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

Peter Frampton[]

• Fingerprints (2006)

Pink Floyd[]

• "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[]

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

The Police[]

• "Reggatta de Blanc" (Reggatta de Blanc, 1979)
• "Behind My Camel" (Zenyatta Mondatta, 1980)
• "The Other Way of Stopping" (Zenyatta Mondatta, 1980)

Porcupine Tree[]

• "Wedding Nails" (In Absentia, 2002)

Preston Epps[]

• "Bongo Rock" (1959), No. 14 US^[22]

The Pyramids[]

• "Penetration", (1964), No. 18 US,^[67] adopted from Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor^[44]

Q[]

Queen[]

• "Seven Seas of Rhye" (Queen, 1973)
• "Procession" (Queen II, 1974)
• "Chinese Torture" (The Miracle, 1989)

Quiet Sun[]

• Mainstream, (1975)

R[]

Rainbow[]

• "Still I'm Sad" (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, 1975)
• "Vielleicht Das Nächster Mal" (Difficult to Cure, 1981)
• "Difficult to Cure" (Difficult to Cure, 1981)

Ray Anthony[]

• Peter Gunn (1959), No. 8 US,^[138] No. 22 UK,^[139] No. 4 R&B^[140] song's composer Henry Mancini wrote that it, "actually derives more from rock and roll than from jazz."^[141]

Ramones[]

• "Durango 95" (Too Tough to Die, 1984)

Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and various artists[]

• "A Song for Chi" (2009)

Red Hot Chili Peppers[]

• "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[]

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

Rhythm Heritage[]

• "Theme from S.W.A.T.", (1976), No. 1 US,^[117] No. 11 R&B^[118]

Rick Wakeman[]

• The Red Planet (2020)
• The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973)

Rockin' Rebels, aka The Rebels[]

• "Wild Weekend", (1963), No. 8 US,^[62] No. 3 UK,^[24] No. 28 R&B^[63]

Rodrigo y Gabriela[]

• Re-Foc (2002)
• Rodrigo y Gabriela (2006)
• 11:11 (2009)
• Area 52 (2012)
• 9 Dead Alive (2014)

The Rolling Stones[]

• "2120 South Michigan Avenue" (UK release Five by Five EP/US release 12 X 5, 1964)
• "Potted Shrimp" (studio outtake recorded in 1970)

Rod Stewart[]

• "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Smiler, 1974)

Roy Buchanan[]

• "Sweet Dreams" (Roy Buchanan, 1972)

Rush[]

• "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[]

Sandy Nelson[]

• Most, if not all, of Sandy Nelson's recordings are instrumentals.
• "Teen Beat" (1959), No. 4 US,^[26] No. 9 UK ,^[27] No. 17 R&B ,^[28] The piano on the recording is by Bruce Johnston.^[27]
• "Drums Are My Beat" (1962), No. 29 US,^[26] No. 30 UK^[27]

Santana[]

• "Soul Sacrifice" (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)

Santo and Johnny[]

Most, if not all, of Santo & Johnny's recordings are instrumentals.

• "Sleep Walk" (Santo & Johnny, 1959), No. 1 US ,^[29] No. 22 UK,^[30] No. 4 R&B^[31]
• "Tear Drop", (1959), No. 23 US,^[29] No. 50 UK,^[30] No. 17 R&B^[31]

Savatage[]

• "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)" (Dead Winter Dead)

The Shadows[]

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)

Silver Convention[]

• "Fly, Robin, Fly", (1975), No. 1 US,^[110] No. 28 UK,^[111] No. 1 R&B^[112]

Slade[]

• "M'Hat M'Coat" (Till Deaf Do Us Part, 1981)

Slayer[]

• "Delusions of Savior" (Repentless, 2015)

Slint[]

• Their untitled 1994 EP is composed entirely of instrumentals.

Sonic Youth[]

• SYR1: Anagrama EP (1997)
• SYR2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom EP (1997)

Soulfly[]

• "Four Sticks" (bonus track on deluxe edition of Omen)

Steely Dan[]

• "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo", (Pretzel Logic, 1974), written by Duke Ellington^[142]

Steve Morse Band[]

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

Steve Stevens[]

• Atomic Playboys (1989)
• Flamenco a Go-Go (2000)
• Memory Crash (2008)

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble[]

• "Rude Mood" (Texas Flood, 1983)
• "Testify" (Texas Flood)
• "" (Texas Flood)
• "Lenny" (Texas Flood)
• "Hide Away" (Couldn't Stand the Weather, 1984)
• "Say What!" (Soul to Soul, 1985)
• "Little Wing" (The Sky Is Crying, 1991)
• "Chitlins con Carne" (The Sky Is Crying)

The String-A-Longs[]

• "Wheels", (1961), No. 3 US,^[48] No. 8 UK,^[30] No. 19 R&B^[49]

Steve Vai[]

• "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)

Styx[]

• "Little Fugue in G" (Styx II, 1973)

The Surfaris[]

• "Wipe Out" b/w Surfer Joe No. 2 US

Symphony X[]

• "The Odyssey: Odysseus' Theme/Overture" (The Odyssey, 2002)

T[]

Tak Matsumoto[]

• "Little Wing" (live-only)

The T-Bones[]

• "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)", (1965), No. 3 US^[68]

Tangerine Dream[]

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[]

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

Ted Nugent[]

• "Home Bound" (Cat Scratch Fever, 1977)

Timo Tolkki[]

• Classical Variations and Themes (1994)

The Tornados[]

Most of the band's recordings are instrumentals.

• "Telstar" (1962) No. 1 US,^[54] No. 1 UK,^[55] No. 5 R&B^[56]

Tony Levin[]

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 followup, Stick Man (2007).

Tortoise[]

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[]

• "Glad" (John Barleycorn Must Die, 1970)

Trans Am[]

• Trans Am, 1996
• Surrender to the Night, 1997
• Futureworld, 1999

Trans-Siberian Orchestra[]

• "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" (Christmas Eve and Other Stories)
• "Wizards in Winter" (The Lost Christmas Eve)

U[]

U2[]

• "4th Of July" (The Unforgettable Fire, 1984)
• "Boomerang 1" (The Unforgettable Fire, 1984)

V[]

Van Halen[]

• "Eruption" (Van Halen, 1978)
• "Spanish Fly" (Van Halen II, 1979)
• "" (Fair Warning, 1981)
• "" (Diver Down, 1982)
• "" (Diver Down, 1982)
• "" (1984, 1984)
• "" (For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, 1991)
• "" (Balance, 1995)
• "" (Balance, 1995)
• "" (Balance, 1995)
• "" (Van Halen III, 1998)
• "" (Fair Warning, 1998)

Eddie and Alex Van Halen[]

• "Respect the Wind" (soundtrack to Twister, 1996)

Van McCoy[]

• "The Hustle", (1975), No. 1 US,^[97] No. 3 UK,^[113] No. 1 R&B^[71]

Van Morrison[]

• "Scandinavia" (Beautiful Vision, 1982)

The Ventures[]

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

Vinnie Moore[]

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

The Virtues[]

• "Guitar Boogie Shuffle", (1963), No. 5 US,^[16] No. 27 R&B^[17]

W[]

The Wailers aka The Fabulous Wailers[]

• "Tall Cool One", (1959), No. 36 US,^[20] No. 24 R&B^[21]

Walter Murphy[]

• "A Fifth of Beethoven", (1976), No. 1 US,^[114] No. 28 UK,^[115] No. 10 R&B,^[116] based on the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

The Who[]

• "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)

X[]

Y[]

The Yardbirds[]

• "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[]

• "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" (Fragile)
• "Cinema" (90125, 1983)
• "Amazing Grace" (9012Live: The Solos)

Yngwie Malmsteen[]

• Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra (1998)
• Angels of Love (2009)
• Spellbound (2012) except for "Repent", "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie", "Poisoned Minds"

Z[]

See also[]

• Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
• Heavy metal music
• Instrumental rock
• List of instrumental bands
• Rock and roll
• Surf music

References[]

External links[]

• Every instrumental top 20 hit song from 1960 to the present from Tunecaster.com with a sample of each