TOP 40 INSTRUMENTALS

In chronological order, as voted on by the True Oldies listeners and Scott.

1957 RAUNCHY Bill Justis
1958 TEQUILA The Champs
1958 REBEL ROUSER Duane Eddy
1959 SLEEPWALK Santo & Johnny
1959 THE HAPPY ORGAN Dave “Baby” Cortez
1959 PETER GUNN Ray Anthony
1959 BONGO ROCK Preston Epps
1959 IN THE MOOD Ernie Fields
1959 TEENBEAT Sandy Nelson
1960 THEME FROM “A SUMMER PLACE” Percy Faith
1960 WALK-DON’T RUN The Ventures
1961 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert
1961 APACHE Jorgen Ingmann
1961 LAST NIGHT The Mar-Keys
1961 WHEELS The String-A-Longs
1962 TELSTAR The Tornadoes
1962 GREEN ONIONS Booker T. & The M.G.’s
1962 THE LONELY BULL Tijuana Brass
1962 LET’S GO The Routers
1962 STRANGER ON THE SHORE Acker Bilk
1963 WIPEOUT The Surfaris
1963 WASHINGTON SQUARE The Village Stompers
1963 PIPELINE The Chantay’s
1963 WILD WEEKEND The Rockin’ Rebels
1964 OUT OF LIMITS The Marketts
1965 TASTE OF HONEY Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass
1965 THE IN CROWD The Ramsey Lewis Trio
1966 NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE The T-Bones
1967 SOULFINGER The Barkays
1968 LOVE IS BLUE Paul Mauriat
1968 GRAZING IN THE GRASS Hugh Masekela
1968 THE HORSE Cliff Nobles & Co.
1968 CLASSICAL GAS Mason Williams
1968 THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY Hugo Montenegro
1969 SOULFUL STRUT Young-Holt Unlimited
1969 HAWAII FIVE-O The Ventures
1970 OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston
1970 JOY Apollo 100
1974 TSOP MFSB
1974 LOVE’S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra

HONORABLE MENTION

LAST DATE Floyd Cramer
CAST YOURE FATE TO THE WIND Vince Guaraldi Trio
BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNG Duane Eddy
SOUL TWIST King Curtis
WATERMELON MAN Mango Santamaria Band
JAVA Al Hirt
OUR WINTER LOVE Bill Pursell
TOPSY, PART 2 Cozy Cole
RED RIVER ROCK Johnny & The Hurricanes
PERCULATOR Billy Joe & The Checkmates
WALKING WITH MR. LEE Lee Allen
HONKY TONK, PART 2 Bill Doggett
HARLEM NOCTURNE The Viscounts
A SWINGING SAFARI Billy Vaughn
YAKETY SAX Boots Randolph
WHITE SILVER SANDS Bill Blacks Combo
MISIRLOU Dick Dale & The Deltones
QUIET VILLAGE Martin Denny
MEMPHIS Lonnie Mack
WOO HOO The Rock-A-Teens
RUMBLE Link Wray & The Raymen
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