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

Contents 1 Instrumentals which have charted 1.1 1950s and 1960s chartings 1.2 1970s and 1980s chartings 2 0-9 2.1 10cc 3 A 3.1 A Flock of Seagulls 3.2 ABBA 3.3 AC/DC 3.4 Aerosmith 3.5 The Alan Parsons Project 3.6 The Allman Brothers Band 3.7 An Endless Sporadic 3.8 And So I Watch You from Afar 3.9 Animals As Leaders 3.10 Anthrax 3.11 Apocalyptica 3.12 Asia 3.13 August Burns Red 3.14 Average White Band 4 B 4.1 The Bar-Kays 4.2 The Beach Boys 4.3 Beastie Boys 4.4 The Beatles 4.5 Bee Gees 4.6 Bill Black's Combo 4.7 Bill Doggett 4.8 Bill Justis 4.9 Billy Joel 4.10 Billy Preston 4.11 Black Flag 4.12 Black Sabbath 4.13 Blaqk Audio 4.14 The Bobby Fuller Four 4.15 Booker T. and the M.G.'s 4.16 Boston 4.17 B. T. Express 4.18 Bradley Joseph 4.19 Brian May 4.20 Brian Wilson 4.21 Bruce Cockburn 4.22 B. Bumble and the Stingers 4.23 Buckethead 4.24 The Byrds 5 C 5.1 Café Tacuba 5.2 Cake 5.3 Calexico 5.4 Camel 5.5 Camper Van Beethoven 5.6 Carlos Santana 5.7 The Champs 5.8 The Chantays 5.9 The Chemical Brothers 5.10 Chicago 5.11 Chris Poland 5.12 Cliff Nobles and Co. 5.13 The Commodores 5.14 Cream 5.15 Creedence Clearwater Revival 6 D 6.1 Dave "Baby" Cortez 6.2 Dave Clark Five 6.3 David Bowie 6.4 David Gilmour 6.5 The Dakotas 6.6 Dave Matthews Band 6.7 Deep Purple 6.8 Dennis Coffey 6.9 Deodato 6.10 Derek and the Dominos 6.11 The Derek Trucks Band 6.12 Derek Sherinian 6.13 Destroyalldreamers 6.14 Dick Dale 6.15 Dixie Dregs 6.16 Dream Theater 6.17 Duane Eddy 6.18 The Durutti Column 7 E 7.1 Earthless 7.2 The Edgar Winter Group 7.3 Electric Light Orchestra 7.4 Elton John 7.5 Emerson, Lake and Palmer 7.6 Eric Clapton 7.7 Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse 7.8 Eric Johnson 7.9 Explosions in the Sky 8 F 8.1 The Fabulous Thunderbirds 8.2 Fleetwood Mac 8.3 Floyd Cramer 8.4 Focus 8.5 Frank Zappa 8.6 FromUz 8.7 Funkadelic 9 G 9.1 Gary Hoey 9.2 Gary Glitter 9.3 George Harrison 9.4 Godspeed You! Black Emperor 9.5 God Is an Astronaut 9.6 Godsmack 9.7 Gorillaz 9.8 Gov't Mule 9.9 Grails 9.10 Gustavo Cerati 10 H 10.1 Hank Marvin 10.2 Hammock 10.3 Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens 10.4 Herb Alpert 10.5 Hellecasters 10.6 Hot Butter 10.7 Hugh Masekela 11 I 11.1 If These Trees Could Talk 11.2 Iron Maiden 12 J 12.1 Jack Nietzsche 12.2 Jade Warrior 12.3 Jan Hammer 12.4 Jason Becker 12.5 Jazz Is Dead 12.6 Jeff Beck 12.7 The Jeff Healey Band 12.8 Jefferson Airplane 12.9 Jet Harris 12.10 Jet Harris and Tony Meehan 12.11 Jimi Hendrix 12.12 Jimmy Page 12.13 Joe Perry 12.14 The Joe Perry Project 12.15 Joe Satriani 12.16 Johnny and the Hurricanes 12.17 John Mayall (& the Bluesbreakers) 12.18 John Petrucci 12.19 Jordan Rudess 12.20 Journey 13 K 13.1 Kiko Loureiro 13.2 Kinks 13.3 King Crimson 13.4 King Curtis 13.5 Kiss 13.6 Kokomo 14 L 14.1 Laika and the Cosmonauts 14.2 Led Zeppelin 14.3 Link Wray 14.4 Linkin Park 14.5 Liquid Tension Experiment 14.6 Liquid Trio Experiment 14.7 The Lively Ones 14.8 Lonnie Mack 14.9 The Love Unlimited Orchestra 15 M 15.1 Madness 15.2 Manfred Mann 15.3 The Mar-Keys 15.4 The Marketts 15.5 Mark Knopfler 15.6 Marty Friedman 15.7 Mastodon 15.8 Mason Williams 15.9 Meshuggah 15.10 Metallica 15.11 The Meters 15.12 MFSB 15.13 Michael Angelo Batio 15.14 Mike Watt 15.15 Moby Grape 15.16 Mogwai 15.17 Mono 15.18 Muse 16 N 16.1 New Order 16.2 Neil Young 16.3 Nine Inch Nails 17 O 17.1 Ozzy Osbourne 17.2 Ozric Tentacles 17.3 The Offspring 18 P 18.1 Particle 18.2 Paul Gilbert 18.3 Paul McCartney (and Wings) 18.4 Pell Mell 18.5 Peter Gabriel 18.6 Peter Frampton 18.7 Pink Floyd 18.8 Pivot 18.9 The Police 18.10 Porcupine Tree 18.11 Preston Epps 18.12 The Pyramids 19 Q 19.1 Queen 19.2 Quiet Sun 20 R 20.1 Rainbow 20.2 Ray Anthony 20.3 Ramones 20.4 Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and various artists 20.5 Red Hot Chili Peppers 20.6 Red Sparowes 20.7 Rhythm Heritage 20.8 Rick Wakeman 20.9 Rockin' Rebels, aka The Rebels 20.10 Rodrigo y Gabriela 20.11 The Rolling Stones 20.12 Rod Stewart 20.13 Roy Buchanan 20.14 Rush 21 S 21.1 Sandy Nelson 21.2 Santana 21.3 Santo and Johnny 21.4 Savatage 21.5 The Shadows 21.6 Silver Convention 21.7 Slade 21.8 Slayer 21.9 Slint 21.10 Sonic Youth 21.11 Soulfly 21.12 Steely Dan 21.13 Steve Morse Band 21.14 Steve Stevens 21.15 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 21.16 The String-A-Longs 21.17 Steve Vai 21.18 Styx 21.19 The Surfaris 21.20 Symphony X 22 T 22.1 Tak Matsumoto 22.2 The T-Bones 22.3 Tangerine Dream 22.4 Tarentel 22.5 Ted Nugent 22.6 Timo Tolkki 22.7 The Tornados 22.8 Tony Levin 22.9 Tortoise 22.10 Traffic 22.11 Trans Am 22.12 Trans-Siberian Orchestra 23 U 23.1 U2 24 V 24.1 Van Halen 24.2 Eddie and Alex Van Halen 24.3 Van McCoy 24.4 Van Morrison 24.5 The Ventures 24.6 Vinnie Moore 24.7 The Virtues 25 W 25.1 The Wailers aka The Fabulous Wailers 25.2 Walter Murphy 25.3 The Who 26 X 27 Y 27.1 The Yardbirds 27.2 Yes 27.3 Yngwie Malmsteen 27.4 Yowie 28 Z 29 See also

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.

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

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

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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

[[File:Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.jpg|thumb|The Allman Brothers Band with special guest Eric Clapton.]]

• "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)

An Endless Sporadic

• "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,Template:Sfn No. 6 UKTemplate:Sfn

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The Bar-Kays

• "Soul Finger", (1967), No. 17 US,Template:Sfn No. 33 UK,Template:Sfn No. 3 R&BTemplate:Sfn

The Beach Boys

[[File:The Beach Boys Lost Concert.jpg|thumb|The Beach Boys in 1964. From left: Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson and Mike Love (drummer Dennis Wilson not shown).]]

• "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

• Sabrosa (1994)
• The in Sound from Way Out! (1996)
• The Mix-Up (2007)
• Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament (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,Template:Sfn No. 33 UK,Template:Sfn No. 1 R&BTemplate:Sfn
• "Don't Be Cruel", (1960), No. 11 US,Template:Sfn No. 32 UK,Template:Sfn No. 1 R&BTemplate:Sfn

Bill Doggett

• "Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)" (1956) No. 2 USTemplate:Sfn No. 1 R&BTemplate:Sfn
• "Slow Walk" (1956) No. 26 USTemplate:Sfn No. 4 R&BTemplate:Sfn
• "Soft" (1957) No. 35 USTemplate:Sfn

Bill Justis

• "Raunchy" (1957), No. 2 US,Template:Sfn No. 24 UK ,Template:Sfn No. 1 R&BTemplate:Sfn

Billy Joel

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

Billy Preston

• "Outa-Space", (1971), No. 2 US,Template:Sfn No. 1 UK,Template:Sfn No. 44 R&BTemplate:Sfn
• "Space Race", (1973), No. 4 US,Template:Sfn No. 1 R&BTemplate:Sfn

Black Flag

• The Process of Weeding Out EP (1985)

Black Sabbath

thumb|Black Sabbath in 1970.

• "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", 1964Template:Sfn

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)
• "The Star-Spangled Banner/4th of July Reprise" (Greatest Hits", 1997)
• "Last Day of School" (Life, Love & Hope", 2013)

B. T. Express

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

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"Template:Sfn
• "Nut Rocker" (1962), The recording is a version of the march from Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker.

Buckethead

thumb|Buckethead performing in Seattle in 2008.

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,

C

Café Tacuba

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

Cake

• "Arco Arena" (Comfort Eagle, 2001)

Calexico

• Tool Box (2007)

Camel

thumb|Camel in 2003.

• 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,Template:Sfn No. 5 UK,Template:Sfn No. 1 R&BTemplate:Sfn
• "Limbo Rock" (1962), No. 40 USTemplate:Sfn featured Earl Palmer on drums, Tommy Tedesco on guitar, and Plas Johnson on sax

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,Template:Sfn No. 2 UK,Template:Sfn No. 2 R&BTemplate:Sfn

The Commodores

• "Machine Gun", (1974), No. 22 US,Template:Sfn No. 20 UK,Template:Sfn No. 7 R&BTemplate:Sfn

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,Template:Sfn No. 5 R&BTemplate:Sfn

Dave Clark Five

• Instrumental Album (1966)

David Bowie

Template:See also thumb|upright|David Bowie in 1978.

• "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 UKTemplate:Sfn

Dave Matthews Band

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

Deep Purple

thumb|Deep Purple in 1975.

• "'A' 200" (Burn, 1974)

Dennis Coffey

• "Scorpio", (1971), No. 6 US,Template:Sfn No. 7 UK,Template:Sfn No. 9 R&BTemplate:Sfn

Deodato

• "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)", (1973), No. 2 US,Template:Sfn No. 7 UK,Template:Sfn 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

[[File:Dream Theater 2326994259 c689a5f104 o.jpg|thumb|Dream Theater performing in Brazil in 2008. Vocalist James LaBrie roams the stage while his bandmates perform an instrumental passage.]]

• "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)
• "Scene Two: Overture 1928" (Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory, 1999)
• "Scene Seven: The Dance Of Eternety" (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)
• "Odyssey" (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,Template:Sfn No. 8 UK,Template:Sfn No. 19 R&B ,Template:Sfn saxophone by session musician Gil Bernal, yells and handclaps by doo-wop group the Rivingtons.
• "Peter Gunn" (1959), No. 8 US ,Template:Sfn No. 6 UK ,Template:Sfn 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,Template:Sfn No. 32 UKTemplate:Sfn

Focus

• "Hocus Pocus" (Focus II, 1971)

Frank Zappa

[[File:Zappa 16011977 01 300.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Frank Zappa playing in Oslo in January 1977.]]

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" (The Oracle, 2010)

Gorillaz

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

Gov't Mule

thumb|200px|The original lineup of Gov't Mule (shown here performing an acoustic set) regularly performed and recorded instrumentals.

• Sco-Mule (2015)

Grails

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

Gustavo Cerati

• +Bien (2001)

H

Hank Marvin

Template:See also

• 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,Template:Sfn No. 13 UK,Template:Sfn No. 4 R&BTemplate:Sfn

Hellecasters

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

Hot Butter

• "Popcorn", (1972), No. 9 US,Template:Sfn No. 5 UKTemplate:Sfn

Hugh Masekela

• "Grazing in the Grass", (1968), No. 1 US,Template:Sfn No. 1 R&BTemplate:Sfn

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

Jack Nietzsche

• "The Lonely Surfer", (1963), No. 39 USTemplate:Sfn

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 UKTemplate:Sfn

Jet Harris and Tony Meehan

Template:See also

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

Jimi Hendrix

thumb|upright=0.8|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

thumb|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)
• When Trees Walked The Earth (Song) (2020)

Johnny and the Hurricanes

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

• "Red River Rock" (1959), No. 5 US,Template:Sfn No. 3 UK ,Template:Sfn No. 5 R&BTemplate:Sfn

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,Template:Sfn No. 1 R&BTemplate:Sfn

Kiss

thumb|Kiss performing in Paris on March 21, 1999

• "Love Theme From Kiss" (Kiss, 1974)

Kokomo

• "Asia Minor", (1961), No. 8 US ,Template:Sfn No. 35 UKTemplate:SfnAdopted from the Edvard Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minorTemplate:Sfnand sub sequentially banned by the BBC.

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)
• "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)

Link Wray

• "Rumble" (1958), No. 16 US,Template:Sfn No. 11 R&BTemplate:Sfn

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,Template:Sfn No. 4 R&BTemplate:Sfn

The Love Unlimited Orchestra

• "Love's Theme", (1973), No. 1 US,Template:Sfn No. 10 UK,Template:Sfn No. 10 R&BTemplate:Sfn 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,Template:Sfn No. 2 R&BTemplate:Sfn

The Marketts

• "Out of Limits", (1963), No. 3 USTemplate:Sfn

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,Template:Sfn No. 9 UKTemplate:Sfn "orchestrated rock and roll" backed by the Wrecking Crew

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,Template:Sfn No. 22 UK,Template:Sfn No. 1 R&BTemplate:Sfn

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.

thumb|Mogwai.

• "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

thumb|Muse.

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

N

New Order

• "Elegia" (Low-Life, 1985)

Neil Young

• Soundtrack to Dead Man, 1996)

Nine Inch Nails

thumb|250px|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

thumb|200px|Paul Gilbert. Template:See also

• "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

frameless|right thumb|Pink Floyd in 1973 (top) and 2005 (above).

• "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 USTemplate:Sfn

The Pyramids

• "Penetration", (1964), No. 18 US,Template:Sfn adopted from Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minorTemplate:Sfn

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Queen

thumb|Queen in 1984.

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

Quiet Sun

• Mainstream, (1975)

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Rainbow

thumb|Rainbow in 1977.

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

Ray Anthony

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

Ramones

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

Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and various artists

• "A Song for Chi" (2009)

Red Hot Chili Peppers

thumb|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,Template:Sfn No. 11 R&BTemplate:Sfn

Rick Wakeman

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

Rockin' Rebels, aka The Rebels

• "Wild Weekend", (1963), No. 8 US,Template:Sfn No. 3 UK,Template:Sfn No. 28 R&BTemplate:Sfn

Rodrigo y Gabriela

thumb|Gabriela Quintero y Rodrigo Sánchez in Washington State on 30 May 2011

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

The Rolling Stones

thumb|The Rolling Stones in Milwaukee in 2015

• "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

thumb|Rush. [[File:Neil peart.jpg|thumb|Neil Peart drumming.]]

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