TOP 100 ESSENTIAL INSTRUMENTALS #20-1. Conclusion of countdown.

A Caffè  Lattè spotlight on:

 

100 ESSENTIAL

INSTRUMENTALS

Prior to the arrival of Rock ‘n’ Roll, instrumentals dominated the music charts. This list focuses on recordings with no lyrics spanning the decades. Any songs with sung lyrics- however few- are ineligible. 

Listen to the Top 100 on the Caffè Lattè Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1XxRSV3h0e46UdUvSqmhRr?si=575673afb256430a&pt=bd9d49adb4ae7293fb1d87f9ba149723

20

POPCORN Hot Butter

19

SONGBIRD Kenny G

18

TIME IS TIGHT Booker T. & The M.G.’s

17

TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield

16

BREEZIN’ George Benson

15

‘GAME OF THRONES’ MAIN TITLE Ramin Djawadi

14

THEME FROM ‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE’ Lalo Schifrin

13

THEME FROM ‘HAWAII FIVE-O’ The Ventures

12

JAMES BOND THEME John Barry Orchestra

11

A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band

10

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

        Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra

9

ROCKIT Herbie Hancock

8

AXEL F Harold Faltermeyer

7

‘MIAMI VICE’THEME Jan Hammer

6

PETER GUNN Duane Eddy

5

MISIRLOU Dick Dale

4

RISE Herb Alpert

3

CHASE Giorgio Moroder

2

‘CHARIOTS OF FIRE’ TITLES Vangelis

1

LOVE’S THEME The Love Unlimited Orchestra