Mathematically speaking (using a chart performance points system), it is the most ACCURATE representation possible of how these songs performed on the charts at that time. The list above reflects the OFFICIAL Top 50 Instrumental Hits based on chart information collected from these records' over-all performance in Billboard and Cash Box Magazine. FEELS SO GOOD - Chuck Mangione (A&M) (1978) THEME FROM THE APARTMENT - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)ĥ0. RAUNCHY - Bill Justis (Phillips Int'l) (1958)Ĥ8. WHEELS - The String-A-Longs (Warwick) (1961)Ĥ7. SCORPIO - Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex) (1971-2)Ĥ6. MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW - Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen (Kapp) (1962)Ĥ5. THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Hugo Montenegro (RCA Victor)Ĥ3.
FRANKENSTEIN - The Edgar Winter Group (Epic) (1973)Ĥ2. THE "IN" CROWD - The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo) (1965)Ĥ1. THE HUSTLE - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony (Avco) (1975)ģ9. THE HAPPY ORGAN - Dave "Baby" Cortez (Clock) (1959)ģ8. STAR WARS THEME / CANTINA BAND - Meco (Millennium) (1977)ģ7. WASHINGTON SQUARE - The Village Stompers (Epic) (1963)ģ6. TEA FOR TWO CHA CHA - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra starringģ5. TASTE OF HONEY - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M) (1965)ģ4. TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB (Philadelphia Int'l) (1974)ģ3. WALK-DON'T RUN - The Ventures (Dolton) (1960)ģ2.
LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO & JULIET - Henry Mancini & His Orchestraģ1. PICK UP THE PIECES - The Average White Band (Atlantic) (1975)ģ0. FLY, ROBIN, FLY - The Silver Convention (Midland Int'l) (1975)Ģ9. LOVE'S THEME - The Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century) (1974)Ģ8. SAIL ALONG SILVERY MOON - Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra (Dot)Ģ6. SLEEP WALK - Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American) (1959)Ģ5. THE STRIPPER - David Rose & His Orchestra (MGM) (1962)Ģ4. THE CRAZY OTTO - Johnny Maddox (Dot) (1955)Ģ2. MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM "PICNIC" - Morris Stoloff & TheĬolumbia Pictures Orchestra (Decca) (1956)Ģ1. TELSTAR - The Tornadoes (London) (1962-3)Ģ0. LAST DATE - Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor) (1960)ġ9. TEQUILA - The Champs (Challenge) (1958)ġ8. CANADIAN SUNSET - Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra with Eddieġ7. MELODY OF LOVE - Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra (Dot) (1955)ġ5. THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS - Les Baxter & His Orchestra (Capitol)ġ4. A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Bandġ3. PATRICIA - Perez Prado (RCA Victor) (1958)ġ2. CALCUTTA - Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (Dot) (1961)ġ1. LISBON ANTIGUA - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra (Capitol) (1956)ġ0. WONDERLAND BY NIGHT - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca)ĩ. AUTUMN LEAVES - Roger Williams (Kapp) (1955)Ħ. EXODUS - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) (1960-61)ĥ. CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE - Perez Prado & HisĤ. LOVE IS BLUE (L'Amour Est Bleu) - Paul Mauriat & His Orchestraģ. THE THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" - Percy Faith & His OrchestraĢ. This final chart is copyright Randy Price and Forgotten Hits, 2009, and may not be used without express written consent from both parties.ġ.
NOTE: This chart was comiled EXCLUSIVELY for us here at Forgotten Hits by chart statistician Randy Price, ranking of the Top 50 Instrumental Hits, 1955 - 1979, based on a COMBINED ranking of the Billboard and Cash Box Charts for this period. As noted by Billboard Chart Guru Joel Whitburn, NOTHING post-1985 would have made the "All Time" List anyway! Thanks, Randy!
let me know if you want me to go outside the time period stated - I could go back as far as 1950 and forward as far as 1992, although I don't think there have been any instrumentals that would qualify since 1986.ġ955 - 1979, the time period normally associated with Forgotten Hits, will be fine. I could put together a list from my annual charts compiled from Billboard and Cash Box data. I'm finding that there are quite a few (particularly lower charting records) that aren't available on CD, or what is are not the single versions.īut to answer your question: Since by "All-Time" I assume you mean the usual time period of 1955-1979, that would preclude using "SuperChart" data specifically, since they go back only to 1960 (so far). I've been working on compiling a list of sources for a planned set of CDs that will include every instrumental to make the Hot 100 during the '60s (more than 560 songs, on 23 CDs).