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1 Instrumental Hits - 1955 to 1964
Music makes the world go round, so someone said. Lyrics are critical for songs but the right combination of musical notes can stand on their own and we happily hum along. Let's consider all the great instrumental hits from 1955 to 1964.
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15 Q
maddogrick16
Mar 06 05
1377 plays
2 We Don't Need A Singer
All these songs made the U.S. Billboard charts without the benefit of words. See how many of the artists you can remember who had these instrumental hits. They range from the 50s through the 70s. Good luck.
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15 Q
fredsixties
Mar 07 09
1137 plays
3 We Don't Need A Singer Vol. 2
All these songs made the U.S. Billboard charts without the benefit of words. See how many of the artists you can remember who had these instrumental hits. They range from the 60s through the 80s. Good luck.
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10 Q
fredsixties
Mar 17 09
558 plays
4 Instrumental Hits of the '50s and '60s
Songs without words, instrumentals were very popular in the '50s and '60s. Here are just a few of them. (UK chart positions, the Guinness book of British Hit Singles. US chart positions, the Joel Whitburn book of Top Pop Singles 1955-2002.)
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10 Q
shipyardbernie
Sep 02 09
402 plays
5 Rock Hit Instrumentals From The Sixties
All of the following instrumentals were top U.S. 100 Billboard Hits in the 50s and 60s. Warning: Don't play if you aren't a serious record afficionado.
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10 Q
richicago
Oct 01 09
285 plays
6 The Instrumental Pop Song
There was a time when instrumentals were chart toppers. Can you remember them? Be forewarned. By the nature of the genre, most of these questions will focus on the 1950s and 1960s! Hope it brings back memories!
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15 Q
maddogrick16
Feb 10 04
810 plays
7 Only Instrumentals
Whatever happened to the rock and roll instrumental? Duane Eddy, the Ventures, Dick Dale - these folks had lots of hits in the early days of rock. Dust off those old 45s to name the performers of the following instrumental classics.
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10 Q
nutmeglad
May 11 04
693 plays
8 Instrumental Hits
These instrumental hits might be a little more difficult as who pays attention to the band? If a person's name is given, you can assume he has an orchestra or band with him!
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10 Q
mafekinggal
Nov 28 00
1194 plays
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Last Updated Nov 21 09 5:56 AM

Some sample questions from this category:

* Who played 'Cast Your Fate to the Wind'?
* Who played 'Love is Blue'?
* Who played 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'?
* In 1958, a band from L.A. rose from obscurity to record a #1 hit that topped the charts for five weeks. The title of The Champs' song referred to what might have been their favorite beverage. What was it?
* As noted in the preamble, instrumentals haven't been a major force on the music charts for several years. Considering the 1980-1999 period, in what year did an instrumental last hit the top of the Billboard charts?


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