{"id":522351,"date":"2024-07-30T14:30:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T12:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=522351"},"modified":"2025-12-19T16:15:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:15:06","slug":"top-10-instrumental-songs-without-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/inspire\/top-10-instrumental-songs-without-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Instrumental Songs \u2013 Without Words!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any attempt at such a list is bound to fail, as so many songs that deserve to be mentioned will inevitably be left out. But we\u2019ll give it a shot anyway! Here\u2019s our list of ten of the most famous instrumental songs. Without words \u2013\u00a0in the true sense of the word!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Meco: Star Wars Theme \/ Cantina Band<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Fans just couldn\u2019t get enough of the Star Wars theme. The American music producer and trombone player Domenico \u201cMeco\u201d Monardo rose to the top of instrumental stardom by selling a mind-blowing two million copies of his disco version of \u201cStar Wars Theme \/ Canitina Band\u201d. This feat even secured him an entry in the Guinness Book of Records.<\/p>\n

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    Meco \u2013 Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk: Star Wars<\/p>\n

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      Hans Zimmer: Pirates of the Caribbean \u2013 He\u2019s a Pirate<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      When we\u2019re talking about instrumental hits, film scoring legend Hans Zimmer must be mentioned. Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys: he is undoubtedly the most successful German film composer of our time. He earned his first Oscar nomination for the 1989 film \u201cRain Main\u201d, which also marked his breakthrough in Hollywood.\u00a0 Like many of his compositions, his track \u201cHe\u2019s a Pirate\u201d, written with Klaus Badelt for \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d, became a cult hit.<\/p>\n

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      Hans Zimmer \u2013 Pirates Of The Caribbean Medley<\/p>\n

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        The Allman Brothers Band \u2013 Jessica<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The 1973 track \u201cJessica\u201d by American rock band The Allman Brothers has long become a legendary classic among instrumental hits. Guitarist Dickey Betts named the song after his daughter, while at the same time paying homage to Gypsy Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt: the song can be played with just two fingers of the left hand. It\u2019s been a staple of classic rock stations ever since. By the way: If you google the lyrics to \u201cJessica\u201d, Google says that there aren\u2019t any. You can\u2019t make this stuff up.<\/p>\n

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        The Allman Brothers Band \u2013 Jessica<\/p>\n

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          Jean-Michel Jarre \u2013 Oxygene IV<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Jean-Michel Jarre helped to establish synthesizer sounds in popular and dance music. Now widely considered an icon of electronic music, he had to overcome some obstacles and misunderstandings in the beginning of his career. After he released his album \u201cOxyg\u00e8ne\u201d, some buyers sent their copies back to the label. They believed that they had received a misprint because they couldn\u2019t hear anything but noise in the beginning. However, Jarre claims that this was intentional. He had simply used the synthesized wind noise to cover up the crackling noises of his aging tape recorder.<\/p>\n

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          Jean-Michel Jarre \u2013 Oxygene, Pt. 4<\/p>\n

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            Vangelis \u2013 1492 Conquest of Paradise & Chariots Of Fire<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            The Greek composer Vangelis is another pioneer of electronic music who explored a wide variety of genres from new age to rock, pop, and more. In 2008, he received an honourary doctorate from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His track \u201cChariots of Fire\u201d was the first synthesized film score to win an Oscar. And \u201cConquest of Paradise\u201d became the ring walk song for German boxer Henry Maske.<\/p>\n

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            Vangelis \u2013 Chariots Of Fire<\/p>\n

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              Gershon Kingsley \/ Hot Butter – Popcorn<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              The composer and band leader Gershon Kingsley was one of the first to experiment with the Moog synthesizer and use electronic sounds in his songs. After the instrumental track \u201cPopcorn\u201d climbed to the top of the French charts in 1972 and became the biggest hit of the year, it spread to the whole world and topped the charts for weeks in several countries. To follow up on the success, Hot Butter recorded a whole album with synth covers of songs like \u201cTelstar\u201d and \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d.<\/p>\n

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                the Ventures \u2013 Walk-Don’t Run<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                With more than 100 million records sold, \u201cthe Ventures\u201d can lay claim to being the best-selling instrumental band. In the 1960s, this instrumental rock band helped popularize the electric guitar across the world. In the USA alone, nearly 40 of their albums entered the charts, with 17 reaching the top 40. To pay tribute to the band, Fender released a series of Ventures limited edition instruments in the mid-90s \u2013\u00a0a Jazzmaster, a Stratocaster, and a Fender Jazz Bass designed to the musicians\u2019 specifications. Aria Guitars and Wilson Brothers Guitars followed suit. The Wilson Brothers guitar in particular is closely modelled on the original Mosrite design.<\/p>\n

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                The Ventures – Walk Don\u2019t Run<\/p>\n

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                  Carlos Santana \u2013 Samba Pa Ti<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  To this day, the opening notes of this classic are the cue for everyone to get real close at a party. With \u201cSamba Pa Ti\u201d, guitar icon Carlos Santana created an instrumental hit that everyone knew by heart, even though it contains no lyrics. Generations of upcoming guitarists flocked to the guitar shops to practise its expressive melody. Once you\u2019ve heard the intro, it\u2019ll be stuck in your head forever. A bit of trivia: Carlos Santana wrote the song after listening to a jazz saxophone player in front of his apartment. So he played his guitar with the expression of a saxophone \u2013 a perfect symbiosis.<\/p>\n

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                    Safri Duo \u2013 Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    This bongo-crushing hit by the Danish percussion band Safri Duo always gets the party going. \u201ePlayed-A-Live\u201c combines driving drums with electronic sounds and massive bass lines. You simply can\u2019t help but dance and twitch like the young chemist in the video. Good luck singing along, as there aren\u2019t any lyrics. But like many other hits by this unique band, this song inevitably sets the dance floor on fire.<\/p>\n

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                      Fleetwood Mac \u2013 Albatross<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Last but not least, let\u2019s sit back and relax with this unforgettable instrumental masterpiece by Fleetwood Mac. The iconic band with members Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, and John and Christine McVie made music history with many of its songs. In \u201cAlbatross\u201d, Peter Green delivers an impressive demonstration of just how laid-back you can play the guitar \u00ad\u2013 a true master of his craft.<\/p>\n

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                      Fleetwood Mac \u2013 Albatross<\/p>\n

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                      Instrumental Songs: Your Feedback<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                      Of course, this list can only be incomplete. <\/strong>We\u2019d like to apologize in advance if we missed your personal favourites. What are your favourite instrumental songs? Let us know in a comment!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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                      Check out our top 10 instrumental songs list, featuring classics like the Star Wars Theme and Pirates of the Caribbean \u25b6\ufe0e Enjoy these unforgettable tracks without lyrics \u2713<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":522352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tblog_post_audio_url":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/text-to-speech\/522351.mp3","footnotes":""},"categories":[10676],"tags":[5667,20426],"class_list":["post-522351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspire","tag-film-en","tag-musica-en"],"category_colors":{"color_key":"inspire","css_classes":{"text":"cat-inspire","text_light":"cat-inspire-light","bg":"cat-bg-inspire","bg_light":"cat-bg-inspire-light","border":"cat-border-inspire","text_on_bg":"cat-text-on-inspire"}},"reading_time":{"minutes":5,"formatted":"5 min"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522351"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10031517,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522351\/revisions\/10031517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/522352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}