For those times that words get in the way... here are 42 bona fide instrumental classics, including some that hit #1 on the pop charts!
1) Sleep Walk - Santo ; Johnny
2) Telstar - the Tornadoes
3) Nut Rocker - B. Bumble ; the Stingers
4) Happy Organ - Dave "Baby" Cortez
5) Slaughter on Tenth Avenue - the Ventures
6) Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy
7) Batman Theme - the Marketts
8) Honky Tonk Pt. 1 - Bill Doggett
9) Let's Go (Pony) - Routers
10) Woo-Hoo - the Rock-A-Teens Rock-O-Teens
11) Popcorn - Hot Butter
12) Watermelon Man - King Curtis
13) Reveille Rock - Johnny ; the Hurricanes
14) Jingo - Santana
15) Tequila - the Champs
16) Beatnik Fly - Johnny ; the Hurricanes
17) Apache - the Ventures
18) Hang on Sloopy - Ramsey Lewis
19) Raunchy - Bill Justis
20) Wipe Out - the Surfaris
21) Bongo Rock - Preston Epps
22) Kon-Tiki - Lex Vandyke
23) Hawaii Five-O - the Ventures
24) Green Onions - BB Band
25) Peter Gunn Theme - King Curtis
26) Cross Fire - Johnny ; the Hurricanes
27) Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
28) Because They're Young - Duane Eddy
29) Walk Don't Run - the Ventures
30) Pipeline - the Chantays
31) Soul Serenade - King Curtis
32) Poor Boy - the Royaltones
33) Let's Go Trippin' - Rick Gale ; the Surf Riders
34) "In" Crowd - Ramsey Lewis
35) Teen Beat '65 - Sandy Nelson
36) Red River Rock - Johnny ; the Hurricanes
37) Honky Tonk Pt. 2 - Bill Doggett
38) Rinky Dink - Dave "Baby" Cortez
39) Penetration - Rick Gale ; the Surf Riders
40) El Watusi - Ray Barretto
41) Bumble Boogie - B. Bumble ; the Stingers
42) Last Night - the Mar-Keys