Best Ever Albums

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

bobbyb5 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:14:10 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 07/26/2017 21:14

authorunknown wrote:

I remember in the 70s there was a bunch of instrumental hits:

"Cavatina (Theme from Dear Hunter)" - Stanley Myers
"Oxygene part 4" - Jean Michel Jarre
"Magic Fly" - Space
"Fifth of Beethowen" - Walter Murphy
"Frankenstein" - Edgar Winter
"Star Wars Theme" - Meco
"Pick Up The Pieces" - Average White Band

and of course "Tubular Bells" with Mike Oldfield

I've already got all but two of those in the chart. check it out.

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

authorunknown — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:10:13 GMT

Author: authorunknown

Posted: 07/26/2017 21:10

I remember in the 70s there was a bunch of instrumental hits:

"Cavatina (Theme from Dear Hunter)" - Stanley Myers
"Oxygene part 4" - Jean Michel Jarre
"Magic Fly" - Space
"Fifth of Beethoven" - Walter Murphy
"Frankenstein" - Edgar Winter
"Star Wars Theme" - Meco
"Pick Up The Pieces" - Average White Band
"Popcorn" - Hot Butter
"Chase" - Giorgio Moroder

and of course "Tubular Bells" with Mike Oldfield

All those were high in the charts as i remember it, so they should be considered hits.

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:17:01 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/26/2017 08:17

Good chart that you did. Makes us want to listen to these instrumentals, and even (some of) the albums they're in.

https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart...amp;page=1

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

bobbyb5 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 03:21:17 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 07/26/2017 07:21

Yann wrote:

Yes, I know you asked for hits, but I did not realise Flat Beat was only a hit in Europe

Hey, I just right now noticed that I had Da Funk only in my 100 Greatest SINGLES chart but not in my 100 greatest INSTRUMENTALS chart. I thought I had it in both. so thanks for reminding me or else it might have gone missing forever. Heh heh

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

bobbyb5 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 02:52:00 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 07/26/2017 06:52

Yann wrote:

Yes, I know you asked for hits, but I did not realise Flat Beat was only a hit in Europe

A hit only in Europe is good enough. That counts.

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 02:50:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/26/2017 06:50

Yes, I know you asked for hits, but I did not realise Flat Beat was only a hit in Europe

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

bobbyb5 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 02:31:11 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 07/26/2017 06:31

Yann wrote:

Daft Punk Da Funk
Mr Oizo Flat Beat

Was flat beat an actual hit? Because I'm only using tracks that were actual hits. There's a whole ton of great instrumentals, but my chart is just for instrumentals that were actual hit singles.

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

bobbyb5 — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 02:23:29 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 07/26/2017 06:23

Yann wrote:

Daft Punk Da Funk
Mr Oizo Flat Beat

Da Funk is way way up near the top of my chart. I might even add another daft punk if I have room.
Go check out my chart, it's fuckin awesome. It's called Albums With the Greatest Instrumental Hits. I wish I knew how to put those links to your charts that some people have. but I don't know how to do it.

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

Tap — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:45:10 GMT

Author: Tap

Posted: 07/25/2017 19:45

this wasn't a hit but not for lack of trying, Phillips released and re-released and re-branded this a bunch of times. But it's still really worth noting as a classic of catchy electronic music done in 1957

Link

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

Hayden — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:30:06 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 07/25/2017 19:30

Link

This is still a jam.

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:24:45 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/25/2017 19:24

Daft Punk Da Funk
Mr Oizo Flat Beat

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

bobbyb5 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 17:49:00 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 07/22/2017 21:49

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

Henry Mancini did the pink panther theme.

BTW I'm a big fan of the 50's 60's Easy Listening/Bossa Nova type stuff. You really have to find the song you're looking for first and then look up the song instead of the artist. All of these guys covered everybody's shit, that is why you see five thousand instrumental covers of the same song, but each artists had a couple of hits each that they wrote.

Edit: Make sure you get "Sleep Walk" by Santo and Johnny and "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams which won a Grammy. This article should help you as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Instrumental_Composition

I've got Sleepwalk lined up but I have to add it myself cause BEA doesn't have it. I got some sixties Bossa Nova type stuff lined up cuz I'm a big fan of Sergio Mendes Herb Alpert and all that kind of shit. And some 50s stuff. Country shit from the 50s, jazz.

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:51:04 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 07/22/2017 19:51

Henry Mancini did the pink panther theme.

BTW I'm a big fan of the 50's 60's Easy Listening/Bossa Nova type stuff. You really have to find the song you're looking for first and then look up the song instead of the artist. All of these guys covered everybody's shit, that is why you see five thousand instrumental covers of the same song, but each artists had a couple of hits each that they wrote.

Edit: Make sure you get "Sleep Walk" by Santo and Johnny and "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams which won a Grammy. This article should help you as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Instrumental_Composition

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

bobbyb5 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:49:21 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 07/22/2017 19:49

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

These artists will cover all your bases

Rock: The Ventures, The Tornados, The Shadows, Link Wray, Dick Dale, The Sufaris

Easy Listening: Bert Kaempfert, James Last, Les Baxter, Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Herb Alpert, Acker Bilk, Ray Connif, Lawrence Welk

Jazz: just look at this list https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/50-jazz-standards-you-need-to-know/

Thanx. I got all those guitar rock ones but I need to find out who did stuff like Pink Panther theme and all that kind of shit. I know it's gotta be one of those guys you listed like Henry Mancini or one of those guys, so now I could just check these names you gave me. The only one I have so far is Herb Alpert. thanks for the help

Re: Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:38:09 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 07/22/2017 19:38

These artists will cover all your bases

Rock: The Ventures, The Tornados, The Shadows, Link Wray, Dick Dale, The Sufaris

Easy Listening: Bert Kaempfert, James Last, Les Baxter, Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Herb Alpert, Acker Bilk, Ray Connif, Lawrence Welk

Jazz: just look at this list https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/50-jazz-standards-you-need-to-know/

Need suggestions for Instrumental hits

bobbyb5 — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:06:25 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 07/22/2017 19:06

I'm making a chart of best instrumental hits and I need to jog my memory. It could be an instrumental hit that was in any style. I already have quite a few in Rock, Jazz, Disco, Funk, Country. There have been instrumental hits in all styles. I'm just having trouble thinking of them right now.