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Every Rock Top 20 Instrumental Song

Every rock instrumental top 20 song 1980-2015. Not many rock artists made the top 20. Essentially, three artists dominated: Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, and Gary Hoey.
Dec 1959
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Jun 1962
Sep 1962
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Oct 1966
Oct 1966
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Jun 1973
Nov 1973
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Jun 2015
Hit Rock
Instrumentals

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1 Run Like Hell 8     May 1980  
  Pink Floyd  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

2 Sirius 19     Sep 1982  
  The Alan Parsons Project  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

3 Satch Boogie 7     Mar 1988  
  Joe Satriani  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

4 Surfing With The Alien 19     May 1988  
  Joe Satriani  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

5 The Crush Of Love 4     Dec 1988  
  Joe Satriani  
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6 Big Bad Moon 11     Nov 1989  
  Joe Satriani  
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7 Cliffs Of Dover 11     Jan 1991  
  Eric Johnson  
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8 Righteous 15     Feb 1991  
  Eric Johnson  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

9 Trademark 10     May 1991  
  Eric Johnson  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

10 Little Wing 11     May 1992  
  Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

11 Summer Song 5     Aug 1992  
  Joe Satriani  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

12 Friends 14     Dec 1992  
  Joe Satriani  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

13 Cryin' 12     Apr 1993  
  Joe Satriani  
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14 Hocus Pocus 4     Oct 1993  
  Gary Hoey  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

15 All Alone 20     Nov 1993  
  Joe Satriani  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

16 Low Rider 9     Aug 1994  
  Gary Hoey  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

17 Theme From Mission: Impossible 7 5   Jun 1996  
  Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen  
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18 Porcelain 11     Sep 2000  
  Moby  
    YouTube download at Amazon  



Dec 1959
through
Jun 1962
Sep 1962
through
Oct 1966
Oct 1966
through
Jun 1973
Nov 1973
through
Jun 2015
Hit Rock
Instrumentals
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Top 100 Instrumental Songs

Overall top 100 best instrumental songs 1960-2015 in popularity order

Top Rock Instrumentals, 1980-2014

1The Crush Of Love
 Joe Satriani
2Summer Song
 Joe Satriani
3Hocus Pocus
 Gary Hoey
4Porcelain
 Moby
5Low Rider
 Gary Hoey
6Cryin'
 Joe Satriani
7Run Like Hell
 Pink Floyd
8Little Wing
 Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
9Theme From Mission: Impossible
 Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen
10Friends
 Joe Satriani
11Cliffs Of Dover
 Eric Johnson
12Satch Boogie
 Joe Satriani
13All Alone
 Joe Satriani
14Trademark
 Eric Johnson
15Big Bad Moon
 Joe Satriani

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