In the history of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart since the rock era, only 21 instrumentals have topped their chart and this year marks the 40 anniversay since the last one. Here is the full list of those 21 tracks.
| No. | Title | Artist | Year |
| 1 | The Happy Organ | Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez | 1959 |
| 2 | Sleep Walk | Santo & Johnny | 1959 |
| 3 | Theme From A Summer Place | Percy Faith | 1960 |
| 4 | Wonderland By Night | Bert Kaempfert | 1960 |
| 5 | Calcutta | Lawrence Welk | 1961 |
| 6 | Stranger On the Shore | Mr Acker Bilk | 1962 |
| 7 | The Stripper | David Rose | 1962 |
| 8 | Telstar | The Tornadoes | 1962 |
| 9 | Love is Blue | Paul Mariat | 1968 |
| 10 | Grazing in The Grass | Hugh Masekela | 1968 |
| 11 | Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet | Henry Mancini | 1969 |
| 12 | Frankenstein | Edgar Winter Group | 1973 |
| 13 | Love’s Theme | Love Unlimited Orchestra | 1974 |
| 14 | The Sound of Philadelphia | MFSB feat The Three Degrees | 1974 |
| 15 | Pick Up The Pieces | Average White Band | 1975 |
| 16 | Theme From S.W.A.T | Rhythm Heritage | 1976 |
| 17 | A Fifth Of Beethoven | Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band | 1976 |
| 18 | Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band | Meco | 1977 |
| 19 | Rise | Herb Alpert | 1979 |
| 20 | Chariots Of Fire | Vangelis | 1982 |
| 21 | Miami Vice Theme | Jan Hammer | 1985 |