Over 1,000 have climbed to the top of the Billboard pop chart in the USA. Only 25 of them have been instrumental. Here's a look from the silly to the sublime.

Lyrics and vocals are, of course, an integral part of music. As a matter of fact, some artists have made it big by being a mediocre musician and a masterful lyricist. On the other hand, some artists ...

Today’s pop music is so dependent on the human voice—whether singing or rapping—that it’s hard to imagine a time when instrumentals could be mainstream hits. In fact, no instrumental has topped the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This song choice is not out of the blue. "Out of the Blue" by George Harrison was named the greatest classical rock instrumental ...

Classic rock is known for bombastic, often over-the-top vocalists. Think Robert Plant, Bon Scott, Nancy Wilson, and more. But what about those songs that don’t include lyrics or singers? Even then, ...