Most Consecutive Instrumentals?

[chrislc]

I just heard Scorpio (as an extra) going into Joy on 02/26/72 on iHeartRadio.

So I am wondering - were there ever three or more instrumentals played consecutively on the show 1970-88? Does anyone know?

[jmack19]

On 5/11/74, 3 of top 8 were instrumentals:

8: T.S.O.P. - M.F.S.B.
7: TUBULAR BELLS - MIKE OLDFIELD
4: THE ENTERTAINER - MARVIN HAMLISCH

On 8/9/75:

13:DYNOMITE - BAZUKA
11:THE HUSTLE – VAN McCOY
10:ROCKFORD FILES – MIKE POST

On Cashbox chart same week:
12:DYNOMITE - BAZUKA
11:ROCKFORD FILES – MIKE POST
10:THE HUSTLE – VAN McCOY

On 4/1/78 MOVIES special:

18: NEVER ON SUNDAY - DON COSTA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azw9hz3CSSw
17: THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY - HUGO MONTENEGRO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd_7Bnxblo4
16: THEME FROM "ROCKY" - BILL CONTE

[chrislc]

Jul 27, 2014 9:37:24 GMT -5 jmack19 said:

On 5/11/74, 3 of top 8 were instrumentals:

8: T.S.O.P. - M.F.S.B.
7: TUBULAR BELLS - MIKE OLDFIELD
4: THE ENTERTAINER - MARVIN HAMLISCH

On 8/9/75:

13:DYNOMITE - BAZUKA
11:THE HUSTLE – VAN McCOY
10:ROCKFORD FILES – MIKE POST

On Cashbox chart same week:
12:DYNOMITE - BAZUKA
11:ROCKFORD FILES – MIKE POST
10:THE HUSTLE – VAN McCOY

On 4/1/78 MOVIES special:

18: NEVER ON SUNDAY - DON COSTA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azw9hz3CSSw
17: THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY - HUGO MONTENEGRO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd_7Bnxblo4
16: THEME FROM "ROCKY" - BILL CONTE

Thank you! How did you do that?

[jmack19]

Instrumentals were mostly a 1970s thing except for a brief period after the Medley craze started by Stars on 45 in '81. So I pulled a list of instrumentals from this Billboard article:

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/267890/ask-billboard-instrumentals-part-2

Along with these sites:

www.oldradioshows.com/at40/at40calendar.html

umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=D