Best Instrumental Rock Songs

A lot of great songs have great lyrics, but some songs have some pretty great instrumental parts as well. These are the best of those songs, whether they're completely instrumental or not. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.

Vote for Jessica (The Allman Brothers) 1) Jessica (The Allman Brothers)

“Dickey Betts is a musical genius. A true classic!”

mdp1970

listen to Jessica (The Allman Brothers) on iTunes

Vote for YYZ (Rush) 2) YYZ (Rush)

“a really great instrumental song, played by the best band in history”

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Vote for Orion (Metallica) 3) Orion (Metallica)

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Vote for Trampled Underfoot (Led Zeppelin) 4) Trampled Underfoot (Led Zeppelin)

Vote for Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) 5) Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)

listen to Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) on iTunes

Vote for Eruption (Eddie Van Halen) 6) Eruption (Eddie Van Halen)

“amazing how eddie plays the guitar”

richie4life

“Awesome”

Vote for The Call of Ktulu (Metallica) 7) The Call of Ktulu (Metallica)

“No competition
”

Metallica_ruls_94

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Vote for Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd) 8) Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)

“This Song is so good, its like a poem with a great solo.”

listen to Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd) on iTunes

Vote for Baba O’Riley (The Who) 9) Baba O’Riley (The Who)

“This song has one of the greatest riffs ever, in all of its simplicity.
Oh, and it also has a violin solo.”

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Vote for Time To Wake Up (30 Seconds To Mars) 10) Time To Wake Up (30 Seconds To Mars)

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Vote for Little Martha (Duane Allman) 11) Little Martha (Duane Allman)

“What a great acoustic masterpiece!”

Vote for Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 12) Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

“The first 5 minutes build up to the famous five minute guitar solo”

Vote for Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana) 13) Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)

“great drums and guitar”

Vote for The Great Gig in the Sky (Pink Floyd) 14) The Great Gig in the Sky (Pink Floyd)

Vote for This Is How I Disappear (My Chemical Romance) 15) This Is How I Disappear (My Chemical Romance)

“My Chemical Romance has best songs one of his song This Is How I Disappear has great instrumental rock music. so my request is to checkout this! I’m sure you’ll add this legend song!”

Vote for Jungleland (Bruce Springsteen) 16) Jungleland (Bruce Springsteen)

Vote for Stream of Consciousness (Dream Theater) 17) Stream of Consciousness (Dream Theater)

“Best Instrumental by the best band”

Vote for The Kill (30 Seconds To Mars) 18) The Kill (30 Seconds To Mars)

Vote for Layla (Derek and the Dominos) 19) Layla (Derek and the Dominos)

Vote for Killer (Alice Cooper) 20) Killer (Alice Cooper)

Vote for Moby Dick - (Led Zeppelin) 21) Moby Dick - (Led Zeppelin)

Vote for Any Colour You Like (Pink Floyd) 22) Any Colour You Like (Pink Floyd)

“Just listen to it.”

Vote for Louie Louie (The Kingsmen) 23) Louie Louie (The Kingsmen)

Vote for Suicide & Redemption (Metallica) 24) Suicide & Redemption (Metallica)

“I can listen it over and over again.”