messiah opens with an instrumental number in the form of a(n) in b flat minor.
messiah opens with an instrumental number in the form of a(n)?
b flat minor
na
na
since inception there have been more than 1,350 number ones; of these, instrumental tracks (i.e. those without any lyrics) have topped the chart on 27 occasions for a total of 89 weeks. the shadows have had the most instrumental number ones, with five between 1960 and 1963. three other artists have had more than one instrumental number one: eddie calvert (in 1954 and 1955), winifred atwell (in 1954 and 1956) and russ conway (both in 1959). calvert's track "o mein papa" stayed at the top of the charts for nine weeks, longer than any other instrumental single. the single "cherry pink (and apple blossom white)" has been an instrumental number one for two different artists (calvert and perez prado) in 1955. to date, martin garrix is the most recent artist to have an instrumental number one, with "animals" in november 2013.
list of instrumental number ones on the uk singles chart