<P> `` Telstar '' is a 1962 instrumental written and produced by Joe Meek for the English band the Tornados . The track reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in December 1962 ( the second British recording to reach No. 1 on that chart in the year , after `` Stranger on the Shore '' in May ) , and was also a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart . It was the second instrumental single to hit No. 1 in 1962 on both the US and UK weekly charts . </P>
<P> `` Telstar '' is a 1962 instrumental written and produced by Joe Meek for the English band the Tornados . The track reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in December 1962 ( the second British recording to reach No. 1 on that chart in the year , after `` Stranger on the Shore '' in May ) , and was also a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart . It was the second instrumental single to hit No. 1 in 1962 on both the US and UK weekly charts . </P>
telstar was an instrumental hit for which group
telstar was an instrumental hit for which group
English band the Tornados
English band the Tornados