telstar was an instrumental hit for which group
Telstar (instrumental) "Telstar" is a 1962 instrumental written and produced by Joe Meek for the English band the Tornados.[2] 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.[note 1]