MY FAVORITE TOP 20 INSTRUMENTAL TV THEME SONGS

Sometimes a really good theme song for a television series, whether drama or sitcom, is one with no words at all. Shooting right at an emotion instead of a catchy tune with self-explanatory lyrics of said show. Not all these shows I like, but the theme songs are very memorable to me. I like music what can I say? Of course, many of these are from my childhood and may not be as newer as some of the readers here may know. A good history lesson cannot be missed, right?

20. Matlock (1986-1995) Lighthearted Theme The Southern Gentleman lawyer, Ben Matlock, and his down home ways to proving his clients innocent and sometimes finding that they are truly guilty. 19. Night Court (1984-1992) Blues type street music Theme It's New York City and weirdo will be find in Night Court. The regulars are only matched by the oddballs that show up because the law says they got to. 18. Star Trek (1966-1969) Erie Travel Theme The Five-year mission of the Star Ship Enterprise. To explore new worlds and civilizations. Fell short of the goal by two years unless season one was year three? 17. Beverly Hills 90210 (1990-2000) Upbeat Theme The life and times of a bunch of rich kids living in the high dramatic Fastlane of Beverly Hills and remarkably surviving stupidity. 16. M*A*S*H* (1972-1983) Heart Felt Theme A series that depicts the hardships of the Korean war. A war that lasted three years opposed to the show that lasted eleven years. 15. A-Team (1983-1987) ptimistic Military theme Vietnam soldiers on the run for a crime that they did not commit but can't prove it. They work to help those who need their talents and no one else is willing to help. 14. Airwolf (1984-1987) Tech Secret Agent Theme Knightrider if it was a super powered jet/helicopter hybrid. 13. Equalizer (1985-1989) Underworld Theme A man with special talents sets out to clean his ledger as a secret agent, by helping those who cannot help themselves. 12. Battlestar Galactica (1978) Regal and triumphant Theme A caravan of ship lead by the last battle star in search of Earth while being hunted by cool looking robots. 11. Saint Elsewhere (1982-1988) Upbeat Theme The hospital you go to when you are in need of a miracle. Hated the final episode. Terrible. 10. Hill Street Blues (1981-1987) Easy City Theme The life and times of a Chicago Police station and how it's members deals with the job. 9. Mission Impossible (1966-1973) Suspenseful Theme MI6 agents who are not known to the public but come together when a task calls for them to interfere. 8. Law & Order (1990-2010; 2022-Present) Dark and Edgy theme A hour long drama that usually starts off with the police investigation of a crime sliding into the trial of said crime. Half and half right down the middle. 7. MacGyver (1985-1992) Whimsical Adventure Theme Angus MacGyver can defuse a bomb with a pocket knife and a wad of chewing gum. Yeah, just throw together stuff from things he finds in his pocket or a random room.   6.  Knight Rider (1982-1986) Mysterious Tech Theme The shadowy world of a man that doesn’t exist and his talking computerized T-Top. 5. The Munsters (1964-1966) Weird Dance music Theme The Domestic lives of a family made up of Frankenstein’s monster; a werewolf; a vampires and Dracula. And a niece who remarkable is seen as the misfit as she is ‘normal’ looking. 4. Twilight Zone (1959-1964) Eerie Theme An anthology about the weird; the supernatural; the fantastical from the mind of Rod Serling. 3. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1965) Suspicious Theme An anthology series about suspense and murder hosted by Alfred Hitchcock, the genius behind 'The Birds' and 'Rear Window'. 2. Perry Mason (1957-1966) Dominating Force Theme A lawyer who will take on the impossible cases and never loses. In fact, he wins during exploratory hearings much of the time. 1. Doctor Who (1963-1989; 2005-2025) Other worldly Theme A heroic meddler that travels through time/space in a blue police box to save the innocent.