"
Telstar" is a 1962
instrumental performed by
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.