Here are my top 10 instrumental theme songs. Just curious to see what other people think. List your favorites.

10. Night Court
9. I Dream of Jeannie
8. Murder, She Wrote
7. What's Happening!!
6. 3rd Rock from the Sun
5. Roseanne
4. Matlock
3. Unsolved Mysteries (Robert Stack version)
2. The Andy Griffith Show
1. Sanford and Son

10. Peter Gunn
9. Cannon
8. Emergency!
7. Hawaii Five-O
6. Rockford Files
5. Barnaby Jones
4. Twilight Zone (1985)
3. S.W.A.T
2. The Twilight Zone (seasons 4 & 5)

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I don't have a certain order but I like...

Wings
Taxi
NewsRadio
Night Court
The Office
The Odd Couple
Bewitched
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Munsters
Futurama

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Twin Peaks:

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The X-Files:

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Tales from the Crypt:

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Carnivàle:

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Angel:

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Star Trek: The Next Generation:

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I can't believe nobody put Barney Miller. :crazy:

Rockford Files
Barnaby Jones
Doctor Who

My picks (in no particular order):

1. Dallas
2. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
3. Hill Street Blues
4. L.A. Law
5. Chicago Hope (Season 1 version)
6. I Dream Of Jeannie (version used in Seasons 2 - 6)
7. Rockford Files
8. Barney Miller
9. The Odd Couple
10. Hawaii Five-0 (original series version)

Here are my Top 10 Instrumental Theme Songs(in no particular order):
Dallas
Magnum, P.I.
Hawaii Five-O
Star Trek
Dragnet
Perry Mason
The Rockford Files
Miami Vice
Hill Street Blues
The Twilight Zone

In no particular order:

Bonanza
Star Trek (original series)
Twilight Zone
Andy Griffith Show
The Munsters
The Incredible Hulk
NBC Mystery Movie
Get Smart
Adventures of Superman
Batman

I don't think I have 10. But, I like:

Law and Order
Dallas
Matlock (Awesome slide whistle thing at the end)
Night Court
Miami Vice
Barney Miller
Batman
Bonanza (It is awesome!)

But, my favorite ever is this. And, I hate that they stopped using it in 04. General Hospital's Faces Of The Heart theme. One of the prettiest instrumental pieces ever and it fit that era of the show so well.

watch?v=Finkee5XVmE

OT: I hate that I posted the one where my favorite character/actor looks like a creeper. :lol: Bad shot JL....bad shot. (I'd tell him that on Twitter if I had the cajones)

But, my favorite ever is this. And, I hate that they stopped using it in 04. General Hospital's Faces Of The Heart theme. One of the prettiest instrumental pieces ever and it fit that era of the show so well.

watch?v=Finkee5XVmE

ABC Daytime had great themes. Here are a few of my favorites, I'm not sure how long these themes were used.

All My Children:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaJXAxXX-yc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9xapRvGFsA

One Life to Live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9xapRvGFsA

The AMC one you posted first was used from Jan 5th 1990 to January 1995. The second AMC one was used from April 2004-December 2010.

The OLTL one was used from mid 04 to the end of the show's ABC run in Jan. 2012.

I'm an expert on soap openings. Just one of my things. :D

I love the first AMC one you posted too. It's known on the soap boards as the Falling Pictures opening. It was the first opening All My Children used that had the cast photos in the credits.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned my favorite instrumental theme song: The Big Valley. Perfect opening for that show.

In no particular order:

*Too Close for Comfort (not including the last season) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKNdLIDRK_8)

*Designing Women (season 1-2) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvknwEUnsZo)

*The A-Team (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIfuaUTH9Y4)

*The Cosby Show theme songs (all seasons)

*Mary (1985 series) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgWgDRb5yW4)

*Night Court (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86887s5DIXA)

*Leave it to Beaver (Season 6 Intro) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGatO9hK10o)

*The People's Court (original theme) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iTqoDH0vFU)

*The Simpsons (original theme) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cOdYyx1oKI)

*Johnny Quest (1960s) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIhEpjnaNlo)

In no particular order:

Thunderbirds

UFO

Lost In Space (Season 3)

Mission: Impossible

Mannix

Ironside

Moby Dick/Mighty Mightor

The Wild Wild West

The Bold Ones (Season 2)

Ripley's Believe It Or Not

Newhart - Henry Mancini

I doubt I can narrow it to just 10, but here are some of my favorites anyway.

MacGyver:) :cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKTNWI0eYJ4

Quantum Leap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjK9GJMBpt0

Early Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJI534_iH6Y

Star Trek: The Next Generation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo9EM7-vf4g

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
(Seasons 1 and 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF3jiifIVXU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llLZXuUehvY
[this one's actually a fan-edited version and pretty cool.]
(Season 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykSzaFESQf0

ALF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hBSMInlDGg

Magnum, P.I.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvjzSu9RIcI

The A-Team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVonyVSQoM

Knight Rider (1982-1986 series)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qONkmFNvmaY

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSV0S9fEHZs

and tons others I could name.......but there are 10 shows for this list.:) :cool:

Or, in this case the top 5, as I have only 5, and in no particular order . . .

The theme from "Doctor Who"

The theme from "Flash Forward"

The theme from "Hill Street Blues"

The theme from "Second Noah"

and the theme from "The Tribe."

10. I Dream of Jeannie
9. Whats Happening !!
8.The Andy Griffith Show
7. Sanford and Son
6.The Munsters
5. S.W.A.T.
4. Batman
3. Hawaii Five-O
2. Knight Rider
1.CHiPs

Dynasty
The Colbys

My top four in no order....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlgEH2IAKHI
Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates

Exosquad- And boy does the internet suck for not having the proper theme without narration. This is the best I can find.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR7ktkOEeFw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=528_xY5-i5Y
Lark Rise To Candleford

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sv6TO11TNg
Midsomer Murders

Dark Shadows (daytime)

St. Elsewhere

Newhart

In no particular order

Knight Rider
T.J. Hooker
MacGyver
Airwolf
CHiPs (seasons 2-6)
Incredible Hulk
The Equalizer
Manimal
Automan
The Flash (1990)

Some really great orchestral themes:

Twelve O'Clock High
The Rifleman
Newhart
(already mentioned) Bonanza

Night Court

1- Remington Steele
2- Knight Rider
3- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
4- Miami Vice
5- Matlock
6- The Price is Right(Barker)
7- Knots Landing
8-Alfred Hitchock Presents
9- CHiPs
10- Dallas(original)

Top Ten
1. St. Elsewhere
2. Taxi
3. ER
4. Hill St. Blues
5. LA Law
6. Dynasty
7. Dallas
8. Miami Vice
9. Kojak
10. 90210

Hawaii Five-O
The Waltons
Get Smart
Newhart
Bonanza

What about the great 70's bob newhart show theme song??