| 100% | PICCOLOTRUMPET | 14 | Tiny brass instrument heard in "Penny Lane" |
| 46% | ORGANS | 6 | Instruments heard in ballparks |
| 46% | CELLO | 5 | Instrument heard in "Eleanor Rigby" |
| 45% | BAGPIPES | 8 | Instruments heard in Scottish music |
| 45% | CASTANET | 8 | Instrument heard in Spanish folk music |
| 45% | ZITHER | 6 | Instrument heard in The Third Man |
| 44% | UKE | 3 | Instrument heard in "Aloha 'Oe," for short |
| 44% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument heard in "I Got You, Babe" |
| 44% | ORGAN | 5 | Instrument heard in many a Christmas hymn |
| 43% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument heard in Madonna's "Crazy for You" |
| 43% | SITAR | 5 | Stringed instrument heard in Bollywood soundtracks |
| 43% | BANJO | 5 | Stringed instrument heard in bluegrass music |
| 43% | SITAR | 5 | Stringed instrument heard in Indian music |
| 43% | MANDOLIN | 8 | Instrument heard in "Losing My Religion" and "Maggie May" |
| 42% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument heard in Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe" |
| 42% | TUBA | 4 | Instrument heard in the theme song for "Curb Your Enthusiasm" |
| 42% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind instrument heard in The Turtles' "Happy Together" |
| 42% | TRUMPET | 7 | Brass instrument very popular in jazz |
| 42% | SITARS | 6 | Instruments heard often in "Slumdog Millionaire" |
| 41% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument heard in the intro to Madonna's "Crazy for You" |
| 41% | BANJO | 5 | Stringed instrument heard in the song "Cotton Eye Joe" |
| 40% | HARP | 4 | First instrument heard in the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home" |
| 40% | CELESTA | 7 | Keyboard instrument heard in "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" |
| 40% | TUBA | 4 | Heavy brass instrument in an orchestra |
| 40% | TUBA | 4 | Big brass instrument in banda music |
| 40% | ORGAN | 5 | Instrument heard in the iconic intro to the Who's "Baba O'Riley" |
| 40% | SITAR | 5 | Indian stringed instrument heard in "Norwegian Wood" and other Beatles songs |
| 40% | TRUMPET | 7 | Brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz music |
| 39% | TUBA | 4 | Big brass instrument in a marching band |
| 39% | TUBA | 4 | Heavy brass instrument in a marching band |