The GOAT Solo: The 50 Greatest Guitar Solos, Ranked by Your Votes

The 50 greatest guitar solos of all time, ranked head-to-head by GreatestSolos matchup votes.

Rankings start from the Consensus 100 and move with every matchup vote.

1. 1
   Stairway to Heaven

   Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1971
2. 2
   Comfortably Numb

   Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1979
3. 3
   Hotel California

   Eagles · solo by Don Felder & Joe Walsh · 1976
4. 4
   Eruption

   Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1978
5. 5
   Free Bird

   Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Allen Collins & Gary Rossington · 1973
6. 6
   Sweet Child O' Mine

   Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
7. 7
   All Along the Watchtower

   Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1968
8. 8
   Bohemian Rhapsody

   Queen · solo by Brian May · 1975
9. 9
   Sultans of Swing

   Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1978
10. 10
    Highway Star

    Deep Purple · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1972
11. 11
    November Rain

    Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
12. 12
    While My Guitar Gently Weeps

    The Beatles · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
13. 13
    Crazy Train

    Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Randy Rhoads · 1980
14. 14
    Crossroads

    Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
15. 15
    Beat It

    Michael Jackson · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1982
16. 16
    Johnny B. Goode

    Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1958
17. 17
    Layla

    Derek and the Dominos · solo by Eric Clapton & Duane Allman · 1970
18. 18
    Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

    Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1968
19. 19
    Purple Rain

    Prince · solo by Prince · 1984
20. 20
    One

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988
21. 21
    Texas Flood

    Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983
22. 22
    Mr. Crowley

    Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Randy Rhoads · 1980
23. 23
    Fade to Black

    Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984
24. 24
    For the Love of God

    Steve Vai · solo by Steve Vai · 1990
25. 25
    Sympathy for the Devil

    The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1968
26. 26
    Cliffs of Dover

    Eric Johnson · solo by Eric Johnson · 1990
27. 27
    Since I've Been Loving You

    Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1970
28. 28
    Paranoid Android

    Radiohead · solo by Jonny Greenwood · 1997
29. 29
    Time

    Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1973
30. 30
    Little Wing

    Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1967
31. 31
    Cause We've Ended As Lovers

    Jeff Beck · solo by Jeff Beck · 1975
32. 32
    Machine Gun

    Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1970
33. 33
    Heartbreaker

    Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1969
34. 34
    Whole Lotta Love

    Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1969
35. 35
    Alive

    Pearl Jam · solo by Mike McCready · 1991
36. 36
    Pride and Joy

    Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983
37. 37
    Surfing with the Alien

    Joe Satriani · solo by Joe Satriani · 1987
38. 38
    The Thrill Is Gone

    B.B. King · solo by B.B. King · 1969
39. 39
    Brighton Rock

    Queen · solo by Brian May · 1974
40. 40
    Floods

    Pantera · solo by Dimebag Darrell · 1996
41. 41
    Reelin' in the Years

    Steely Dan · solo by Elliott Randall · 1972
42. 42
    Aqualung

    Jethro Tull · solo by Martin Barre · 1971
43. 43
    Maggot Brain

    Funkadelic · solo by Eddie Hazel · 1971
44. 44
    Purple Haze

    Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1967
45. 45
    Black Star

    Yngwie Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1984
46. 46
    Cemetery Gates

    Pantera · solo by Dimebag Darrell · 1990
47. 47
    No More Tears

    Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Zakk Wylde · 1991
48. 48
    Tornado of Souls

    Megadeth · solo by Marty Friedman · 1990
49. 49
    Killing In The Name

    Rage Against the Machine · solo by Tom Morello · 1992
50. 50
    Still Got the Blues

    Gary Moore · solo by Gary Moore · 1990