# The Best Guitar Solos of the 80s

> The Best Guitar Solos of the 80s: #1 is Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses, then Crazy Train and Beat It. Every video starts at the solo. 25 solos, ranked.

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Tapping, whammy bars and pop hits with shred breaks.

1. [Sweet Child O' Mine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-sweet-child-o-mine/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
2. [Crazy Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ozzy-osbourne-crazy-train/) — Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Randy Rhoads · 1980
3. [Beat It](https://greatestsolos.com/song/michael-jackson-beat-it/) — Michael Jackson · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1982
4. [Purple Rain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-purple-rain/) — Prince · solo by Prince · 1984
5. [One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-one/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988
6. [Texas Flood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-texas-flood/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983
7. [Mr. Crowley](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ozzy-osbourne-mr-crowley/) — Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Randy Rhoads · 1980
8. [Fade to Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-fade-to-black/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984
9. [Pride and Joy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-pride-and-joy/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983
10. [Surfing with the Alien](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-satriani-surfing-with-the-alien/) — Joe Satriani · solo by Joe Satriani · 1987
11. [Black Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-malmsteen-black-star/) — Yngwie Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1984
12. [Hot for Teacher](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-hot-for-teacher/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1984
13. [Master of Puppets](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-master-of-puppets/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1986
14. [Satch Boogie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-satriani-satch-boogie/) — Joe Satriani · solo by Joe Satriani · 1987
15. [Back in Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ac-dc-back-in-black/) — AC/DC · solo by Angus Young · 1980
16. [Sharp Dressed Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-sharp-dressed-man/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1983
17. [Limelight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rush-limelight/) — Rush · solo by Alex Lifeson · 1981
18. [Stray Cat Strut](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stray-cats-stray-cat-strut/) — Stray Cats · solo by Brian Setzer · 1981
19. [Wanted Dead or Alive](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bon-jovi-wanted-dead-or-alive/) — Bon Jovi · solo by Richie Sambora · 1987
20. [Brothers in Arms](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-brothers-in-arms/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1985
21. [You Shook Me All Night Long](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ac-dc-you-shook-me-all-night-long/) — AC/DC · solo by Angus Young · 1980
22. [Jump](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-jump/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1984
23. [Paradise City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-paradise-city/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
24. [I Am The Resurrection](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stone-roses-i-am-the-resurrection/) — The Stone Roses · solo by John Squire · 1989
25. [Rosanna](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-rosanna/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1982

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