# The 25 Best Alternative Rock Guitar Solos of All Time > The 25 best alternative rock guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Paranoid Android by Radiohead, then Killing In The Name and Bulls on Parade. Canonical URL: Alternative rock often pushed the guitar solo aside, which makes the ones it kept stand out. This ranking weighs how often each solo appears across published lists, from Jonny Greenwood's outbursts to Tom Morello's sound effects and John Frusciante's melodic restraint. Informed by: [Rolling Stone – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/), [Guitar World – The 50 greatest guitar solos of all time (2021)](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [NME – 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2017)](https://www.nme.com/lists/50-greatest-guitar-solos-1255), [Guitar Tricks – 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time), [Digital Dream Door – 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html), [Classic Rock – The 100 greatest guitar solos in rock (2018)](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-greatest-guitar-solos-in-rock), [Guitar Solo Legends – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://guitarsololegends.com/), [Thomann – 25 Iconic Guitar Solos](https://www.thomannmusic.com/blog/inspire/25-iconic-guitar-solos/), [Guitarhabits – 50 of The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitarhabits.com/50-of-the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time/), [Far Out – The 10 greatest guitar solos of the 1990s](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-greatest-guitar-solos-of-the-1990s/), [guitarguitar – Top 50 Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/141664/), [WhatCulture – 10 Greatest Rock Music Guitar Solos Of The 1990s](https://whatculture.com/music/10-greatest-rock-music-guitar-solos-of-the-1990s), [Guitar World – The greatest guitar solos of the 21st century... so far](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-the-21st-century-so-far), [Musician Tuts – The 51 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://musiciantuts.com/best-guitar-solos/), [Music in Minnesota – 38 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://www.musicinminnesota.com/best-guitar-solos/), [Bombay Lives – 100 Greatest Guitar Solos](https://bombaylives.substack.com/p/100-greatest-guitar-solos), [Kobalog – Top 20 guitar solos](https://kobalog.net/entry/guitar-solo-ranking) 1. [Paranoid Android](https://greatestsolos.com/song/radiohead-paranoid-android/) — Radiohead · solo by Jonny Greenwood · 1997 2. [Killing In The Name](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rage-against-the-machine-killing-in-the-name/) — Rage Against the Machine · solo by Tom Morello · 1992 3. [Bulls on Parade](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rage-against-the-machine-bulls-on-parade/) — Rage Against the Machine · solo by Tom Morello · 1996 4. [Scar Tissue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/red-hot-chili-peppers-scar-tissue/) — Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 1999 5. [Three Days](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jane-s-addiction-three-days/) — Jane's Addiction · solo by Dave Navarro · 1990 6. [Knights of Cydonia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-knights-of-cydonia/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2006 7. [I Could Have Lied](https://greatestsolos.com/song/red-hot-chili-peppers-i-could-have-lied/) — Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 1991 8. [Know Your Enemy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rage-against-the-machine-know-your-enemy/) — Rage Against the Machine · solo by Tom Morello · 1992 9. [Just](https://greatestsolos.com/song/radiohead-just/) — Radiohead · solo by Jonny Greenwood · 1995 10. [Soma](https://greatestsolos.com/song/smashing-pumpkins-soma/) — The Smashing Pumpkins · solo by Billy Corgan · 1993 11. [Cherub Rock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smashing-pumpkins-cherub-rock/) — The Smashing Pumpkins · solo by Billy Corgan · 1993 12. [Like A Stone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/audioslave-like-a-stone/) — Audioslave · solo by Tom Morello · 2002 13. [Stockholm Syndrome](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-stockholm-syndrome/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2003 14. [Californication](https://greatestsolos.com/song/red-hot-chili-peppers-californication/) — Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 1999 15. [Reapers](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-reapers/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2015 16. [The Bends](https://greatestsolos.com/song/radiohead-the-bends/) — Radiohead · solo by Jonny Greenwood · 1995 17. [Geek U.S.A.](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smashing-pumpkins-geek-u-s-a/) — The Smashing Pumpkins · solo by Billy Corgan · 1993 18. [Mayonaise](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smashing-pumpkins-mayonaise/) — The Smashing Pumpkins · solo by Billy Corgan · 1993 19. [Take the Power Back](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rage-against-the-machine-take-the-power-back/) — Rage Against the Machine · solo by Tom Morello · 1992 20. [Sleep Now in the Fire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rage-against-the-machine-sleep-now-in-the-fire/) — Rage Against the Machine · solo by Tom Morello · 1999 21. [Eddie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/red-hot-chili-peppers-eddie/) — Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 2022 22. [Only in Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-only-in-dreams/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 1994 23. [The Fly](https://greatestsolos.com/song/u2-the-fly/) — U2 · solo by The Edge · 1991 24. [Plug In Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-plug-in-baby/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2001 25. [Dani California](https://greatestsolos.com/song/red-hot-chili-peppers-dani-california/) — Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 2006 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)