# The Best Guitar Solos of 1942

> The best guitar solos of 1942, ranked. #1 is Mean Old World by T-Bone Walker, then Belleville and Belleville. Every video starts at the solo.

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The greatest guitar solos released in 1942, ranked: solos our consensus of published lists rates highest come first, then our genre and artist rankings, with no more than three per artist. Led by Mean Old World by T-Bone Walker, Belleville by Quintette du Hot Club de France and Belleville by Django Reinhardt.

1. [Mean Old World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/t-bone-walker-mean-old-world/) — T-Bone Walker · solo by T-Bone Walker · 1942
2. [Belleville](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-belleville/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1942
3. [Belleville](https://greatestsolos.com/song/django-reinhardt-belleville/) — Django Reinhardt · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1942
4. [I Got a Break Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/t-bone-walker-i-got-a-break-baby/) — T-Bone Walker · solo by T-Bone Walker · 1942

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