# The Best Guitar Solos of 1954

> The best guitar solos of 1954, ranked. #1 is Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets, then That's All Right and Space Guitar. 12 solos from 1954.

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The greatest guitar solos released in 1954, 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 Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets, That's All Right by Elvis Presley and Space Guitar by Young John Watson.

1. [Rock Around the Clock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bill-haley-and-his-comets-rock-around-the-clock/) — Bill Haley & His Comets · solo by Danny Cedrone · 1954
2. [That's All Right](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-that-s-all-right/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1954
3. [Space Guitar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/young-john-watson-space-guitar/) — Young John Watson · solo by Johnny Guitar Watson · 1954
4. [Mr. Sandman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-mr-sandman/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1954
5. [Standing at the Crossroads](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-standing-at-the-crossroads/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1954
6. [Good Rockin' Tonight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-good-rockin-tonight/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1954
7. [Evil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/howlin-wolf-evil/) — Howlin' Wolf · solo by Hubert Sumlin & Jody Williams · 1954
8. [Wildwood Flower](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-wildwood-flower/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1954
9. [Sunnyland](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-sunnyland/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1954
10. [You Upset Me Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/b-b-king-you-upset-me-baby/) — B.B. King · solo by B.B. King · 1954
11. [Good Rockin' Tonight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-scotty-and-bill-good-rockin-tonight/) — Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill · solo by Scotty Moore · 1954
12. [That's All Right](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-scotty-and-bill-that-s-all-right/) — Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill · solo by Scotty Moore · 1954

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