# The Best Guitar Solos of 1957

> The best guitar solos of 1957, ranked. #1 is School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell) by Chuck Berry, then Sittin' in the Balcony and Susie-Q.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1957, 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 School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell) by Chuck Berry, Sittin' in the Balcony by Eddie Cochran and Susie-Q by Dale Hawkins.

1. [School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-school-day-ring-ring-goes-the-bell/) — Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1957
2. [Sittin' in the Balcony](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eddie-cochran-sittin-in-the-balcony/) — Eddie Cochran · solo by Eddie Cochran · 1957
3. [Susie-Q](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dale-hawkins-susie-q/) — Dale Hawkins · solo by James Burton · 1957
4. [School Days](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-school-days/) — Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1957
5. [Matchbox](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carl-perkins-matchbox/) — Carl Perkins · solo by Carl Perkins · 1957
6. [That'll Be the Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-thatll-be-the-day/) — The Crickets · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
7. [Red Hot](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-lee-riley-and-his-little-green-men-red-hot/) — Billy Lee Riley and His Little Green Men · solo by Roland Janes · 1957
8. [Too Much](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-too-much/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1957
9. [Peggy Sue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-holly-peggy-sue/) — Buddy Holly · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
10. [Twenty Flight Rock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eddie-cochran-twenty-flight-rock/) — Eddie Cochran · solo by Eddie Cochran · 1957
11. [All Your Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/magic-sam-all-your-love/) — Magic Sam · solo by Magic Sam · 1957
12. [Jailhouse Rock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-jailhouse-rock/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1957
13. [Mona](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bo-diddley-mona/) — Bo Diddley · solo by Bo Diddley · 1957
14. [Gangster of Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-guitar-watson-gangster-of-love/) — Johnny "Guitar" Watson · solo by Johnny Guitar Watson · 1957
15. [It Hurts Me Too](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-it-hurts-me-too/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1957
16. [Cruisin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gene-vincent-and-his-blue-caps-cruisin/) — Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps · solo by Cliff Gallup · 1957
17. [Oh, Boy!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-oh-boy/) — The Crickets · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
18. [I'm Looking for Someone to Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-i-m-looking-for-someone-to-love/) — The Crickets · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
19. [Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carl-perkins-everybody-s-trying-to-be-my-baby/) — Carl Perkins · solo by Carl Perkins · 1957
20. [Words of Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-holly-words-of-love/) — Buddy Holly · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957

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