# The Best Guitar Solos of 1965

> The best guitar solos of 1965, ranked. #1 is Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere by The Who, then No Blues and Sweet Little Angel. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1965, 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 Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere by The Who, No Blues by Wes Montgomery and Sweet Little Angel by B.B. King.

1. [Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-anyway-anyhow-anywhere/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1965
2. [No Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-no-blues/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1965
3. [Sweet Little Angel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/b-b-king-sweet-little-angel/) — B.B. King · solo by B.B. King · 1965
4. [My Generation](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-my-generation/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1965
5. [Mr. Tambourine Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-byrds-mr-tambourine-man/) — The Byrds · solo by Roger McGuinn · 1965
6. [Diamond Head](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-ventures-diamond-head/) — The Ventures · solo by Nokie Edwards · 1965
7. [Turn! Turn! Turn!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-byrds-turn-turn-turn/) — The Byrds · solo by Roger McGuinn · 1965
8. [Idle Moments](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grant-green-idle-moments/) — Grant Green · solo by Grant Green · 1965
9. [Yakety Axe](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-yakety-axe/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1965
10. [Every Day I Have the Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/b-b-king-every-day-i-have-the-blues/) — B.B. King · solo by B.B. King · 1965
11. [Heart Full of Soul](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-yardbirds-heart-full-of-soul/) — The Yardbirds · solo by Jeff Beck · 1965
12. [Ace of Spades](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-raymen-ace-of-spades/) — Link Wray & the Raymen · solo by Link Wray · 1965
13. [Till the End of the Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kinks-till-the-end-of-the-day/) — The Kinks · solo by Dave Davies · 1965
14. [Born in Chicago](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-paul-butterfield-blues-band-born-in-chicago/) — The Paul Butterfield Blues Band · solo by Mike Bloomfield · 1965
15. [The Train Kept A-Rollin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-yardbirds-the-train-kept-a-rollin/) — The Yardbirds · solo by Jeff Beck · 1965
16. [How Blue Can You Get?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/b-b-king-how-blue-can-you-get/) — B.B. King · solo by B.B. King · 1965
17. [Milk Cow Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kinks-milk-cow-blues/) — The Kinks · solo by Dave Davies · 1965
18. [I'm a Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-yardbirds-i-m-a-man/) — The Yardbirds · solo by Jeff Beck · 1965
19. [Mystic Eyes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/them-mystic-eyes/) — Them · solo by Billy Harrison · 1965
20. [Unit 7](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-unit-7/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1965

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