# The Best Guitar Solos of 1968

> The best guitar solos of 1968, ranked. #1 is All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix, then While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Crossroads. 20 solos from 1968.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1968, 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 All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix, While My Guitar Gently Weeps by The Beatles and Crossroads by Cream.

1. [All Along the Watchtower](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-all-along-the-watchtower/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1968
2. [While My Guitar Gently Weeps](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beatles-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps/) — The Beatles · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
3. [Crossroads](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-crossroads/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
4. [Voodoo Child (Slight Return)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-voodoo-child-slight-return/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1968
5. [Sympathy for the Devil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-sympathy-for-the-devil/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1968
6. [White Room](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-white-room/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
7. [Holy Are You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-prunes-holy-are-you/) — Electric Prunes · solo by Ken Williams · 1968
8. [I Heard Her Call My Name](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-velvet-underground-i-heard-her-call-my-name/) — The Velvet Underground · solo by Lou Reed · 1968
9. [Albatross](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fleetwood-mac-albatross/) — Fleetwood Mac · solo by Peter Green · 1968
10. [I'm Going Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ten-years-after-i-m-going-home/) — Ten Years After · solo by Alvin Lee · 1968
11. [Need Your Love So Bad](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fleetwood-mac-need-your-love-so-bad/) — Fleetwood Mac · solo by Peter Green · 1968
12. [Sister Ray](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-velvet-underground-sister-ray/) — The Velvet Underground · solo by Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison · 1968
13. [Hey Jude](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilson-pickett-hey-jude/) — Wilson Pickett · solo by Duane Allman · 1968
14. [Spoonful](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-spoonful/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
15. [Wasn't Born to Follow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-byrds-wasnt-born-to-follow/) — The Byrds · solo by Clarence White · 1968
16. [In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-butterfly-in-a-gadda-da-vida/) — Iron Butterfly · solo by Erik Brann · 1968
17. [Pentangling](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pentangle-pentangling/) — Pentangle · solo by Bert Jansch, John Renbourn · 1968
18. [Ball and Chain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-brother-and-the-holding-company-ball-and-chain/) — Big Brother & the Holding Company · solo by Sam Andrew, James Gurley · 1968
19. [Summertime Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-cheer-summertime-blues/) — Blue Cheer · solo by Leigh Stephens · 1968
20. [Doctor Please](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-cheer-doctor-please/) — Blue Cheer · solo by Leigh Stephens · 1968

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