# The Best Guitar Solos of 1972 > The best guitar solos of 1972, ranked. #1 is Highway Star by Deep Purple, then Reelin' in the Years and Smoke on the Water. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1972, 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 Highway Star by Deep Purple, Reelin' in the Years by Steely Dan and Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple. 1. [Highway Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-highway-star/) — Deep Purple · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1972 2. [Reelin' in the Years](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steely-dan-reelin-in-the-years/) — Steely Dan · solo by Elliott Randall · 1972 3. [Smoke on the Water](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-smoke-on-the-water/) — Deep Purple · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1972 4. [Blue Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/allman-brothers-blue-sky/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972 5. [Lazy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-lazy/) — Deep Purple · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1972 6. [Moonage Daydream](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-bowie-moonage-daydream/) — David Bowie · solo by Mick Ronson · 1972 7. [Whiskey in the Jar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-whiskey-in-the-jar/) — Thin Lizzy · solo by Eric Bell · 1972 8. [One Way Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-one-way-out/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972 9. [The Mexican](https://greatestsolos.com/song/babe-ruth-the-mexican/) — Babe Ruth · solo by Alan Shacklock · 1972 10. [Throw Down the Sword](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-throw-down-the-sword/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1972 11. [The Messiah Will Come Again](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roy-buchanan-the-messiah-will-come-again/) — Roy Buchanan · solo by Roy Buchanan · 1972 12. [Siberian Khatru](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-siberian-khatru/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1972 13. [Jerry's Breakdown](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-and-jerry-reed-jerry-s-breakdown/) — Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed · solo by Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins · 1972 14. [Mountain Jam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-mountain-jam/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman, Dickey Betts · 1972 15. [Go All the Way](https://greatestsolos.com/song/raspberries-go-all-the-way/) — Raspberries · solo by Wally Bryson · 1972 16. [Lookin' for Another Pure Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-wonder-lookin-for-another-pure-love/) — Stevie Wonder · solo by Jeff Beck · 1972 17. [Song of the Wind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-song-of-the-wind/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana, Neal Schon · 1972 18. [China Cat Sunflower](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-china-cat-sunflower/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir · 1972 19. [Couldn't I Just Tell You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/todd-rundgren-couldnt-i-just-tell-you/) — Todd Rundgren · solo by Todd Rundgren · 1972 20. [In the Street](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-in-the-street/) — Big Star · solo by Chris Bell, Alex Chilton · 1972 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)