# The Best Guitar Solos of 1976 > The best guitar solos of 1976, ranked. #1 is Hotel California by Eagles, then Kid Charlemagne and Europa. Every video starts at the solo. 20 solos from 1976. Canonical URL: The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1976, 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 Hotel California by Eagles, Kid Charlemagne by Steely Dan and Europa by Santana. 1. [Hotel California](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eagles-hotel-california/) — Eagles · solo by Don Felder & Joe Walsh · 1976 2. [Kid Charlemagne](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steely-dan-kid-charlemagne/) — Steely Dan · solo by Larry Carlton · 1976 3. [Europa](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-europa/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1976 4. [Carry On My Wayward Son](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kansas-carry-on-my-wayward-son/) — Kansas · solo by Kerry Livgren & Rich Williams · 1976 5. [More Than a Feeling](https://greatestsolos.com/song/boston-more-than-a-feeling/) — Boston · solo by Tom Scholz · 1976 6. [Zoot Allures](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-zoot-allures/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1976 7. [(Don't Fear) The Reaper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-yster-cult-don-t-fear-the-reaper/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1976 8. [Achilles Last Stand](https://greatestsolos.com/song/led-zeppelin-achilles-last-stand/) — Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1976 9. [Stargazer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-stargazer/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1976 10. [The Boys Are Back In Town](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-the-boys-are-back-in-town/) — Thin Lizzy · solo by Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson · 1976 11. [Lines on My Face](https://greatestsolos.com/song/peter-frampton-lines-on-my-face/) — Peter Frampton · solo by Peter Frampton · 1976 12. [Emerald](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-emerald/) — Thin Lizzy · solo by Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson · 1976 13. [Do You Feel Like We Do](https://greatestsolos.com/song/peter-frampton-do-you-feel-like-we-do/) — Peter Frampton · solo by Peter Frampton · 1976 14. [Foreplay/Long Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/boston-foreplay-long-time/) — Boston · solo by Tom Scholz · 1976 15. [Don't Believe a Word](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-don-t-believe-a-word/) — Thin Lizzy · solo by Brian Robertson · 1976 16. [Hitch a Ride](https://greatestsolos.com/song/boston-hitch-a-ride/) — Boston · solo by Tom Scholz · 1976 17. [Magic Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/heart-magic-man/) — Heart · solo by Roger Fisher · 1976 18. [Anarchy in the U.K.](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-anarchy-in-the-u-k/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1976 19. [Crying to the Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/be-bop-deluxe-crying-to-the-sky/) — Be-Bop Deluxe · solo by Bill Nelson · 1976 20. [Life in the Fast Lane](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eagles-life-in-the-fast-lane/) — Eagles · solo by Joe Walsh · 1976 --- 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/)