# The Best Guitar Solos of 1980

> The best guitar solos of 1980, ranked. #1 is Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne, then Mr. Crowley and Back in Black. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1980, 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 Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne, Mr. Crowley by Ozzy Osbourne and Back in Black by AC/DC.

1. [Crazy Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ozzy-osbourne-crazy-train/) — Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Randy Rhoads · 1980
2. [Mr. Crowley](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ozzy-osbourne-mr-crowley/) — Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Randy Rhoads · 1980
3. [Back in Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ac-dc-back-in-black/) — AC/DC · solo by Angus Young · 1980
4. [You Shook Me All Night Long](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ac-dc-you-shook-me-all-night-long/) — AC/DC · solo by Angus Young · 1980
5. [Tattooed Love Boys](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pretenders-tattooed-love-boys/) — Pretenders · solo by James Honeyman-Scott · 1980
6. [Freewill](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rush-freewill/) — Rush · solo by Alex Lifeson · 1980
7. [Ace of Spades](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mot-rhead-ace-of-spades/) — Motörhead · solo by Eddie Clarke · 1980
8. [The Great Curve](https://greatestsolos.com/song/talking-heads-the-great-curve/) — Talking Heads · solo by Adrian Belew · 1980
9. [Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/talking-heads-born-under-punches-the-heat-goes-on/) — Talking Heads · solo by Adrian Belew · 1980
10. [Phantom of the Opera](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-maiden-phantom-of-the-opera/) — Iron Maiden · solo by Dave Murray, Dennis Stratton · 1980
11. [Tunnel of Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-tunnel-of-love/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1980
12. [I Don't Know](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ozzy-osbourne-i-don-t-know/) — Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Randy Rhoads · 1980
13. [Fashion](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-bowie-fashion/) — David Bowie · solo by Robert Fripp · 1980
14. [Heaven and Hell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-heaven-and-hell/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1980
15. [Any Way You Want It](https://greatestsolos.com/song/journey-any-way-you-want-it/) — Journey · solo by Neal Schon · 1980
16. [The Spirit of Radio](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rush-the-spirit-of-radio/) — Rush · solo by Alex Lifeson · 1980
17. [Driven to Tears](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-police-driven-to-tears/) — The Police · solo by Andy Summers · 1980
18. [Mar West](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-rice-unit-mar-west/) — Tony Rice Unit · solo by Tony Rice · 1980
19. [Touch and Go](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-touch-and-go/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1980
20. [Holiday in Cambodia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dead-kennedys-holiday-in-cambodia/) — Dead Kennedys · solo by East Bay Ray · 1980

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