# The Best Guitar Solos of 1983

> The best guitar solos of 1983, ranked. #1 is Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan, then Pride and Joy and Sharp Dressed Man. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1983, 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 Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top.

1. [Texas Flood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-texas-flood/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983
2. [Pride and Joy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-pride-and-joy/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983
3. [Sharp Dressed Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-sharp-dressed-man/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1983
4. [The Trooper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-maiden-the-trooper/) — Iron Maiden · solo by Adrian Smith & Dave Murray · 1983
5. [Rebel Yell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-rebel-yell/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1983
6. [Little Red Corvette](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-little-red-corvette/) — Prince · solo by Dez Dickerson · 1983
7. [Bark at the Moon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ozzy-osbourne-bark-at-the-moon/) — Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Jake E. Lee · 1983
8. [Lenny](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-and-double-trouble-lenny/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983
9. [Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/journey-separate-ways-worlds-apart/) — Journey · solo by Neal Schon · 1983
10. [Gimme All Your Lovin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-gimme-all-your-lovin/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1983
11. [Moonlight Shadow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-moonlight-shadow/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1983
12. [Church Street Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-rice-church-street-blues/) — Tony Rice · solo by Tony Rice · 1983
13. [Let's Dance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-bowie-lets-dance/) — David Bowie · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983
14. [Running with the Night](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lionel-richie-running-with-the-night/) — Lionel Richie · solo by Steve Lukather · 1983
15. [Passion, Grace & Fire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mclaughlin-al-di-meola-paco-de-lucia-passion-grace-and-fire/) — John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía · solo by Paco de Lucía, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin · 1983
16. [Home from the Forest](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-rice-home-from-the-forest/) — Tony Rice · solo by Tony Rice · 1983
17. [In a Big Country](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-country-in-a-big-country/) — Big Country · solo by Stuart Adamson, Bruce Watson · 1983
18. [Maniac](https://greatestsolos.com/song/michael-sembello-maniac/) — Michael Sembello · solo by Michael Sembello · 1983
19. [Overkill](https://greatestsolos.com/song/men-at-work-overkill/) — Men at Work · solo by Colin Hay · 1983
20. [Photograph](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-photograph/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen & Steve Clark · 1983

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