# The Best Guitar Solos of 1984 > The best guitar solos of 1984, ranked. #1 is Purple Rain by Prince, then Fade to Black and Black Star. Every video starts at the solo. 20 solos from 1984. Canonical URL: The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1984, 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 Purple Rain by Prince, Fade to Black by Metallica and Black Star by Yngwie Malmsteen. 1. [Purple Rain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-purple-rain/) — Prince · solo by Prince · 1984 2. [Fade to Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-fade-to-black/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984 3. [Black Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-malmsteen-black-star/) — Yngwie Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1984 4. [Hot for Teacher](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-hot-for-teacher/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1984 5. [Jump](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-jump/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1984 6. [Scuttle Buttin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-scuttle-buttin/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1984 7. [Far Beyond The Sun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-malmsteen-far-beyond-the-sun/) — Yngwie Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1984 8. [Powerslave](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-maiden-powerslave/) — Iron Maiden · solo by Dave Murray & Adrian Smith · 1984 9. [Rock You Like a Hurricane](https://greatestsolos.com/song/scorpions-rock-you-like-a-hurricane/) — Scorpions · solo by Matthias Jabs · 1984 10. [Let's Go Crazy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-and-the-revolution-lets-go-crazy/) — Prince and the Revolution · solo by Prince · 1984 11. [The Attitude Song](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-vai-the-attitude-song/) — Steve Vai · solo by Steve Vai · 1984 12. [Turn Up the Radio](https://greatestsolos.com/song/autograph-turn-up-the-radio/) — Autograph · solo by Steve Lynch · 1984 13. [Tooth and Nail](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dokken-tooth-and-nail/) — Dokken · solo by George Lynch · 1984 14. [Panama](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-panama/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1984 15. [How Soon Is Now?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-how-soon-is-now/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1984 16. [I Will Dare](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-i-will-dare/) — The Replacements · solo by Peter Buck · 1984 17. [Tin Pan Alley](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-and-double-trouble-tin-pan-alley/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1984 18. [Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/minutemen-political-song-for-michael-jackson-to-sing/) — Minutemen · solo by D. Boon · 1984 19. [Aces High](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-maiden-aces-high/) — Iron Maiden · solo by Adrian Smith, Dave Murray · 1984 20. [Voodoo Child (Slight Return)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-and-double-trouble-voodoo-child-slight-return/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1984 --- 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/)