# The Best Guitar Solos of 1985

> The best guitar solos of 1985, ranked. #1 is Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits, then Life Without You and She Sells Sanctuary. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1985, 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 Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits, Life Without You by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble and She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult.

1. [Brothers in Arms](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-brothers-in-arms/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1985
2. [Life Without You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-and-double-trouble-life-without-you/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1985
3. [She Sells Sanctuary](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cult-she-sells-sanctuary/) — The Cult · solo by Billy Duffy · 1985
4. [People Get Ready](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jeff-beck-people-get-ready/) — Jeff Beck · solo by Jeff Beck · 1985
5. [Devil Take the Hindmost](https://greatestsolos.com/song/allan-holdsworth-devil-take-the-hindmost/) — Allan Holdsworth · solo by Allan Holdsworth · 1985
6. [Everybody Wants to Rule the World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tears-for-fears-everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world/) — Tears for Fears · solo by Neil Taylor · 1985
7. [Bonded by Blood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/exodus-bonded-by-blood/) — Exodus · solo by Gary Holt, Rick Hunolt · 1985
8. [Metal Heart](https://greatestsolos.com/song/accept-metal-heart/) — Accept · solo by Wolf Hoffmann · 1985
9. [Paris, Texas](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ry-cooder-paris-texas/) — Ry Cooder · solo by Ry Cooder · 1985
10. [Eleanor Rigby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-eleanor-rigby/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985
11. [Bastards of Young](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-replacements-bastards-of-young/) — The Replacements · solo by Bob Stinson · 1985
12. [Rambler](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bill-frisell-rambler/) — Bill Frisell · solo by Bill Frisell · 1985
13. [Lay It Down](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ratt-lay-it-down/) — Ratt · solo by Warren DeMartini · 1985
14. [Piranha](https://greatestsolos.com/song/exodus-piranha/) — Exodus · solo by Gary Holt / Rick Hunolt · 1985
15. [Home Sweet Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/motley-crue-home-sweet-home/) — Mötley Crüe · solo by Mick Mars · 1985
16. [When a Guitar Plays the Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roy-buchanan-when-a-guitar-plays-the-blues/) — Roy Buchanan · solo by Roy Buchanan · 1985
17. [Freddie Freeloader](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-freddie-freeloader/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985
18. [Money for Nothing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-money-for-nothing/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1985
19. [In My Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dokken-in-my-dreams/) — Dokken · solo by George Lynch · 1985
20. [And Then There Were None](https://greatestsolos.com/song/exodus-and-then-there-were-none/) — Exodus · solo by Gary Holt / Rick Hunolt · 1985

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