# The Best Guitar Solos of 1986

> The best guitar solos of 1986, ranked. #1 is Master of Puppets by Metallica, then The Final Countdown and Dreams. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1986, 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 Master of Puppets by Metallica, The Final Countdown by Europe and Dreams by Van Halen.

1. [Master of Puppets](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-master-of-puppets/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1986
2. [The Final Countdown](https://greatestsolos.com/song/europe-the-final-countdown/) — Europe · solo by John Norum · 1986
3. [Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-dreams/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1986
4. [Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-some-girls-are-bigger-than-others/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1986
5. [Stranger in a Strange Land](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-maiden-stranger-in-a-strange-land/) — Iron Maiden · solo by Adrian Smith · 1986
6. [Shyboy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-lee-roth-shyboy/) — David Lee Roth · solo by Steve Vai · 1986
7. [Angel of Death](https://greatestsolos.com/song/slayer-angel-of-death/) — Slayer · solo by Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King · 1986
8. [Orion](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-orion/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield · 1986
9. [Goin' Crazy!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-lee-roth-goin-crazy/) — David Lee Roth · solo by Steve Vai · 1986
10. [I'll Be Alright Without You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/journey-ill-be-alright-without-you/) — Journey · solo by Neal Schon · 1986
11. [The Queen Is Dead](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-the-queen-is-dead/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1986
12. [Raining Blood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/slayer-raining-blood/) — Slayer · solo by Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman · 1986
13. [Welcome Home (Sanitarium)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-welcome-home-sanitarium/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield · 1986
14. [Tuff Enuff](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-fabulous-thunderbirds-tuff-enuff/) — The Fabulous Thunderbirds · solo by Jimmie Vaughan · 1986
15. [Wasted Years](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-maiden-wasted-years/) — Iron Maiden · solo by Adrian Smith · 1986
16. [Still Warm](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-scofield-still-warm/) — John Scofield · solo by John Scofield · 1986
17. [Peace Sells](https://greatestsolos.com/song/megadeth-peace-sells/) — Megadeth · solo by Chris Poland, Dave Mustaine · 1986
18. [Upside Downside](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-upside-downside/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1986
19. [Blues de la Frontera](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pata-negra-blues-de-la-frontera/) — Pata Negra · solo by Raimundo Amador, Rafael Amador · 1986
20. [Talk Dirty to Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-talk-dirty-to-me/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1986

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