Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1987

The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1987, 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 Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses, Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satriani and Satch Boogie by Joe Satriani.

1. 1
   Sweet Child O' Mine

   Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
2. 2
   Surfing with the Alien

   Joe Satriani · solo by Joe Satriani · 1987
3. 3
   Satch Boogie

   Joe Satriani · solo by Joe Satriani · 1987
4. 4
   Wanted Dead or Alive

   Bon Jovi · solo by Richie Sambora · 1987
5. 5
   Paradise City

   Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
6. 6
   Always with Me, Always with You

   Joe Satriani · solo by Joe Satriani · 1987
7. 7
   I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

   Prince · solo by Prince · 1987
8. 8
   Wait

   White Lion · solo by Vito Bratta · 1987
9. 9
   Scarified

   Racer X · solo by Paul Gilbert, Bruce Bouillet · 1987
10. 10
    Sludgefeast

    Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1987
11. 11
    Blues for Salvador

    Carlos Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1987
12. 12
    Still of the Night

    Whitesnake · solo by John Sykes · 1987
13. 13
    Where the Streets Have No Name

    U2 · solo by The Edge · 1987
14. 14
    Speed Metal Symphony

    Cacophony · solo by Marty Friedman, Jason Becker · 1987
15. 15
    Love Removal Machine

    The Cult · solo by Billy Duffy · 1987
16. 16
    La Barrosa

    Paco de Lucía · solo by Paco de Lucía · 1987
17. 17
    Pipeline

    Dick Dale & Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Dick Dale, Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1987
18. 18
    Gloria al Niño Ricardo

    Paco de Lucía · solo by Paco de Lucía · 1987
19. 19
    Dirty Diana

    Michael Jackson · solo by Steve Stevens · 1987
20. 20
    Faith

    George Michael · solo by Hugh Burns · 1987