# The Best Guitar Solos of 1988 > The best guitar solos of 1988, ranked. #1 is One by Metallica, then Freak Scene and Cult of Personality. Every video starts at the solo. 20 solos from 1988. Canonical URL: The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1988, 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 One by Metallica, Freak Scene by Dinosaur Jr. and Cult of Personality by Living Colour. 1. [One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-one/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988 2. [Freak Scene](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-freak-scene/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1988 3. [Cult of Personality](https://greatestsolos.com/song/living-color-cult-of-personality/) — Living Colour · solo by Vernon Reid · 1988 4. [Seventeen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/winger-seventeen/) — Winger · solo by Reb Beach · 1988 5. [Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cinderella-don-t-know-what-you-got-till-it-s-gone/) — Cinderella · solo by Tom Keifer · 1988 6. [Seventh Son of a Seventh Son](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-maiden-seventh-son-of-a-seventh-son/) — Iron Maiden · solo by Dave Murray, Adrian Smith · 1988 7. [Can't Win](https://greatestsolos.com/song/richard-thompson-cant-win/) — Richard Thompson · solo by Richard Thompson · 1988 8. [Touch Me I'm Sick](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mudhoney-touch-me-im-sick/) — Mudhoney · solo by Steve Turner · 1988 9. [Vamos](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-vamos/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1988 10. [Chilly Water](https://greatestsolos.com/song/widespread-panic-chilly-water/) — Widespread Panic · solo by Michael Houser · 1988 11. [Blackened](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-blackened/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988 12. [Gypsy Road](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cinderella-gypsy-road/) — Cinderella · solo by Jeff LaBar · 1988 13. [Altitudes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jason-becker-altitudes/) — Jason Becker · solo by Jason Becker · 1988 14. [Kiss Me Deadly](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lita-ford-kiss-me-deadly/) — Lita Ford · solo by Lita Ford · 1988 15. [Chromazone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-chromazone/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1988 16. [Miracle Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ozzy-osbourne-miracle-man/) — Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Zakk Wylde · 1988 17. [Where Is My Mind?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pixies-where-is-my-mind/) — Pixies · solo by Joey Santiago · 1988 18. [Eyes of a Stranger](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queensryche-eyes-of-a-stranger/) — Queensrÿche · solo by Chris DeGarmo & Michael Wilton · 1988 19. [Talk to Your Daughter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/robben-ford-talk-to-your-daughter/) — Robben Ford · solo by Robben Ford · 1988 20. [Teen Age Riot](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sonic-youth-teen-age-riot/) — Sonic Youth · solo by Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo · 1988 --- 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/)