# The Best Guitar Solos of 1996

> The best guitar solos of 1996, ranked. #1 is Floods by Pantera, then Bulls on Parade and Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1996, 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 Floods by Pantera, Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine and Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming by Deep Purple.

1. [Floods](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pantera-floods/) — Pantera · solo by Dimebag Darrell · 1996
2. [Bulls on Parade](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rage-against-the-machine-bulls-on-parade/) — Rage Against the Machine · solo by Tom Morello · 1996
3. [Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-sometimes-i-feel-like-screaming/) — Deep Purple · solo by Steve Morse · 1996
4. [Santeria](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sublime-santeria/) — Sublime · solo by Bradley Nowell · 1996
5. [Why You Lie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-raging-honkies-why-you-lie/) — The Raging Honkies · solo by Michael Landau · 1996
6. [Stomp](https://greatestsolos.com/song/phil-keaggy-stomp/) — Phil Keaggy · solo by Phil Keaggy · 1996
7. [The Day We Caught the Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ocean-colour-scene-the-day-we-caught-the-train/) — Ocean Colour Scene · solo by Steve Cradock · 1996
8. [Hey Dude](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kula-shaker-hey-dude/) — Kula Shaker · solo by Crispian Mills · 1996
9. [Lie in Our Graves](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dave-matthews-band-lie-in-our-graves/) — Dave Matthews Band · solo by Tim Reynolds · 1996
10. [Mas y Mas](https://greatestsolos.com/song/los-lobos-mas-y-mas/) — Los Lobos · solo by David Hidalgo · 1996
11. [Mother North](https://greatestsolos.com/song/satyricon-mother-north/) — Satyricon · solo by Satyr · 1996
12. [Pawn Shop](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sublime-pawn-shop/) — Sublime · solo by Bradley Nowell · 1996
13. [What I Got](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sublime-what-i-got/) — Sublime · solo by Bradley Nowell · 1996
14. [Forty Six & 2](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tool-forty-six-and-2/) — Tool · solo by Adam Jones · 1996
15. [Two Step](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dave-matthews-band-two-step/) — Dave Matthews Band · solo by Tim Reynolds · 1996
16. [Manhattan](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eric-johnson-manhattan/) — Eric Johnson · solo by Eric Johnson · 1996
17. [Punk Rock Song](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bad-religion-punk-rock-song/) — Bad Religion · solo by Brian Baker / Greg Hetson · 1996
18. [Episode 666](https://greatestsolos.com/song/in-flames-episode-666/) — In Flames · solo by Jesper Strömblad · 1996
19. [Tennessee Morning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/phil-keaggy-tennessee-morning/) — Phil Keaggy · solo by Phil Keaggy · 1996
20. [Forhekset](https://greatestsolos.com/song/satyricon-forhekset/) — Satyricon · solo by Satyr · 1996

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