Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2001

The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2001, 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 Last Nite by The Strokes, Parabola by Tool and Citizen Erased by Muse.

1. 1
   Last Nite

   The Strokes · solo by Albert Hammond Jr. & Nick Valensi · 2001
2. 2
   Parabola

   Tool · solo by Adam Jones · 2001
3. 3
   Citizen Erased

   Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2001
4. 4
   Island in the Sun

   Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2001
5. 5
   Plug In Baby

   Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2001
6. 6
   Revelator

   Gillian Welch · solo by David Rawlings · 2001
7. 7
   Let There Be Rock

   Drive-By Truckers · solo by Mike Cooley · 2001
8. 8
   Bodies

   Drowning Pool · solo by C.J. Pierce · 2001
9. 9
   Souljacker Part I

   Eels · solo by Mark Oliver Everett · 2001
10. 10
    Aerials

    System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2001
11. 11
    Ronnie and Neil

    Drive-By Truckers · solo by Mike Cooley · 2001
12. 12
    Tear Away

    Drowning Pool · solo by C.J. Pierce · 2001
13. 13
    Blackwater Park

    Opeth · solo by Mikael Åkerfeldt & Peter Lindgren · 2001
14. 14
    Immortal

    Clutch · solo by Leslie West · 2001
15. 15
    Inertia

    Derek Sherinian · solo by Steve Lukather · 2001
16. 16
    Sinner

    Drowning Pool · solo by C.J. Pierce · 2001
17. 17
    The Drapery Falls

    Opeth · solo by Mikael Åkerfeldt & Peter Lindgren · 2001
18. 18
    Ravenous

    Arch Enemy · solo by Michael Amott and Christopher Amott · 2001
19. 19
    Frankenstein

    Derek Sherinian · solo by Zakk Wylde · 2001
20. 20
    Earth Day

    Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 2001