# The Best Guitar Solos of 2001

> The best guitar solos of 2001, ranked. #1 is Last Nite by The Strokes, then Parabola and Citizen Erased. Every video starts at the solo. 20 solos from 2001.

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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. [Last Nite](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-last-nite/) — The Strokes · solo by Albert Hammond Jr. & Nick Valensi · 2001
2. [Parabola](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tool-parabola/) — Tool · solo by Adam Jones · 2001
3. [Citizen Erased](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-citizen-erased/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2001
4. [Island in the Sun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-island-in-the-sun/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2001
5. [Plug In Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-plug-in-baby/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2001
6. [Revelator](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gillian-welch-revelator/) — Gillian Welch · solo by David Rawlings · 2001
7. [Let There Be Rock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/drive-by-truckers-let-there-be-rock/) — Drive-By Truckers · solo by Mike Cooley · 2001
8. [Bodies](https://greatestsolos.com/song/drowning-pool-bodies/) — Drowning Pool · solo by C.J. Pierce · 2001
9. [Souljacker Part I](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eels-souljacker-part-i/) — Eels · solo by Mark Oliver Everett · 2001
10. [Aerials](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-aerials/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2001
11. [Ronnie and Neil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/drive-by-truckers-ronnie-and-neil/) — Drive-By Truckers · solo by Mike Cooley · 2001
12. [Tear Away](https://greatestsolos.com/song/drowning-pool-tear-away/) — Drowning Pool · solo by C.J. Pierce · 2001
13. [Blackwater Park](https://greatestsolos.com/song/opeth-blackwater-park/) — Opeth · solo by Mikael Åkerfeldt & Peter Lindgren · 2001
14. [Immortal](https://greatestsolos.com/song/clutch-immortal/) — Clutch · solo by Leslie West · 2001
15. [Inertia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-sherinian-inertia/) — Derek Sherinian · solo by Steve Lukather · 2001
16. [Sinner](https://greatestsolos.com/song/drowning-pool-sinner/) — Drowning Pool · solo by C.J. Pierce · 2001
17. [The Drapery Falls](https://greatestsolos.com/song/opeth-the-drapery-falls/) — Opeth · solo by Mikael Åkerfeldt & Peter Lindgren · 2001
18. [Ravenous](https://greatestsolos.com/song/arch-enemy-ravenous/) — Arch Enemy · solo by Michael Amott and Christopher Amott · 2001
19. [Frankenstein](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-sherinian-frankenstein/) — Derek Sherinian · solo by Zakk Wylde · 2001
20. [Earth Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/devin-townsend-earth-day/) — Devin Townsend · solo by Devin Townsend · 2001

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