Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2002

The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2002, 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 Time for Heroes by The Libertines, Like A Stone by Audioslave and No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age.

1. 1
   Time for Heroes

   The Libertines · solo by Carl Barât · 2002
2. 2
   Like A Stone

   Audioslave · solo by Tom Morello · 2002
3. 3
   No One Knows

   Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2002
4. 4
   Padmasana

   Buckethead · solo by Buckethead · 2002
5. 5
   Sahib Teri Bandi/Maki Madni

   The Derek Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2002
6. 6
   Up the Bracket

   The Libertines · solo by Carl Barât · 2002
7. 7
   Cochise

   Audioslave · solo by Tom Morello · 2002
8. 8
   Show Me How to Live

   Audioslave · solo by Tom Morello · 2002
9. 9
   Mountain Time

   Joe Bonamassa · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2002
10. 10
    Go with the Flow

    Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2002
11. 11
    Fuel for Hatred

    Satyricon · solo by Satyr · 2002
12. 12
    Inferno (Unleash the Fire)

    Symphony X · solo by Michael Romeo · 2002
13. 13
    Slob

    Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2002
14. 14
    Death in Fire

    Amon Amarth · solo by Olavi Mikkonen, Johan Söderberg · 2002
15. 15
    Sorrow

    Bad Religion · solo by Brian Baker / Greg Hetson / Brett Gurewitz · 2002
16. 16
    My Last Serenade

    Killswitch Engage · solo by Adam Dutkiewicz & Joel Stroetzel · 2002
17. 17
    Deliverance

    Opeth · solo by Mikael Åkerfeldt & Peter Lindgren · 2002
18. 18
    Song for the Dead

    Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2002
19. 19
    Can't Stop

    Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 2002
20. 20
    Edge of the Earth

    Thirty Seconds to Mars · solo by Jared Leto & Solon Bixler · 2002