Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2005

The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2005, 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 Let's Call It Love by Sleater-Kinney, Bat Country by Avenged Sevenfold and Nottingham Lace by Buckethead.

1. 1
   Let's Call It Love

   Sleater-Kinney · solo by Carrie Brownstein · 2005
2. 2
   Bat Country

   Avenged Sevenfold · solo by Synyster Gates · 2005
3. 3
   Nottingham Lace

   Buckethead · solo by Buckethead · 2005
4. 4
   Little Sister

   Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2005
5. 5
   The Importance of Being Idle

   Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher · 2005
6. 6
   Joker and the Thief

   Wolfmother · solo by Andrew Stockdale · 2005
7. 7
   Beast and the Harlot

   Avenged Sevenfold · solo by Synyster Gates · 2005
8. 8
   L'Via L'Viaquez

   The Mars Volta · solo by Omar Rodríguez-López, John Frusciante · 2005
9. 9
   Damage Control

   John Petrucci · solo by John Petrucci · 2005
10. 10
    Nemesis

    Arch Enemy · solo by Michael Amott and Christopher Amott · 2005
11. 11
    Welcome Home

    Coheed and Cambria · solo by Claudio Sanchez · 2005
12. 12
    Stricken

    Disturbed · solo by Dan Donegan · 2005
13. 13
    Flying Whales

    Gojira · solo by Joe Duplantier · 2005
14. 14
    Dondante

    My Morning Jacket · solo by Jim James & Carl Broemel · 2005
15. 15
    Second Life Syndrome

    Riverside · solo by Piotr Grudziński · 2005
16. 16
    The Kill (Bury Me)

    Thirty Seconds to Mars · solo by Tomo Miličević · 2005
17. 17
    Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr

    Trivium · solo by Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu · 2005
18. 18
    In This River

    Black Label Society · solo by Zakk Wylde · 2005
19. 19
    Crazy Bitch

    Buckcherry · solo by Keith Nelson · 2005
20. 20
    The Willing Well IV: The Final Cut

    Coheed and Cambria · solo by Claudio Sanchez · 2005