Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2010

The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2010, 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 Hammerhead by Jeff Beck, Paris (Ooh La La) by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and If You Wanna by The Vaccines.

1. 1
   Hammerhead

   Jeff Beck · solo by Jeff Beck · 2010
2. 2
   Paris (Ooh La La)

   Grace Potter and the Nocturnals · solo by Scott Tournet · 2010
3. 3
   If You Wanna

   The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2010
4. 4
   Isolation

   Alter Bridge · solo by Mark Tremonti · 2010
5. 5
   One Last Soul

   Black Country Communion · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2010
6. 6
   Medicine

   Grace Potter and the Nocturnals · solo by Scott Tournet · 2010
7. 7
   Racecar

   Periphery · solo by Jeff Loomis · 2010
8. 8
   Say You'll Haunt Me

   Stone Sour · solo by Jim Root · 2010
9. 9
   Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)

   The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2010
10. 10
    Ghost of Days Gone By

    Alter Bridge · solo by Mark Tremonti · 2010
11. 11
    So Far Away

    Avenged Sevenfold · solo by Synyster Gates · 2010
12. 12
    Icarus Lives!

    Periphery · solo by Misha Mansoor · 2010
13. 13
    Runway, Houses, City, Clouds

    Tame Impala · solo by Kevin Parker · 2010
14. 14
    Howlin' for You

    The Black Keys · solo by Dan Auerbach · 2010
15. 15
    No Way But the Hard Way

    Airbourne · solo by Joel O'Keeffe · 2010
16. 16
    Buried Alive

    Avenged Sevenfold · solo by Synyster Gates · 2010
17. 17
    Lewis & Clark

    Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel · 2010
18. 18
    Blonde, Bad and Beautiful

    Airbourne · solo by Joel O'Keeffe · 2010
19. 19
    Slip to the Void

    Alter Bridge · solo by Mark Tremonti · 2010
20. 20
    Song of Yesterday

    Black Country Communion · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2010