# The Best Guitar Solos of 2014

> The best guitar solos of 2014, ranked. #1 is Rattlesnake by St. Vincent, then The Ghost of Tom Joad and Different Shades of Blue. 20 solos from 2014.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2014, 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 Rattlesnake by St. Vincent, The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen and Different Shades of Blue by Joe Bonamassa.

1. [Rattlesnake](https://greatestsolos.com/song/st-vincent-rattlesnake/) — St. Vincent · solo by Annie Clark · 2014
2. [The Ghost of Tom Joad](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bruce-springsteen-the-ghost-of-tom-joad/) — Bruce Springsteen · solo by Tom Morello · 2014
3. [Different Shades of Blue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-bonamassa-different-shades-of-blue/) — Joe Bonamassa · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2014
4. [Toumast Tincha](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-toumast-tincha/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2014
5. [An Ocean in Between the Waves](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-an-ocean-in-between-the-waves/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2014
6. [High Class Woman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-pills-high-class-woman/) — Blues Pills · solo by Dorian Sorriaux · 2014
7. [Jenny](https://greatestsolos.com/song/nothing-more-jenny/) — Nothing More · solo by Mark Vollelunga · 2014
8. [Weight of Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-black-keys-weight-of-love/) — The Black Keys · solo by Dan Auerbach · 2014
9. [Under the Pressure](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-under-the-pressure/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2014
10. [Physical Education](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-physical-education/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2014
11. [Devil Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-pills-devil-man/) — Blues Pills · solo by Dorian Sorriaux · 2014
12. [Mr. MTV](https://greatestsolos.com/song/nothing-more-mr-mtv/) — Nothing More · solo by Mark Vollelunga · 2014
13. [Black Smoke](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blues-pills-black-smoke/) — Blues Pills · solo by Dorian Sorriaux · 2014
14. [Outside](https://greatestsolos.com/song/foo-fighters-outside/) — Foo Fighters · solo by Joe Walsh · 2014
15. [This Is the Time (Ballast)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/nothing-more-this-is-the-time-ballast/) — Nothing More · solo by Mark Vollelunga · 2014
16. [Birth in Reverse](https://greatestsolos.com/song/st-vincent-birth-in-reverse/) — St. Vincent · solo by Annie Clark · 2014
17. [Bridgeless](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-bridgeless/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2014
18. [Open My Eyes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rival-sons-open-my-eyes/) — Rival Sons · solo by Scott Holiday · 2014
19. [Huey Newton](https://greatestsolos.com/song/st-vincent-huey-newton/) — St. Vincent · solo by Annie Clark · 2014
20. [Red Eyes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-war-on-drugs-red-eyes/) — The War on Drugs · solo by Adam Granduciel · 2014

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