# The Best Guitar Solos of 2016

> The best guitar solos of 2016, ranked. #1 is No Good Place for the Lonely by Joe Bonamassa, then Cold Little Heart and Jungle. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2016, 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 No Good Place for the Lonely by Joe Bonamassa, Cold Little Heart by Michael Kiwanuka and Jungle by Tash Sultana.

1. [No Good Place for the Lonely](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-bonamassa-no-good-place-for-the-lonely/) — Joe Bonamassa · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2016
2. [Cold Little Heart](https://greatestsolos.com/song/michael-kiwanuka-cold-little-heart/) — Michael Kiwanuka · solo by Michael Kiwanuka · 2016
3. [Jungle](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tash-sultana-jungle/) — Tash Sultana · solo by Tash Sultana · 2016
4. [Akhar Zaman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bombino-akhar-zaman/) — Bombino · solo by Bombino · 2016
5. [Love & Hate](https://greatestsolos.com/song/michael-kiwanuka-love-and-hate/) — Michael Kiwanuka · solo by Michael Kiwanuka · 2016
6. [Little Pretty](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-vai-little-pretty/) — Steve Vai · solo by Steve Vai · 2016
7. [Notion](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tash-sultana-notion/) — Tash Sultana · solo by Tash Sultana · 2016
8. [Atlas, Rise!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-atlas-rise/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield · 2016
9. [Phantom Bride](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deftones-phantom-bride/) — Deftones · solo by Jerry Cantrell · 2016
10. [Electric Sunrise](https://greatestsolos.com/song/plini-electric-sunrise/) — Plini · solo by Plini · 2016
11. [Cory Wong](https://greatestsolos.com/song/vulfpeck-cory-wong/) — Vulfpeck · solo by Cory Wong · 2016
12. [Stranded](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gojira-stranded/) — Gojira · solo by Joe Duplantier · 2016
13. [Gamma Knife](https://greatestsolos.com/song/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-gamma-knife/) — King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard · solo by Stu Mackenzie · 2016
14. [Every Piece Matters](https://greatestsolos.com/song/plini-every-piece-matters/) — Plini · solo by Plini · 2016
15. [Robot Stop](https://greatestsolos.com/song/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-robot-stop/) — King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard · solo by Stu Mackenzie · 2016
16. [Handmade Cities](https://greatestsolos.com/song/plini-handmade-cities/) — Plini · solo by Plini · 2016
17. [Electric Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rival-sons-electric-man/) — Rival Sons · solo by Scott Holiday · 2016
18. [Anyhow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tedeschi-trucks-band-anyhow/) — Tedeschi Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2016
19. [Silvera](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gojira-silvera/) — Gojira · solo by Joe Duplantier · 2016
20. [Ain't Nothing Wrong with That](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-marcus-king-band-ain-t-nothing-wrong-with-that/) — The Marcus King Band · solo by Marcus King · 2016

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