# Beyond the Canon: Great Solos the Big Lists Missed > Beyond the Canon: Great Solos the Big Lists Missed: #1 is The Train Kept A-Rollin' by Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio, then Black Mountain Rag. Canonical URL: Great solos the big 'greatest ever' lists overlook: each is a top-5 pick in one of our genre lists but isn't in the 80-list consensus. 1. [The Train Kept A-Rollin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-burnette-and-the-rock-n-roll-trio-the-train-kept-a-rollin/) — Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio · solo by Paul Burlison · 1956 2. [Black Mountain Rag](https://greatestsolos.com/song/doc-watson-black-mountain-rag/) — Doc Watson · solo by Doc Watson · 1964 3. [Cler Achel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-cler-achel/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2007 4. [Pyramids](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-ocean-pyramids/) — Frank Ocean · solo by John Mayer · 2012 5. [Pipeline](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-chantays-pipeline/) — The Chantays · solo by Bob Spickard, Brian Carman · 1963 6. [A Sailor's Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fairport-convention-a-sailors-life/) — Fairport Convention · solo by Richard Thompson · 1969 7. [Meeting of the Spirits](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mahavishnu-orchestra-meeting-of-the-spirits/) — Mahavishnu Orchestra · solo by John McLaughlin · 1971 8. [In Memory of Elizabeth Reed](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-in-memory-of-elizabeth-reed/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman, Dickey Betts · 1971 9. [September Gurls](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-september-gurls/) — Big Star · solo by Alex Chilton · 1974 10. [Manzanita](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-rice-manzanita/) — Tony Rice · solo by Tony Rice · 1979 11. [Even Flow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pearl-jam-even-flow/) — Pearl Jam · solo by Mike McCready · 1991 12. [To Zion](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lauryn-hill-to-zion/) — Lauryn Hill · solo by Carlos Santana · 1998 13. [Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/t-bone-walker-call-it-stormy-monday-but-tuesday-is-just-as-bad/) — T-Bone Walker · solo by T-Bone Walker · 1947 14. [Be-Bop-A-Lula](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gene-vincent-and-his-blue-caps-be-bop-a-lula/) — Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps · solo by Cliff Gallup · 1956 15. [Wipe Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-surfaris-wipe-out/) — The Surfaris · solo by Jim Fuller · 1963 16. [Listen to the Mockingbird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-listen-to-the-mockingbird/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964 17. [Matty Groves](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fairport-convention-matty-groves/) — Fairport Convention · solo by Richard Thompson · 1969 18. [Dark Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-dark-star/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia · 1969 19. [Baby Blue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/badfinger-baby-blue/) — Badfinger · solo by Pete Ham · 1971 20. [Almoraima](https://greatestsolos.com/song/paco-de-lucia-almoraima/) — Paco de Lucía · solo by Paco de Lucía · 1976 21. [Diaraby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ali-farka-toure-and-ry-cooder-diaraby/) — Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder · solo by Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder · 1994 22. [It's a Moot Point](https://greatestsolos.com/song/melanie-faye-it-s-a-moot-point/) — Melanie Faye · solo by Melanie Faye · 2019 23. [Blue Suede Shoes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carl-perkins-blue-suede-shoes/) — Carl Perkins · solo by Carl Perkins · 1956 24. [Let's Go Trippin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-lets-go-trippin/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1961 25. [Río Ancho](https://greatestsolos.com/song/paco-de-lucia-rio-ancho/) — Paco de Lucía · solo by Paco de Lucía · 1976 26. [Shoot Out the Lights](https://greatestsolos.com/song/richard-and-linda-thompson-shoot-out-the-lights/) — Richard & Linda Thompson · solo by Richard Thompson · 1982 27. [Church Street Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-rice-church-street-blues/) — Tony Rice · solo by Tony Rice · 1983 28. [Let's Dance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-bowie-lets-dance/) — David Bowie · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983 29. [Say It Ain't So](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-say-it-aint-so/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 1994 30. [Vultures](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-vultures/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006 31. [Chismiten](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mdou-moctar-chismiten/) — Mdou Moctar · solo by Mdou Moctar · 2021 32. [Swing to Bop](https://greatestsolos.com/song/charlie-christian-swing-to-bop/) — Charlie Christian · solo by Charlie Christian · 1941 33. [Mystery Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-mystery-train/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1955 34. [Walk, Don't Run](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-ventures-walk-dont-run/) — The Ventures · solo by Bob Bogle · 1960 35. [Hey Jude](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilson-pickett-hey-jude/) — Wilson Pickett · solo by Duane Allman · 1968 36. [Oye Como Va](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-oye-como-va/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970 37. [Mountain Jam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-mountain-jam/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman, Dickey Betts · 1972 38. [Go All the Way](https://greatestsolos.com/song/raspberries-go-all-the-way/) — Raspberries · solo by Wally Bryson · 1972 39. [La Barrosa](https://greatestsolos.com/song/paco-de-lucia-la-barrosa/) — Paco de Lucía · solo by Paco de Lucía · 1987 40. [Live Forever](https://greatestsolos.com/song/oasis-live-forever/) — Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher · 1994 41. [Tenere Taqhim Tossam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-tenere-taqhim-tossam/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2011 42. [Cold Little Heart](https://greatestsolos.com/song/michael-kiwanuka-cold-little-heart/) — Michael Kiwanuka · solo by Michael Kiwanuka · 2016 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)