# The Best Billy Idol Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Billy Idol guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Rebel Yell (1983), then White Wedding and Eyes Without a Face. Every video starts at the solo.

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Billy Idol's records gave Steve Stevens a pop-radio platform for some of the most inventive, effects-savvy lead playing of the 1980s. Stevens fused Page-style riffing, flamenco flourishes and sci-fi sound design into solos that were as memorable as the hooks around them.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Billy Idol discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Idol_discography), [Wikipedia: Steve Stevens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Stevens), [Wikipedia: Rebel Yell (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Yell_(album)), [Wikipedia: Billy Idol (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Idol_(album)), [Wikipedia: Whiplash Smile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiplash_Smile)

1. [Rebel Yell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-rebel-yell/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1983
2. [White Wedding](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-white-wedding/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1982
3. [Eyes Without a Face](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-eyes-without-a-face/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1984
4. [Flesh for Fantasy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-flesh-for-fantasy/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1983
5. [Blue Highway](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-blue-highway/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1983
6. [Catch My Fall](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-catch-my-fall/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1983
7. [Hot in the City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-hot-in-the-city/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1982
8. [Daytime Drama](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-daytime-drama/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1983
9. [Crank Call](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-crank-call/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1983
10. [To Be a Lover](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-to-be-a-lover/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1986
11. [Sweet Sixteen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-sweet-sixteen/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1986
12. [Don't Need a Gun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-don-t-need-a-gun/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1986
13. [Cradle of Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-cradle-of-love/) — Billy Idol · solo by Mark Younger-Smith · 1990
14. [Shock to the System](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-shock-to-the-system/) — Billy Idol · solo by Mark Younger-Smith · 1993
15. [Scream](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-scream/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 2005
16. [Can't Break Me Down](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-can-t-break-me-down/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 2014
17. [Still Dancing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-still-dancing/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 2025

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