# The Best Blue Öyster Cult Guitar Solos > The 19 best Blue Öyster Cult guitar solos, ranked. #1 is (Don't Fear) The Reaper (1976), then Astronomy and Godzilla. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Blue Öyster Cult fused cerebral lyrics with hard rock muscle, and Buck Dharma's fluid, melodic leads gave the band its voice. His solos balance taste and fire, earning him a place among rock's most underrated lead guitarists. Informed by: [Wikipedia – Blue Öyster Cult discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Öyster_Cult_discography), [Wikipedia – Secret Treaties](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Treaties) 1. [(Don't Fear) The Reaper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-yster-cult-don-t-fear-the-reaper/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1976 2. [Astronomy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-astronomy/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1974 3. [Godzilla](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-godzilla/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1977 4. [Then Came the Last Days of May](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-then-came-the-last-days-of-may/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1972 5. [Veteran of the Psychic Wars](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-veteran-of-the-psychic-wars/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1981 6. [Burnin' for You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-burnin-for-you/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1981 7. [Flaming Telepaths](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-flaming-telepaths/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1974 8. [Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-cities-on-flame-with-rock-and-roll/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1972 9. [Dominance and Submission](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-dominance-and-submission/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1974 10. [ME 262](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-me-262/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1974 11. [Harvester of Eyes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-harvester-of-eyes/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1974 12. [The Red and the Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-the-red-and-the-black/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1973 13. [Hot Rails to Hell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-hot-rails-to-hell/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1973 14. [I Love the Night](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-i-love-the-night/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1977 15. [E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-e-t-i-extra-terrestrial-intelligence/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1976 16. [Joan Crawford](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-joan-crawford/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1981 17. [Take Me Away](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-take-me-away/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1983 18. [Black Blade](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-black-blade/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1980 19. [Buck's Boogie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-oyster-cult-buck-s-boogie/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1975 --- 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/)