# The 25 Best Britpop Guitar Solos of All Time

> The 25 best Britpop guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is I Am The Resurrection by The Stone Roses, then Coffee And TV and Animal Nitrate.

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Britpop's guitarists mostly served the song, so the best solos here are melodic and short enough to sing back. The list also includes the Stone Roses and Manic Street Preachers, whose solos shaped the scene, and ranks songs by how often they appear in published lists.

Informed by: [NME – 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2017)](https://www.nme.com/lists/50-greatest-guitar-solos-1255), [Digital Dream Door – 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html), [Magazyn Gitarzysta – 100 solos of all time](https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/wywiady/1928-100-solowek-wszech-czasow), [Guitar Tricks – 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time), [NME – 10 Brilliantly Shambolic Guitar Solos (2012)](https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/10-brilliantly-shambolic-guitar-solos-763221), [Classic Rock – The 100 greatest guitar solos in rock (2018)](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-greatest-guitar-solos-in-rock), [Guitarist / MusicRadar – The 20 Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://www.musicradar.com/guitarist/the-20-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time-403987), [Far Out – The 10 greatest guitar solos of the 1990s](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-greatest-guitar-solos-of-the-1990s/)

1. [I Am The Resurrection](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stone-roses-i-am-the-resurrection/) — The Stone Roses · solo by John Squire · 1989
2. [Coffee And TV](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blur-coffee-and-tv/) — Blur · solo by Graham Coxon · 1999
3. [Animal Nitrate](https://greatestsolos.com/song/suede-animal-nitrate/) — Suede · solo by Bernard Butler · 1993
4. [Motorcycle Emptiness](https://greatestsolos.com/song/manic-street-preachers-motorcycle-emptiness/) — Manic Street Preachers · solo by James Dean Bradfield · 1992
5. [Live Forever](https://greatestsolos.com/song/oasis-live-forever/) — Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher · 1994
6. [La Tristesse Durera](https://greatestsolos.com/song/manic-street-preachers-la-tristesse-durera/) — Manic Street Preachers · solo by James Dean Bradfield · 1993
7. [Love Spreads](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stone-roses-love-spreads/) — The Stone Roses · solo by John Squire · 1994
8. [Supersonic](https://greatestsolos.com/song/oasis-supersonic/) — Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher · 1994
9. [Some Might Say](https://greatestsolos.com/song/oasis-some-might-say/) — Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher · 1995
10. [We Are the Pigs](https://greatestsolos.com/song/suede-we-are-the-pigs/) — Suede · solo by Bernard Butler · 1994
11. [Champagne Supernova](https://greatestsolos.com/song/oasis-champagne-supernova/) — Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller · 1995
12. [Don't Look Back in Anger](https://greatestsolos.com/song/oasis-dont-look-back-in-anger/) — Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher · 1995
13. [Breaking Into Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stone-roses-breaking-into-heaven/) — The Stone Roses · solo by John Squire · 1994
14. [The Asphalt World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/suede-the-asphalt-world/) — Suede · solo by Bernard Butler · 1994
15. [Slide Away](https://greatestsolos.com/song/oasis-slide-away/) — Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher · 1994
16. [You Love Us](https://greatestsolos.com/song/manic-street-preachers-you-love-us/) — Manic Street Preachers · solo by James Dean Bradfield · 1992
17. [Fools Gold](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stone-roses-fools-gold/) — The Stone Roses · solo by John Squire · 1989
18. [This Is a Low](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blur-this-is-a-low/) — Blur · solo by Graham Coxon · 1994
19. [The Importance of Being Idle](https://greatestsolos.com/song/oasis-the-importance-of-being-idle/) — Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher · 2005
20. [The Day We Caught the Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ocean-colour-scene-the-day-we-caught-the-train/) — Ocean Colour Scene · solo by Steve Cradock · 1996
21. [Hey Dude](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kula-shaker-hey-dude/) — Kula Shaker · solo by Crispian Mills · 1996
22. [The Rolling People](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-verve-the-rolling-people/) — The Verve · solo by Nick McCabe · 1997
23. [Waterfall](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stone-roses-waterfall/) — The Stone Roses · solo by John Squire · 1989
24. [Cigarettes & Alcohol](https://greatestsolos.com/song/oasis-cigarettes-and-alcohol/) — Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher · 1994
25. [Girl from Mars](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ash-girl-from-mars/) — Ash · solo by Tim Wheeler · 1995

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