# The Best Cream Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Cream guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Crossroads (1968), then Spoonful and Sunshine of Your Love. Every video starts at the solo.

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Cream was the power trio that made extended, improvised guitar soloing central to rock music. Eric Clapton's thick 'woman tone' and live jams on songs like Crossroads and Spoonful set the standard for generations of rock players.

Informed by: [Wikipedia - Cream (band)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_(band))

1. [Crossroads](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-crossroads/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
2. [Spoonful](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-spoonful/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
3. [Sunshine of Your Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-sunshine-of-your-love/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1967
4. [White Room](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-white-room/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
5. [I'm So Glad](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-i-m-so-glad/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1969
6. [Badge](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-badge/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1969
7. [Tales of Brave Ulysses](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-tales-of-brave-ulysses/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1967
8. [Strange Brew](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-strange-brew/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1967
9. [Sweet Wine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-sweet-wine/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1970
10. [Politician](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-politician/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
11. [Steppin' Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-steppin-out/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1972
12. [Deserted Cities of the Heart](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-deserted-cities-of-the-heart/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
13. [Outside Woman Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-outside-woman-blues/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1967
14. [Born Under a Bad Sign](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-born-under-a-bad-sign/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
15. [Sitting on Top of the World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-sitting-on-top-of-the-world/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
16. [Rollin' and Tumblin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-rollin-and-tumblin/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1966
17. [N.S.U.](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-n-s-u/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1966
18. [SWLABR](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-swlabr/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1967

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