# The Best Def Leppard Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Def Leppard guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Photograph (1983), then Hysteria and Rock of Ages. Every video starts at the solo.

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Def Leppard built their sound on the twin-guitar partnership of Steve Clark and Phil Collen, favouring tightly composed, hook-laden solos over flash. Their meticulously layered leads helped define the polished sound of 1980s arena rock.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Def Leppard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Leppard), [Wikipedia: Pyromania (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyromania_(album))

1. [Photograph](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-photograph/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen & Steve Clark · 1983
2. [Hysteria](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-hysteria/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen · 1987
3. [Rock of Ages](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-rock-of-ages/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen · 1983
4. [Foolin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-foolin/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen · 1983
5. [Too Late for Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-too-late-for-love/) — Def Leppard · solo by Steve Clark · 1983
6. [Bringin' On the Heartbreak](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-bringin-on-the-heartbreak/) — Def Leppard · solo by Steve Clark · 1981
7. [Switch 625](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-switch-625/) — Def Leppard · solo by Steve Clark · 1981
8. [Armageddon It](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-armageddon-it/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen · 1987
9. [Love Bites](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-love-bites/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen · 1987
10. [Pour Some Sugar on Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-pour-some-sugar-on-me/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen · 1987
11. [Let It Go](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-let-it-go/) — Def Leppard · solo by Steve Clark · 1981
12. [Stagefright](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-stagefright/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen · 1983
13. [Die Hard the Hunter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-die-hard-the-hunter/) — Def Leppard · solo by Steve Clark · 1983
14. [Gods of War](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-gods-of-war/) — Def Leppard · solo by Steve Clark · 1987
15. [Wasted](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-wasted/) — Def Leppard · solo by Steve Clark · 1980
16. [Let's Get Rocked](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-let-s-get-rocked/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen · 1992
17. [White Lightning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-white-lightning/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen · 1992

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