# The Best Genesis Guitar Solos > The 15 best Genesis guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Firth of Fifth (1973), then The Musical Box and The Return of the Giant Hogweed. Canonical URL: Before Genesis became an arena pop act, Steve Hackett gave the band a voice-like lead sound built on sustain, volume swells and early two-handed tapping. His solo on Firth of Fifth still sits near the top of any list of the greatest prog rock guitar solos. Informed by: [uDiscover Music](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/steve-hackett-in-20-solos/), [Prog Archives forum](https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47850), [Wikipedia - Firth of Fifth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firth_of_Fifth) 1. [Firth of Fifth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-firth-of-fifth/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1973 2. [The Musical Box](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-the-musical-box/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1971 3. [The Return of the Giant Hogweed](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-the-return-of-the-giant-hogweed/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1971 4. [Dancing with the Moonlit Knight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-dancing-with-the-moonlit-knight/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1973 5. [The Lamia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-the-lamia/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1974 6. [Fly on a Windshield](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-fly-on-a-windshield/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1974 7. [Los Endos](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-los-endos/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1976 8. [...In That Quiet Earth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-in-that-quiet-earth/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1976 9. [The Knife](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-the-knife/) — Genesis · solo by Anthony Phillips · 1970 10. [Hairless Heart](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-hairless-heart/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1974 11. [Blood on the Rooftops](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-blood-on-the-rooftops/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1976 12. [Horizons](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-horizons/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1972 13. [Eleventh Earl of Mar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-eleventh-earl-of-mar/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1976 14. [Dance on a Volcano](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-dance-on-a-volcano/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1976 15. [The Colony of Slippermen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-the-colony-of-slippermen/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1974 --- 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/)