# The 25 Best Glam Rock Guitar Solos of All Time > The 25 best glam rock guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Moonage Daydream by David Bowie, then Killer Queen and Baby's on Fire. Canonical URL: Glam covers two waves here: the 1970s British glam of Bowie, Queen and Roxy Music, and the 1980s glam metal scene that treated the solo as a showpiece. Fewer glam songs appear on general solo lists, so the lower half leans on canonical tracks where the lead guitar is central. Informed by: [Bombay Lives (Substack) – 100 Greatest Guitar Solos](https://bombaylives.substack.com/p/100-greatest-guitar-solos), [Classic Rock (Louder) – The 100 greatest guitar solos in rock](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-greatest-guitar-solos-in-rock), [Digital Dream Door – 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html), [Magazyn Gitarzysta – 100 solówek wszech czasów \[100 solos of all time\]](https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/wywiady/1928-100-solowek-wszech-czasow), [guitarguitar – Top 50 Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/141664/), [Guitar Solo Legends – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — Ranked (2026)](https://guitarsololegends.com/), [Guitar Tricks – 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time), [Guitar World – The 50 greatest guitar solos of all time](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [Guitar World – The greatest guitar solos of the 21st century... so far](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-the-21st-century-so-far), [Music in Minnesota – 38 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://www.musicinminnesota.com/best-guitar-solos/), [Rolling Stone – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/), [Thomann – 25 Iconic Guitar Solos](https://www.thomannmusic.com/blog/inspire/25-iconic-guitar-solos/), [uDiscover Music – The Best Guitar Solos Of All Time: 108 Amazing Moments](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-guitar-solos-ever/) 1. [Moonage Daydream](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-bowie-moonage-daydream/) — David Bowie · solo by Mick Ronson · 1972 2. [Killer Queen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-killer-queen/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1974 3. [Baby's on Fire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/brian-eno-baby-s-on-fire/) — Brian Eno · solo by Robert Fripp · 1974 4. [The Width of a Circle](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-bowie-the-width-of-a-circle/) — David Bowie · solo by Mick Ronson · 1970 5. [I Believe In A Thing Called Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-darkness-i-believe-in-a-thing-called-love/) — The Darkness · solo by Dan Hawkins & Justin Hawkins · 2003 6. [Now I'm Here](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-now-im-here/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1974 7. [Kickstart My Heart](https://greatestsolos.com/song/motley-crue-kickstart-my-heart/) — Mötley Crüe · solo by Mick Mars · 1989 8. [Still of the Night](https://greatestsolos.com/song/whitesnake-still-of-the-night/) — Whitesnake · solo by John Sykes · 1987 9. [Shyboy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-lee-roth-shyboy/) — David Lee Roth · solo by Steve Vai · 1986 10. [Crying to the Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/be-bop-deluxe-crying-to-the-sky/) — Be-Bop Deluxe · solo by Bill Nelson · 1976 11. [Wait](https://greatestsolos.com/song/white-lion-wait/) — White Lion · solo by Vito Bratta · 1987 12. [Tooth and Nail](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dokken-tooth-and-nail/) — Dokken · solo by George Lynch · 1984 13. [Turn Up the Radio](https://greatestsolos.com/song/autograph-turn-up-the-radio/) — Autograph · solo by Steve Lynch · 1984 14. [The Final Countdown](https://greatestsolos.com/song/europe-the-final-countdown/) — Europe · solo by John Norum · 1986 15. [Personality Crisis](https://greatestsolos.com/song/new-york-dolls-personality-crisis/) — New York Dolls · solo by Johnny Thunders · 1973 16. [Seventeen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/winger-seventeen/) — Winger · solo by Reb Beach · 1988 17. [Round and Round](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ratt-round-and-round/) — Ratt · solo by Warren DeMartini · 1984 18. [Valley of the Kings](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-murder-valley-of-the-kings/) — Blue Murder · solo by John Sykes · 1989 19. [Dark Light](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kiss-dark-light/) — Kiss · solo by Ace Frehley · 1981 20. [Goin' Crazy!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-lee-roth-goin-crazy/) — David Lee Roth · solo by Steve Vai · 1986 21. [Get It On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/t-rex-get-it-on/) — T. Rex · solo by Marc Bolan · 1971 22. [Talk Dirty to Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-talk-dirty-to-me/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1986 23. [Editions of You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roxy-music-editions-of-you/) — Roxy Music · solo by Phil Manzanera · 1973 24. [Photograph](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-photograph/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen & Steve Clark · 1983 25. [All the Way from Memphis](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mott-the-hoople-all-the-way-from-memphis/) — Mott the Hoople · solo by Mick Ralphs · 1973 --- 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/)