# The 25 Best Grunge Guitar Solos of All Time > The 25 best grunge guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Alive by Pearl Jam, then Even Flow and Man in the Box. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Grunge is remembered for riffs and distortion, but Seattle's guitarists also wrote leads that carried real weight, from Mike McCready's Hendrix-inspired runs to Jerry Cantrell's dark, melodic breaks. This list ranks the solos that recur most across published lists, filled out with widely recognised leads from the scene's core bands. Informed by: [Rolling Stone – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/), [Guitar World – The 50 greatest guitar solos of all time (2021)](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [Digital Dream Door – 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html), [American Songwriter – 3 Grunge Guitar Solos From the 1990s That Still Shred](https://americansongwriter.com/3-grunge-guitar-solos-from-the-1990s-that-still-shred/), [Guitar Solo Legends – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://guitarsololegends.com/), [Far Out – The 10 greatest guitar solos of the 1990s](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-greatest-guitar-solos-of-the-1990s/), [Classic Rock – The 100 greatest guitar solos in rock (2018)](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-greatest-guitar-solos-in-rock), [Guitar Tricks – 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time), [NME – 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2017)](https://www.nme.com/lists/50-greatest-guitar-solos-1255), [Magazyn Gitarzysta – 100 solos of all time](https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/wywiady/1928-100-solowek-wszech-czasow), [Bombay Lives – 100 Greatest Guitar Solos](https://bombaylives.substack.com/p/100-greatest-guitar-solos), [guitarguitar – Top 50 Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/141664/), [uDiscover Music – The Best Guitar Solos Of All Time: 108 Amazing Moments](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-guitar-solos-ever/) 1. [Alive](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pearl-jam-alive/) — Pearl Jam · solo by Mike McCready · 1991 2. [Even Flow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pearl-jam-even-flow/) — Pearl Jam · solo by Mike McCready · 1991 3. [Man in the Box](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alice-in-chains-man-in-the-box/) — Alice In Chains · solo by Jerry Cantrell · 1990 4. [Smells Like Teen Spirit](https://greatestsolos.com/song/nirvana-smells-like-teen-spirit/) — Nirvana · solo by Kurt Cobain · 1991 5. [Nutshell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alice-in-chains-nutshell/) — Alice In Chains · solo by Jerry Cantrell · 1994 6. [Black Hole Sun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/soundgarden-black-hole-sun/) — Soundgarden · solo by Kim Thayil · 1994 7. [Them Bones](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alice-in-chains-them-bones/) — Alice In Chains · solo by Jerry Cantrell · 1992 8. [Spoonman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/soundgarden-spoonman/) — Soundgarden · solo by Kim Thayil · 1994 9. [Hey Hey My My](https://greatestsolos.com/song/neil-young-hey-hey-my-my/) — Neil Young · solo by Neil Young · 1979 10. [Yellow Ledbetter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pearl-jam-yellow-ledbetter/) — Pearl Jam · solo by Mike McCready · 1992 11. [Reach Down](https://greatestsolos.com/song/temple-of-the-dog-reach-down/) — Temple of the Dog · solo by Mike McCready · 1991 12. [Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pearl-jam-black/) — Pearl Jam · solo by Mike McCready · 1991 13. [Rooster](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alice-in-chains-rooster/) — Alice In Chains · solo by Jerry Cantrell · 1992 14. [Would?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alice-in-chains-would/) — Alice In Chains · solo by Jerry Cantrell · 1992 15. [Heart-Shaped Box](https://greatestsolos.com/song/nirvana-heart-shaped-box/) — Nirvana · solo by Kurt Cobain · 1993 16. [Interstate Love Song](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stone-temple-pilots-interstate-love-song/) — Stone Temple Pilots · solo by Dean DeLeo · 1994 17. [Plush](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stone-temple-pilots-plush/) — Stone Temple Pilots · solo by Dean DeLeo · 1992 18. [Outshined](https://greatestsolos.com/song/soundgarden-outshined/) — Soundgarden · solo by Kim Thayil · 1991 19. [Jesus Christ Pose](https://greatestsolos.com/song/soundgarden-jesus-christ-pose/) — Soundgarden · solo by Kim Thayil · 1991 20. [State of Love and Trust](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pearl-jam-state-of-love-and-trust/) — Pearl Jam · solo by Mike McCready · 1992 21. [Corduroy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pearl-jam-corduroy/) — Pearl Jam · solo by Mike McCready · 1994 22. [Touch Me I'm Sick](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mudhoney-touch-me-im-sick/) — Mudhoney · solo by Steve Turner · 1988 23. [Nearly Lost You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/screaming-trees-nearly-lost-you/) — Screaming Trees · solo by Gary Lee Conner · 1992 24. [In Bloom](https://greatestsolos.com/song/nirvana-in-bloom/) — Nirvana · solo by Kurt Cobain · 1991 25. [Sappy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/nirvana-sappy/) — Nirvana · solo by Kurt Cobain · 1993 --- 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/)