# The 18 Best Hair Metal Guitar Solos of All Time

> The 18 best hair metal guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Get The Funk Out by Extreme, then Wait and Round and Round. Every video starts at the solo.

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Hair metal, the 1980s glam metal scene, produced some of rock's flashiest lead guitar, from Nuno Bettencourt's funk-shred on Extreme's "Get the Funk Out" (1990) to Vito Bratta's melodic lines on White Lion's "Wait" (1987). This list collects the era's best solos, from Ratt, Dokken and Whitesnake to Winger and Mr. Big, and every video starts right at the solo.

1. [Get The Funk Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/extreme-get-the-funk-out/) — Extreme · solo by Nuno Bettencourt · 1990
2. [Wait](https://greatestsolos.com/song/white-lion-wait/) — White Lion · solo by Vito Bratta · 1987
3. [Round and Round](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ratt-round-and-round/) — Ratt · solo by Warren DeMartini · 1984
4. [Play With Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/extreme-play-with-me/) — Extreme · solo by Nuno Bettencourt · 1989
5. [Crying in the Rain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/whitesnake-crying-in-the-rain/) — Whitesnake · solo by John Sykes · 1987
6. [Seventeen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/winger-seventeen/) — Winger · solo by Reb Beach · 1988
7. [In My Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dokken-in-my-dreams/) — Dokken · solo by George Lynch · 1985
8. [Tooth and Nail](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dokken-tooth-and-nail/) — Dokken · solo by George Lynch · 1984
9. [Still of the Night](https://greatestsolos.com/song/whitesnake-still-of-the-night/) — Whitesnake · solo by John Sykes · 1987
10. [Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mr-big-daddy-brother-lover-little-boy/) — Mr. Big · solo by Paul Gilbert · 1991
11. [Photograph](https://greatestsolos.com/song/def-leppard-photograph/) — Def Leppard · solo by Phil Collen & Steve Clark · 1983
12. [Bad Medicine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bon-jovi-bad-medicine/) — Bon Jovi · solo by Richie Sambora · 1988
13. [Nothin' But a Good Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/poison-nothin-but-a-good-time/) — Poison · solo by C.C. DeVille · 1988
14. [Kickstart My Heart](https://greatestsolos.com/song/motley-crue-kickstart-my-heart/) — Mötley Crüe · solo by Mick Mars · 1989
15. [The Final Countdown](https://greatestsolos.com/song/europe-the-final-countdown/) — Europe · solo by John Norum · 1986
16. [Turn Up the Radio](https://greatestsolos.com/song/autograph-turn-up-the-radio/) — Autograph · solo by Steve Lynch · 1984
17. [Reach for the Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/firehouse-reach-for-the-sky/) — FireHouse · solo by Bill Leverty · 1992
18. [Uncle Tom's Cabin](https://greatestsolos.com/song/warrant-uncle-tom-s-cabin/) — Warrant · solo by Joey Allen · 1990

## Quick answers

### What is the best hair metal guitar solo?

On this list it is Extreme's "Get the Funk Out" (1990), played by Nuno Bettencourt. It is also the highest-ranked song on this list in the GreatestSolos Consensus rankings, at number 91.

### Who played the guitar solo on Whitesnake's "Still of the Night"?

John Sykes, on Whitesnake's 1987 self-titled album. He also played the solo on "Crying in the Rain" from the same record.

### Which hair metal solos use tapping?

Reb Beach on Winger's "Seventeen" (1988), Steve Lynch on Autograph's "Turn Up the Radio" (1984) and Paul Gilbert on Mr. Big's "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy" (1991) all feature two-handed tapping.

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