Solos in Hit Singles

Solos that went to the top of the charts.

1. 1
   Sweet Child O' Mine

   Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
2. 2
   Bohemian Rhapsody

   Queen · solo by Brian May · 1975
3. 3
   Sultans of Swing

   Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1978
4. 4
   Beat It

   Michael Jackson · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1982
5. 5
   Johnny B. Goode

   Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1958
6. 6
   Whole Lotta Love

   Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1969
7. 7
   Alive

   Pearl Jam · solo by Mike McCready · 1991
8. 8
   Pride and Joy

   Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983
9. 9
   The Thrill Is Gone

   B.B. King · solo by B.B. King · 1969
10. 10
    Reelin' in the Years

    Steely Dan · solo by Elliott Randall · 1972
11. 11
    Purple Haze

    Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1967
12. 12
    Killing In The Name

    Rage Against the Machine · solo by Tom Morello · 1992
13. 13
    You Really Got Me

    The Kinks · solo by Dave Davies · 1964
14. 14
    Walk This Way

    Aerosmith · solo by Joe Perry · 1975
15. 15
    Smells Like Teen Spirit

    Nirvana · solo by Kurt Cobain · 1991
16. 16
    Smoke on the Water

    Deep Purple · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1972
17. 17
    Killer Queen

    Queen · solo by Brian May · 1974
18. 18
    Sharp Dressed Man

    ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1983
19. 19
    Money

    Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1973
20. 20
    Paranoid

    Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1970
21. 21
    Back in Black

    AC/DC · solo by Angus Young · 1980
22. 22
    All Right Now

    Free · solo by Paul Kossoff · 1970
23. 23
    You Shook Me All Night Long

    AC/DC · solo by Angus Young · 1980
24. 24
    I Believe In A Thing Called Love

    The Darkness · solo by Dan Hawkins & Justin Hawkins · 2003
25. 25
    Jump

    Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1984