# The Best Johnny Marr Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Johnny Marr guitar solos, ranked. #1 is How Soon Is Now? (1984), then This Charming Man and The Queen Is Dead. Every video starts at the solo.

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Johnny Marr rejected the guitar-hero solo in favor of layered arpeggios, jangle and texture, redefining what lead guitar could be in 1980s indie rock. His work with the Smiths and beyond influenced generations of British guitarists.

Informed by: [Guitar.com](https://guitar.com/features/the-smiths-greatest-guitar-moments-ranked/), [Paste Magazine](https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/johnny-marr/10-great-johnny-marr-guitar-riffs), [Radio X](https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/johnny-marr/johnny-marr-best-guitar-riffs/)

1. [How Soon Is Now?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-how-soon-is-now/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1984
2. [This Charming Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-this-charming-man/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1983
3. [The Queen Is Dead](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-the-queen-is-dead/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1986
4. [Shoplifters of the World Unite](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-shoplifters-of-the-world-unite/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1987
5. [Paint a Vulgar Picture](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-paint-a-vulgar-picture/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1987
6. [There Is a Light That Never Goes Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-there-is-a-light-that-never-goes-out/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1986
7. [Bigmouth Strikes Again](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-bigmouth-strikes-again/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1986
8. [Still Ill](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-still-ill/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1984
9. [The Headmaster Ritual](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-the-headmaster-ritual/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1985
10. [Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-stop-me-if-you-think-you-ve-heard-this-one-before/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1987
11. [Well I Wonder](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-well-i-wonder/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1985
12. [That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-that-joke-isn-t-funny-anymore/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1985
13. [What Difference Does It Make?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-what-difference-does-it-make/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1984
14. [Barbarism Begins at Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-barbarism-begins-at-home/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1985
15. [Dashboard](https://greatestsolos.com/song/modest-mouse-dashboard/) — Modest Mouse · solo by Johnny Marr · 2007
16. [Get the Message](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electronic-get-the-message/) — Electronic · solo by Johnny Marr · 1991
17. [Easy Money](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-marr-easy-money/) — Johnny Marr · solo by Johnny Marr · 2014
18. [New Town Velocity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-marr-new-town-velocity/) — Johnny Marr · solo by Johnny Marr · 2013

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