# The Best Josh Homme Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Josh Homme guitar solos, ranked. #1 is No One Knows (2002), then Gardenia and Go with the Flow. Every video starts at the solo.

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Josh Homme helped invent desert rock with Kyuss, then refined it into the hypnotic, riff-led sound of Queens of the Stone Age. His solos are quirky and economical, full of odd intervals and warped bends rather than showy speed.

Informed by: [Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-best-josh-homme-songs-as-chosen-by-sky-valley-mistress), [Paste](https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/josh-homme/the-8-best-josh-homme-songs), [Mixdown](https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/rig-rundown-josh-homme/)

1. [No One Knows](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-no-one-knows/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2002
2. [Gardenia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-gardenia/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1994
3. [Go with the Flow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-go-with-the-flow/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2002
4. [Song for the Dead](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-song-for-the-dead/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2002
5. [Little Sister](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-little-sister/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2005
6. [Better Living Through Chemistry](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-better-living-through-chemistry/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2000
7. [Sick, Sick, Sick](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-sick-sick-sick/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2007
8. [I Sat by the Ocean](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-i-sat-by-the-ocean/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2013
9. [Green Machine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-green-machine/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1992
10. [Elephants](https://greatestsolos.com/song/them-crooked-vultures-elephants/) — Them Crooked Vultures · solo by Josh Homme · 2009
11. [Avon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-avon/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 1998
12. [Mexicola](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-mexicola/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 1998
13. [Make It wit Chu](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-make-it-wit-chu/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2007
14. [My God Is the Sun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-my-god-is-the-sun/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2013
15. [Thumb](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-thumb/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1992
16. [The Way You Used to Do](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-the-way-you-used-to-do/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2017
17. [Paraguay](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iggy-pop-paraguay/) — Iggy Pop · solo by Josh Homme · 2016

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