# The Best Keith Richards Guitar Solos > The 16 best Keith Richards guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Sympathy for the Devil (1968), then Gimme Shelter and Carol. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Keith Richards is rock's supreme riff architect, but his lead playing, from Chuck Berry-style breaks to jagged, stinging solos, is equally raw and deliberate. His open-G Telecaster, slide work and ragged, economical solos defined the Rolling Stones' sound across six decades. Informed by: [Wikipedia: Keith Richards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Richards) 1. [Sympathy for the Devil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-sympathy-for-the-devil/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1968 2. [Gimme Shelter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-gimme-shelter/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1969 3. [Carol](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-carol/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1964 4. [It's All Over Now](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-it-s-all-over-now/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1964 5. [Love in Vain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-love-in-vain/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1970 6. [Monkey Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-monkey-man/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1969 7. [Let It Bleed](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-let-it-bleed/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1969 8. [Before They Make Me Run](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-before-they-make-me-run/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1978 9. [Honky Tonk Women](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-honky-tonk-woman/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1969 10. [Little Queenie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-little-queenie/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1970 11. [Beast of Burden](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-beast-of-burden/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1978 12. [You Got the Silver](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-you-got-the-silver/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1969 13. [Around and Around](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-around-and-around/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1964 14. [Take It So Hard](https://greatestsolos.com/song/keith-richards-take-it-so-hard/) — Keith Richards · solo by Keith Richards · 1988 15. [Wicked as It Seems](https://greatestsolos.com/song/keith-richards-wicked-as-it-seems/) — Keith Richards · solo by Keith Richards · 1992 16. [Trouble](https://greatestsolos.com/song/keith-richards-trouble/) — Keith Richards · solo by Keith Richards · 2015 --- 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/)