# The Best Kirk Hammett Guitar Solos > The 16 best Kirk Hammett guitar solos, ranked. #1 is One (1988), then Master of Puppets and Fade to Black. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: As Metallica's lead guitarist since 1983, Kirk Hammett wrote the solos that defined thrash metal's golden age. He drew on his Joe Satriani lessons, a heavy wah pedal and a love of melodic hooks, and his leads, from One to Master of Puppets, have been air-guitared by millions. Informed by: [Louder - Kirk Hammett's 10 greatest Metallica guitar solos](https://www.loudersound.com/features/kirk-hammetts-10-greatest-metallica-guitar-solos), [Guitar World - Kirk Hammett reveals his 3 favorite Metallica guitar solos](https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kirk-hammett-reveals-his-3-favorite-metallica-guitar-solos), [Loudwire - 10 Awesome Kirk Hammett Guitar Solos](https://loudwire.com/metallica-awesome-kirk-hammett-guitar-solos/), [BraveWords - Kirk Hammett names his greatest guitar solo](https://bravewords.com/news/metallica-guitarist-kirk-hammett-names-his-greatest-guitar-solo-everything-is-in-its-right-place-and-the-solo-lifts-the-song-to-another-level/) 1. [One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-one/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988 2. [Master of Puppets](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-master-of-puppets/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1986 3. [Fade to Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-fade-to-black/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984 4. [Enter Sandman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-enter-sandman/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1991 5. [The Unforgiven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-the-unforgiven/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1991 6. [Creeping Death](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-creeping-death/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984 7. [Welcome Home (Sanitarium)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-welcome-home-sanitarium/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield · 1986 8. [Blackened](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-blackened/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988 9. [Battery](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-battery/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1986 10. [Fight Fire with Fire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-fight-fire-with-fire/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984 11. [Ride the Lightning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-ride-the-lightning/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984 12. [Wherever I May Roam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-wherever-i-may-roam/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1991 13. [The Four Horsemen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-the-four-horsemen/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1983 14. [For Whom the Bell Tolls](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-for-whom-the-bell-tolls/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984 15. [Seek & Destroy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-seek-and-destroy/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1983 16. [The Day That Never Comes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-the-day-that-never-comes/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 2008 --- 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/)