# The Best Mark Knopfler Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Mark Knopfler guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Sultans of Swing (1978), then Brothers in Arms and Telegraph Road. Every video starts at the solo.

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Mark Knopfler's pickless fingerstyle attack gave rock guitar one of its most instantly recognizable voices, snapping clean Strat lines and singing Les Paul tones with equal grace. From Dire Straits' stadium epics to his Celtic-tinged solo work, his solos are models of melody, taste and dynamics.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Mark Knopfler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Knopfler)

1. [Sultans of Swing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-sultans-of-swing/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1978
2. [Brothers in Arms](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-brothers-in-arms/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1985
3. [Telegraph Road](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-telegraph-road/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1982
4. [Money for Nothing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-money-for-nothing/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1985
5. [Tunnel of Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-tunnel-of-love/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1980
6. [Private Investigations](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-private-investigations/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1982
7. [Once Upon a Time in the West](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-once-upon-a-time-in-the-west/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1979
8. [Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mark-knopfler-going-home-theme-of-the-local-hero/) — Mark Knopfler · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1983
9. [Romeo and Juliet](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-romeo-and-juliet/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1980
10. [Lady Writer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-lady-writer/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1979
11. [Down to the Waterline](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-down-to-the-waterline/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1978
12. [Water of Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-water-of-love/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1978
13. [Calling Elvis](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-calling-elvis/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1991
14. [Planet of New Orleans](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-planet-of-new-orleans/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1991
15. [Speedway at Nazareth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mark-knopfler-speedway-at-nazareth/) — Mark Knopfler · solo by Mark Knopfler · 2000
16. [Solid Rock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-solid-rock/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1980
17. [Why Worry](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-why-worry/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1985
18. [Wild West End](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-wild-west-end/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1978

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