# The 25 Best Heavy Metal Guitar Solos of All Time > The 25 best heavy metal guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne, then One and Fade to Black. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Heavy metal made the guitar solo a test of speed, precision and nerve. This list counts how often each track appears in published guitar-solo rankings and orders it against its standing in the genre, from Black Sabbath in 1970 to Avenged Sevenfold in 2005. Informed by: [Gitarzysta – 100 solówek wszech czasów \[100 solos of all time\] (2006)](https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/wywiady/1928-100-solowek-wszech-czasow), [Bombay Lives – 100 Greatest Guitar Solos (2008)](https://bombaylives.substack.com/p/100-greatest-guitar-solos), [Guitar Solo Legends – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — Ranked (2026) (2026)](https://guitarsololegends.com/), [Guitar World (via Sweetwater) – The 100 Best Guitar Solos (2006)](https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/100-best-guitar-solos/), [Guitar World – The 50 greatest guitar solos of all time (2021)](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [Orchestra Central – 30 Best Guitar Solos of All Time (2023)](https://orchestracentral.com/best-guitar-solos-of-all-time/), [Guitar Player – The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (GuitarPlayer.com readers' poll) (2024)](https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [guitarguitar – Top 50 Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/141664/), [Ranker – The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-guitar-solos/johnwarner), [Music in Minnesota – 38 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time (2023)](https://www.musicinminnesota.com/best-guitar-solos/), [Guitar World – Readers' Top 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2013)](https://www.guitarworld.com/uncategorized/copy-top-50), [Rolling Stone – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/), [Musician Tuts – The 51 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time (2018)](https://musiciantuts.com/best-guitar-solos/), [Thomann – 25 Iconic Guitar Solos (2024)](https://www.thomannmusic.com/blog/inspire/25-iconic-guitar-solos/), [SiriusXM – 50 Baddest Guitar Solos (2024)](https://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/siriusxm-50-baddest-guitar-solos.58286/), [GuitarMetrics – 25 Best Guitar Solos of All Time (Ranked) (2026)](https://guitarmetrics.com/blogs/mastering-your-guitar-skills/25-best-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [Digital Dream Door – 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos (2018)](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html), [Planet Rock – The 75 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2022)](https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [Terra – Os 50 melhores solos de guitarra da história \[The 50 best guitar solos in history\] (2022)](https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/musica/os-50-melhores-solos-de-guitarra-da-historia,3ee288e3b4dfedc7eb7aa47aff76bb0cdsmn7fqb.html), [Guitar Tricks – 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time), [uDiscover Music – The Best Guitar Solos Of All Time: 108 Amazing Moments (2026)](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-guitar-solos-ever/), [Guitarhabits – 50 of The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2014)](https://www.guitarhabits.com/50-of-the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time/), [TheTopTens – Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.thetoptens.com/music/greatest-guitar-solos/), [Chaospin – The 30 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://chaospin.com/the-30-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time-definitive-rankings-from-rock-history/), [Eric Alper – The 25 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2025)](https://www.thatericalper.com/2025/07/11/the-25-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time/), [Planet Rock – The Top 40 Greatest Guitar Solos Ever (2019)](https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/the-top-40-greatest-guitar-solos-ever), [WatchMojo – Top 10 Guitar Solos](https://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-10-guitar-solos), [Guitarist – The 20 Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time (2011)](https://www.musicradar.com/guitarist/the-20-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time-403987), [SensCritique – Top 100 des meilleurs solos de guitare \[Top 100 best guitar solos\]](https://www.senscritique.com/top/resultats/les_meilleurs_solos_de_guitare/192866), [Classic Rock – The 100 greatest guitar solos in rock (2018)](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-greatest-guitar-solos-in-rock), [Guitar World – The greatest guitar solos of the 21st century... so far (2023)](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-the-21st-century-so-far) 1. [Crazy Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ozzy-osbourne-crazy-train/) — Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Randy Rhoads · 1980 2. [One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-one/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1988 3. [Fade to Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-fade-to-black/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984 4. [Mr. Crowley](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ozzy-osbourne-mr-crowley/) — Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Randy Rhoads · 1980 5. [Master of Puppets](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-master-of-puppets/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1986 6. [Floods](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pantera-floods/) — Pantera · solo by Dimebag Darrell · 1996 7. [Tornado of Souls](https://greatestsolos.com/song/megadeth-tornado-of-souls/) — Megadeth · solo by Marty Friedman · 1990 8. [Cemetery Gates](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pantera-cemetery-gates/) — Pantera · solo by Dimebag Darrell · 1990 9. [War Pigs](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-war-pigs/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1970 10. [Black Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-malmsteen-black-star/) — Yngwie Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1984 11. [Hangar 18](https://greatestsolos.com/song/megadeth-hangar-18/) — Megadeth · solo by Marty Friedman & Dave Mustaine · 1990 12. [Beyond the Realms of Death](https://greatestsolos.com/song/judas-priest-beyond-the-realms-of-death/) — Judas Priest · solo by Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing · 1978 13. [No More Tears](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ozzy-osbourne-no-more-tears/) — Ozzy Osbourne · solo by Zakk Wylde · 1991 14. [Paranoid](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-paranoid/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1970 15. [Powerslave](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-maiden-powerslave/) — Iron Maiden · solo by Dave Murray & Adrian Smith · 1984 16. [Walk](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pantera-walk/) — Pantera · solo by Dimebag Darrell · 1992 17. [Nothing Else Matters](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-nothing-else-matters/) — Metallica · solo by James Hetfield · 1991 18. [The Trooper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-maiden-the-trooper/) — Iron Maiden · solo by Adrian Smith & Dave Murray · 1983 19. [Painkiller](https://greatestsolos.com/song/judas-priest-painkiller/) — Judas Priest · solo by Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing · 1990 20. [Symphony of Destruction](https://greatestsolos.com/song/megadeth-symphony-of-destruction/) — Megadeth · solo by Marty Friedman · 1992 21. [The Unforgiven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-the-unforgiven/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1991 22. [Holy Wars... The Punishment Due](https://greatestsolos.com/song/megadeth-holy-wars-the-punishment-due/) — Megadeth · solo by Marty Friedman, Dave Mustaine · 1990 23. [Hallowed Be Thy Name](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-maiden-hallowed-be-thy-name/) — Iron Maiden · solo by Dave Murray, Adrian Smith · 1982 24. [Stargazer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-stargazer/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1976 25. [Bat Country](https://greatestsolos.com/song/avenged-sevenfold-bat-country/) — Avenged Sevenfold · solo by Synyster Gates · 2005 --- 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/)