# The Best Mick Taylor Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Mick Taylor guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Can't You Hear Me Knocking (1971), then Sway and Time Waits for No One. Every video starts at the solo.

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Mick Taylor went from teenage Bluesbreaker to the most technically gifted lead guitarist the Rolling Stones ever had, and his five years with the band match their creative peak. His fluid, melodic solos, full of long lines and singing vibrato, gave records like Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St. their shape.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Mick Taylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Taylor), [Wikipedia – Crusade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade_(album)), [Wikipedia – John Mayall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayall)

1. [Can't You Hear Me Knocking](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-can-t-you-hear-me-knocking/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1971
2. [Sway](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-sway/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1971
3. [Time Waits for No One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-time-waits-for-no-one/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1974
4. [Love in Vain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-love-in-vain/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1970
5. [Winter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-winter/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1973
6. [Shine a Light](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-shine-a-light/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1972
7. [All Down the Line](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-all-down-the-line/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1972
8. [Stop Breaking Down](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-stop-breaking-down/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1972
9. [Heartbreaker (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-heartbreaker-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1973
10. [Snowy Wood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers-snowy-wood/) — John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers · solo by Mick Taylor · 1967
11. [Moonlight Mile](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-moonlight-mile/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1971
12. [Live with Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-live-with-me/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1969
13. [Tops](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-tops/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1981
14. [Ventilator Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-ventilator-blues/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1972
15. [Driving Sideways](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers-driving-sideways/) — John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers · solo by Mick Taylor · 1967
16. [Leather Jacket](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mick-taylor-leather-jacket/) — Mick Taylor · solo by Mick Taylor · 1979
17. [I Hate Myself for Loving You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-i-hate-myself-for-loving-you/) — Joan Jett & the Blackhearts · solo by Ricky Byrd · 1988

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