# The Best Mike Oldfield Guitar Solos > The 16 best Mike Oldfield guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Ommadawn (Part One) (1975), then Tubular Bells (Part One) and Hergest Ridge (Part Two). Canonical URL: Mike Oldfield became a household name with the multi-tracked epic Tubular Bells, but his true voice is a piercing, bagpipe-like lead guitar tone full of rapid vibrato. From long-form suites to pop hits, his solos are instantly identifiable and deeply melodic. Informed by: [Tubular.net Forums](https://tubular.net/forums/mike-oldfields-10-best-guitar-solos--?s=99d041296ba05b3e47df292309588fb1&act=ST%3Bf%3D9%3Bt%3D7383), [Medium - Colin Edwards](https://colinedwards.medium.com/every-mike-oldfield-album-ranked-from-the-worst-to-the-most-ridiculous-according-to-me-53dfca0f4f2c), [Wikipedia - Elements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elements_%E2%80%93_The_Best_of_Mike_Oldfield) 1. [Ommadawn (Part One)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-ommadawn-part-one/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1975 2. [Tubular Bells (Part One)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-tubular-bells-part-one/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1973 3. [Hergest Ridge (Part Two)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-hergest-ridge-part-two/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1974 4. [Moonlight Shadow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-moonlight-shadow/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1983 5. [Taurus II](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-taurus-ii/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1982 6. [Crises](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-crises/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1983 7. [Incantations (Part Four)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-incantations-part-four/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1978 8. [Platinum Part One: Airborne](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-platinum-part-one-airborne/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1979 9. [Five Miles Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-five-miles-out/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1982 10. [Shadow on the Wall](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-shadow-on-the-wall/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1983 11. [Family Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-family-man/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1982 12. [To France](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-to-france/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1984 13. [The Lake](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-the-lake/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1984 14. [Heaven's Open](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-heaven-s-open/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1991 15. [Punkadiddle](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-punkadiddle/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1979 16. [Sentinel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-oldfield-sentinel/) — Mike Oldfield · solo by Mike Oldfield · 1992 --- 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/)