# Pop Songs With Guitar Solos You Didn't Know About > Pop Songs With Guitar Solos You Didn't Know About: #1 is Physical by Olivia Newton-John, then Running with the Night and Faith. 20 solos, ranked. Canonical URL: You have heard these songs hundreds of times on the radio, in supermarkets and at weddings, but you may never have noticed the guitar solo, or wondered who played it. From Olivia Newton-John's Physical to George Michael's Faith and Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone, these pop hits hide a real solo by a guitarist who is not the name on the cover. Each video jumps straight to it. 1. [Physical](https://greatestsolos.com/song/olivia-newton-john-physical/) — Olivia Newton-John · solo by Steve Lukather · 1981 2. [Running with the Night](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lionel-richie-running-with-the-night/) — Lionel Richie · solo by Steve Lukather · 1983 3. [Faith](https://greatestsolos.com/song/george-michael-faith/) — George Michael · solo by Hugh Burns · 1987 4. [Two Hearts](https://greatestsolos.com/song/phil-collins-two-hearts/) — Phil Collins · solo by Michael Landau · 1988 5. [A Whole New World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/peabo-bryson-and-regina-belle-a-whole-new-world/) — Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle · solo by Michael Landau · 1992 6. [How Am I Supposed to Live Without You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/michael-bolton-how-am-i-supposed-to-live-without-you/) — Michael Bolton · solo by Michael Landau · 1989 7. [Danger Zone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-loggins-danger-zone/) — Kenny Loggins · solo by Dann Huff · 1986 8. [Everybody Wants to Rule the World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tears-for-fears-everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world/) — Tears for Fears · solo by Neil Taylor · 1985 9. [Little Red Corvette](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-little-red-corvette/) — Prince · solo by Dez Dickerson · 1983 10. [Easy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/commodores-easy/) — Commodores · solo by Thomas McClary · 1977 11. [My Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/paul-mccartney-and-wings-my-love/) — Paul McCartney and Wings · solo by Henry McCullough · 1973 12. [Peter Gunn](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-art-of-noise-peter-gunn/) — The Art of Noise · solo by Duane Eddy · 1986 13. [Hold On to the Nights](https://greatestsolos.com/song/richard-marx-hold-on-to-the-nights/) — Richard Marx · solo by Michael Landau · 1987 14. [Dirty Laundry](https://greatestsolos.com/song/don-henley-dirty-laundry/) — Don Henley · solo by Steve Lukather · 1982 15. [Help Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joni-mitchell-help-me/) — Joni Mitchell · solo by Larry Carlton · 1974 16. [Notorious](https://greatestsolos.com/song/duran-duran-notorious/) — Duran Duran · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1986 17. [Original Sin](https://greatestsolos.com/song/inxs-original-sin/) — INXS · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1984 18. [Eyes Without a Face](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-eyes-without-a-face/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1984 19. [You Wouldn't Know Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/michael-bolton-you-wouldn-t-know-love/) — Michael Bolton · solo by Michael Landau · 1989 20. [China Girl](https://greatestsolos.com/song/david-bowie-china-girl/) — David Bowie · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983 ## Quick answers ### Does Physical by Olivia Newton-John have a guitar solo? Yes. The solo on Physical (1981) was played by session guitarist Steve Lukather. ### Who played the guitar solo on Faith by George Michael? Hugh Burns played the guitar on George Michael's Faith (1987), a short solo in a rockabilly-flavoured pop hit. ### Who played guitar on A Whole New World? Our catalog credits Michael Landau for the guitar solo on the Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle version of A Whole New World. Landau also plays on Phil Collins' Two Hearts and Michael Bolton's How Am I Supposed to Live Without You. --- 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/)