# The 25 Best Prog Rock Guitar Solos of All Time > The 25 best prog rock guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, then Time and Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Canonical URL: Progressive rock gives guitarists long songs and room to stretch, and its best solos favour melody and tone over flash. Pink Floyd, Rush, Genesis, Yes and Dream Theater dominate; the order comes from how often each track appears in published guitar-solo rankings. Informed by: [Digital Dream Door – 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos (2018)](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html), [guitarguitar – Top 50 Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/141664/), [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), [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), [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), [Ranker – The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-guitar-solos/johnwarner), [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), [WatchMojo – Top 10 Guitar Solos](https://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-10-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/), [Classic Rock – The 100 greatest guitar solos in rock (2018)](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-greatest-guitar-solos-in-rock), [Guitarhabits – 50 of The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2014)](https://www.guitarhabits.com/50-of-the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time/), [Guitar World – Readers' Top 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2013)](https://www.guitarworld.com/uncategorized/copy-top-50), [TheTopTens – Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.thetoptens.com/music/greatest-guitar-solos/), [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/), [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), [Guitar World – The 50 greatest guitar solos of all time (2021)](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [Music in Minnesota – 38 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time (2023)](https://www.musicinminnesota.com/best-guitar-solos/), [Orchestra Central – 30 Best Guitar Solos of All Time (2023)](https://orchestracentral.com/best-guitar-solos-of-all-time/), [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 Tricks – 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time), [Rolling Stone – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026)](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/), [SiriusXM – 50 Baddest Guitar Solos (2024)](https://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/siriusxm-50-baddest-guitar-solos.58286/), [Guitar World (via Sweetwater) – The 100 Best Guitar Solos (2006)](https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/100-best-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), [Thomann – 25 Iconic Guitar Solos (2024)](https://www.thomannmusic.com/blog/inspire/25-iconic-guitar-solos/), [Gitarzysta – 100 solówek wszech czasów \[100 solos of all time\] (2006)](https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/wywiady/1928-100-solowek-wszech-czasow), [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), [NME – 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2017)](https://www.nme.com/lists/50-greatest-guitar-solos-1255), [uDiscover Music – The Best Guitar Solos Of All Time: 108 Amazing Moments (2026)](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-guitar-solos-ever/), [Musician Tuts – The 51 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time (2018)](https://musiciantuts.com/best-guitar-solos/), [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. [Comfortably Numb](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-comfortably-numb/) — Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1979 2. [Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-time/) — Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1973 3. [Shine On You Crazy Diamond](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-shine-on-you-crazy-diamond/) — Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1975 4. [Aqualung](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jethro-tull-aqualung/) — Jethro Tull · solo by Martin Barre · 1971 5. [Money](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-money/) — Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1973 6. [Under a Glass Moon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-under-a-glass-moon/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992 7. [Carry On My Wayward Son](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kansas-carry-on-my-wayward-son/) — Kansas · solo by Kerry Livgren & Rich Williams · 1976 8. [Firth of Fifth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-firth-of-fifth/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1973 9. [Limelight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rush-limelight/) — Rush · solo by Alex Lifeson · 1981 10. [La Villa Strangiato](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rush-la-villa-strangiato/) — Rush · solo by Alex Lifeson · 1978 11. [21st Century Schizoid Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/king-crimson-21st-century-schizoid-man/) — King Crimson · solo by Robert Fripp · 1969 12. [Starship Trooper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-starship-trooper/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971 13. [Zoot Allures](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-zoot-allures/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1976 14. [Easter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/marillion-easter/) — Marillion · solo by Steve Rothery · 1989 15. [Watermelon in Easter Hay](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-watermelon-in-easter-hay/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1979 16. [High Hopes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-high-hopes/) — Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1994 17. [YYZ](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rush-yyz/) — Rush · solo by Alex Lifeson · 1981 18. [Drive Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steven-wilson-drive-home/) — Steven Wilson ft. Guthrie Govan · solo by Guthrie Govan · 2013 19. [Roundabout](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-roundabout/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971 20. [Tom Sawyer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rush-tom-sawyer/) — Rush · solo by Alex Lifeson · 1981 21. [Parabola](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tool-parabola/) — Tool · solo by Adam Jones · 2001 22. [Dancing with the Moonlit Knight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-dancing-with-the-moonlit-knight/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1973 23. [The Spirit Carries On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-the-spirit-carries-on/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1999 24. [The Count of Tuscany](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-the-count-of-tuscany/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2009 25. [Windowpane](https://greatestsolos.com/song/opeth-windowpane/) — Opeth · solo by Mikael Åkerfeldt · 2003 --- 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/)