# The Best Rainbow Guitar Solos

> The 19 best Rainbow guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Stargazer (1976), then Gates of Babylon and A Light in the Black. Every video starts at the solo.

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Rainbow gave Ritchie Blackmore a vehicle to fuse classical melody, exotic scales and heavy riffing after Deep Purple. His neoclassical solos here laid the groundwork for power metal and the shred era.

Informed by: [Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/features/top-10-ritchie-blackmore-songs), [Goldmine](https://www.goldminemag.com/music-history/top-20-songs-by-ritchie-blackmore-rainbow-ranked/), [Far Out Magazine](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/five-guitar-solos-prove-ritchie-blackmore-genius/)

1. [Stargazer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-stargazer/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1976
2. [Gates of Babylon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-gates-of-babylon/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1978
3. [A Light in the Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-a-light-in-the-black/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1976
4. [Kill the King](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-kill-the-king/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1978
5. [Man on the Silver Mountain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-man-on-the-silver-mountain/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1975
6. [Mistreated](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-mistreated/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1977
7. [Catch the Rainbow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-catch-the-rainbow/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1975
8. [Long Live Rock 'n' Roll](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-long-live-rock-n-roll/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1978
9. [Spotlight Kid](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-spotlight-kid/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1981
10. [Tarot Woman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-tarot-woman/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1976
11. [Difficult to Cure](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-difficult-to-cure/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1981
12. [Eyes of the World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-eyes-of-the-world/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1979
13. [Since You Been Gone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-since-you-been-gone/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1979
14. [Stone Cold](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-stone-cold/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1982
15. [Lost in Hollywood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-lost-in-hollywood/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1979
16. [Street of Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-street-of-dreams/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1983
17. [Death Alley Driver](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-death-alley-driver/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1982
18. [Still I'm Sad](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-still-i-m-sad/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1975
19. [Self Portrait](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-self-portrait/) — Rainbow · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1975

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