# The Best Guitar Solo Songs for a Road Trip > The Best Guitar Solo Songs for a Road Trip: #1 is Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses, then Bohemian Rhapsody and Sultans of Swing. 50 solos, ranked. Canonical URL: Big choruses and bigger solos: hit singles and radio favorites, in consensus order, built for turning the volume up. 1. [Sweet Child O' Mine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-sweet-child-o-mine/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987 2. [Bohemian Rhapsody](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-bohemian-rhapsody/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1975 3. [Sultans of Swing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-sultans-of-swing/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1978 4. [Beat It](https://greatestsolos.com/song/michael-jackson-beat-it/) — Michael Jackson · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1982 5. [Johnny B. Goode](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-johnny-b-goode/) — Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1958 6. [Whole Lotta Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/led-zeppelin-whole-lotta-love/) — Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1969 7. [Alive](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pearl-jam-alive/) — Pearl Jam · solo by Mike McCready · 1991 8. [Pride and Joy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-pride-and-joy/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983 9. [The Thrill Is Gone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/b-b-king-the-thrill-is-gone/) — B.B. King · solo by B.B. King · 1969 10. [Reelin' in the Years](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steely-dan-reelin-in-the-years/) — Steely Dan · solo by Elliott Randall · 1972 11. [Purple Haze](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-purple-haze/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1967 12. [Killing In The Name](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rage-against-the-machine-killing-in-the-name/) — Rage Against the Machine · solo by Tom Morello · 1992 13. [You Really Got Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kinks-you-really-got-me/) — The Kinks · solo by Dave Davies · 1964 14. [Back in Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ac-dc-back-in-black/) — AC/DC · solo by Angus Young · 1980 15. [Walk This Way](https://greatestsolos.com/song/aerosmith-walk-this-way/) — Aerosmith · solo by Joe Perry · 1975 16. [Smells Like Teen Spirit](https://greatestsolos.com/song/nirvana-smells-like-teen-spirit/) — Nirvana · solo by Kurt Cobain · 1991 17. [Smoke on the Water](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-smoke-on-the-water/) — Deep Purple · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1972 18. [Killer Queen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-killer-queen/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1974 19. [Sharp Dressed Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-sharp-dressed-man/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1983 20. [Money](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-money/) — Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1973 21. [Paranoid](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-sabbath-paranoid/) — Black Sabbath · solo by Tony Iommi · 1970 22. [All Right Now](https://greatestsolos.com/song/free-all-right-now/) — Free · solo by Paul Kossoff · 1970 23. [You Shook Me All Night Long](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ac-dc-you-shook-me-all-night-long/) — AC/DC · solo by Angus Young · 1980 24. [I Believe In A Thing Called Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-darkness-i-believe-in-a-thing-called-love/) — The Darkness · solo by Dan Hawkins & Justin Hawkins · 2003 25. [Jump](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-jump/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1984 26. [Paradise City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-paradise-city/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987 27. [Sunshine of Your Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-sunshine-of-your-love/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1967 28. [Scar Tissue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/red-hot-chili-peppers-scar-tissue/) — Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 1999 29. [More Than a Feeling](https://greatestsolos.com/song/boston-more-than-a-feeling/) — Boston · solo by Tom Scholz · 1976 30. [My Sharona](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-knack-my-sharona/) — The Knack · solo by Berton Averre · 1979 31. [That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-isley-brothers-that-lady-pts-1-2/) — The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1973 32. [Rosanna](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-rosanna/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1982 33. [(Don't Fear) The Reaper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-yster-cult-don-t-fear-the-reaper/) — Blue Öyster Cult · solo by Buck Dharma · 1976 34. [Thunderstruck](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ac-dc-thunderstruck/) — AC/DC · solo by Angus Young · 1990 35. [Enter Sandman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-enter-sandman/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1991 36. [Rock Around the Clock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bill-haley-and-his-comets-rock-around-the-clock/) — Bill Haley & His Comets · solo by Danny Cedrone · 1954 37. [Rebel Yell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-idol-rebel-yell/) — Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1983 38. [Apache](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-shadows-apache/) — The Shadows · solo by Hank Marvin · 1960 39. [Little Red Corvette](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-little-red-corvette/) — Prince · solo by Dez Dickerson · 1983 40. [Whiskey in the Jar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-whiskey-in-the-jar/) — Thin Lizzy · solo by Eric Bell · 1972 41. [The Boys Are Back In Town](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-the-boys-are-back-in-town/) — Thin Lizzy · solo by Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson · 1976 42. [Let's Go Crazy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-and-the-revolution-lets-go-crazy/) — Prince and the Revolution · solo by Prince · 1984 43. [Black Hole Sun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/soundgarden-black-hole-sun/) — Soundgarden · solo by Kim Thayil · 1994 44. [Dani California](https://greatestsolos.com/song/red-hot-chili-peppers-dani-california/) — Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 2006 45. [The Final Countdown](https://greatestsolos.com/song/europe-the-final-countdown/) — Europe · solo by John Norum · 1986 46. [Honky Tonk Women](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-honky-tonk-woman/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1969 47. [Cult of Personality](https://greatestsolos.com/song/living-color-cult-of-personality/) — Living Colour · solo by Vernon Reid · 1988 48. [School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-school-day-ring-ring-goes-the-bell/) — Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1957 49. [Love Spreads](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stone-roses-love-spreads/) — The Stone Roses · solo by John Squire · 1994 50. [Roundabout](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-roundabout/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971 --- 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/)