# The 25 Best Rock and Roll Guitar Solos of All Time > The 25 best rock and roll guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry, then Hound Dog and You Really Got Me. Canonical URL: Rock and roll guitar solos were short, often under fifteen seconds, but they set the vocabulary every later player borrowed. This list runs from Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 1944 to the British beat groups of the mid-1960s, ranked by list appearances and historical weight. Informed by: [Bombay Lives (Substack) – 100 Greatest Guitar Solos](https://bombaylives.substack.com/p/100-greatest-guitar-solos), [Classic Rock (Louder) – The 100 greatest guitar solos in rock](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-greatest-guitar-solos-in-rock), [Digital Dream Door – 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html), [Magazyn Gitarzysta – 100 solówek wszech czasów \[100 solos of all time\]](https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/wywiady/1928-100-solowek-wszech-czasow), [Guitarhabits – 50 of The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitarhabits.com/50-of-the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time/), [Guitar Solo Legends – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — Ranked (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), [Guitar World – The 50 greatest guitar solos of all time](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time), [Music in Minnesota – 38 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://www.musicinminnesota.com/best-guitar-solos/), [NME – 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.nme.com/lists/50-greatest-guitar-solos-1255), [Orchestra Central – 30 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://orchestracentral.com/best-guitar-solos-of-all-time/), [Ranker – The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-guitar-solos/johnwarner), [Rolling Stone – The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/), [SiriusXM (countdown transcribed on PRS Guitars forum) – 50 Baddest Guitar Solos](https://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/siriusxm-50-baddest-guitar-solos.58286/), [Terra / Cifra Club – Os 50 melhores solos de guitarra da história \[The 50 best guitar solos in history\]](https://www.terra.com.br/diversao/musica/os-50-melhores-solos-de-guitarra-da-historia,3ee288e3b4dfedc7eb7aa47aff76bb0cdsmn7fqb.html), [Thomann – 25 Iconic Guitar Solos](https://www.thomannmusic.com/blog/inspire/25-iconic-guitar-solos/), [uDiscover Music – The Best Guitar Solos Of All Time: 108 Amazing Moments](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-guitar-solos-ever/) 1. [Johnny B. Goode](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-johnny-b-goode/) — Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1958 2. [Hound Dog](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-hound-dog/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1956 3. [You Really Got Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kinks-you-really-got-me/) — The Kinks · solo by Dave Davies · 1964 4. [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 5. [That's All Right](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-that-s-all-right/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1954 6. [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 7. [Rumble](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-rumble/) — Link Wray · solo by Link Wray · 1958 8. [Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-anyway-anyhow-anywhere/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1965 9. [Susie-Q](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dale-hawkins-susie-q/) — Dale Hawkins · solo by James Burton · 1957 10. [Hello Mary Lou](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ricky-nelson-hello-mary-lou/) — Ricky Nelson · solo by James Burton · 1961 11. [Race with the Devil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gene-vincent-and-his-blue-caps-race-with-the-devil/) — Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps · solo by Cliff Gallup · 1956 12. [Who Do You Love?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bo-diddley-who-do-you-love/) — Bo Diddley · solo by Jody Williams · 1956 13. [It's So Easy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-its-so-easy/) — The Crickets · solo by Tommy Allsup · 1958 14. [Move It](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cliff-richard-and-the-drifters-move-it/) — Cliff Richard and the Drifters · solo by Ernie Shear · 1958 15. [Strange Things Happening Every Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sister-rosetta-tharpe-strange-things-happening-every-day/) — Sister Rosetta Tharpe · solo by Sister Rosetta Tharpe · 1944 16. [Maybellene](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-maybellene/) — Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1955 17. [Be-Bop-A-Lula](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gene-vincent-and-his-blue-caps-be-bop-a-lula/) — Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps · solo by Cliff Gallup · 1956 18. [Blue Suede Shoes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carl-perkins-blue-suede-shoes/) — Carl Perkins · solo by Carl Perkins · 1956 19. [Heartbreak Hotel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-heartbreak-hotel/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1956 20. [That'll Be the Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-thatll-be-the-day/) — The Crickets · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957 21. [The Train Kept A-Rollin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-burnette-and-the-rock-n-roll-trio-the-train-kept-a-rollin/) — Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio · solo by Paul Burlison · 1956 22. [All Day and All of the Night](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kinks-all-day-and-all-of-the-night/) — The Kinks · solo by Dave Davies · 1964 23. [Can't Buy Me Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beatles-cant-buy-me-love/) — The Beatles · solo by George Harrison · 1964 24. [Roll Over Beethoven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-roll-over-beethoven/) — Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1956 25. [Rebel-'Rouser](https://greatestsolos.com/song/duane-eddy-rebel-rouser/) — Duane Eddy · solo by Duane Eddy · 1958 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. 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