Rolling Stone vs. Everyone

Solos Rolling Stone's 2026 list ranked far higher than the rest of the field did. The gap is our consensus rank minus Rolling Stone's rank.

1. 1
   Mayonaise

   The Smashing Pumpkins · solo by Billy Corgan · 1993
2. 2
   Easy

   Commodores · solo by Thomas McClary · 1977
3. 3
   Just What I Needed

   The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1978
4. 4
   Susie-Q

   Dale Hawkins · solo by James Burton · 1957
5. 5
   Heart-Shaped Box

   Nirvana · solo by Kurt Cobain · 1993
6. 6
   Afrique Victime

   Mdou Moctar · solo by Mdou Moctar · 2021
7. 7
   Freeway Jam

   Jeff Beck · solo by Jeff Beck · 1975
8. 8
   I Heard Her Call My Name

   The Velvet Underground · solo by Lou Reed · 1968
9. 9
   Morning Dew (Cornell, 5/8/77)

   Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia · 1977
10. 10
    Strange Things Happening Every Day

    Sister Rosetta Tharpe · solo by Sister Rosetta Tharpe · 1944
11. 11
    Statesboro Blues

    The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1971
12. 12
    Stone Crazy

    Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1962
13. 13
    Rattlesnake

    St. Vincent · solo by Annie Clark · 2014
14. 14
    Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

    Talking Heads · solo by Adrian Belew · 1980
15. 15
    Rumble

    Link Wray · solo by Link Wray · 1958
16. 16
    Freak Scene

    Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1988
17. 17
    East-West

    The Paul Butterfield Blues Band · solo by Mike Bloomfield · 1966
18. 18
    That's All Right

    Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1954
19. 19
    The Diamond Sea

    Sonic Youth · solo by Lee Ranaldo & Thurston Moore · 1995
20. 20
    Tattooed Love Boys

    Pretenders · solo by James Honeyman-Scott · 1980
21. 21
    More Than a Feeling

    Boston · solo by Tom Scholz · 1976
22. 22
    Let's Call It Love

    Sleater-Kinney · solo by Carrie Brownstein · 2005
23. 23
    Can't You Hear Me Knocking

    The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1971
24. 24
    Crosscut Saw

    Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1967
25. 25
    That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2

    The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1973