# Rolling Stone vs. Everyone: Solos Rolling Stone Ranked Higher > Rolling Stone vs. Everyone: Solos Rolling Stone Ranked Higher: #1 is Mayonaise by The Smashing Pumpkins, then Easy and Just What I Needed. 25 solos, ranked. Canonical URL: 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. [Mayonaise](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smashing-pumpkins-mayonaise/) — The Smashing Pumpkins · solo by Billy Corgan · 1993 2. [Easy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/commodores-easy/) — Commodores · solo by Thomas McClary · 1977 3. [Just What I Needed](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-just-what-i-needed/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1978 4. [Susie-Q](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dale-hawkins-susie-q/) — Dale Hawkins · solo by James Burton · 1957 5. [Heart-Shaped Box](https://greatestsolos.com/song/nirvana-heart-shaped-box/) — Nirvana · solo by Kurt Cobain · 1993 6. [Afrique Victime](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mdou-moctar-afrique-victime/) — Mdou Moctar · solo by Mdou Moctar · 2021 7. [Freeway Jam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jeff-beck-freeway-jam/) — Jeff Beck · solo by Jeff Beck · 1975 8. [I Heard Her Call My Name](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-velvet-underground-i-heard-her-call-my-name/) — The Velvet Underground · solo by Lou Reed · 1968 9. [Morning Dew (Cornell, 5/8/77)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-morning-dew-cornell-5-8-77/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia · 1977 10. [Statesboro Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-statesboro-blues/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1971 11. [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 12. [Stone Crazy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-stone-crazy/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1962 13. [Rattlesnake](https://greatestsolos.com/song/st-vincent-rattlesnake/) — St. Vincent · solo by Annie Clark · 2014 14. [Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/talking-heads-born-under-punches-the-heat-goes-on/) — Talking Heads · solo by Adrian Belew · 1980 15. [Rumble](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-rumble/) — Link Wray · solo by Link Wray · 1958 16. [Freak Scene](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dinosaur-jr-freak-scene/) — Dinosaur Jr. · solo by J Mascis · 1988 17. [East-West](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-paul-butterfield-blues-band-east-west/) — The Paul Butterfield Blues Band · solo by Mike Bloomfield · 1966 18. [That's All Right](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-that-s-all-right/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1954 19. [The Diamond Sea](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sonic-youth-the-diamond-sea/) — Sonic Youth · solo by Lee Ranaldo & Thurston Moore · 1995 20. [Tattooed Love Boys](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pretenders-tattooed-love-boys/) — Pretenders · solo by James Honeyman-Scott · 1980 21. [Let's Call It Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sleater-kinney-let-s-call-it-love/) — Sleater-Kinney · solo by Carrie Brownstein · 2005 22. [Can't You Hear Me Knocking](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-can-t-you-hear-me-knocking/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1971 23. [Crosscut Saw](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-king-crosscut-saw/) — Albert King · solo by Albert King · 1967 24. [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 25. [The Trooper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-maiden-the-trooper/) — Iron Maiden · solo by Adrian Smith & Dave Murray · 1983 --- 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/)