# The Best Sex Pistols Guitar Solos

> The 12 best Sex Pistols guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Anarchy in the U.K. (1976), then Holidays in the Sun and God Save the Queen.

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Steve Jones built the Sex Pistols' wall of sound by stacking layer after layer of Les Paul overdubs, giving punk a heavy, rock-solid guitar sound. His short, Chuck Berry and New York Dolls influenced breaks showed that punk solos could be simple and still hit hard.

Informed by: [Far Out Magazine - Steve Jones' 5 most ferocious riffs for the Sex Pistols](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/steve-jones-sex-pistols-5-best-riffs/), [Perfect Sound Forever - Sex Pistols/Steve Jones](https://www.furious.com/perfect/sexpistolsstevejones.html), [Steve Jones (musician) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jones_(musician))

1. [Anarchy in the U.K.](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-anarchy-in-the-u-k/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1976
2. [Holidays in the Sun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-holidays-in-the-sun/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1977
3. [God Save the Queen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-god-save-the-queen/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1977
4. [Pretty Vacant](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-pretty-vacant/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1977
5. [Bodies](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-bodies/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1977
6. [No Feelings](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-no-feelings/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1977
7. [Problems](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-problems/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1977
8. [Submission](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-submission/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1977
9. [Liar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-liar/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1977
10. [EMI](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-emi/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1977
11. [Silly Thing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-silly-thing/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1979
12. [Lonely Boy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sex-pistols-lonely-boy/) — Sex Pistols · solo by Steve Jones · 1979

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