# The Best Steve Hackett Guitar Solos > The 18 best Steve Hackett guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Firth of Fifth (1973), then Supper's Ready and Spectral Mornings. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Steve Hackett gave classic-era Genesis its sustaining, violin-like leads and was one of the first rock players to use two-handed tapping and sweep-style runs. His solo career has kept exploring the same mix of classical nylon-string playing and cathedral-sized electric solos. Informed by: [uDiscover Music](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/steve-hackett-in-20-solos/), [Wikipedia - Firth of Fifth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firth_of_Fifth), [Prog Archives forum](https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47850), [Sputnikmusic](https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=121758&memberid=314337) 1. [Firth of Fifth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-firth-of-fifth/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1973 2. [Supper's Ready](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-supper-s-ready/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1972 3. [Spectral Mornings](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-hackett-spectral-mornings/) — Steve Hackett · solo by Steve Hackett · 1979 4. [Dancing with the Moonlit Knight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-dancing-with-the-moonlit-knight/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1973 5. [The Musical Box](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-the-musical-box/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1971 6. [Shadow of the Hierophant](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-hackett-shadow-of-the-hierophant/) — Steve Hackett · solo by Steve Hackett · 1975 7. [Ace of Wands](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-hackett-ace-of-wands/) — Steve Hackett · solo by Steve Hackett · 1975 8. [Los Endos](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-los-endos/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1976 9. [Blood on the Rooftops](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-blood-on-the-rooftops/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1976 10. [Horizons](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-horizons/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1972 11. [Every Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-hackett-every-day/) — Steve Hackett · solo by Steve Hackett · 1979 12. [The Steppes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-hackett-the-steppes/) — Steve Hackett · solo by Steve Hackett · 1980 13. [The Lamia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-the-lamia/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1974 14. [Clocks – The Angel of Mons](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-hackett-clocks-the-angel-of-mons/) — Steve Hackett · solo by Steve Hackett · 1979 15. [Please Don't Touch](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-hackett-please-don-t-touch/) — Steve Hackett · solo by Steve Hackett · 1978 16. [Hands of the Priestess](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-hackett-hands-of-the-priestess/) — Steve Hackett · solo by Steve Hackett · 1975 17. [Eleventh Earl of Mar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/genesis-eleventh-earl-of-mar/) — Genesis · solo by Steve Hackett · 1976 18. [When the Heart Rules the Mind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gtr-when-the-heart-rules-the-mind/) — GTR · solo by Steve Hackett / Steve Howe · 1986 --- 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/)