# The Best Steve Lukather Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Steve Lukather guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Rosanna (1982), then Hold the Line and Running with the Night. Every video starts at the solo.

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Steve Lukather is Toto's lead guitarist and one of the most recorded session players in history, with solos on hits across rock, pop and R&B. His blend of fusion-grade technique, singing melody and huge studio tone defined how lead guitar sounded on the radio in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Informed by: [Guitar.com - Steve Lukather on Hold the Line](https://guitar.com/features/interviews/solo-stories-steve-lukather-toto-hold-the-line/), [American Songwriter - 6 hit songs Lukather soloed on](https://americansongwriter.com/6-hit-songs-you-didnt-know-totos-steve-lukather-ripped-solos-on/), [Guitar World - Steve Lukather's soloing style](https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/steve-lukathers-soloing-style), [The Gear Page - favourite Steve Lukather solo](https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/what-is-your-favorite-steve-lukather-solo.631362/)

1. [Rosanna](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-rosanna/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1982
2. [Hold the Line](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-hold-the-line/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1978
3. [Running with the Night](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lionel-richie-running-with-the-night/) — Lionel Richie · solo by Steve Lukather · 1983
4. [Gift with a Golden Gun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-gift-with-a-golden-gun/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1981
5. [Stop Loving You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-stop-loving-you/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1988
6. [Jake to the Bone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-jake-to-the-bone/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1992
7. [Child's Anthem](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-child-s-anthem/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1978
8. [Talk to Ya Later](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tubes-talk-to-ya-later/) — The Tubes · solo by Steve Lukather · 1981
9. [Physical](https://greatestsolos.com/song/olivia-newton-john-physical/) — Olivia Newton-John · solo by Steve Lukather · 1981
10. [Mushanga](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-mushanga/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1988
11. [Dirty Laundry](https://greatestsolos.com/song/don-henley-dirty-laundry/) — Don Henley · solo by Steve Lukather · 1982
12. [Kingdom of Desire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-kingdom-of-desire/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1992
13. [Hydra](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-hydra/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1979
14. [Breakdown Dead Ahead](https://greatestsolos.com/song/boz-scaggs-breakdown-dead-ahead/) — Boz Scaggs · solo by Steve Lukather · 1980
15. [Nothin' You Can Do About It](https://greatestsolos.com/song/richard-marx-nothin-you-can-do-about-it/) — Richard Marx · solo by Steve Lukather · 1989
16. [Girl Goodbye](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-girl-goodbye/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1978
17. [I'll Supply the Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-i-ll-supply-the-love/) — Toto · solo by Steve Lukather · 1978

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