# The Best Styx Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Styx guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Renegade (1978), then Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) and Come Sail Away. Every video starts at the solo.

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Styx paired Tommy Shaw's melodic, singing leads with James 'JY' Young's harder, heavier attack, giving their prog-tinged arena rock a two-guitar punch. Their solos were built as hooks in their own right, soaring over lush keyboards and grand production.

Informed by: [Ultimate Classic Rock](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tommy-shaw-styx-songs/), [Vintage Guitar](https://www.vintageguitar.com/38784/tommy-shaw-and-james-young/), [uDiscover Music](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-styx-songs/)

1. [Renegade](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-renegade/) — Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw & James Young · 1978
2. [Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-blue-collar-man-long-nights/) — Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1978
3. [Come Sail Away](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-come-sail-away/) — Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw & James Young · 1977
4. [Miss America](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-miss-america/) — Styx · solo by James Young · 1977
5. [Suite Madame Blue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-suite-madame-blue/) — Styx · solo by James Young · 1975
6. [Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-fooling-yourself-the-angry-young-man/) — Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1977
7. [Crystal Ball](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-crystal-ball/) — Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1976
8. [Too Much Time on My Hands](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-too-much-time-on-my-hands/) — Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1981
9. [The Grand Illusion](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-the-grand-illusion/) — Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1977
10. [Man in the Wilderness](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-man-in-the-wilderness/) — Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1977
11. [Snowblind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-snowblind/) — Styx · solo by James Young · 1981
12. [Lorelei](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-lorelei/) — Styx · solo by James Young · 1975
13. [Castle Walls](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-castle-walls/) — Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1977
14. [Great White Hope](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-great-white-hope/) — Styx · solo by Tommy Shaw · 1978
15. [Queen of Spades](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-queen-of-spades/) — Styx · solo by James Young · 1978
16. [Half-Penny, Two-Penny](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-half-penny-two-penny/) — Styx · solo by James Young · 1981
17. [Light Up](https://greatestsolos.com/song/styx-light-up/) — Styx · solo by James Young · 1975

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