# The Clash: The Best Guitar Solos

> The 18 best The Clash guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Complete Control (1977), then Safe European Home and Stay Free. Every video starts at the solo.

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Mick Jones brought melodic, song-first lead playing to punk, sneaking hooky solos and layered overdubs into a genre that claimed to reject them. His economical breaks, from punk blasts to backwards-tape experiments, gave the Clash their widescreen rock sweep.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: The Clash discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash_discography), [Wikipedia: Give 'Em Enough Rope](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_%27Em_Enough_Rope), [Wikipedia: London Calling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Calling)

1. [Complete Control](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-complete-control/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1977
2. [Safe European Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-safe-european-home/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1978
3. [Stay Free](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-stay-free/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1978
4. [London Calling](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-london-calling/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1979
5. [Tommy Gun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-tommy-gun/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1978
6. [Clampdown](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-clampdown/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1979
7. [(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-white-man-in-hammersmith-palais/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1978
8. [Death or Glory](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-death-or-glory/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1979
9. [Train in Vain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-train-in-vain/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1979
10. [I Fought the Law](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-i-fought-the-law/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1979
11. [Garageland](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-garageland/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1977
12. [Janie Jones](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-janie-jones/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1977
13. [Should I Stay or Should I Go](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-should-i-stay-or-should-i-go/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1982
14. [Last Gang in Town](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-last-gang-in-town/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1978
15. [All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-all-the-young-punks-new-boots-and-contracts/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1978
16. [Somebody Got Murdered](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-somebody-got-murdered/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1980
17. [Police on My Back](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-police-on-my-back/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1980
18. [The Card Cheat](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-clash-the-card-cheat/) — The Clash · solo by Mick Jones · 1979

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