# The Jam: The Best Guitar Solos

> The 15 best The Jam guitar solos, ranked. #1 is In the City (1977), then Going Underground and The Eton Rifles. Every video starts at the solo.

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The Jam rarely dealt in extended solos, but Paul Weller's jagged Rickenbacker attack, full of Pete Townshend-style chord slashes and feedback, made the guitar a sharp storytelling tool in late-1970s British punk. His short, punchy breaks and psychedelic touches prove a guitar moment doesn't have to be long to leave a mark.

Informed by: [Guitar.com](https://guitar.com/guides/essential-guide/the-jam-greatest-guitar-moments-ranked/), [Far Out](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-best-songs-by-the-jam/), [Wikipedia (Sound Affects)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Affects)

1. [In the City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-in-the-city/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1977
2. [Going Underground](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-going-underground/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1980
3. [The Eton Rifles](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-the-eton-rifles/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1979
4. [Start!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-start/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1980
5. [In the Crowd](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-in-the-crowd/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1978
6. [Down in the Tube Station at Midnight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-down-in-the-tube-station-at-midnight/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1978
7. [Art School](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-art-school/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1977
8. [Away from the Numbers](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-away-from-the-numbers/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1977
9. [The Modern World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-the-modern-world/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1977
10. [Strange Town](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-strange-town/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1979
11. [Private Hell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-private-hell/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1979
12. [Pretty Green](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-pretty-green/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1980
13. [When You're Young](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-when-you-re-young/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1979
14. [Thick as Thieves](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-thick-as-thieves/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1979
15. [Funeral Pyre](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jam-funeral-pyre/) — The Jam · solo by Paul Weller · 1981

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