# The Best Rolling Stones Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Rolling Stones guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Sympathy for the Devil (1968), then Can't You Hear Me Knocking and Time Waits for No One.

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The Rolling Stones' guitar legacy rests on Keith Richards' riffs, but the Mick Taylor years brought some of rock's most fluid, lyrical lead playing. From Brian Jones' slide to Taylor's extended jams, the band's solos are steeped in the blues.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: The Rolling Stones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones), [Wikipedia: Mick Taylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Taylor)

1. [Sympathy for the Devil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-sympathy-for-the-devil/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1968
2. [Can't You Hear Me Knocking](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-can-t-you-hear-me-knocking/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1971
3. [Time Waits for No One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-time-waits-for-no-one/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1974
4. [Sway](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-sway/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1971
5. [Gimme Shelter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-gimme-shelter/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1969
6. [Midnight Rambler](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-midnight-rambler/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1970
7. [Love in Vain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-love-in-vain/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1970
8. [Winter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-winter/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1973
9. [Hand of Fate](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-hand-of-fate/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Wayne Perkins · 1976
10. [Bitch](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-bitch/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1971
11. [Monkey Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-monkey-man/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1969
12. [Heartbreaker (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-heartbreaker-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1973
13. [Stop Breaking Down](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-stop-breaking-down/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1972
14. [Shine a Light](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-shine-a-light/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1972
15. [No Expectations](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-no-expectations/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Brian Jones · 1968
16. [Little Red Rooster](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-little-red-rooster/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Brian Jones · 1964
17. [Hot Stuff](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-hot-stuff/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Harvey Mandel · 1976
18. [Brown Sugar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-brown-sugar/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Keith Richards · 1971

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