# The Best Strokes Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Strokes guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Reptilia (2003), then Last Nite and 12:51. Every video starts at the solo.

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The Strokes revived garage rock in the 2000s with the tight interplay of Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr. Their short, hook-driven solos prove that economy can be as thrilling as virtuosity.

Informed by: [Wikipedia - The Strokes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strokes)

1. [Reptilia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-reptilia/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2003
2. [Last Nite](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-last-nite/) — The Strokes · solo by Albert Hammond Jr. & Nick Valensi · 2001
3. [12:51](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-12-51/) — The Strokes · solo by Albert Hammond Jr. · 2003
4. [Hard to Explain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-hard-to-explain/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2001
5. [Juicebox](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-juicebox/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2005
6. [Vision of Division](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-vision-of-division/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2006
7. [Someday](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-someday/) — The Strokes · solo by Albert Hammond Jr. · 2001
8. [Heart in a Cage](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-heart-in-a-cage/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2006
9. [You Only Live Once](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-you-only-live-once/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi & Albert Hammond Jr. · 2006
10. [Is This It](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-is-this-it/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2001
11. [Automatic Stop](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-automatic-stop/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi & Albert Hammond Jr. · 2003
12. [What Ever Happened?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-what-ever-happened/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2003
13. [The Modern Age](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-the-modern-age/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2001
14. [Machu Picchu](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-machu-picchu/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2011
15. [Ize of the World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-ize-of-the-world/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2006
16. [The Adults Are Talking](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-the-adults-are-talking/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi & Albert Hammond Jr. · 2020
17. [New York City Cops](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-new-york-city-cops/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2001

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