# The Who: The Best Guitar Solos > The 18 best The Who guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Won't Get Fooled Again (1971), then Young Man Blues and I Can See for Miles. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Pete Townshend rewrote the lead guitarist's job, using feedback, windmill power chords and rhythm itself as the solo. The Who's recordings and ferocious live shows made noise and drama central to rock guitar. Informed by: [Wikipedia – Pete Townshend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Townshend), [Wikipedia – The Who discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who_discography) 1. [Won't Get Fooled Again](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-won-t-get-fooled-again/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1971 2. [Young Man Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-young-man-blues/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1970 3. [I Can See for Miles](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-i-can-see-for-miles/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1967 4. [Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-anyway-anyhow-anywhere/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1965 5. [My Generation](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-my-generation/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1965 6. [Bargain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-bargain/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1971 7. [Baba O'Riley](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-baba-o-riley/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1971 8. [Eminence Front](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-eminence-front/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1982 9. [Sparks](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-sparks/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1969 10. [Summertime Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-summertime-blues/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1970 11. [Who Are You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-who-are-you/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1978 12. [Love, Reign o'er Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-love-reign-o-er-me/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1973 13. [Naked Eye](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-naked-eye/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1974 14. [5:15](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-5-15/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1973 15. [Going Mobile](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-going-mobile/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1971 16. [Slip Kid](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-slip-kid/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1975 17. [Pinball Wizard](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-pinball-wizard/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1969 18. [Substitute](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-substitute/) — The Who · solo by Pete Townshend · 1966 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)