# The Top 10 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

> The Top 10 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time: #1 is Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, then Comfortably Numb and Hotel California. 10 solos, ranked.

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The 10 greatest guitar solos of all time, by consensus of 80 published rankings: Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin is #1, on 64 of 80 lists, followed by Comfortably Numb (David Gilmour), Hotel California (Don Felder & Joe Walsh), Eruption (Eddie Van Halen), Free Bird (Allen Collins & Gary Rossington), Sweet Child O' Mine (Slash), All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix), Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian May), Sultans of Swing (Mark Knopfler) and Highway Star (Ritchie Blackmore).

Updated October 2026 · ranked from 80 published lists

1. [Stairway to Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven/) — Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1971
2. [Comfortably Numb](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-comfortably-numb/) — Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1979
3. [Hotel California](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eagles-hotel-california/) — Eagles · solo by Don Felder & Joe Walsh · 1976
4. [Eruption](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-eruption/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1978
5. [Free Bird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-free-bird/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Allen Collins & Gary Rossington · 1973
6. [Sweet Child O' Mine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-sweet-child-o-mine/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
7. [All Along the Watchtower](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-all-along-the-watchtower/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1968
8. [Bohemian Rhapsody](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-bohemian-rhapsody/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1975
9. [Sultans of Swing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-sultans-of-swing/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1978
10. [Highway Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-highway-star/) — Deep Purple · solo by Ritchie Blackmore · 1972

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