# The Best Van Halen Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Van Halen guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Eruption (1978), then Hot for Teacher and Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love. Every video starts at the solo.

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Eddie Van Halen changed electric guitar more than anyone since Hendrix, bringing two-hand tapping, dive-bomb whammy bar moves and his home-built 'brown sound' to the mainstream. From 'Eruption' onward, Van Halen records set the technical bar for a whole generation of rock players.

Informed by: [Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-best-eddie-van-halen-guitar-solos), [Guitar.com](https://guitar.com/features/eddie-van-halen-best-guitar-solos-songs-moments/), [Ultimate Classic Rock](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/top-eddie-van-halen-guitar-solos/), [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/eddie-van-halen-20-greatest-guitar-solos-778991/)

1. [Eruption](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-eruption/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1978
2. [Hot for Teacher](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-hot-for-teacher/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1984
3. [Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-ain-t-talkin-bout-love/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1978
4. [Panama](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-panama/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1984
5. [Spanish Fly](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-spanish-fly/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1979
6. [Mean Street](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-mean-street/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1981
7. [I'm the One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-i-m-the-one/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1978
8. [Unchained](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-unchained/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1981
9. [Jump](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-jump/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1984
10. [Runnin' with the Devil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-runnin-with-the-devil/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1978
11. [Dance the Night Away](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-dance-the-night-away/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1979
12. [Cathedral](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-cathedral/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1982
13. [Little Guitars](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-little-guitars/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1982
14. [Somebody Get Me a Doctor](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-somebody-get-me-a-doctor/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1979
15. [Poundcake](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-poundcake/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1991
16. [Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-dreams/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1986
17. [Women in Love...](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-women-in-love/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1979
18. [Light Up the Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-light-up-the-sky/) — Van Halen · solo by Eddie Van Halen · 1979

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