# The Best Weezer Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Weezer guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Only in Dreams (1994), then Say It Ain't So and Slob. Every video starts at the solo.

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Weezer smuggled metal-kid guitar chops into '90s alternative, with Rivers Cuomo crafting hooky, melody-first solos that often double as second choruses. From the Blue Album's crunch to Van Weezer's tapping tributes, the band made guitar solos feel fun again in the indie era.

Informed by: [Sputnikmusic: Top 5 Weezer Guitar Solos](https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=1037736&listid=155610), [Wikipedia: Only in Dreams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_in_Dreams_(song)), [Wikipedia: Weezer (Blue Album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weezer_(Blue_Album))

1. [Only in Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-only-in-dreams/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 1994
2. [Say It Ain't So](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-say-it-aint-so/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 1994
3. [Slob](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-slob/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2002
4. [Buddy Holly](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-buddy-holly/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 1994
5. [Hash Pipe](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-hash-pipe/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2001
6. [The End of the Game](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-the-end-of-the-game/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2019
7. [Undone – The Sweater Song](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-undone-the-sweater-song/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 1994
8. [Surf Wax America](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-surf-wax-america/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 1994
9. [Island in the Sun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-island-in-the-sun/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2001
10. [El Scorcho](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-el-scorcho/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 1996
11. [Tired of Sex](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-tired-of-sex/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 1996
12. [Photograph](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-photograph/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2001
13. [Dope Nose](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-dope-nose/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2002
14. [Beverly Hills](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-beverly-hills/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2005
15. [In the Garage](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-in-the-garage/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 1994
16. [Keep Fishin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-keep-fishin/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2002
17. [The Good Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-the-good-life/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 1996
18. [Hero](https://greatestsolos.com/song/weezer-hero/) — Weezer · solo by Rivers Cuomo · 2021

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