# The Best Yngwie Malmsteen Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Yngwie Malmsteen guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Far Beyond the Sun (1984), then Black Star and Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4.

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Yngwie Malmsteen fused Paganini and Bach with hard rock, shaping the neoclassical shred movement of the 1980s through sweep-picked arpeggios, harmonic-minor runs and pristine speed. His scalloped Stratocaster and Marshall stack are still a benchmark for virtuosic rock guitar.

Informed by: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen), [Return of Rock](https://returnofrock.com/yngwie-malmsteen-songs-ranked/), [Defenders of the Faith](https://defendersofthefaithmetal.com/top-10-yngwie-malmsteen-songs/), [Metal Injection](https://metalinjection.net/lists/these-are-10-best-yngwie-malmsteen-deep-cuts)

1. [Far Beyond the Sun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-far-beyond-the-sun/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1984
2. [Black Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-black-star/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1984
3. [Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-icarus-dream-suite-op-4/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1984
4. [I'll See the Light, Tonight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-s-rising-force-i-ll-see-the-light-tonight/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1985
5. [Trilogy Suite Op: 5](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-trilogy-suite-op-5/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1986
6. [Rising Force](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-s-rising-force-rising-force/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1988
7. [You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-you-don-t-remember-i-ll-never-forget/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1986
8. [Heaven Tonight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-s-rising-force-heaven-tonight/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1988
9. [Evil Eye](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-evil-eye/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1984
10. [Dreaming (Tell Me)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-s-rising-force-dreaming-tell-me/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1988
11. [Liar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-liar/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1986
12. [Disciples of Hell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-s-rising-force-disciples-of-hell/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1985
13. [Crystal Ball](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-j-malmsteen-s-rising-force-crystal-ball/) — Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1988
14. [Island in the Sun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alcatrazz-island-in-the-sun/) — Alcatrazz · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1983
15. [Hiroshima Mon Amour](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alcatrazz-hiroshima-mon-amour/) — Alcatrazz · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1983
16. [Hot on Your Heels](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steeler-hot-on-your-heels/) — Steeler · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1983
17. [Never Die](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yngwie-malmsteen-never-die/) — Yngwie Malmsteen · solo by Yngwie Malmsteen · 1994

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