# The Best ZZ Top Guitar Solos

> The 18 best ZZ Top guitar solos, ranked. #1 is La Grange (1973), then Blue Jean Blues and Just Got Paid. Every video starts at the solo.

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ZZ Top turned Texas boogie and blues into a stadium-sized sound, and Billy Gibbons became the master of tone, pinch harmonics and economy. His solos prove that feel and a fat, singing Les Paul can say more than a flurry of notes.

Informed by: [Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-15-best-zz-top-songs-according-to-15-of-the-worlds-greatest-guitarists), [American Songwriter](https://americansongwriter.com/top-5-guitar-solos-by-billy-gibbons/), [Gibson Gazette](https://gazette.gibson.com/learn/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time-learn-la-grange-by-zz-top/)

1. [La Grange](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-la-grange/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1973
2. [Blue Jean Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-blue-jean-blues/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1975
3. [Just Got Paid](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-just-got-paid/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1972
4. [Jesus Just Left Chicago](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-jesus-just-left-chicago/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1973
5. [Tush](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-tush/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1975
6. [Sharp Dressed Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-sharp-dressed-man/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1983
7. [Brown Sugar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-brown-sugar/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1971
8. [Heard It on the X](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-heard-it-on-the-x/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1975
9. [Cheap Sunglasses](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-cheap-sunglasses/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1979
10. [Waitin' for the Bus](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-waitin-for-the-bus/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1973
11. [Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-beer-drinkers-and-hell-raisers/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1973
12. [Gimme All Your Lovin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-gimme-all-your-lovin/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1983
13. [Rough Boy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-rough-boy/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1985
14. [Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-nasty-dogs-and-funky-kings/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1975
15. [I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-i-m-bad-i-m-nationwide/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1979
16. [Arrested for Driving While Blind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-arrested-for-driving-while-blind/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1976
17. [Legs](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-legs/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1983
18. [I Gotsta Get Paid](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-i-gotsta-get-paid/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 2012

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