79 Lists of the Greatest Guitar Solos

Guitar solo rankings by decade, genre, technique, guitarist and guitar.

Flagship

• The Consensus 100 — 100 solos
• The Most-Taught Solos — 50 solos
• See Them Live — 50 solos
• Deep Cuts — 50 solos
• One and Only — 50 solos
• The Greatest Solo of Every Year — 81 solos
• Genre Champions — 31 solos
• Beyond the Canon — 42 solos
• The Modern Canon: Best Since 1990 — 50 solos
• The Road Trip 50 — 50 solos

Genres

• The 25 Greatest Alternative Rock Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 20 Greatest Bluegrass Guitar Solos — 20 solos
• The 25 Greatest Blues Rock Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Blues Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Britpop Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Classic Rock Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The Greatest Desert Blues Guitar Songs — 22 solos
• The 25 Greatest Flamenco Guitar Recordings — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Folk Rock Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Funk and Soul Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Fusion Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Glam Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Grunge Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Hard Rock Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Indie Rock Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Guitar Instrumentals — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Jam Band Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Jazz Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Latin Rock Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Metal Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 20 Greatest Neo-Soul Guitar Solos — 20 solos
• The 25 Greatest New Wave Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Pop Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Power Pop Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Prog Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Psychedelic Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Punk Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Rock and Roll Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Rockabilly Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Shred Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Southern Rock Guitar Solos — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Surf Guitar Songs — 25 solos
• The 25 Greatest Thrash Guitar Solos — 25 solos

Decades

• The Pioneers: 1950s & 60s — 25 solos
• The 1970s — 25 solos
• The 1980s — 25 solos
• The 1990s — 25 solos
• The 2000s — 25 solos
• 2010 to Now — 25 solos
• Best of the 21st Century — 25 solos

Techniques & themes

• Greatest Live Solos — 25 solos
• Slide Guitar — 22 solos
• Guest Solos — 25 solos
• Twin Guitars & Harmonies — 25 solos
• Tapping — 16 solos
• Wah & Talk Box Solos — 23 solos
• Whammy, Fuzz & Feedback — 25 solos
• Instrumentals — 25 solos
• Ballad Solos — 25 solos
• Epic-Length Solos — 25 solos
• Short & Perfect — 25 solos
• Solos in Hit Singles — 25 solos

Guitarists

• Best of Jimi Hendrix — 7 solos
• Best of Jimmy Page — 7 solos
• Best of David Gilmour — 6 solos
• Best of Eddie Van Halen — 6 solos
• Best of Eric Clapton — 9 solos
• Best of Slash — 7 solos
• Best of Stevie Ray Vaughan — 7 solos

Guitars

• Played on a Les Paul — 25 solos
• Played on a Stratocaster — 25 solos
• SGs & Telecasters — 25 solos

By the numbers

• Most Agreed-Upon — 25 solos
• Critics' Picks — 25 solos
• Fans' Picks — 25 solos
• Most Divisive — 25 solos
• Hidden Gems — 25 solos
• Rolling Stone vs. Everyone — 25 solos