# Black Night guitar solo

> Ritchie Blackmore's guitar solo on Black Night by Deep Purple (1970) starts at about 1:20. From the album Black Night. A hard rock classic from the 1970s.

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Deep Purple, 1970, from *Black Night*. Solo by *Ritchie Blackmore*.

A hit single with a short, stinging, blues-based break that shows Blackmore's gift for hooks inside a solo.

Black Night by Deep Purple is ranked #497 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1970. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #54 (Guitar Solo Legends).

## In our lists

- [The Best Deep Purple Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/deep-purple-guitar-solos/) — #10

## Sources

- [Guitar Solo Legends: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — Ranked (2026)](https://guitarsololegends.com/) — #54

### Who played the guitar solo on Black Night?

Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Deep Purple's Black Night (1970).

### Where does Black Night rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#497 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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