# Gibson.com (2010) vs the Consensus > Gibson.com's greatest guitar solos list compared with 80 other rankings. Its #1: Stairway to Heaven. Agreements, bold picks and omissions. Canonical URL: Gibson.com's list, “Gibson.com's Top 50 Guitar Solos of All Time,” puts Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin at #1, the same as the consensus. Of the solos it ranks, 35 are in the GreatestSolos Consensus 100, and 7 of its top 10 are also in the consensus top 10. Updated October 2026 · we show only where lists agree and differ; see [the original list at Gibson.com (via Georgia Straight)](https://www.straight.com/blogra/gibsoncom-picks-top-50-guitar-solos-all-time) for the full ranking. ## Where they agree The highest consensus picks that Gibson.com also ranked. | Solo | Gibson.com | Consensus | |---|---|---| | [Stairway to Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven/) — Led Zeppelin, 1971 | #1 | #1 | | [Comfortably Numb](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-comfortably-numb/) — Pink Floyd, 1979 | #5 | #2 | | [Hotel California](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eagles-hotel-california/) — Eagles, 1976 | #4 | #3 | | [Eruption](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-eruption/) — Van Halen, 1978 | #2 | #4 | | [Free Bird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-free-bird/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1973 | #6 | #5 | | [Sweet Child O' Mine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-sweet-child-o-mine/) — Guns N' Roses, 1987 | #13 | #6 | | [All Along the Watchtower](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-all-along-the-watchtower/) — Jimi Hendrix, 1968 | #3 | #7 | | [Bohemian Rhapsody](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-bohemian-rhapsody/) — Queen, 1975 | #10 | #8 | | [Sultans of Swing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-sultans-of-swing/) — Dire Straits, 1978 | #20 | #9 | ## Their boldest picks Solos Gibson.com ranked high that most other lists rank low or leave out. | Solo | Gibson.com | Consensus | |---|---|---| | [Whole Lotta Rosie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ac-dc-whole-lotta-rosie/) — AC/DC, 1977 | #18 | #128 | | [Like A Hurricane](https://greatestsolos.com/song/neil-young-like-a-hurricane/) — Neil Young, 1977 | #19 | #85 | | [Cortez the Killer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/neil-young-cortez-the-killer/) — Neil Young, 1975 | #23 | #76 | | [Rock Around the Clock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bill-haley-and-his-comets-rock-around-the-clock/) — Bill Haley & His Comets, 1954 | #24 | #159 | | [Sweet Jane](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lou-reed-sweet-jane/) — Lou Reed, 1974 | #25 | #291 | | [Don't Believe a Word](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-don-t-believe-a-word/) — Thin Lizzy, 1976 | #34 | #319 | | [Bésame Mucho](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-besame-mucho/) — Wes Montgomery, 1963 | #36 | #324 | | [Blue Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/allman-brothers-blue-sky/) — The Allman Brothers Band, 1972 | #38 | #87 | | [My Sharona](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-knack-my-sharona/) — The Knack, 1979 | #39 | #127 | ## Consensus favorites they left out Top-30 consensus solos missing from Gibson.com (released by 2010). | Solo | Consensus | Lists | |---|---|---| | [Voodoo Child (Slight Return)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-voodoo-child-slight-return/) — Jimi Hendrix, 1968 | #18 | 27 of 80 | | [Fade to Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-fade-to-black/) — Metallica, 1984 | #23 | 23 of 80 | | [For the Love of God](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-vai-for-the-love-of-god/) — Steve Vai, 1990 | #24 | 22 of 80 | | [Cliffs of Dover](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eric-johnson-cliffs-of-dover/) — Eric Johnson, 1990 | #26 | 21 of 80 | | [Paranoid Android](https://greatestsolos.com/song/radiohead-paranoid-android/) — Radiohead, 1997 | #28 | 21 of 80 | | [Little Wing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-little-wing/) — Jimi Hendrix, 1967 | #30 | 18 of 80 | ## Quick answers ### What is Gibson.com's #1 guitar solo? Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin (solo by Jimmy Page) is #1 on Gibson.com's list from 2010. ### How does Gibson.com's list compare with the consensus? 35 of the solos it ranks appear in the Consensus 100, which combines 80 published lists. 7 of its top 10 are also in the consensus top 10. ### What is the greatest guitar solo of all time by consensus? Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, on 64 of 80 lists. 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