# Guitarist (2011) vs the Consensus > Guitarist's greatest guitar solos list (2011), compared with 80 other rankings: its #1 is Blackbird. Where it agrees, its boldest picks and what it left out. Canonical URL: Guitarist's list, “The 20 Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time,” puts Blackbird by Alter Bridge at #1. The consensus #1 is Stairway to Heaven. Of the solos it ranks, 18 are in the GreatestSolos Consensus 100, and 5 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 Guitarist / MusicRadar](https://www.musicradar.com/guitarist/the-20-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time-403987) for the full ranking. ## Where they agree The highest consensus picks that Guitarist also ranked. | Solo | Guitarist | Consensus | |---|---|---| | [Stairway to Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven/) — Led Zeppelin, 1971 | #8 | #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 | #14 | #3 | | [Eruption](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-eruption/) — Van Halen, 1978 | #2 | #4 | ## Their boldest picks Solos Guitarist ranked high that most other lists rank low or leave out. | Solo | Guitarist | Consensus | |---|---|---| | [Blackbird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alter-bridge-blackbird/) — Alter Bridge, 2007 | #1 | #62 | | [Hollow Years](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-hollow-years/) — Dream Theater, 1997 | #6 | #259 | | [Under a Glass Moon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-under-a-glass-moon/) — Dream Theater, 1992 | #7 | #65 | | [Motorcycle Emptiness](https://greatestsolos.com/song/manic-street-preachers-motorcycle-emptiness/) — Manic Street Preachers, 1992 | #18 | #192 | ## Consensus favorites they left out Top-30 consensus solos missing from Guitarist (released by 2011). | Solo | Consensus | Lists | |---|---|---| | [Bohemian Rhapsody](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-bohemian-rhapsody/) — Queen, 1975 | #8 | 48 of 80 | | [Highway Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-highway-star/) — Deep Purple, 1972 | #10 | 41 of 80 | | [While My Guitar Gently Weeps](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beatles-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps/) — The Beatles, 1968 | #12 | 36 of 80 | | [Crazy Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ozzy-osbourne-crazy-train/) — Ozzy Osbourne, 1980 | #13 | 32 of 80 | ## Quick answers ### What is Guitarist's #1 guitar solo? Blackbird by Alter Bridge (solo by Mark Tremonti & Myles Kennedy) is #1 on Guitarist's list from 2011. ### How does Guitarist's list compare with the consensus? 18 of the solos it ranks appear in the Consensus 100, which combines 80 published lists. 5 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. Compare another list: [Rolling Stone 2026](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/rolling-stone-2026/) · [Classic Rock 2018](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/classic-rock-2018/) · [NME 2017](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/nme-2017/) · [Guitar World 2021](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/guitar-world-2021/) · [Guitar World 2013](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/guitar-world-2013/) · [Guitar Player 2024](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/guitar-player-2024/) · [uDiscover Music 2026](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/udiscover-2026/) · [Planet Rock 2022](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/planet-rock-2022/) · [SiriusXM 2024](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/siriusxm-2024/) · [Gibson.com 2010](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/gibson-2010/) · [Rick Beato 2019](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/rick-beato-2019/) --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)