# Planet Rock (2022) vs the Consensus > Planet Rock's greatest guitar solos list compared with 80 other rankings. Its #1: Comfortably Numb. Agreements, bold picks and omissions. Canonical URL: Planet Rock's list, “The 75 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time,” puts Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd at #1. The consensus #1 is Stairway to Heaven. Of the solos it ranks, 46 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 Planet Rock](https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time) for the full ranking. ## Where they agree The highest consensus picks that Planet Rock also ranked. | Solo | Planet Rock | Consensus | |---|---|---| | [Stairway to Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven/) — Led Zeppelin, 1971 | #4 | #1 | | [Comfortably Numb](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-comfortably-numb/) — Pink Floyd, 1979 | #1 | #2 | | [Hotel California](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eagles-hotel-california/) — Eagles, 1976 | #5 | #3 | | [Eruption](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-eruption/) — Van Halen, 1978 | #7 | #4 | | [Free Bird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-free-bird/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1973 | #2 | #5 | | [Sweet Child O' Mine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-sweet-child-o-mine/) — Guns N' Roses, 1987 | #8 | #6 | | [All Along the Watchtower](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-all-along-the-watchtower/) — Jimi Hendrix, 1968 | #15 | #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 | #11 | #9 | | [Highway Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-highway-star/) — Deep Purple, 1972 | #14 | #10 | ## Their boldest picks Solos Planet Rock ranked high that most other lists rank low or leave out. | Solo | Planet Rock | Consensus | |---|---|---| | [Blackbird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alter-bridge-blackbird/) — Alter Bridge, 2007 | #3 | #62 | | [Stargazer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rainbow-stargazer/) — Rainbow, 1976 | #9 | #175 | | [Rock Bottom](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ufo-rock-bottom/) — UFO, 1974 | #12 | #78 | | [Parisienne Walkways](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-moore-parisienne-walkways/) — Gary Moore, 1978 | #13 | #149 | | [Dry County](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bon-jovi-dry-county/) — Bon Jovi, 1992 | #16 | #176 | | [Child in Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-child-in-time/) — Deep Purple, 1970 | #17 | #74 | | [Sloe Gin](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-bonamassa-sloe-gin/) — Joe Bonamassa, 2007 | #22 | #162 | | [Still In Love With You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-still-in-love-with-you/) — Thin Lizzy, 1974 | #25 | #124 | | [Get The Funk Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/extreme-get-the-funk-out/) — Extreme, 1990 | #26 | #91 | | [Whole Lotta Rosie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ac-dc-whole-lotta-rosie/) — AC/DC, 1977 | #30 | #128 | ## Consensus favorites they left out Top-30 consensus solos missing from Planet Rock (released by 2022). | Solo | Consensus | Lists | |---|---|---| | [Beat It](https://greatestsolos.com/song/michael-jackson-beat-it/) — Michael Jackson, 1982 | #15 | 30 of 80 | | [Johnny B. Goode](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-johnny-b-goode/) — Chuck Berry, 1958 | #16 | 28 of 80 | | [Texas Flood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-texas-flood/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1983 | #21 | 24 of 80 | | [Sympathy for the Devil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-sympathy-for-the-devil/) — The Rolling Stones, 1968 | #25 | 22 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 Planet Rock's #1 guitar solo? Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd (solo by David Gilmour) is #1 on Planet Rock's list from 2022. ### How does Planet Rock's list compare with the consensus? 46 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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