# Rick Beato (2019) vs the Consensus > Rick Beato's greatest guitar solos list compared with 80 other rankings. Its #1: Comfortably Numb. Agreements, bold picks and omissions. Canonical URL: Rick Beato's list, “Top 20 Rock 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, 10 are in the GreatestSolos Consensus 100, and 3 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 Rick Beato (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV-y91BZonY) for the full ranking. ## Where they agree The highest consensus picks that Rick Beato also ranked. | Solo | Rick Beato | Consensus | |---|---|---| | [Stairway to Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven/) — Led Zeppelin, 1971 | #2 | #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 | #12 | #3 | | [Free Bird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-free-bird/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1973 | #17 | #5 | ## Their boldest picks Solos Rick Beato ranked high that most other lists rank low or leave out. | Solo | Rick Beato | Consensus | |---|---|---| | [Lines on My Face](https://greatestsolos.com/song/peter-frampton-lines-on-my-face/) — Peter Frampton, 1976 | #4 | #210 | | [Stone in Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/journey-stone-in-love/) — Journey, 1981 | #5 | #178 | | [Rosanna](https://greatestsolos.com/song/toto-rosanna/) — Toto, 1982 | #6 | #141 | | [Ice Cream Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-ice-cream-man/) — Van Halen, 1978 | #7 | #218 | ## Consensus favorites they left out Top-30 consensus solos missing from Rick Beato (released by 2019). | Solo | Consensus | Lists | |---|---|---| | [Eruption](https://greatestsolos.com/song/van-halen-eruption/) — Van Halen, 1978 | #4 | 58 of 80 | | [Sweet Child O' Mine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-sweet-child-o-mine/) — Guns N' Roses, 1987 | #6 | 52 of 80 | | [All Along the Watchtower](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-all-along-the-watchtower/) — Jimi Hendrix, 1968 | #7 | 48 of 80 | | [Highway Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-highway-star/) — Deep Purple, 1972 | #10 | 41 of 80 | ## Quick answers ### What is Rick Beato's #1 guitar solo? Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd (solo by David Gilmour) is #1 on Rick Beato's list from 2019. ### How does Rick Beato's list compare with the consensus? 10 of the solos it ranks appear in the Consensus 100, which combines 80 published lists. 3 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/) · [Guitarist 2011](https://greatestsolos.com/vs/guitarist-2011/) · [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/) --- 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/)