100 Greatest Guitar Solos

Every guitarist has opinions on what some of the greatest recorded guitar solos are. While there are many that are commonly regarded as "great", there are lots of others that don't get as much attention. Not too long ago, the editors of Guitar World magazine put together a reader's poll, to find out what their readers considered to be the best guitar solos of all time. The results surely reflect the magazine's demographic (no jazz guitar solos, for example), but no one can argue the following 100 selections boast some great guitar work.

What follows is the list of all 100 songs selected, listed with the guitarist who played the solo, the band who released the album, and the album name.

The 100 Greatest Guitar Solo: 

by Guitar World


1.
song: Stairway to Heaven
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
album: Led Zeppelin IV

2.
song:Eruption
guitarist: Eddie Van Halen
band: Van Halen
album: Van Halen

3.
song:Freebird
guitarist: Collins/Rossington
band: Lynyrd Skynyrd
album: Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd

4.
song: Comfortably Numb
guitarist: David Gilmour
band: Pink Floyd
album: The Wall

5.
song: All Along the Watchtower
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix Experience
album: Electric Ladyland

6.
song: November Rain
guitarist: Slash
band: Guns n’ Roses
album: Use Your Illusion I

7.
song: One
guitarist: Kirk Hammet
band: Metallica
album: And Justice for All

8.
song: Hotel California
guitarist: Don Felder/Joe Walsh
band: The Eagles
album: Hotel California

9.
song: Crazy Train
guitarist: Randy Rhoads
band: Ozzy Ozbourne
album: Blizzard of Ozz

10.
song: Crossroads
guitarist: Eric Clapton
band: Cream
album: Wheels of Fire

11.
song: Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix
album: Electric Ladyland

12.
song: Johnny B. Goode
guitarist: Chuck Berry
band: Chuck Berry
album: Chuck Berry Is On Top

13.
song: Texas Flood
guitarist: Stevie Ray Vaughan
band: Stevie Ray Vaughan
album: Texas Flood

14.
song: Layla
guitarist: Clapton/Allman
band: Derek and the Dominoes
album: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

15.
song: Floods
guitarist: Dimebag Darrel
band: Pantera
album: The Great Southern Trendkill

16.
song: Heartbreaker
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
album: Led Zeppelin II

17.
song: Cliffs of Dover
guitarist: Eric Johnson
band: Eric Johnson
album: Ah Via Musicom

18.
song: Little Wing
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix Experience
album: Axis: Bold as Love

19.
song: Highway Star
guitarist: Ritchie Blackmore
band: Deep Purple
album: Machine Head

20.
song: Bohemian Rhapsody
guitarist: Brian May
band: Queen
album: A Night at the Opera

21.
song: Time
guitarist: David Gilmour
band: Pink Floyd
album: Dark Side of the Moon

22.
song: Sultans of Swing
guitarist: Mark Knopfler
band: Dire Straits
album: Dire Straits

23.
song: Bulls on Parade
guitarist: Tom Morello
band: Rage Against the Machine
album: Evil Empire

24.
song: Fade to Black
guitarist: Kirk Hammet
band: Metallica
album: Ride the Lightning

25.
song: Aqualung
guitarist: Martin Barre
band: Jethro Tull
album: Aqualung

26.
song: Smells Like Teen Spirit
guitarist: Kurt Cobain
band: Nirvana
album: Nevermind

27.
song: Pride and Joy
guitarist: Stevie Ray Vaughan
band: Stevie Ray Vaughan
album: Texas Flood

28.
song: Mr. Crowley
guitarist: Randy Rhoads
band: Ozzy Ozbourne
album: Blizzard of Oz

29.
song: For the Love of God
guitarist: Steve Vai
band: Steve Vai
album: Passion and Warfare

30.
song: Surfing With the Alien
guitarist: Joe Satriani
band: Joe Satriani
album: Surfing With the Alien

31.
song: Stranglehold
guitarist: Ted Nugent
band: Ted Nugent
album: Ted Nugent

32.
song: Machine Gun
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix
album: Band of Gypsies

33.
song: The Thrill is Gone
guitarist: B.B. King
band: B.B. King
album: Completely Well

34.
song: Paranoid Android
guitarist: Jonny Greenwood
band: Radiohead
album: OK Computer

35.
song: Cemetery Gates
guitarist: Dimebag Darrel
band: Pantera
album: Cowboys From Hell

36.
song: Black Star
guitarist: Yngwie Malmsteen
band: Yngwie Malmsteen
album: Rising Force
more: Black Star tab

37.
song: Sweet Child O’ Mine
guitarist: Slash
band: Guns n’ Roses
album: Appetite for Destruction

38.
song: Whole Lotta Love
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
album: Led Zeppelin II

39.
song: Cortez the Killer
guitarist: Neil Young
band: Neil Young
album: Zuma

40.
song: Reelin’ In the Years
guitarist: Elliot Randall
band: Steely Dan
album: Can’t Buy a Thrill

41.
song: Brighton Rock
guitarist: Brian May
band:Queen
album: Sheer Heart Attack

42.
song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
guitarist: Eric Clapton
band: The Beatles
album: The White Album

43.
song: Sharp Dressed Man
guitarist: Billy Gibbons
band: ZZ Top
album: Eliminator

44.
song: Alive
guitarist: Mike McCready
band: Pearl Jam
album: Ten

45.
song: Light My Fire
guitarist: Robby Krieger
band: The Doors
album: Doors

46.
song: Hot For Teacher
guitarist: Eddie Van Halen
band: Van Halen
album: 1984

47.
song: Jessica
guitarist: Dickey Betts
band: The Allman Brothers
album: Brothers and Sisters
tab: Jessica tab
48.
song: Sympathy for the Devil
guitarist: Keith Richards
band: The Rolling Stones
album: Beggar’s Banquet

49.
song: Europa
guitarist: Carlos Santana
band: Santana
album: Amigos

50.
song: Shock Me
guitarist: Ace Frehley
band: Kiss
album: Love Gun
51.
song: Master of Puppets
guitarist: Kirk Hammet
band: Metallica
album: Master of Puppets
52
song: Star Spangled Banner
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: Jimi Hendrix
album: Jimi Hendrix: Woodstock
53
song: Since I’ve Been Loving You
guitarist: Jimmy Page
band: Led Zeppelin
album: Led Zeppelin III
54
song: Geek USA
guitarist: Billy Corgan
band: Smashing Pumpkins
album: Siamese Dream
55.
song: Satch Boogie
guitarist: Joe Satriani
band: Joe Satriani
album: Surfing With the Alien

56.
song: War Pigs
guitarist: Tony Iommi
band: Black Sabbath
album: Paranoid

57.
song: Walk
guitarist: Dimebag Darrel
band: Pantera
album: Vulgar Display of Power

58.
song: Cocaine
guitarist: Eric Clapton
band: Eric Clapton
album: Slowhand

59.
song: You Really Got Me
guitarist: Dave Davies
band: The Kinks
album: Kinks

60.
song: Zoot Allures
guitarist: Frank Zappa
band: Frank Zappa
album: Zoot Allures

61.
song: No More Tears
guitarist: Zakk Wylde
band: Ozzy Osbourne
album: No More Tears

62.
song: Money
guitarist: David Gilmour
band: Pink Floyd
album: Dark Side of the Moon

63.
song: Black Hole Sun
guitarist: Kim Thayil
band: Soundgarden
album: Superunknown

64.
song: Little Red Corvette
guitarist: Prince
band: Prince
album: 1999

65.
song: In Bloom
guitarist: Kurt Cobain
band: Nirvana
album: Nevermind

66.
song: Blue Sky
guitarist: Allman/Betts
band: The Allman Brothers
album: Eat a Peach
tab: Blue Sky tab (from Allmanbrothersband.com)

67.
song: Beat It
guitarist: Eddie Van Halen
band: Michael Jackson
album: Thriller

68.
song: Starship Trooper
guitarist: Steve Howe
band: Yes
album: The Yes Album

69.
song: And Your Bird Can Sing
guitarist: George Harrison
band: The Beatles
album: Revolver

70.
song: Purple Haze
guitarist: Jimi Hendrix
band: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
album: Are You Experienced?

71.
song: Maggot Brain
guitarist: Eddie Hazel
band: Funkadelic
album: Maggot Brain

72.
song: Walk This Way
guitarist: Joe Perry
band: Aeorosmith
album: Toys in the Attic

73.
song: Stash
guitarist: Trey Anastasio
band: Phish
album: A Picture of Nectar

74.
song: Lazy
guitarist: Ritchie Blackmore
band: Deep Purple
album: Machine Head

75.
song: Won’t Get Fooled Again
guitarist: Pete Townsend
band: The Who
album: Who’s Next

76.
song: Cinnamon Girl
guitarist: Neil Young
band: Neil Young and Crazy Horse
album: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere

77.
song: Man in the Box
guitarist: Jerry Cantrell
band: Alice in Chains
album: Face Lift

78.
song: Truckin’
guitarist: Jerry Garcia
band: The Grateful Dead
album: American Beauty

79.
song: Mean Street
guitarist: Eddie Van Halen
band: Van Halen
album: Fair Warning

80.
song: You Shook Me All Night Long
guitarist: Angus Young
band: AC/DC
album: Back in Black

81.
song: Sweet Jane
guitarist: Hunter/Wagner
band: The Velvet Underground
album: Loaded

82.
song: 21st Century Schizoid Man
guitarist: Robert Fripp
band: King Crimson
album: In the Court of the Crimson King

83.
song: Scuttle Buttin’
guitarist: Stevie Ray Vaughan
band: Stevie Ray Vaughan
album: Couldn’t Stand the Weather

84.
song: Santeria
guitarist: Brad Nowell
band: Sublime
album: Sublime

85.
song: Moonage Daydream
guitarist: Mick Ronson
band: David Bowie
album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

86.
song: Whipping Post
guitarist: Allman/Betts
band: The Allman Brothers
album: The Allman Brothers Band

87.
song: Cult of Personality
guitarist: Vernon Reid
band: Living Color
album: Vivid

88.
song: Kid Charlemagne
guitarist: Larry Carlton
band: Steely Dan
album: The Royal Scam

89.
song: Killing in the Name
guitarist: Tom Morello
band: Rage Against the Machine
album: Rage Against the Machine

90.
song: Let it Rain
guitarist: Eric Clapton
band: Eric Clapton
album: Eric Clapton

91.
song: Heard It Thu Grapevine
guitarist: John Fogerty
band: CCR
album: Cosmo’s Factory

92.
song: Stray Cat Strut
guitarist: Brian Setzer
band: Stray Cats
album: Built for Speed

93.
song: The End
guitarist: Robbie Krieger
band: The Doors
album: The Doors

94.
song: Working Man
guitarist: Alex Lifeson
band: Rush
album: Rush

95.
song: Yellow Ledbetter
guitarist: Mike McCready
band: Pearl Jam
album: Jeremy

96.
song: Honky Tonk Women
guitarist: Keith Richards
band: The Rolling Stones
album: Let it Bleed

97.
song: Cherub Rock
guitarist: Billy Corgan
band: Smashing Pumpkins
album: Siamese Dream

98.
song: Under a Glass Moon
guitarist: John Petrucci
band: Dream Theater
album: Images & Words

99.
song: Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers
guitarist: Jeff Beck
band: Jeff Beck
album: Blow by Blow

100.
song: Three Days
guitarist: Dave Navarro
band: Jane’s Addiction
album: Ritual de lo Habitual



----------------------------------------------------------------------------------