Tips & Facts: 100 Greatest Guitar Solos

Featuring a list of the top 100 guitar solos ever

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.

ALBUM	SONG #
	1. song: Stairway to Heaven guitarist: Jimmy Page band: Led Zeppelin album: Led Zeppelin IV more: Stairway To Heaven solo details
	2. song: Eruption guitarist: Eddie Van Halen band: Van Halen album: Van Halen more: Eruption solo details
	3. song: Freebird guitarist: Collins/Rossington band: Lynyrd Skynyrd album: Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd more: Freebird solo details
	4. song: Comfortably Numb guitarist: David Gilmour band: Pink Floyd album: The Wall more: Comfortably Numb solo details
	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

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