Greatest Guitar Solos

A few years back, the editors of Guitar World magazine took a reader's poll to deteremine the Top 100 Greatest Guitar Solos. Keep in mind, this is judged just on this rock genre based magazine and it's readers, so it's focus will fit the magazine's demographics and I'm sure many will argue this, but nonetheless some cool stuff.

I've put video for the first ten (hopefully they will not be removed by the time you read this). I've listed only the top fifty. For the complete list check here.

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 (from Allmanbrothersband.com)


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