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Shortly after 5.30pm, Pink Floyd's timeless 1979 anthem 'Comfortably Numb' was crowned the winner. Testament to the fabled status of David Gilmour's guitar solos on the track, 'Comfortably Numb' picked up 9.5% of the total votes – an astonishing tally considering it was an open vote.

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The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

As voted by Planet Rock listeners

Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Eddie Van Halen and David Gilmour Author: Scott Colothan Published 29th Aug 2022

Last updated 30th Aug 2022

We’re pleased to reveal The 75 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time as voted for by Planet Rock listeners. Thousands of you had your say in the poll, which was an open vote meaning that any rock song in recorded history was eligible to be included in the countdown. In a Bank Holiday Monday special, the results were aired throughout the day on-air on Planet Rock starting bright and early at 6am on Breakfast with Paul Anthony. Shortly after 5.30pm, Pink Floyd’s timeless 1979 anthem ‘Comfortably Numb’ was crowned the winner. Testament to the fabled status of David Gilmour’s guitar solos on the track, ‘Comfortably Numb’ picked up 9.5% of the total votes – an astonishing tally considering it was an open vote.

The Greatest Guitar Solo Of All Time

In terms of decades, the 1970s proved to be the most popular for guitar solos with 32 songs on the countdown. The 1980s and 1990s were both equally popular with 16 songs each in the list, while there are five songs from the 1960s and 2000s apiece. The 2010s is represented by one track. Metallica are the most represented band on the countdown with five songs making the list - four solos from Kirk Hammett and one from James Hetfield. The most popular guitarists on the countdown are Ritchie Blackmore (three songs with Deep Purple and two with Rainbow) and Slash (four with Guns N’ Roses and one solo song) with five tracks. Listen to our brand new Planet Rock Premium station - Greatest Guitar Solos. Playing the best guitar solo tracks of all time, 24/7, ad-break free! You can check out the full Greatest Guitar Solos list below, and also listen to the Top 10 again at the bottom of the page.

The 75 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time:

74) Iron Maiden – ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’ (1982) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 73) Guns N’ Roses – ‘Paradise City’ (1987) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 72) Guns N’ Roses – ‘Estranged’ (1991) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 71) Bon Jovi – ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’ (1986) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 70) Iron Maiden – ‘Powerslave’ (1984) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 69) UFO – ‘Lights Out’ (1977) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 67) Judas Priest – ‘Beyond The Realms of Death’ (1978) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 66) Free – ‘All Right Now’ (1970) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 65) Extreme – ‘Play With Me’(1989) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 64) AC/DC – ‘Back in Black’ (1981) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 63) UFO – ‘Love To Love’ (1977) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

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62) Led Zeppelin – ‘Whole Lotta Love’ (1969) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 61) Eric Johnson – ‘Cliffs of Dover’ (1990) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 60) Stevie Ray Vaughn – ‘Little Wing’ (1984, released posthumously in 1991) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 59) Pearl Jam – ‘Alive’ (1991) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 58) Metallica – ‘Nothing Else Matters’ (1991) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 57) Fleetwood Mac – ‘The Chain’ (1977) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 56) Dragonforce – ‘Through the Fire and Flames’ (2005) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 55) Thin Lizzy – ‘Emerald’ (1976) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 54) Dire Straits – ‘Brothers in Arms’ (1985) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 53) Steve Vai – ‘For the Love of God’ (1990) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

51) AC/DC – ‘Thunderstruck’ (1990) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

50) Rainbow – ‘Gates of Babylon’ (1977) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 49) Metallica – ‘The Unforgiven’ (1991) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 48) Rush – ‘La Villa Strangiato’ (1978) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 47) Pantera – ‘Cemetery Gates’ (1990) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 45) Dire Straits – ‘Telegraph Road’ (1982) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 44) Peter Frampton – ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ (2003) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

43) Slash – ‘Anastasia’ (2012) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

42) The Beatles – ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ (1968) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 40) Genesis – ‘Firth of Fifth’ (1973) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 39) Deep Purple – ‘Smoke on the Water’ (1972) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 38) AC/DC – ‘Let There Be Rock’ (1977) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 37) Megadeth – ‘Tornado of Souls’ (1990) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 36) Ozzy Osbourne – ‘No More Tears’ (1991) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 35) Metallica – ‘Fade To Black’ (1984) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

34) Marillion – ‘Easter’ (1990) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

33) Joe Bonamassa – ‘India / Mountain Time’ (2008) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 32) Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Crazy Train’ (1980) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

31) Cream – ‘Crossroads’ (1968) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

30) AC/DC – ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ (1977) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 29) Led Zeppelin – ‘Since I’ve Been Loving You’ (1970) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 28) Queen – ‘Brighton Rock’ (1974) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

27) Metallica – ‘One’ (1989) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

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26) Extreme – ‘Get The Funk Out’ (1990) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 25) Thin Lizzy – ‘Still In Love With You’ (1974) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 24) Metallica – ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 23) The Jimi Hendrix Experience – ‘Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)’ (1968) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 22) Joe Bonamassa – ‘Sloe Gin’ (2007) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 21) Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Mr Crowley’ (1980) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 20) Derek & The Dominoes – ‘Layla’ The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 19) Gary Moore – ‘Still Got The Blues (For You)’ (1990) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 18) Prince - ‘Purple Rain’ (1984) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 17) Deep Purple – ‘Child in Time’ (1970) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 16) Bon Jovi – ‘Dry County’ (1992) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 15) The Jimi Hendrix Experience – ‘All Along The Watchtower’ (1967) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 14) Deep Purple – ‘Highway Star’ (1972) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 13) Gary Moore – ‘Parisienne Walkways’ (1979) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 12) UFO – ‘Rock Bottom’ (1974) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 11) Dire Straits – ‘Sultans of Swing’ (1978) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 10) Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (1975) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

9) Rainbow – ‘Stargazer’ (1976) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

8) Guns N’ Roses – ‘Sweet Child ‘O Mine’ (1987) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 7) Van Halen – ‘Eruption’ (1978) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 6) Guns N’ Roses – ‘November Rain’ (1991) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 5) Eagles – ‘Hotel California’ (1976) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 4) Led Zeppelin – ‘Stairway To Heaven’ (1971) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 3) Alter Bridge – ‘Blackbird’ (2007) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 2) Lynyrd Skynyrd - ‘Free Bird’ (1973) The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

Listen to the 10 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time:

10) Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’:

9) Rainbow – ‘Stargazer’:

8) Guns N’ Roses – ‘Sweet Child O' Mine’:

7) Van Halen – ‘Eruption’:

6) Guns N’ Roses – ‘November Rain’:

5) Eagles – ‘Hotel California’:

4) Led Zeppelin – ‘Stairway To Heaven’:

3) Alter Bridge – ‘Blackbird’:

2) Lynyrd Skynyrd - ‘Free Bird’:

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