Guitar World, rock and roll tarihindeki en iyi gitar sololarını puanlamış ve ortaya
aşağıdaki sıralama çıkmış. Tabii her ne kadar belirli bir kritere göre
puanlasalar da kişisel görüş belirtmek, bu performans diğerinden daha mı iyi
benzeri yorum yapmak da istiyor insan. Neticede kıyaslama yapmak, hele hele
performans kıyaslaması yapmak zor ve zahmetli bir iş olsa gerek ve öznel
yaklaşımlardan kaçınılamaz.
50)
"Shock Me" (Ace Frehley) - Kiss Alive II, 1977
49)
"Europa" (Carlos Santana) - Carlos Santana Amigos, 1976
48)
"Sympathy for the Devil" (Keith Richards) - Rolling Stones Beggars
Banquet, 1968
47)
"Jessica" (Dickey Betts) - Allman Brothers Band Brothers and Sisters,
1974
46)
"Hot For Teacher" (Edward Van Halen) - Van Halen 1984, 1984
45)
"Light My Fire" (Robby Krieger) - The Doors The Doors, 1967
44)
"Alive" (Mike McCready) - Pearl Jam Ten, 1991
43)
"Sharp Dressed Man" (Billy Gibbons) - ZZ Top Eliminator, 1983
42)
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Eric Clapton) - The Beatles The
Beatles (White Album), 1968
41)
"Brighton Rock" (Brian May) - Queen Sheer Heart Attack, 1974
40)
"Reelin' in the Years" (Elliot Randall) - Steely Dan Can't Buy a
Thrill, 1972
39)
"Cortez the Killer" (Neil Young) - Neil Young and Crazy Horse Zuma,
1975
38)
"Whole Lotta Love" (Jimmy Page) - Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II, 1967
37)
"Sweet Child O' Mine" (Slash) - Guns N' Roses Appetite for
Destruction, 1987
36)
"Black Star" (Yngwie Malmsteen) - Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force, 1984
35)
"Cemetery Gates" (Dimebag Darrell) - Pantera Cowboys from Hell, 1990
34)
"Paranoid Android" (Johnny Greenwood) - Radiohead OK Computer, 1997
33)
"The Thrill is Gone" (B.B. King) - B.B. King Completely Well, 1969
32)
"Machine Gun" (Jimi Hendrix) - Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys, 1970
31)
"Stranglehold" (Ted Nugent) - Ted Nugent Ted Nugent, 1975
30)
"Surfing with the Alien" (Joe Satriani) - Joe Satriani Surfing with
the Alien, 1987
29)
"For the Love of God" (Steve Vai) - Steve Vai Passion and Warfare,
1991
28)
"Mr. Crowley" (Randy Rhoads) - Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard of Ozz, 1981
27)
"Pride and Joy" (Stevie Ray Vaughan) - Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas
Flood, 1983
26)
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Kurt Cobain) - Nirvana Nevermind, 1991
25)
"Aqualung" (Martin Barre) - Jethro Tull Aqualung, 1979
24)
"Fade to Black" (Kirk Hammett) - Metallica Ride the Lightning, 1984
23)
"Bulls on Parade" (Tom Morello) - Rage Against the Machine Evil
Empire, 1996
22)
"Sultans of Swing" (Mark Knopfler) - Dire Straits Dire Straits, 1978
21)
"Time" (David Gilmour) - Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon, 1973
20)
"Bohemian Rhapsody" (Brian May) - Queen Night at the Opera, 1975
19)
"Floods" (Dimebag Darrell) - Pantera The Great Southern Trendkill,
1996
18)
"Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis: Bold
as Love, 1968
17)
"Cliffs of Dover" (Eric Johnson) - Eric Johnson Ah Via Musicom, 1990
16)
"Heartbreaker" (Jimmy Page) - Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II, 1967
15)
"Highway Star" (Ritchie Blackmore) - Deep Purple Machine Head, 1972
14)
"Layla" (Eric Clapton, Duane Allman) - Derek and the Dominos Layla
and Other Assorted Love Songs, 1970
13)
"Texas Flood" (Stevie Ray Vaughan) - Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas Flood,
1983
12)
"Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) - Chuck Berry His Best, Volume One,
1997
11)
"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (Jimi Hendrix) - Jimi Hendrix
Experience Electric Ladyland, 1968
10)
"Crossroads" (Eric Clapton) - Cream Wheels of Fire, 1968
9)
"Crazy Train" (Randy Rhoads) - Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard of Ozz, 1981
8)
"Hotel California" (Don Felder, Joe Walsh) - The Eagles Hotel
California, 1976
7)
"One" (Kirk Hammett) - Metallica ...And Justice for All, 1988
6)
"November Rain" (Slash) - Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion I, 1991
5)
"All Along the Watchtower" (Jimi Hendrix) - The Jimi Hendrix
Experience Electric Ladyland, 1968
4)
"Comfortably Numb" (David Gilmour) - Pink Floyd The Wall, 1979
3)
"Free Bird" (Allen Collins, Gary Rossington) - Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1973
2)
"Eruption" (Eddie Van Halen) - Van Halen Van Halen, 1978
1)
"Stairway to Heaven" (Jimmy Page) - Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV,
1971