Greatest Guitar Solo Every Year (1965-2024)

Here’s a list of every solo in the video along with the person who performed it and the band they’re from: 1965. Heart Full of Soul - Jeff Beck | The Yardbirds 1966. Taxman - Paul McCartney - The Beatles 1967. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix | The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix | The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1969. Something - George Harrison | The Beatles 1970. 25 or 6 to 4 - Terry Kath | Chicago 1971. Stairway to Heaven - Jimmy Page | Led Zeppelin 1972. Highway Star - Ritchie Blackmore | Deep Purple 1973. Free Bird - Allen Collins | Lynyrd Skynyrd 1974. Working Man - Alex Lifeson | Rush 1975. Bohemian Rhapsody - Brian May | Queen 1976. Achilles Last Stand - Jimmy Page | Led Zeppelin 1977. Dogs - David Gilmour | Pink Floyd 1978. Eruption - Eddie Van Halen | Van Halen 1979. Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour | Pink Floyd 1980. Mr. Crowley - Randy Rhoads | Ozzy Osbourne 1981. Limelight - Alex Lifeson | Rush 1982. Telegraph Road - Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits 1983. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 1984. Hot for Teacher - Eddie Van Halen | Van Halen 1985. Brothers In Arms - Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits 1986. Master of Puppets - Kirk Hammett 1987. Sweet Child O’ Mine - Slash | Guns N’ Roses 1988. One - Kirk Hammett | Metallica 1989. 18 and Life - Dave Sabo | Skid Row 1990. Tornado of Souls - Marty Friedman | Megadeth 1991. November Rain - Slash | Guns N’ Roses 1992. Killing In the Name - Tom Morello | Rage Against the Machine 1993. Trapped In a Corner - Andy LaRocque | Death 1994. High Hopes - David Gilmour | Pink Floyd 1995. Just - Jonny Greenwood | Radiohead 1996. Floods - Dimebag Darrell | Pantera 1997. Paranoid Android - Jonny Greenwood | Radiohead 1998. Crystal Planet - Joe Satriani | Joe Satriani 1999. Scar Tissue - John Frusciante | Red Hot Chili Peppers 2000. Brave New World - Janick Gers | Iron Maiden 2001. The Modern Age - Nick Valensi | The Strokes 2002. Like a Stone - Tom Morello | Audioslave 2003. Ball and Biscuit - Jack White | The White Stripes 2004. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Prince | Various Artists 2005. Octavarium - John Petrucci | Dream Theater 2006. Dani California - John Frusciante | Red Hot Chili Peppers 2007. Afterlife - Synyster Gates | Avenged Sevenfold 2008. I Got Mine - Dan Auerbach | The Black Keys 2009. The Great Flood - Joe Bonasamma | Joe Bonasamma 2010. Light Years Away - Joe Satriani | Joe Satriani 2011. The Hunter - Brent Hinds | Mastodon 2012. Bright Lights - Gary Clark Jr. | Gary Clark Jr. 2013. Fortress - Mark Tremonti | Alter Bridge 2014. The One that Kills the Least - Jim Root | Slipknot 2015. Reapers - Matt Bellamy | Muse 2016. Silvera - Joey Duplantier | Gorjira 2017. Edge of Darkness - Jacob Kiszka | Greta Van Fleet 2018. Redemption - Joe Bonamassa | Joe Bonamassa 2019. Take What You Want - Andrew Watt | Post Malone & Ozzy Osbourne 2020. Terminal Velocity - John Petrucci | John Petrucci 2021. The Weight of Dreams - Jacob Kiszka | Greta Van Fleet 2022. I Let My Guitar Do the Talking - Buddy Guy | Buddy Guy 2023. Flamethrower - Joey Walker | King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 2024. Idle Hands - Phil Demmel | Kerry King