100 greatest guitar solos - Classic Rock
by Johnnyo 
These are the greatest guitar solos as listed in the November 2016 issue of Classic Rock magazine
- Chart updated: 06/09/2021 08:45
- (Created: 05/18/2020 15:02).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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Stairway To Heaven - Jimmy Page
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,660
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Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,151
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Hotel California - Don Felder & Joe Walsh
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1976
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6,039
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Freebird - Allen Collins
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,750
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All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1968
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17,478
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Eruption - Eddie Van Halen
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,476
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Killer Queen - Brian May
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1974
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2,810
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Sweet Child O Mine - Slash
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
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11,187
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Purple Rain - Prince
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1984
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15,909
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Paranoid - Tony Iommi
[First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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18,796
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100 greatest guitar solos - Classic Rock composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1960s | 12 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 47 | 47% | |
| 1980s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 12% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 4% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 2% | |
| ZZ Top | 1 | 1% | |
| Be-Bop Deluxe | 1 | 1% | |
| Temple Of The Dog | 1 | 1% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 1% | |
| Albert King | 1 | 1% | |
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49 | 49% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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100 greatest guitar solos - Classic Rock chart changes
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| Up 1 from 94th to 93rd Suede by Suede |
| Up 1 from 93rd to 92nd Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction |
| Up 1 from 92nd to 91st Ecstasy by Lou Reed |
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From Goliath 05/25/2020 14:25 | #252058
Goliath 05/25/2020 14:25 | #252058
10 of these are in my own Greatest Guitar solo list, but not always the same track!
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