Top 10 Guitar Solos of the ‘70s

1. Comfortably Numb - David Gilmour | Pink Floyd
2. Stairway to Heaven - Jimmy Page | Led Zeppelin
3. Free Bird - Allen Collins | Lynyrd Skynyrd
4. Eruption - Eddie Van Halen | Van Halen
5. Sultans of Swing - Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits
6. Bohemian Rhapsody - Brian May | Queen
7. Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix | Band of Gypsys
8. Highway Star - Ritchie Blackmore | Deep Purple
9. Whipping Post - Duane Allman & Dickey Betts | The Allman Brothers Band
10. 25 or 6 to 4 - Terry Kath | Chicago

[TheManInMeOfficial]

Hotel California is not on the list as I cannot include any Eagles music in my videos.

[GroovyLeatherTrim]

"Firth of Fifth", the real ones know👌, also glad to see "Sultans Of Swing" and "25 or 6 to 4" getting appreciation on this list.

[RJaXsYT]

I was waiting for comfortably numb, but time deserves to be on this list too

[Mccpotinc]

The 70’s will forever be the best decade in music history

[ViktorCZ]

"Highway Star" is such great song with great solo

[kevinwayne]

machine gun will forever be a top 3 solo for me. the way he speaks through the guitar w sounds no other human has ever achieved before him...transcendental

[broella]

My #1 is most definitely Ritchie Blackmore and Highway Star. The greatest ever!!!

[danielfuentes]

"Layla" have a great guitar solo with Eric Clapton and Duane Allman as a duo.

[DanteTerribile]

Where is Steve Hackett's solo in "Firth of fifth"?

[_Kushagra_Singh_]

I usually agree with your lists more or less but Hotel California is a glaring omission here man, it had to make this list man whether you like it enough or not, the legendary status and popularity that it carries makes it worthy enough to be ranked in the Top 5.

[justanormalman_SKSK]

Don't tell me that you forgot to put Hotel California in there.

[aaronjosephson]

What’s funny is that Tanglewood solo from Terry Kath that got 10th place was easily the best solo on this list

[WYTCPenguin]

No Fracture, Firth of Fifth or Maggot Brain is crazy

I like the picks chosen tho

[farter_snail]

eddie hazel on maggot brain title track though…

[MakaylaGantt]

I'm in love with Brian May. "Bohemian Rhapsody" is overall perfection and his solo is masterful. Love you, Bri! ❤

[stanfromwestport]

They're all great solos...Also, Gary Richrath of REO Speedwagon for "157 Riverside Avenue" & Don Felder of Eagles for "Hotel California" could be considered, among a few others

[SINGH-fr]

Hotel California, the second most famous guitar solo in history?😢

[pxj]

Any ranking without 'Highway Star' in the top 3 is a joke. You should include 'Burn' also and at least one Black Sabbath's song. I believe you can find better May's solos from the 70s.

[I_Was_Turned_To_Steel]

Bro just where the actual f is Hotel California💀💀

[arnoudmuilwijk]

Since the 70, 80, 90, 2000, 2014. There can be only one Gary Moore!!!