
Here are the Top 20 songs from Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs Of All Time."
1. "Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry (1958)
2. "Purple Haze" - the Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
3. "Crossroads" - Cream (1968)
4. "You Really Got Me" - the Kinks (1964)
5. "Brown Sugar" - the Rolling Stones (1971)
6. "Eruption" - Van Halen (1978)
7. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - the Beatles (1968)
8. "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin (1971)
9. "Statesboro Blues" - the Allman Brothers Band (1971)
10. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana (1991)
11. "Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin (1969)
12. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" - the Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968)
13. "Layla" - Derek and the Dominos (1970)
14. "Born To Run" - Bruce Springsteen (1975)
15. "My Generation" - the Who (1965)
16. "Cowgirl In The Sand" - Neil Young with Crazy Horse (1969)
17. "Black Sabbath" - Black Sabbath (1970)
18. "Blitzkrieg Bop" - Ramones (1976)
19. "Purple Rain" - Prince and the Revolution (1984)
20. "People Get Ready" - the Impressions (1965)
In 2003 Rolling Stone listed the 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. Here's the Top Ten from that list:
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3. B.B. King
4. Eric Clapton
5. Robert Johnson
6. Chuck Berry
7. Stevie Ray Vaughan
8. Ry Cooder
9. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
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