I think Ted Nugent’s Stranglehold should be up there in the top 25.

What’s this? No Van Halen? Gimme a break.

re: #2 MrC_5150

And I mean “Dave” era Van Halen.

re: #1 DesertSage

I love that song, Sage.

re: #2 MrC_5150

I did say I thought the list could be disputed.

Any “list” of great guitar riffs that does not pay homage, let alone mention, Duane Eddy, has less credibility than anything written by Algore.

HE be the Guitar Man!

Glaring omissions:

“Rumble” by Link Wray
“I Can’t Explain” by the Who
“In-a-Gadda-da-Vida” by the Iron Butterfly
“Over Under Sideways Down” by the Yardbirds
“Ace of Spades” by Motorhead
“Summertime Blues” by Eddie Cochran (and others)
“Shakin’ All Over” by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates (and others)
“Blitzkrieg Bop” by the Ramones
“Sunshine of Your Love” by Cream
“Wild Thing” by the Troggs