Top 40 best riffs all the time

[ThrashIsBack100]

dude do you just listen to the radio? cause it seems that way with the most overplayed, overrated , mainstream song by every band you say you "listen" to.

[lolmazz966]

where is can`t stop - red hot chili peppers!!!!

[azkeyz]

Epic Fail !

This list does not include bucketheads binge and grab , that means yer fired.

[Knifemyself]

Coldplay sucks

[malicevermilion]

I'm totally agree with you, but dear, where is Dire Straits?

[BrodeFinePortraiture]

Depeche mode beat cocaine and clapton? Where the hell is Enter Sandman or LeGrange ZZ Top...wow gotta go

[thechannelinsane]

what the hell is coldplay?



[thechannelinsane]

painkiller

[iAmNot18OrOlderHaha]

Isn't all you did just list the guitar parts of your favorite songs? I mean, don't get me wrong, all these songs are pretty much some of the best, but I wouldn't call them the greatest riffs. But you have a killer taste in music. :D

[jwdipietro]

This is why I love youtube! Can't decide what you want to listen to? Just click this link. Inspirational and at times nostalgic (and annoying). The perfect sampler!

[243usmc]

I was quite annoyed when Crazy Train by Ozzy wasnt on there... Who in the world doesnt recognize that intro?!?!?

[rockgodlegendary]

back in black?

[pragmaticalpaula123]

Thanks for adding Slade.

[Meeghell]

Well, I was enjoying the vid, respecting your opinion, until you put a Coldplay song in there (which isn't really a "riff", btw), especially above Motorhead, Nirvana, Led Zep,.. DAFUQ, DUDE??? Fuck Coldplay.

[UNKPRODUCTIONS2011]

fuck, smoke on the water is the most fucking overrated song of all time!!!!!!!!!!!

[KriZDondir]

wtf 40 riffs and no Cemetery Gates by Pantera... -_-

[Thejigsaw456]

The top 5 made me want to punch a baby -_-

[2587chris]

it was good but why not metallica in? :)they f***ing rock

[rocktheblues100]

T.Rex-20th Century Boy

David Bowie-Ziggy Stardust

Thin Lizzy-Whiskey In The Jar or The Boys Are Back In Town

Van Morrison Brown Eyed Girl

The Allman Brothers Band-Midnight Rider

and many more are missing

[sejlali1]

some great riffs on there and more eclectic than most!! thank god it wasn't all metal/hard rock! imo "jumpin jack flash" and "you really got me" are both bona fide classics. but thank god your list differs from mine, how boring the world would be if we all liked the same things! freedom!!! ;)

[Metal462]

One video where there's motorhead, finally.

Thxs

[kimbacat411]

you dont realy know what a riff is do u?!

[ferchuzza1]

Sorry but Santana has no riff

[vipillapanopo1]

que horror, final countdown entre las primeras!

[catsdown]

you really like ac/dc man. btw ur top are good.

[sebichouify]

where is WALK THIS WAY by AEROSMITH

[pablohoney445]

and plugin baby??????



[bury7]

oh man.....wtf???

[darthglowball]

Where's Boston, Rammstein, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more of Scorpions? :( They are epic with guitars and rythms..

[philiphan123]

Smoke on the water SUCKS BALLS

[MrSquigglies]

Layla shoulda been at least top 5

[monsterbennie]

8:05 WTFFFFFFFFFF

8:08 Phew... Lololol

[Music1uv3r279]

Muse - Plug in baby

[SrPanqueca1]

Actually, the version of "The Man Who Sold The World" that you put in the video is from Nirvana, NOT David Bowie

[matekusz1]

@SrPanqueca1

Actually I know it ;)

[Thecoinvideos]

Moby dick by led zeppelin is number 1

[Ragtime85]

I've been searching 3 hours for the song Smooth from Santana. Couldn't remember the song or the artist, so I was doomed to search all these

youtube riffs-lists.

Thanks for including it in your list! :-)

[sezitos]

hell no...you stupid kid..get a girl

[Wilski23EVH3]

this video needs more cowbell

[Videostar1another1fa]

Sunishine of your love sounds so mukh like NIB,has anyone notiked before?

[istrex]

symphony of derstruction?

[Per770718]

I don't know what a riff is anymore. ;)

[membrillo966]

Another brick in the wall Part 2? girl you really got me now ? metal milita? D:

[batistate]

Where is JUMP by VAN HALEN???! :o

[jujustrem]

ACDC 4 riffs, pretty good to me =)

[SlimJimVG]

Coldplay fanboi

[ozzytagg]

has stair way to heaven even got a riff

[brokenusername1]

why in the world was trooper not top 5? its probs the best alltime guitar riff ever.

[Nexus9Mw]

Enter sandman, heartbreaker, plug in baby...?

[purpl3guy]

I swear I have heard #25 (3:03) in Zelda...

[Roscoemb]

Other songs that SHOULD have been in it:

Kashmire-Led Zeppelin

Master of Puppets-Metallica

Welcome to the Jungle-Guns 'N' Roses

Eruption-Van Halen

Cowboys From Hell-Pantera

Crazy Train-Ozzy Osbourne

Breaking the Law-Judas Priest

Dr. Feelgood-Motley Crue

[Roscoemb]

Kind of good. Except where's Metallica, Why is Stairway to Heaven #39 instead of at least top 10, Why the fuck would you include Coldplay, and Eric Clapton had 3 riffs in it not 2 (Sunshine of Your Love, Layla, Cocaine).

[MrDenAlec]

why would you include coldplay?

[CTeamAwsome]

@MrDenAlec Totally agree

[Pedrooska]

Where the fuck is ZZ top

[chiphead777]

couple of notes, Cocaine is a song by JJ Cale, not Eric Clapton, he just did a cover. Also, youve got the Nirvana version of "The man who sold the world" in ur vid

[Mr8bitgamer]

one of the best riffs ever in my opion is aerosmith's walk this way

[andy1994greenday]

@Antony312645

Eruption is a solo not a riff!

[MrBobbyhill5150]

@andy1994greenday who cares its still fucking awsome

[ejikvkaske]

Most of those aren't riffs.

[anthony312645]

dude wheres for whom the bell tolls and diary of a mad man and eruption u need to work on ur next list a little better next time

[davek71]

@anthony312645 Eruption is in no way what so ever a riff.

[MrPasympa]

Great, great list. Thank you.

DEEP PURPLE AND AC/DC ROCK !

[tuleli]

u shouldve included weezer say it aint so

[BikeSwan1]

These are more songs than riffs, but still a nice list none the less.

[xRaZ0r38]

AC/DC's riffs are just awesome !

[TheMegaguitarer]

iron maiden \m/

[thtstheway]

guess that canon rock should be in the list as whole song not just that part.

[GigaGausser]

Ace of spades \m/

[TIMMYFAN2002]

What the hell was that at 8:04?

[TIMMYFAN2002]

At #20, you're playing the Nirvana version. Not the David Bowie version

[heartofamustang123]

some of these arent even hits,...some. But most are !!!!

[Tomahawk2Head]

the trooper should be top!!!! :)

[karlfu11]

What what about Kashmir??? How can it not be good enough to make it?

[koenodavinc]

Dude layla is one of the best riffs ever and it's tanding so low ;o. but i guess it was your choice but at least think of it next time =D

[RatedViciousBlaise]

yo I was watching the bad teacher commerical and I heard a great guitar solo to a famous guitar song do u know wht it is

[joshwarudd]

I know its your opinion but Maiden has way better riffs than the trooper and run to the hills. Phantop of the opera, Iron Maiden, Prowler, and Afraid to shoot strangers are just a few off the top of my head man...

[TOJxKiLLSTeaLeR]

where is metallica

[Tomahawk2Head]

@TOJxKiLLSTeaLeR i'm with you on that one m8

[Tha2ndWimp]

Smoke on the Water is number 1, what a surprise. Also, no Metallica riffs :I

[jeffjellex]

a top 40 RIFFS and no metallica :O

[ThaThing1337x]

WOOO the Coldplay RIFF

LOL

wtf @ #20 , #15

[TheAX3M]

if he like one ramones song he got to like all the others. every song is like the other

[TenthSage]

Cannon rock <3

[Themetaleros100]

canon rock devio estar en primer lugar

[wildclaw32]

number 1 was the best choice for number 1

[fraerot]

in my opinion you should check about Comfortably Numb...

[challengeleo]

i hope 50 was number 1(the best)

[MrTomrox]

stairway to heavan should be 1

[NirvanaJG1]

And c´mon, Smell like teen spirit #40 and friggin´coldplay whithtalk at 11???

[NirvanaJG1]

#20 was actually performed by Nirvana.

[Spartan4521]

@NirvanaJG1 Indeed, thanks for pointing that out :P

[xXlimeyLimeXx]

it clearly says riffs, not guitar riffs. artartds

[spartanzack300]

in my opinion your opinion sucks some ass, wheres the gnr and why aint gnr or acdc number one, just saying but hey its your opinion

[Mallzz52]

First place is of the i can get no(Satisfaction) rolling stones

[Videostar1another1fa]

This is pretty good,and I like the fact that you included a lot of recent and underrated riffs,but i'd add a few more:Black Sabbath-Paranoid,Megadeth-Symp­hony of Destruction,Pantera-Walk/Cemet­ery Gates,Metallica-Enter Sandman.

[maidenordie]

smoke on the waters riff is great but come on #1?NO!!

[artcore3030]

Ever heard of "Captain Beyond"? How about "Trapeze" If you're going to blast someone, at least have the balls to explain why. And if you're not a guitar player, go take some lessons.....today. Rock and Metal fans are supposed to be smarter than a lot of what being thrown around here. Someone called "Stairway to Heaven" a fart. Good Lord, even the idiots on MTV know better and that's sad.

[twitch101994]

Im not an expert but I think this is all just his opinion.

[GiorgosRock]

nice playlist :) in my opinion you could add more interesting riffs....but its cool :) gz

[Da666ManIsBak]

Child In Time Is Not A Guitar Riff!

It's A Piano Piece!

[twitch101994]

@Da666ManIsBak The video doesnt say "Top 40 Guitar Riffs of All Time" its just says "Top 40 Riffs"

[francispp]

speak better riffs, solos and other things and forget one of the best or the best for many, do not see why, I'm sure he make these soils as good as or better than all those around ... search for "Best Mark Knopfler guitar riffs" and hear only a small piece of what he does, and it is only because the style of tuning it.

[francispp]

speak better riffs, solos and stuff and forget one of the best or the best for many not see it because not doing all that any of these are...look for "Best Mark Knopfler riffs de guitarra"

[championofhardrock]

you should check led zeppelin out, best rock band ever, you should have more riffs of them in there

[zakota94]

there are many songs from Ac/Dc :)

[zakota94]

chuck berry yeah !

[54markl]

AAAARGH! It was a good list until Smoke On the Water was #1! That is a horrible song! No Hendrix, are you nuts? But you're the only person top include Layla and Blitzkrieg Bop, but those should have been #3 and #2! Purple Haze should be #1!

[guitarheroaddict365]

I'm seeing alot of these videos and lists on here. How can I make my own and post it on here?

[Hamburgare16]

awsome list but why in the name of the lord aint CRAZY TRAIN ON THE LIST!!!

[Luxmaxnike]

my fav 10: child of innocence (kansas, soothsayer (buckethead), snowblind (blacksabbath) rock n roll train (acdc),crazy train (ozzy), set me free (Velvet Revolver), the ocean (led zeppelin), coma (GNR), come as you are (nirvana) and final countdown (europe)

[ricomajestic]

No ZZTop?

[HijanaPantherpaw]

Thumbs up if you had a feeling Smoke on the water was gonna be #1 :}

[TommyQthebest]

the best is sweet child o mine!!

WTF

[PlatniumProductions]

ew your comparing the rock gods to lame coldplay?

[Luxmaxnike]

@PlatniumProductions coldplay isint lame. clocks sounds better than somoke on the water

[MhStrat]

you say it's the man who sold the world by David Bowie but you play Nirvana's cover

[FatKidCookie]

where's the art of shredding? or dialectic chaos?

[PanZarowka]

ACDC has very characteristic riffs

Listen that: watch?v=mmmJ9ltyWjQ very blues' riff

[CaesarAugustus27]

yes you should and leave only the riffs man!!!!

[TroGDoR2594]

COLDPLAY SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dtpcopycat]

To all the people that are not satisfied with the list. Have a donout!!!! Did you think it was your clone making this list??? Stop crying because "your" songs wasnt on the list. Make your own damn video then morons. Ohh and btw.....just because you like Justin Bieber doesnt mean i have to :-)

We could make a billion of these vids and none would be the same, so stop crying like teens that had their comps taken away.

[stormkiller1675]

how do u like coldplay???????????

[horia2011]

you realy love ac/dc

[fabio12369874]

chinese democracy yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[CaesarAugustus27]

those are fucking songs not riffs man!!!

but is good music some of it al least

[FierceShredderOfHell]

@CaesarAugustus27 What was he supposed to do? cut out everything else?

[BBQkrewe]

please remove this video. you are torturing every viewer that ends up here. that was 5 minutes of my life that i'll never get back. shame on you.

[GAMESHARK654]

most of shit shit isnt even a guitar riff!

[Dizbanger22]

I dont disagree with your choices but I may disagree with what you qualify as a riff as opposed to a "hook" or simply part of the melody of the song. Good work and I do really like probably the majority of the songs you chose to use.

[dadoneftu]

Back in black??????

[ohml1188]

Led Zeppelin??? Metallica??? The Doors??? :(

[gnomonerd]

they re not riffs

[darkcloud7892]

They are not riffs ._.

[matekusz1]

@darkcloud7892

Yeah, they're farts

[Tomahawk2Head]

@darkcloud7892 ye they r

[dyl650]

#11 was a kraftwerk riff originally i believe

[matekusz1]

@dyl650

Yes, that's true

[skid09]

fail

[ZamphereRiley]

"Final Countdown" ........ *Facepalm*

[ryanpch20]

sunshine of your love is by jimi hendrix

[matekusz1]

@ryanpch20

Lol, epic underachievement...

[urmomisfineinbed]

@ryanpch20 are you crazy?

[TuckerFarrow]

@ryanpch20 Are you kidding me... Sunshine of your love is by Eric Clapton...

[TuckerFarrow]

@ryanpch20 Are you kidding me... Sunshine of your love is by Eric Clapton... or creaM

[TuckerFarrow]

@ryanpch20 Are you kidding me... Sunshine of your love is by Eric Clapton and Cream..

[StarManReviews]

@ryanpch20 Hahah.

[cesc12321]

@ryanpch20 fail...

[lukathemusk94]

wtf!!! whaaaaaaaaaaat???

[fenderdude456]

@ryanpch20 your kidding right?

[bradboy1307]

@ryanpch20 hahahahahahaha leave youtube, and never come back, there is only one sunshine, and only one band who can play it, CREAM!! you know like it said in the video, dumbasss!!!

[BBQkrewe]

@ryanpch20 the other guy is right. you must leave youtube for this unforgiveable blaspheme. that's like saying the Rolling Stones sang Stairway to Heaven. shame on you. put that crack pipe down.

[ShadowPheonix12]

@ryanpch20 yea, your an idiot

[metaljunkie98]

@ryanpch20 *facepalm

[TIMMYFAN2002]

@ryanpch20 no, its by Cream. Hendrix made a cover of it

[96haynzy]

@ryanpch20 EPIC FAIL! It's sung by 'Cream'

[elmarito007]

Good selection but next time dont make a countdown list, cuz some people (like me) will say its dumb to put offsprings before pink floyd, ac/dc or maiden...

[MsStefan94]

i liked it

[JFFGaming84]

I Know it's your opinion but dude, Pink Floyd have some of the best riffs ever, another brick in the wall and money should have been in there

[Getterzinger]

@JFFGaming84 best according to you. this is his opinion. not it shouldn't have been there, because that's his personal best, not yours. was that so hard to understand?

[JFFGaming84]

@Getterzinger read my comment properly next time -.- i acknowledged it was his opinion but i was just saying that those riffs should have been there because everybody knows pink floyd have some of the best riffs ever. so read properly next time before you comment -.-

[minimon3000]

if i did one of these i would deffinetly put iron man black sabbath at no.1

[TheJetsFan4Eva]

#20 i know its david bowies song but that sounds like the one nirvana played in mtv unplugged exactley the same

[PicKPiT]

Ok I dont agree with half of your riffs

But as you said its your opinion and I really am trying to respect it but come on

Black dog?

Whole lotta love?

Welcome to the jungle?

Tie your mother down?

And coldplay? xDDD

[DarkloLich09]

the original ''God save the queen'' song is from Sex Pistols or Motorhead??

[matekusz1]

@DarkloLich09

Sex Pistols ofc oO

[DaveySkate]

too much coldplay in my opinion

[connor123x]

hey man good list, great songs. I myself would have changed it up abit but like you said its your likst man again good pick:D 

[GabtheRocker]

It was great but i think you overrated Chinese Democracy - GN'R