1. THE ROLLING STONES – “(I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION”

That’s right: it may pack one of rock’s all-time great – and most instantly identifiable – guitar riffs, but there’s not a solo in sight. The story goes that Keith Richards came up with the riff in the middle of the night, taped it, fell back asleep, and had no memory of it when he listened back the next morning. So, really, we should feel lucky that “Satisfaction” exists at all – and when the riff is this good, who even needs a solo?