Not that it is really on topic, but since it came up:
As far as guitar solos, my top 2 would be:
1. Paul Gilbert's solo on Neal Morse's The Door (from Sola Scriptura)
2. Alex Skolnick's solo on Return To Serenity (Testament)
It's really hard for me to make a definitive list after that because there are just TONS of great ones. I would instantly toss in a bunch by John Petrucci and Dave Meniketti. For melodic shred, a bunch of Marty Friedman's solos in Megadeth are up there. And then there are a lot that I love that, maybe while not technically great, are super melodic or are just what the song called for, like Ritchie Sambora's solo on Wanted Dead or Alive, Jake E. Lee's solo in Bark at the Moon, Zakk Wylde's solo on No More Tears, a lot of Chris DeGarmo's solos in Queensryche, a lot of Phil Collen's solos in Def Leppard's golden years, a lot of John Sykes stuff, a few Vivian Campbell solos with Dio... Just SO MANY awesome ones to choose from.