"Time" magazine named him runner-up on their list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009, while "Rolling Stone" placed him at number 65 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2011. "Guitar World" ranked his guitar solo in "November Rain" number 6 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos" in 2008, and "Total Guitar" placed his riff in "Sweet Child o' Mine" at number 1 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Riffs" in 2004. In 2010, Gibson Guitar Corporation ranked Slash as number 34 on their "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time", while their readers landed him number 9 on Gibson's "Top 25 Guitarists of All Time". In 2012, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Guns N' Roses' classic lineup.