|
Rank
|
Band
|
Drummer
|
|
1
|
Led Zeppelin
|
John Bonham
|
|
2
|
The Who
|
Keith Moon
|
|
3
|
Cream
|
Ginger Baker
|
|
4
|
Rush
|
Neil Peart
|
|
5
|
The Ronettes, Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, Elvis, the Supremes,...
|
Hal Blaine
|
|
6
|
James Brown's Group
|
Clyde Stubblefield and John Starks
|
|
7
|
The Frivolians, Joe Kayser, Joe Sullivan, Red Nichols,...
|
Gene Krupa
|
|
8
|
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
|
Mitch Mitchell
|
|
9
|
Al Green, Otis Redding, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles, Billy Preston,...
|
Al Jackson Jr.
|
|
10
|
The Police
|
Stewart Copeland
|
|
11
|
The Funk Brothers
|
Benny Benjamin
|
|
12
|
The Rolling Stones
|
Charlie Watts
|
|
13
|
Elvis Presley's Group
|
D.J. Fontana
|
|
14
|
The Beatles
|
Ringo Starr
|
|
15
|
The Andrews Sisters
|
Buddy Rich
|
|
16
|
King Crimson
|
Bill Bruford
|
|
17
|
U.K., Frank Zappa
|
Terry Bozzio
|
|
18
|
The Meters
|
Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste
|
|
19
|
Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra
|
Tony Williams
|
|
20
|
Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone,...
|
Bernard Purdie
|
|
21
|
Deep Purple
|
Ian Paice
|
|
22
|
The Band
|
Levon Helm
|
|
23
|
John Coltrane Quartet
|
Elvin Jones
|
|
24
|
Paul Simon, Van McCoy, Steely Dan
|
Steve Gadd
|
|
25
|
Little Richard
|
Earl Palmer
|
|
26
|
Tool
|
Danny Carey
|
|
27
|
Nirvana, Foo Fighters
|
Dave Grohl
|
|
28
|
Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and Beck, Bogert & Appice
|
Carmine Appice
|
|
29
|
Bob Marley & the Wailers
|
Carlton Barrett
|
|
30
|
Bo Didley
|
Clifton James
|
|
31
|
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
|
Roger Hawkins
|
|
32
|
The Watts 103rd. St.Rythm Band, Bill Withers' Group,...
|
James Gadson
|
|
33
|
Koola Lobitos, Africa 70,...
|
Tony Allen
|
|
34
|
Grateful Dead
|
Mickey Hart & Bill Kreutzmann
|
|
35
|
The Aces, Muddy Waters, Bo Didley, Chuck Berry,...
|
Fred Below
|
|
36
|
Journey
|
Steve Smith
|
|
37
|
Toto
|
Jeff Porcaro
|
|
38
|
BB Kings' 'BB King in London', John Lennon, George Harrison,...
|
Jim Keltner
|
|
39
|
Parliament-Funkadelic
|
Ramon "Tiki" Fullwood
|
|
40
|
Miles Davis' Group, John Coltrane,....
|
Jack DeJohnette
|
|
41
|
Dave Matthew's Band
|
Carter Beauford
|
|
42
|
Black Sabbath
|
Bill Ward
|
|
43
|
Genesis
|
Phil Collins
|
|
44
|
Buddy Holly & the Crickets
|
Jerry Alison
|
|
45
|
Miles Davis' 'Bitches Brew', Mahavishnu Orchestra,...
|
Billy Cobham
|
|
46
|
Tower of Power
|
Dave Garibaldi
|
|
47
|
Slayer
|
Dave Lombardo
|
|
48
|
Captain Beefheart's Magic Band
|
John "Dumbo" French
|
|
49
|
Frank Zappa's Group, Joni Mitchell, Sting,...
|
Vinnie Colaiuta
|
|
50
|
Rainbow
|
Cozy Powell
|
|
|
Rank
|
Band
|
Drummer
|
|
51
|
Van Halen
|
Alex Van Halen
|
|
52
|
Soundgarden
|
Matt Cameron
|
|
53
|
The Smashing Pumpkins
|
Jimmy Chamberlin
|
|
54
|
The Roots
|
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
|
|
55
|
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
|
Max Weinberg
|
|
56
|
Little Feat
|
Richie Hayward
|
|
57
|
Peter Gabriel, Sting,...
|
Manu Katché
|
|
58
|
Marvin Gaye, Prince,...
|
Sheila E.
|
|
59
|
Derek & the Dominos, the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds',...
|
Jim Gordon
|
|
60
|
Fleetwood Mac
|
Mick Fleetwood
|
|
61
|
Blondie
|
Clem Burke
|
|
62
|
Chic
|
Tony Thompson
|
|
63
|
Parliament-Funkadelic
|
Dennis Chambers
|
|
64
|
Red Hot Chili Peppers
|
Chad Smith
|
|
65
|
Rolling Stones' 'Some Girls',...
|
Sly Dunbar
|
|
66
|
John Mellencamp's Group, Studio recordings for the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan,... |
Kenny Aronoff
|
|
67
|
Sly and the Family Stone
|
Greg Errico
|
|
68
|
Parliament-Funkadelic
|
Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey
|
|
69
|
The Melvins, Nirvana's 'Bleach'
|
Dale Crover
|
|
70
|
The Ramones
|
Tommy Ramone
|
|
71
|
The Allman Brothers Band
|
Butch Truck & Jaimoe
|
|
72
|
The Ohio Players
|
James "Diamond" Williams
|
|
73
|
Elvis Costello's Group
|
Pete Thomas
|
|
74
|
Santana
|
Michael Shrieve
|
|
75
|
Bad Brains
|
Earl Hudson
|
|
76
|
The Trammps
|
Earl Young
|
|
77
|
The Velvet Underground
|
Moe Tucker
|
|
78
|
Jeff Beck Group, Rod Stewart
|
Micky Waller
|
|
79
|
The Kinks
|
Mick Avory
|
|
80
|
Blues Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young,...
|
Steve Jordan
|
|
81
|
Michael Jackson's 'Off The Wall', Daft Punk's 'RAM'
|
JR Robinson
|
|
82
|
Wilco
|
Glenn Kotche
|
|
83
|
Decoding Society
|
Ronald Shannon Jackson
|
|
84
|
Battles
|
John Stanier
|
|
85
|
Mötley Crüe
|
Tommy Lee
|
|
86
|
AC/DC
|
Phil Rudd
|
|
87
|
The Minutemen
|
George Hurley
|
|
88
|
Mars Volta, Queens of the Stone Age,...
|
Jon Theodore
|
|
89
|
Black Flag, Descendents,...
|
Bill Stevenson
|
|
90
|
Sleater-Kinney, Quasi,...
|
Janet Weiss
|
|
91
|
Lightning Bolt
|
Brian Chippendale
|
|
92
|
Neil Young's live band, the Rockets,...
|
Ralph Molina
|
|
93
|
Meshuggah
|
Thomas Haake
|
|
94
|
The White Stripes
|
Meg White
|
|
95
|
Adele's '21', D'Angelo's 'Black Messiah',...
|
Chris Dave
|
|
96
|
U2
|
Larry Mullen Jr
|
|
97
|
Lenny Kravitz's live band,...
|
Cindy Blackman
|
|
98
|
Guns N' Roses
|
Steven Adler
|
|
99
|
Blink-182
|
Travis Barker
|
|
100
|
Magma
|
Christian Vander
|
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