100 Greatest Drummers of All Time

According to rollingstone.com, guess the greatest drummers that ever lived. You may know some of them from internationally successfulll bands, others for their work as a session drummer or a livre cooncert drummer for the most famous artists on the rock, blues ,jazz, R&B or pop scenes.
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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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2 Comments
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Level 39
Feb 25, 2026
you wrote 227 instead of 27
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Level 32
Feb 25, 2026
and 222 instead of 22 ;) thanks for the update