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200 Greatest Rock Drummers

Criteria: The Rock music drummers listed here are ranked considering their influence, innovation, originality, and technical ability as rock 'n' roll musicians.


Last Updated: 2023-12-15
Greatest Rock Drummers
Neil Peart
Neil Peart
John Bonham
John Bonham
Keith Moon
Keith Moon
Carl Palmer
Carl Palmer
Ginger Baker
Ginger Baker
Terry Bozzio
Terry Bozzio
  1. Neil Peart (Rush)
  2. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
  3. Keith Moon (The Who)
  4. Carl Palmer (ELP)
  5. Ginger Baker (Cream)
  6. Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa)
  7. Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
  8. Hal Blaine (Session man)
  9. Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
10. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
11. Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
12. Danny Carey (Tool)
13. Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
14. Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge)
15. Earl Palmer (Session man)
16. Benny Benjamin (Funk Brothers)
17. Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
18. Stewart Copeland (The Police)
19. Tommy Aldridge (Ozzy Osbourne)
20. Bernard Purdie (Session)
21. Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
22. Steve Smith (Journey)
23. Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
24. David Garabaldi (Tower Of Power)
25. Mike Shrieve (Santana)
26. Ainsley Dunbar (Jeff Beck)
27. Cozy Powell (Rainbow)
28. Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
29. Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews)
30. Tim Alexander (Primus)
31. Roger Taylor (Queen)
32. Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam)
33. Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters)
34. Phil Collins (Genesis)
35. Al Jackson (The MGs)
36. Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
37. Topper Headon (The Clash)
38. Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
39. Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins)
40. Bobby Jarzombeck (Iced Earth)
41. Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs, Winger)
42. Gene Holgan (Death, Strapping Young Lad)
43. Martin Lopez (Opeth)
44. Simon Phillips (Toto)
45. Mike Giles (King Crimson, Giles)
46. Max Weinberg (E Street Band)
47. Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
48. Jon Theodore (Mars Volta)
49. Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy)
50. Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)
51. Alan White (Yes)
52. Nick Menza (Megadeth)
53. Phil Ehart (Kansas)
54. Mark Zonder (Fate's Warning)
55. Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
56. Jaki Liebezeit (CAN)
57. Scott Travis (Judas Priest)
58. Virgil Donati (Planet X)
59. Jim Gordon (Derek And The Dominoes)
60. Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly)
61. Richard Allen (Funk Brothers)
62. BJ Wilson (Procol Harum)
63. Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa)
64. Ralph Humphrey (Mothers Of Invention)
65. Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle)
66. Jojo Mayer (Nerve, session man)
67. Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
68. Clive Burr (Iron Maiden)
69. Christian Vander (Magma)
70. Dennis Thompson (MC5)
71. John French (Captain Beefheart)
72. John Weathers (Gentle Giant)
73. Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth)
74. Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson)
75. Greg Bissonette (David Lee Roth)
76. Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac)
77. Mike Mangini (Extreme)
78. Larry Mullen Jr. (U2)
79. Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull)
80. Tomas Haake (Meshuggah)
81. Jabo Starks (James Brown, session man)
82. Brian Mantia (Primus)
83. Scott Rockenfield (Queensrÿche)
84. Phil Taylor (Motörhead)
85. Vinnie Appice (Dio, session man)
86. Fred Coury (Cinderella)
87. Travis Barker (Blink 182)
88. Phil Selway (Radiohead)
89. Randy Castillo (Ozzy Osbourne)
90. Zak Starkey (The Who, Oasis)
91. Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)
92. Dave Grohl (Nirvana)
93. Tommy Lee (Motley Crue)
94. Jose Pasillas (Incubus)
95. Ron Wilson (Surfaris)
96. John Densmore (The Doors)
97. Chester Thompson (Santana)
98. Matt Johnson (Jeff Buckley)
99. Van Romaine (Steve Morse)
100. Sandy Nelson (solo)
101. Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses)
102. Butch Trucks (Allman Brothers Band)
103. Jon Hiseman (Colosseum)
104. Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine)
105. Jay Lane (Col. Claypool's Frog Brigade)
106. Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead)
107. Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead)
108. Pierre Moerlen (Gong)
109. Derek Roddy (Hate Eternal)
110. Charlie Benante (Anthrax)
111. Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta)
112. Chris Pennie (Dillinger Escape Plan)
113. Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
114. Dominic Howard (Muse)
115. Sean Kinney (Alice In Chains)
116. Pick Withers (Dire Straits)
117. Lee Kerslake (Uriah Heep)
118. Sib Hashian (Boston)
119. Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth)
120. Kris Myers (Umphrey's McGee)
121. Pat Torpey (Mr Big)
122. Leonard Haze (Y&T)
123. Hellhammer (Mayhem)
124. Jon Fishman (Phish)
125. Allan Aucoin (Disco Biscuits)
126. Dave Abbruzesse (Pearl Jam)
127. Jason Rullo (Symphony X)
128. Morgan Carlson (Protest The Hero)
129. Jeff Campitelli (Joe Satriani)
130. Nick Barker (Dimmu Borgir)
131. Ray Herrera (Fear Factory)
132. Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)
133. Igor Cavalera (Sepultura)
134. Jack Irons (Pearl Jam)
135. Paul Bostaph (Slayer)
136. Dean Castronovo (Journey)
137. Stanton Moore (Galactic)
138. Blake Richardson (Glass Casket)
139. Jason Bonham (UFO)
140. Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
141. Kenny Aronoff (Session man)
142. David Silveria (Korn)
143. Bobby Elliot (The Hollies)
144. Roger Hawkins (Arethra Franklin)
145. Greg Errico (Sly And The Family Stone)
146. Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction)
147. Jim Keltner (Session man)
148. Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard)
149. Phil Rudd (AC/DC)
150. Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine)
151. Russ Kunkel (Session man)
152. Ziggy Modeliste (The Meters)
153. Liberty DiVitto (Billy Joel)
154. Damon Che Fitzgerald (Don Caballero)
155. Don Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad)
156. Mike Bordin (Faith No More)
157. Danny Seraphine (Chicago)
158. Tico Torres (Bon Jovi)
159. Charlie Allen Martin (Bob Seger)
160. Joey Kramer (Aerosmith)
161. Matt Abts (Gov't Mule)
162. Frank Beard (ZZ Top)
163. Jerry Allison (Crickets)
164. John Dalmayan (System Of A Down)
165. Mikkey Dee (Motörhead)
166. Chad Sexton (311)
167. Buddy Miles (Band Of Gypsys)
168. Morgen Agren (Zappa)
169. Eddie Bayers (Session man)
170. Chris Slade (AC/DC, Uriah Heep)
171. Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow)
172. Kenny Jones (The Who)
173. Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
174. DJ Fontana (Elvis Presley)
175. Panama Francis (50s-60s Session man)
176. Rick Allen (Def Leppard)
177. Simon Kirke (Free, Bad Company)
178. Chris Kontos (Machine Head)
179. Stan Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
180. Doug Clifford (CCR)
181. Alan Gratzer (REO Speedwagon)
182. Casey Grillo (Kamelot)
183. Denny Carmassi (Montrose)
184. Hans Cleuver (Focus)
185. Tom Compton (Ten Years After)
186. Dave Clark (Dave Clark Five)
187. Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
188. Dale Crover (Melvins)
189. Bun E Carlos (Cheap Trick)
190. Don Henley (The Eagles)
191. Boris Williams (Cure)
192. Fred Below (The Aces, Session man)
193. Ed Cassidy (Spirit)
194. Jimmy DeGrasso (Megadeth)
195. Jim Capaldi (Traffic)
196. Les Lester (Los Straightjackets)
197. Tre Cool (Green Day)
198. Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
199. Brendan Canty (Fugazi)
200. Levon Helm (The Band)
Honerable Mentions
Alan Wren (Stone Roses)
Bill Berry (R.E.M.)
Britt Walford (Slint)
Buddy Saltzman (Session man)
Budgie (Siouxsee)
Cesar Zuiderwijk (Golden Earring)
Chris Frantz (Talking Heads)
Chris Layton (Double Trouble)
Dallas Taylor (CSNY, Manassas)
Daniel Erlandsson (Arch Enemy)
Dave Mackintosh (Dragonforce)
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys)
Dickie Harrell (Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps)
Dino Danelli (Rascals)
Dick Richards (The Comets)
Frank Kirkland (Blues Sessions)
Gary Chester (Session man)
Gary Husband (Level 42)
Jerry Gaskill (King's X)
Joe Franco (Good Rats)
Joey Jordison (Slipknot)
Joey Waronker (Walt Mink)
John Badanjek (The Detroit Wheels)
Matt McDonoughe (Mudvayne)
Matt Pelissier (My Chemical Romance)
Max Kolesne (Krisiun)
Mick Tucker (The Sweet)
Mike Sus (Possessed)
Neil Smith (Alice Cooper)
Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel)
Ralph Salmins (Session man)
Rick Buckler (The Jam)
Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman (Fats Domino)
Tony Thomson (Bowie)
William Calhoun (Living Colour)
William Rieflin (Ministry)




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