Famous drummer. The fastest drummers in the world

The online resource musicradar.com recently conducted a survey among subscribers who they consider to be the best drummers in the world. So, below are the results of the survey.

20th place – Steve White

The godfather of English drummers, Steve White. Steve played for various bands, including Oasis. Steve has proven that he is one of the best drummers in the UK today.

19th place – Stephen Morris

A veteran of the Manchester rock scene, Stephen rose to prominence in the late 70s as the drummer for Joy Division, but over the past 25 years he has distinguished himself with New Order, The Other Two and Bad Lieutenant.

18th place – Jeff Porcaro

To say that Jeff Porcaro is a respected person in the drum community is an understatement. He is well known for his participation in the recording of Michael Jackson's Thriller and Dangerous albums.

17th place – Cozy Powell

A true monster behind the drums, Cozy Powell played with various rock bands in the 70s and 80s: Rainbow, Whitesnake, Deep Purple and others.

16th place – Josh Freese

Who's the Busiest Drummer? Maybe it's Josh Freezee. This drummer is not only a professional, but also a chameleon. During his 20-year career, Josh played drums for such bands as Perfect Circle, Guns N' Roses and The Offspring, as well as Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus and Rickie Lee Jones.

15th place – Terry Bozzio

This drummer really plays behind a huge kit. But it is not yet completely clear what is more important: his installation or his track record. Bosio started out playing with Frank Zappa in the '70s, but then went on to play in a variety of bands.

14th place – Stewart Copeland

A revolutionary drummer, Stewart Copeland is well known throughout the world. His playing style, combining reggae rhythms and rock styles, helped The Police become one of the most famous bands on the planet.

13th place – Thomas Lang

The most famous drummer on the world stage. Thomas is widely known for his performances as both a rock drummer and a showman. Thomas Lang has recorded several instructional DVDs that are popular among drummers. Thomas Lang is also a session drummer and has performed with Robbie Williams, Victoria Beckham, Ronan Keating, Glenn Hughes and many other artists.

12th place – Steve Gadd

If Eric Clapton chooses you, then you must be a pretty great drummer. Steve Gadd is like that. This is a famous session drummer who has worked with Clapton, Paul Simon and Paul McCartney.

11th place – Brann Dailor

Following in the footsteps of the metal rock pioneers of the 70s and 80s, Mastodon, fronted by Bren Dailor, quickly became one of the most popular in the genre. This drummer is considered one of the best and takes 11th place.

10th place – Chad Smith

This is the drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers and that's it. Over the past 25 years, this drummer has rarely been out of the spotlight.

9th place – Phil Collins

You can talk about Phil Collins's special, quiet vocal performance, but there's little doubt about his contribution to the drumming world. This drummer helped Genesis become the band we all know.

This is a master of technical play. He plays jazz, rock, pop, fusion and funk equally well. He recorded 19 albums with Frank Zappa.

7th place – Clive Burr

drummer Iron Maiden– he makes the sound of this group unique

This drummer is known for his participation in Blink-182, Transplants, and also as a fan of making remixes of famous songs. Recently, he has become not only a drummer, but also a TV star.

5th place – Dave Grohl

What more can be said about this drummer that has already been said millions of times? His track record includes Nirvana, Foo Fighters and Queens Of The Stone Age.

4th place – Neil ‘The Professor’ Peart

Neil 'The Professor' Peart joined Canada's Rush in 1974 and has since been undoubtedly one of the world's most respected drummers. He always attracted the attention of music lovers with his beautiful solos.

3rd place – Gavin Harrison

Today Porcupine Tree is one of the best in progressive music on the British stage, and Gavin Harrison deserves no small credit for this. He joined the group in 2002 and since then it has been impossible to imagine the group without him.

One of the best progressive rock drummers. Primarily known for his many years of participation in the group Dream Theater

1st place – Joey Jordison

Masked metal drummer. He is best known as the drummer for Slipknot. Also played in Korn, Rob Zombie and Murderdolls. Helped with the recording of Download 2004 instead of Lars Julrich.

Just like Travis Barker, Joey is not only a drummer, but also a successful producer, and has also appeared in several films. But for us he will always remain a legendary drummer. This drummer received 37% of the votes, that is, more than 38,000 votes in 7 days. This means that Slipknot's drummer is the best drummer of the last 25 years.

Solo by one of the best drummers in the world not included in the list

20) Tommy Lee (Montly Crew)

Of course, compared to the other musicians presented here, Tommy Lee's creative legacy, to put it mildly, looks rather pale. But his talents were fully revealed in the live performances of the Montly Crew, one of the most bombastic and badass metal-glam bands in rock history, where he was ideally suited to the role of the “bad guy” behind the drum kit...
But Tommy left an even greater mark in the gossip columns; fortunately, he had and has the habit of not only living like a rocker, but also not hiding it at all. His marriage to Pamela Anderson became a kind of cliché, after which the image of a cheeky, tattooed rocker in cool car with a busty blonde sitting next to him, he became not only exemplary, but also finally received a truly tangible historical prototype. Bravo, Tommy!

19) Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)

It is generally accepted that for such a grandiose, absolutely innovative and to the core original group as Floyd, Nick Mason's drums were too simple and even trivial. However, his quiet manner of playing, without unnecessary frills, was the ideal backdrop for the development of the main musical ideas of the creative geniuses Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and David Gilmour...
In the era of the band's "space period", his quiet and thoughtful passages were simply irreplaceable, and in the odious "The Wall" his laconic style came in handy to give toughness to gloomy and doomed ballads...
Of course, Nick cannot be called a universal drummer and in a group like “The Who” or “Led Zeppelin” he would look extremely unconvincing, but one cannot help but admit that he was more than appropriate in Floyd.

18) Dave Lombardo (Slayer)

At his best, Lombardo bombarded his drum kit so much that it was unclear how it could withstand such stress. This furious pace has become a signature card and, in many ways, the key to Slayer’s success. With his active participation, the legendary "Reign In Blood" was recorded, which became one of the main metal albums in history.
Dave became the role model for drummers in almost all of the "heavy" bands that came after Slayer. Star of the first magnitude!

17) Tomen Stauch (Blind Guardian)

All Guardian musicians agree that it was Stauch who was, in fact, the only professional in the group when they were just starting out. Tomen took the speed metal beat of Helloween as the basis for his percussion technique, but breathed life into it, made it more interesting and varied... Stops, transitions, changes of tempo, transition from crazy speed to measured tapping - all this became the basis of a lively and non-trivial sound of Blind Guardian and Stauch's role was decisive in this.
At the beginning of the new century, the rapidly degrading Guardians ceased to suit Tomen and in 2004 he created own project Savage Circus, reminiscent of the early Guardian, only even more powerful. In this capacity, Tomen continues to delight us to this day.

16) Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)

Sabbath's first and main drummer has played on almost all of the band's great albums. His role can be compared to a miller spinning by hand a giant mill - whose name is Black Sabbath. It was a perfect fit for the dark, demonic sound of the band with Tonny Iommi's viscous monstrous riffs. He knew how to be both slow and powerful, creating the rhythmic basis for the signature “heavy blues” of one of the main groups in the history of rock.

15) Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy)

Thin Lizzy leader Phil Linnott constantly shuffled the band's line-up, but Brian Downey managed to go through Lizzy's short journey from start to finish. The pinnacle of his career was the grandiose "Live And Dangerous" - one of the best live albums in the history of music. He was distinguished by lightness, simplicity and cheeky freedom - that is, everything that was characteristic of the group as a whole.

14) Cozy Powell (Rainbow, Whitesnake, MSG, Black Sabbath, Gary Moore)

Someone will say that I am unfair and Cozzi’s place is at least in the top ten, and perhaps he will be right. But there are too many good drummers on this list and the choice is sometimes so difficult, and the place is often arbitrary.
Be that as it may, Cozzi Powell is a real star, one of the few truly stellar drummers. Wherever he played, these teams were almost always well-known and left their mark on history. Hard rock delivery, power, strength - he was an outstanding professional in his field and in many ways became an idol for heavy drummers of the eighties.

13) Simon Kirk (Free, Bad Company)

The fantastically gifted, modest fellow is, in fact, little known to this day, but his performances in Free and Bad Company have become classics. Equally good in blues, blues rock and hard rock. In Bad Company he was not so noticeable due to some straightforwardness of the group, but on all 6 Free albums his playing shines with brightness, freedom and beauty.

12) Chad Smith (Red Hot Chily Peppers)

Somehow, imperceptibly, the Red Hot Chily Peppers turned from a joke band into a seasoned rock veteran with a brilliant reputation. Not least thanks to Chad Smith - a very excellent hard worker, who with his playing proved that even in such an eccentric genre as funk rock you can achieve anything. Now Chad not only works in RHCP, but is also a rather sought-after session drummer.

11) Lars Ulrich (Metallica)

The founder of Metallica, chatterbox and humorist Ulrich, where he lacked skill, took over with desire and acting. Truly, his playing is a real spectacle, attracting attention almost more than all the other members of Metallica combined.
All this has led to the fact that perhaps the most serious (especially if you look at the lyrics) band in the history of rock has one of the funniest drummers. But this doesn’t spoil it at all.

10) Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)

Nico replaced Clive Burr, a drummer who went from being a nobody to Iron Maiden. famous team, to one of the world's premier metal bands. But he managed to avoid comparisons, since McBrain was completely different in style, in his manner of playing, and in his behavior on stage.
Niko, like all the other members of the group, is a bundle of colossal energy, a real engine and the leader of her team. Equally combines beauty and power. The band's latest album showed that even at 54 he has lost neither the speed nor the density of his playing.

9) Carl Palmer (Elp, Asia)

At ELP, Palmer was odious and great, but often boring and difficult to accept. But in Asia, which was 20 percent prog and 80 percent melodic rock, Karl’s playing became truly “tasty.”
Palmer is captivating and at times astounding with his talent and is rightfully considered one of the most sensitive drummers when it comes to working with hardware.

8) Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)

To understand why Mike Portnoy is considered one of the main drummers of our time, you need to listen to the Dream Theater albums of the second half of the nineties.
Perhaps there is simply no other drummer like him who can equally combine prog rock and thrash metal. Mike is always different, but at the same time always recognizable. In addition, he was lucky with his team. The Theater may not be so favorably received by the public, but within the framework of such free group you can open up to the fullest, which Portnoy managed to do to the fullest.

7) Phil Collins (Genesis)

Let's leave Collins's distinguished solo career behind and take a look at his equally distinguished past as the drummer for Genesis.
It's not so easy to be the drummer of a band that embroiders the most complex musical fabrics. But despite all the difficulties, Phil coped with the role of the beating pulse of Genesis to the best of his abilities. His peak, like that of all the other members of the group, was the inimitable “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” 1974, an album that largely defined the musical canons of progressive rock.
After Peter Gabriel left, it was discovered that Phil's talent was not limited to just drumsticks - it turns out that he could sing beautifully. And let him now be known mainly by singing career, Collins was and remains one of the best drummers in rock.

6) Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)

Nirvana acceleration motor currently suffers from the “Phil Collins” syndrome and prefers to sing more than to “knock”, and it’s completely in vain, because he is simply a gorgeous drummer. His tight and powerful playing has no weak points, but it is best suited for grunge and alternative. Besides, Nirvana became famous immediately after his arrival, symbolic, isn't it?

5) Bill Brufford (King Krimson, Yes)

Along with Collins, Brufford is the ideal drummer for prog rockers, as his track record has proven. His main advantage is sensitivity, the ability to subtly feel and capture the mood of a composition, which is equally evident in the sunny creations of Yes and in the darker work of Crimson.

4) Neil Perth (Rush)

For over 30 years, Neil Pert has been not only Rush's preeminent drummer, but also their spiritual leader and primary songwriter. An absolute innovator who rediscovered prog rock. Create bizarre fantasy worlds and founder of progressive metal.
In the second half of the 90s, Peart went through a terrible time when his wife and daughter died, but he managed not to break down and in the new century returned to his beloved child - Rush.

3) John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

John Bonham was perhaps one of the most admired drummers in world rock. A simple guy, handsome, in the past an ordinary bricklayer, he was the personification of the Cinderella story in a male version.
Zeppelin gave him the right to create and he made several discoveries in the drumming. His hand solo in "Moby Dick" is one of the wonders of the musical world, and his playing style in some compositions was taken as a basis by musicians of the rap and techno styles.
WHEN "Bonzo" passed away, Zeppelin were unable to find a worthy replacement for him and soon disbanded. He was simply irreplaceable.

2) Keith Moon (The Who)

Keith was perhaps the most unique drummer in rock history. He was incredibly cool, and for his time, simply dangerous. his wild behavior both behind and outside the drum stand served a significant role in shaping the image of the first wave of punks.
His drum parts cannot be played by anyone except his only student - Zack Starkey (son Ringo Starr a), which replaced it in current composition The Who.
The most common mistake made by music critics is the phrase “he overplayed.” He didn't overact - that's how he played. Where ordinary drummers took 2-3 hits, Moon managed to insert 10, creating the wild, explosive rhythm of The Who, which became their business card. As with Bonham and Led Zeppelin, The Who never recovered from his death and not one more or less a worthwhile album It hasn't been released since then.

1) Ian Paice (Deep Purple; Whitesnake; Ashton, Paice and Lord)

The best hard rock band surely had to have only the best drummer, right?
Pace walked the long road of Deep Purple's creativity for forty years and not a single album was complete without his participation. In Purple, which was full of outstanding musicians, Pace knew how to be invisible and not come to the fore, but for all true connoisseurs of “stick playing” he is the brightest star.
You can say a hackneyed phrase about him - “a drummer without weak points,” but better, a drummer consisting entirely of strong points. He knew how to keep any rhythms without drawing attention to himself (as Bonham and Moon sometimes did), providing an arena for Gillan, Lord and Blackmore to perform.
In recent years, when Gillan's dubious experiments have made Purple a laughingstock, Pace's playing remains technical, beautiful and unsurpassed by anyone. He was and remains the best. First place with no options.

How to evaluate a musician's skill? By the emotional impact his performance has on the audience? Or by the number of records sold? What if we try to evaluate musicians based on some other parameters? For example, by the speed of playing the drum. The way some musicians handle sticks fascinates the viewer, helps create the desired rhythm and mood, and sometimes even puts them in a kind of trance state. Some virtuosos managed to reach unprecedented heights in their playing and even set real records...

Who managed to surprise the audience not only with their skill, but also with the speed of playing the drum? This article describes the most amazing drummers in the world.

Tom Grosset

Based on the information given in the Guinness Book of Records, the fastest drummer in the world at the moment is Tom Grosset, a resident of Canada. In July 2013, Tom Grosset managed to beat all previous record holders: within one minute, the musician was able to hit the kit as many as 1,200 times. The achievement was recorded at a competition of sports drummers, which is held annually in the state of Tennessee. By the way, in order to measure the skill of a drummer, competition organizers use a specially designed device - a drumometer, with which you can measure the speed of both the hands and feet of musicians. It turns out that in just one second Grosset hits the instruments about 20 times, which, of course, cannot but amaze the imagination.

Rory Blackwell, former Beach Boy drummer, holds the amazing speed record for drumming. However, this is far from the only achievement of this superman. music industry. For example, Rory set one of his most bizarre records in 1985, when he played the song “When the Saints Go Marching In” on 310 instruments simultaneously. Moreover, it only took him a minute and a half, although it was initially assumed that it would take five minutes. Rory later told reporters that the only thing that stopped him from playing the song even faster was having to use such great amount tools. Then he was called “the fastest drummer in the world.”

On October 24, 1991, in Finlake Park in the UK, Rory Blackwell was able to amaze the crowd by hitting the drum 3,700 times in 60 seconds. This phenomenal threshold is considered absolute, and no one has yet managed to surpass this unique musician.
Rory Blackwell holds numerous other world records in music and is recognized as the most virtuoso drummer in the world. He was once able to play his drum for 126 hours without ever stopping to rest. And in 1995, the musician managed to hit four hundred drums in just 16 seconds.

Blackwell is an excellent player not only on the drums, but also on the guitar. Here he also managed to set a cool record: within one minute he played more than nine thousand notes.

Blackwell is famous not only for his achievements in the world of music. He was always in great demand and played with many famous musical groups. Ringo Starr himself even took lessons from Blackwell when he was just starting his musical career.
At present famous musician is on a well-deserved rest, and, most likely, no one will be able to break his best records.

Another famous drummer is Joey Jordison. We can say that he went to the record with early years. Joey's parents were fond of music and gave him a music kit as a child. Joey mastered the instrument with amazing speed, as he had an innate sense of rhythm and an absolute ear for music.

The talented young virtuoso joined the group Slipknot. The first album, in which Joey took part, sold a tiny number of copies, but the second was already included in the Billboard list. Constantly touring the country with the group, Joey began to play more and more masterfully. And everything is faster.

In 2010, Joey Jordison topped the list of the fastest drummers in the world. It has the ability to make more than 32 beats per second. And this is far from the only talent musician. The pedals on his drum kit are not connected to each other, so he has to set the rhythm with his feet. It is not for nothing that after measurements taken by experts, Joey was included in the Guinness Book of Records. Most likely, talents like Jordison appear no more than once every century.

Interestingly, Joey Jordison is friends with Marilyn Manson. Joey starred in the extravagant singer's videos, and Manson himself has repeatedly stated that he considers Jordison one of the best musicians in the world.

Mike Mangini, drummer of the musical group Dream Theater, is one of the record holders for the fastest drumming, and he managed to win in several categories at once.

Mangini first played the drum at the age of five. While in high school, he played in a band. True, after entering college, the young man gave up music for some time, focusing all his attention on studying computer technology. Mangini even worked in his specialty for some time, but realized that he could not live without the main passion of his life: music and drumming. And, giving up his boring programming job, Mike began playing in the music group Annihilator and giving lessons to all people who wanted to learn to play the drum kit.

The talented musician holds several titles in the “Fastest Drummer” category. He has the fastest symmetrical grip and his hands are recognized as the fastest in the world. In addition, Mike showed the best result in the speed of kicks: he is able to make more than 13 thousand kicks in just 15 minutes.

Mike Mangini not only has incredible musical skills, but also an extraordinary intellect. He is the author of two books, dedicated, of course, to polyrhythmic structures.

Matt Smith

On June 26, 2008, the world record was set by young drummer Matt Smith from Romania. At that time, the young man was only eighteen years old. In one minute, Matt was able to hit the drum a whopping 1,130 times. Matt is also the youngest record holder to break 1,000 strokes in one minute at the age of 16.

Matt's interest in music is not surprising, because the guy's father and grandfather were quite famous jazz musicians. In addition, Matt's father holds the title of Professor of Jazz Studies at one of the Romanian universities. Matt began playing the drums at the age of nine, when one of his father's friends gave the boy drumsticks. At the age of 12, Matt was already performing on stage, and at 14 he recorded his first album.

Since 2005, the young man began setting drumming records. He is not only the fastest young musician in the world, but also the toughest. In 2007, Matt was able to perform 5,130 strokes on the instrument in just five minutes.
It is difficult to say whether such mastery of the instrument is an innate feature or develops as a result of tireless training. In any case, the amazing speed of drumming cannot but amaze and evoke sincere respect and surprise.

Musical ensembles can usually combine the most different instruments, but a band without drums is becoming increasingly rare. They create the foundation, setting the rhythm and size. JazzPeople reveals which top jazz drummers have stood out in the improvisation arena.

The best jazz drummers

Buddy Rich

In the 1960s, Elvin Jones joined saxophonist John Coltrane's quartet, in which he earned worldwide recognition.

Jones' style was truly revolutionary: he achieved a dynamic interaction between the drum line and the soloists, which had not been demonstrated by drummers before him. Alvin's innovative rhythmic approach has inspired many drummers to develop and promote improvisational techniques. The musician died on May 18, 2004 from heart failure.

Max Roach

When talking about who the best jazz drummers are, we can't help but mention Max Roach. Born on January 10, 1924, and playing drums at age 10, Roach is one of the founders of hard bop and bebop, a jazz movement characterized by intense rhythms and complex performance techniques.

Max was one of the founders record company Debut Records.

He also organized a quintet with Clifford Brown and the M’Boom percussion orchestra and recorded many duets. Roach died on August 16, 2007 in New York.

Billy Cobham

Billy Cobham was born on May 16, 1946 in Panama. He was interested in drums since childhood, and later, even in the army, Billy played in a military band. Billy's performances with John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra brought him worldwide fame.

Billy Cobham showed himself as an innovator, forming the fusion style, and he also played in the jazz-rock style.

Cobham's album Spectrum is considered one of the best jazz records in the world. In the wake of this success, Billy Cobham founded his own band, and then another one, but with other musicians. The apogee of his career can be considered the 90s, when he was in the Jazz is Dead project, which reflected a wide range of jazz and blues styles. Moreover, the musician is actively involved in teaching, conducting master classes and writing thematic literature.

Chick Webb

Despite his short life, Chick Webb remains a unique figure in jazz history. He was born February 10, 1909 in Baltimore. “Little” Webb was only 130 cm tall.

Chick Webb was able to independently master playing the drums and earned his first “fees” by playing on the streets.

Later, having moved to New York, Chick initially worked as a session musician - fortunately, there was plenty of such work in the 1920s - and already in 1926 he founded his own jazz band. The musician is also called the “king of swing”, as he promoted the sound of this direction. Chick Webb died at the age of 34 on June 16, 1939 from spinal tuberculosis.

Gene Krupa

Chicago native Gene Krupa was born on January 15, 1909 in a large family. I initially became acquainted with music by playing the saxophone, but then switched to drums - prosaically, but due to the cheapness of the instrument.

Gene Krupa took drumming to the next level by performing long drum runs.

He can be considered the forefather of the modern drum kit due to the influence he had on the Slingerland Drums company. He was the first to record the sound of a bass drum. After moving to New York, the musician played in a band, although he could not even read music. He later joined the group, which became a real jazz orchestra, but soon left it and founded his own. By the early 1960s, Krupa began performing less frequently due to health problems. He died on October 16, 1973 from a heart attack.

Louis Bellson

Louis Bellson was born July 6, 1924 in Illinois. Already at the age of 17, young Louis played professionally in a band. His work includes more than two hundred records, many arrangements for compositions of different genres. His works can without a doubt be considered swing classics.

Louis Bellson was the composer and designed the two-bass drum kit.

Bellson taught, wrote books about playing the drums and, despite health problems, did not part with the instrument until his death. The musician died on February 14, 2009.

Jimmy Cobb

The legendary Jimmy Cobb was born on January 20, 1929. He never studied drums, however, he quickly moved forward, first accompanying various musicians in Washington and playing in Earl Bostic's band, and then playing in a group with musicians of the same level.

Jimmy Cobb never learned to play the drums

After leaving there, Jimmy joined the Wynton Kelly Trio, with whom he released three albums. Later, the drummer performed with many great musicians, and to this day he continues his concert activities.

Tony Williams

Another Chicago native, Tony Williams, is a brilliant drummer who has developed this instrument not only as a kind of metronome for other instruments, but as a full-fledged melodic source of music. At the age of 17, his playing was noticed and invited to his project, in which Tony very quickly became a central figure, complicating his parts and improvising in them.

Avant-garde jazz had a certain influence on his work.

Many covers of classic compositions with an emphasis on drums have been recorded. With the group he created, Tony was one of the first to make fusion jazz and further, including with other projects, he was not afraid to experiment in music and show a unique, innovative sound. The musician died on February 23, 1997 from a heart attack.

Here are the 100 best drummers (from some site)
What do you agree with and what do you disagree with?

1. Neil Peart (Rush)
2. Keith Moon (Who)
3. Ginger Baker (Cream)
4. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
5. Terry Bozzio (Zappa, Jeff Beck)
6. Carl Palmer (ELP)
7. Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
8. Danny Carey (Tool)
9. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
10. Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
11. Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting, Frank Zappa)
12. Stewart Copeland (Police)
13. Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
14. Steve Gadd (Steely Dan)
15. Tim Alexander (Primus)
16. Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band)
17. Simon Phillips (Toto, Jeff Beck)
18. Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs, Winger)
19. Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)
20. Chad Wackerman (Zappa)
21. Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
22. Virgil Donati (Planet X)
23. Ansley Dunbar (Jeff Beck, Whitesnake)
24. David Garibaldi (Tower Of Power)
25. Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
26. Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
27. Mike Shrieve (Santana)
28. Phil Collins (Genesis)
29. Steve Smith (Journey)
30. Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle)
31. Max Weinberg (E Street Band)
32. Alan White (Yes)
33. Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
34. Joey Jordison (Slipknot)
35. Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake)
36. Carmine Appice (Beck, Bogart, Appice)
37. Stanton Moore (Galactic)
38. Hal Blaine (Elvis Presley, Beach Boys)
39. Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
40. Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche)
41. Cozy Powell (Rainbow)
42. Morgan Agren (Frank Zappa)
43. Chester Thompson (Santana)
44. Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
45. Dean Castronovo (Journey)
46. ​​Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
47. Greg Bissonette (David Lee Roth, Satriani)
48. Ralph Humphrey (Mothers Of Invention)
49. Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins)
50. Mike Bordin (Faith No More)
51. Jon Theodore (Mars Volta)
52. Mike Giles (King Crimson)
53. Ringo Starr (Beatles)
54. Zak Starkey (The Who)
55. Jeff Campitelli (Satriani)
56. Phil Ehart (Kansas)
57. Brian Mantia (Primus)
58. Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp)
59. Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)
60. Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
61. Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull)
62. Mike Sus (Possessed)
63. Jason Rullo (Symphony X)
64. Dave Grohl (Scream, Nirvana)
65. Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson)
66. Ray Herrera (Fear Factory)
67. Scott Travis (Judas Priest)
68. Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
69. Roger Taylor(Queen)
70. Jose Pasillas (Incubus)
71. Earl Palmer (session man)
72. Gene Holgan (Death)
73. Joey Kramer (Aerosmith)
74. Danny Seraphine (Chicago)
75. Matt McDonough (Mudvayne)
76. BJ Wilson (Procol Harum)
77. Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy)
78. Igor Cavalera (Sepultura)
79. Jim Gordon (Derek & the Dominos)
80. Travis Barker (Blink 182)
81. Matt Sorum (The Cult, GNR)
82. Nicholas Barker (Dimmu Borgir)
83. Jim Keltner (Elvis Costello)
84. Chad Smith (RHCP)
85. John Densmore (The Doors)
86. Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine)
87. Mike Mangini (Extreme, Steve Vai)
88. Jack Irons (RHCP, Pearl Jam)
89. John Dolmayan (System of a Down)
90. Mark Zonder (Fate's Warning)
91. Gary Husband (Level 42)
92. Al Jackson (MG's)
93. Paul Bostaph (Slayer)
94. Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
95. Dino Danelli (Rascals)
96. Jerry Gaskill (King's X)
97. Dave Abbruzzese (Pearl Jam)
98. Van Romaine (Steve Morse Band)
99. Sean Kinney (Alice in Chains)
100. Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)

Here are more drummers who are worthy of respect, but did not make it into the 100 best... (from the same site)

Alan Gratzer (REO Speedwagon)
Alan John "Reni" Wren (Stone Roses)
Benny Benjamin (session man)
Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow, Black Sabbath)
Buddy Miles (Band Of Gypsys)
Buddy Saltzman (session man)
Bun E Carlos (Cheap Trick)
Chad Sexton (311)
Charlie Allen Martin (Bob Seger)
Charlie Benante (Anthrax)
Chris Frantz (Talking Heads)
Chris Kontos (Machine Head)
Chris Layton (Double Trouble)
Chris Pennie (Dillinger Escape Plan)
Chris Slade (AC/DC, Uriah Heep)
Clive Burr (Iron Maiden)
Dale Crover (Melvins)
Damon Che Fitzgerald (Don Caballero)
Daniel Erlandsson (Arch Enemy)
Denny Carmassi (Montrose)
Dominic Howard (Muse)
Doug Clifford (CCR)
Eric Singer (Kiss)
Frank Beard (ZZ Top)
Gary Chester (session man)
Jason Bonham (UFO)
Jay Lane (The Frog Brigade)
Jim Capaldi (Traffic)
Jimmy DeGrasso (Megadeth)
Jon Fishman (Phish)
Jon Hiseman (Colosseum)
Larry Mullen, Jr. (U2)
Lee Kerslake (Uriah Heep)
Matt Abts (Gov"t Mule)
Max Kolesne (Krisiun)
Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac)
Mickey Hart (Grateful Dead)
Mikkey Dee (Motorhead)
Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard)
Phil Rudd (AC/DC)
Phil Selway (Radiohead)
Randy Castillo (Ozzy)
Rick Allen (Def Leppard)
Ron Wilson (Surfaris)
Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction)
Tommy Lee (Motley Crue)
Topper Headon (The Clash)
Vinnie Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio)
William Calhoun (Living Color)
William Rieflin (Ministry)

Here are more songs that highlight the drummer's talent

1. Moby Dick - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Toad - Ginger Baker (Cream)
3. Ticks And Leeches - Danny Carey (Tool)
4. 21st Century Schizoid Man - Michael Giles (King Crimson)
5. La Villa Strangiato - Neil Peart (Rush)
6. Erotomania - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
7. Cobwebs And Strange - Keith Moon (The Who)
8. Tarkus - Carl Palmer (ELP)
9. Hot For Teacher - Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
10. Heart Of The Sunrise - Bill Bruford (Yes)
11. Jesus Christ Pose - Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)
12. Fire - Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix)
13. Aja - Steve Gadd (Steely Dan)
14. Space Truckin - Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
15. By-Tor And The Snow Dog - Neil Peart (Rush)
16. A Quick One - Keith Moon (The Who)
17. Wipeout - Ron Wilson (Surfaris)
18. Dharma For One - Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull)
19. Rosanna - Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
20. One More Red Nightmare - Bill Bruford (King Crimson)
21. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow Suite - Ralph Humphrey (Frank Zappa)
22. Rat Salad - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
23. Do What You Like - Ginger Baker (Blind Faith)
24. Frankenstein - Chuck Ruff (Edgar Winter)
25. Toccata - Carl Palmer (ELP)
26. Revolution Is My Name - Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
27. Tank - Carl Palmer (ELP)
28. Reflection - Danny Carey (Tool)
29. Dance Of Eternity - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
30. Soundchaser - Alan White (Yes)
31. Tragic - Terry Bozzio (Bozzio Levin Stevens)
32. Won't Get Fooled Again - Keith Moon (The Who)
33. Eternity's Breath Part I and II - Narrada Michael Walden (Mahavishnu Orch.)
34. Manic Depression - Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix)
35. Aenima - Danny Carey (Tool)
36. Tripping Billies - Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band)
37. Late In The Evening - Steve Gadd (Paul Simon)
38. Ice Cakes - Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs)
39. Baby Don't You Do It - Keith Moon (The Who)
40. No Excuses - Sean Kinney (Alice in Chains)
41. My Generation - Keith Moon (The Who)
42. YYZ - Neil Peart (Rush)
43. War Ensemble - Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
44. Who Are You- Keith Moon (The Who)
45. Karn Evil 9 - Carl Palmer (ELP)
46. ​​The Grudge - Danny Carey (Tool)
47. In A Gadda Da Vida - Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly)
48. People=Shit - Joey Jordison (Slipknot)
49. Happy Jack - Keith Moon (The Who)
50. Symptom of the Universe - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
51. Vital Transformation - Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
52. Rock And Roll - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
53. Fireball - Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
54. Painkiller - Scott Travis (Judas Priest)
55. Burn - Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
56. Sgt Baker - Tim Alexander (Primus)
57. Metropolis - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
58. South Side of the Sky - Bill Bruford (Yes)
59. Message In A Bottle - Stewart Copeland (The Police)
60. 6:00 - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
61. Soul Sacrifice - Mike Shrieve (Santana)
62. You Could Be Mine - Matt Sorum (Guns N Roses)
63. Rain - Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
64. How Many More Times - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
65. Frizzle Fry - Tim Alexander (Primus)
66. Forty Six & Two - Danny Carey (Tool)
67. Supernaut - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
68. One Of These Days - Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
69. Eleven - Tim Alexander (Primus)
70. The Ox - Keith Moon (The Who)
71. Silent Scream - Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
72. Lateralis - Danny Carey (Tool)
73. The Noonward Race - Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
74. Elephant Talk - Bill Bruford (King Crimson)
75. Seven Days - Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting)
76. 2112 - Neil Peart (Rush)
77. Achilles Last Stand - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
78. Tom Sawyer - Neil Peart (Rush)
79. Apostrophe - Jim Gordon (Frank Zappa)
80. Spoonman - Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)
81. Angel Of Death - Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
82. Great King Rat - Roger Taylor (Queen)
83. White Room - Ginger Baker (Cream)
84. A Change Of Seasons - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
85. The Noose - Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle)
86. When the Levee Breaks - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
87. Candy's Room - Max Weinberg (Springsteen)
88. Walking On The Moon - Stewart Copeland (The Police)
89. Pretty Noose - Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)
90. Bad Reputation - Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy)
91. Regatta De Blanc - Stewart Copeland (The Police)
92. War Pigs - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
93. Acid Rain - Mike Portnoy (Liquid Tension Experiment)
94. The Wizard - Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
95. Bargain - Keith Moon (The Who)
96. Raining Blood - Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
97. In My Time Of Dying - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
98. Dyers Eve - Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
99. Where Eagles Dare - Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
100. Over The Electric Grapevine - Tim Alexander (Primus)
101. Hellbound - Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
102. Limelight - Neil Peart (Rush)
103. Four Sticks - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
104. Cemetery Gates - Vinnie Paul (Pantera)
105. Zero - Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins)
106. Crusher Destroyer - Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
107. Xanadu - Neil Peart (Rush)
108. Close To The Edge - Bill Bruford (Yes)
109. Give It Away - Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
110. Renegades Of Funk - Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine)
111. Drunkenship Of Lanterns - Jon Thoedore (Mars Volta)
112. I"m A Man - Danny Seraphine (Chicago)
113. Bonzo's Montreux - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
114. When The Water Breaks - Mike Portnoy (Liquid Tension Experiment)
115. Spegetti Western - Tim Alexander (Primus)
116. John The Fisherman - Tim Alexander (Primus)
117. Highway Star - Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
118. Fountain Of Lamneth - Neil Peart (Rush)
119. Honky Tonk Woman - Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)
120. Rollin And Tumblin - Ginger Baker (Cream)
121. A Day In The Life - Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
122. Bombora - Mike Biondo (Original Surfaris)
123. Good Times, Bad Times - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
124. Song for America - Phil Ehart (Kansas)
125. Hundreds of Thousands - Deen Castronovo (Tony Macalpine)
126. Give Blood - Simon Phillips (Pete Townshend)
127. Taste The Pain - Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
128. She Likes Surprises - Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)
129. Parallel Universe - Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
130. Time - Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
131. Barracuda - Mike Derosier (Heart)
132. Paint It Black - Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)
133. Cinema Show - Phil Collins (Genesis)
134. Guerilla Radio - Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine)
135. Windows - Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons)
136. A Passion Play - Barriemore Barlow (Jethro Tull)
137. Party In Simon's Pants - Simon Phillips (Los Lobotomys)
138. Digital Man - Neil Peart (Rush)
139. Finally Free - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
140. Pamela - Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
141. Dallas Warhead - Tommy Aldridge (Gary Moore)
142. Cygnus X-1 - Neil Peart (Rush)
143. Loss Of Control - Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
144. Jesus Of Suburbia - Tre Cool (Green Day)
145. Dazed And Confused - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
146. Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover - Steve Gadd (Paul Simon)
147. Suck My Kiss - Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
148. Chop Suey - John Dolmayan (System Of A Down)
149. Sweet Lady - Roger Taylor (Queen)
150. Sweet Wine - Ginger Baker (Cream)
151. Hold The Line - Jeff Porcaro (Toto)
152. Parabola - Danny Carey (Tool)
153. Duende - Terry Bozzio (Bozzio Levin Stevens)
154. Saucerful Of Secrets - Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
155. The Patient - Danny Carey (Tool)
156. Baker's Dozen - Stanton Moore (Galactic)
157. Lipstick Vogue - Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello)
158. The Barbarian - Carl Palmer (ELP)
159. In My Tree - Jack Irons (Pearl Jam)
160. Schism - Danny Carey (Tool)
161. Lady - Carmine Appice (Jeff Beck)
162. Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt - Jon Theodore (Mars Volta)
163. battery - Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
164.U.S. Drag - Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons)
165. Fool in the Rain - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
166. Midlife Crisis - Mike Bordin (Faith No More)
167. Paradigm Shift - Mike Portnoy (Liquid Tension Experiment)
168. Iron Tusk - Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
169. Drive In Drive Out - Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews)
170. Level Five - Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson)
171. Spiral - Terry Bozzio (Bozzio Levin Stevens)
172. La Grange - Mike Beard (ZZ Top)
173. Scatterbrain - Richard Bailey (Jeff Beck)
174. Hey Joe - Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix)
175. B"Boom - Bill Bruford/Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson)
176. Cruise Missile - Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs)
177. Duality - Joey Jordison (Slipknot)
178. Driven to Tears - Stewart Copeland (The Police)
179. Opiate - Danny Carey (Tool)
180. Whole Lotta Love - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
181. Rock N Roll Suspension - Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons)
182. Brighton Rock - Roger Taylor (Queen)
183. Pull Me Under - Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
184. Do The Neurotic - Phil Collins (Genesis)
185. South Of Heaven - Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
186. One Little Victory - Neil Peart (Rush)
187. Walk This Way - Joey Kramer (Aerosmith)
188. No Quarter - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
189. Vapor Trail - Neil Peart (Rush)
190. The Real Me - Keith Moon (The Who)
191. Tommy The Cat - Tim Alexander (Primus)
192. Hush - Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
193. Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
194. Face Pollution - Matt Cameron (Soundgarden)
195. Old Days - Danny Seraphine (Chicago)
196. Davidian - Chris Kontos (Machine Head)
197. Calling Elvis - Jeff Porcaro (Dire Straits)
198. Shyboy - Greg Bissonette (David Lee Roth)
199. Insight And The Catharsis - Nicholas Barker (Dimmu Borgir)
200. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Dave Grohl (Nirvana)

Same with albums

1. Lateralus
Tool
(Danny Carey)

2.Machine Head
Deep Purple
(Ian Paice)

3. Quadrophenia
The Who
(Keith Moon)

4.Awake
Dream Theater
(Mike Portnoy)

5. Moving Pictures
Rush
(Neil Peart)

6. Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
(John Bonham)

7. Disraeli Gears
Cream
(Ginger Baker)

8. Fragile
Yes
(Bill Bruford)

9. Brain Salad Surgery
Emerson Lake & Palmer
(Carl Palmer)

10. Outlandos D'Amour
The Police
(Stewart Copeland)

11. Situation Dangerous
Bozzio Levin Stevens
(Terry Bozzio)

12. Reinventing The Steel
Pantera
(Vinnie Paul)

13.Red
King Crimson
(Bill Bruford)

14. Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
(John Bonham)

15.BadMotorFinger
Soundgarden
(Matt Cameron)

16. Frizzle Fry
Primus
(Tim Alexander)

17. Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix Experience
(Mitch Mitchell)

18. What If
Dixie Dregs
(Rod Morgenstein)

19. Season In The Abyss
Slayer
(Dave Lambardo)

20. Aenima
Tool
(Danny Carey)

21. Iowa
Slipknot
(Joey Jordison)

22. Angel Dust
Faith No More
(Mike Bordin)

23. Crash
Dave Matthews Band
(Carter Beauford)

24. Paranoid
Black Sabbath
(Bill Ward)

25. 1984
Van Halen
(Alex Van Halen)

26. Scenes From A Memory
Dream Theater
(Mike Portnoy)

27. Tarkus
Emerson Lake & Palmer
(Carl Palmer)

28. Moon Babies
Planet X
(Virgil Donati)

29. Toxicity
system of a Down
(John Dolmayan)

30. Apostrophe
Frank Zappa
(Ralph Humphrey)

31. The Lamb Lies Down
On Broadway
Genesis
(Phil Collins)

32.Relayer
Yes
(Alan White)

33. De-Loused In
The Comatorium
Mars Volta
(John Theodore)

34. The Return
Vanilla Fudge
(Carmine Appice)

35. Death Cult Armageddon
Dimmu Borgir
(Nicholas Barker)

36. And Justice For All
Metallica
(Lars Ulrich)

37. 2112
Rush
(Neil Peart)

38. Danger Money
UK
(Terry Bozzio)

39.Leftoverture
Kansas
(Phil Ehart)

40. Reign In Blood
Slayer
(Dave Lombardo)

41. Late For The Future
Galactic
(Stanton Moore)

42. Painkiller
Judas Priest
(Scott Travis)

43. Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin
(John Bonham)

44. Night Of The Living Dregs
Dixie Dregs
(Rod Morgenstein)

45.Demanufacture
Fear Factory
(Ray Herrara)

46. ​​Thirteenth Step
A Perfect Circle
(Josh Freese)

47.Remission
Mastodon
(Brann Dailor)

48. Fresh Cream
Cream
(Ginger Baker)

49. V: The New Mythology Suite
Symphony X
(Jason Rullo)

50. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
(Chad Smith)