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Vote for Lars Ulrich 1) Lars Ulrich
“Ulrich is a great skilled drummer and a excellent rock composer”

“he is the best drummer ever exist.”

Vote for Keith Moon 2) Keith Moon
“The best ever. No discussion. And not a turd like Ulrich.”

“Lars Ulrich doesn’t deserve to be in the top 10. He used pro tools. Back when Keith Moon and John Bohnham were around they didn’t even have software like pro tools. I can’t believe John isn’t on this list.”

Vote for Steven Adler 3) Steven Adler

Vote for Chad Smith 4) Chad Smith

Vote for Matt Sorum 5) Matt Sorum

Vote for Bob Bryar 6) Bob Bryar
“bob bryar is the best
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Vote for Neil Peart 7) Neil Peart

Vote for John Bonham 8) John Bonham
“#26 is a joke especially considering his untimely death even with only about 9 albums of work he is superior to almost every ohter drummer on this list.”

Vote for Dave Grohl 9) Dave Grohl

Vote for Buddy Rich 10) Buddy Rich

Vote for Andy Hurley 11) Andy Hurley
“Andy of Fall Out Boy is the most creative drummer I know of”

Vote for Harry Judd 12) Harry Judd

Vote for Ringo Starr 13) Ringo Starr
“best drummer ever, revolutionized drumming”

“I think Ringo Starr played a major role in most of the Beatles songs not only because of his unique drum beat and charisma but his natural talent as a drummer.”

Vote for Joey Jordison 14) Joey Jordison

Vote for Yoshiki Hayashi 15) Yoshiki Hayashi

Vote for Gene Krupa 16) Gene Krupa

Vote for Don Henley 17) Don Henley

Vote for James Kottak 18) James Kottak

Vote for Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan 19) Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan

Vote for John Otto 20) John Otto

Vote for Deen Castronovo 21) Deen Castronovo
“He is one awesome drummer.”

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Vote for Jaska Raatikainen 22) Jaska Raatikainen

Vote for Dominic Howard 23) Dominic Howard

Vote for Tommy Aldridge 24) Tommy Aldridge

Vote for Mike Wengren 25) Mike Wengren

Vote for Jimmy Chamberlin 26) Jimmy Chamberlin
“Drummer of Smashing Pumpkins and he has a solo project too. He’s the best when it comes to make some paradidles in the snare drum and I have to mention that he is knows how to give a great feeling to every song. He has a fast and smart jazz-like playing style. I love to hear his songs.”

Vote for Eric Singer 27) Eric Singer

Vote for Tommy Lee 28) Tommy Lee

Vote for Chad Sexton 29) Chad Sexton

Vote for Ginger Baker 30) Ginger Baker
“Ginger Baker is the best rock drummer of all time by far”