Greatest drummer of all time
The greatest drummers of all time, ranked by fans
Rated by Elo across 32 head-to-head votes, not by how often something showed up.
1
Chad Smith
American drummer (born 1961)
1713
100% · 14 duels
2
Mike Portnoy
American drummer (born 1967)
1671
100% · 9 duels
3
Tommy Lee
American drummer (born 1962)
1558
75% · 8 duels
4
Joey Jordison
American musician (1975–2021)
1519
67% · 3 duels
5
Keith Moon
English rock drummer (1946–1978)
1514
50% · 2 duels
6
Levon Helm
American drummer and vocalist (1940–2012)
1489
0% · 1 duels
7
Jeff Porcaro
American drummer (1954–1992)
1488
0% · 1 duels
8
Charlie Watts
British drummer (1941–2021)
1488
0% · 1 duels
9
Chris Adler
American drummer
1488
0% · 1 duels
10
Matt Cameron
American drummer (born 1962)
1487
0% · 1 duels
11
Don Henley
American musician and songwriter (born 1947)
1486
0% · 1 duels
12
Questlove
American hip hop musician (born 1971)
1486
0% · 1 duels
13
Ian Paice
English rock drummer (born 1948)
1485
0% · 1 duels
14
Lars Ulrich
Danish drummer (born 1963)
1485
0% · 1 duels
15
Ringo Starr
English musician and actor (born 1940)
1484
0% · 1 duels
16
Vinnie Paul
American drummer (1964–2018)
1484
0% · 1 duels
17
Terry Bozzio
American drummer (born 1950)
1483
0% · 1 duels
18
Phil Collins
English musician (born 1951)
1483
0% · 1 duels
19
Clyde Stubblefield
American drummer (1943–2017)
1482
0% · 1 duels
20
Sheila E.
American singer and percussionist (born 1957)
1482
0% · 1 duels
21
Alex Van Halen
American drummer (born 1953)
1482
0% · 1 duels
22
Neil Peart
Canadian drummer and lyricist (1952–2020)
1481
0% · 1 duels
23
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007)
1481
0% · 1 duels
24
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer (1927–2004)
1481
0% · 1 duels
25
Travis Barker
American drummer (born 1975)
1480
0% · 1 duels
Settled head to head
Dave Grohl or Joey Jordison?
one vote so far
Joey Jordison or Gene Hoglan?
one vote so far
Chad Smith or Joey Jordison?
one vote so far
Buddy Rich or Chad Smith?
one vote so far
Chad Smith or Cindy Blackman Santana?
one vote so far
Chad Smith or Max Roach?
one vote so far
Chad Smith or Sheila E.?
one vote so far
Keith Moon or Chad Smith?
one vote so far
Vinnie Paul or Chad Smith?
one vote so far
Lars Ulrich or Chad Smith?
one vote so far
Chad Smith or Questlove?
one vote so far
Chad Smith or Matt Cameron?
one vote so far