This a poll from where RS magazine asked their readers to name greatest drummers of all time. As with all subjective pollings, there are misses and hits. And the biggest miss (IMO) is probably Ringo Starr as one of the best drummer. Charlie Watts of Rolling Stone would have been a better pick from a mega band.


Ranked accordingly:

10. Michael Shrieve (Santana): The musical highlight of the original Woodstock concert in 1969 may well be Santana's 10-minute performance of "Soul Sacrifice." Drummer Michael Shrieve holds the whole thing together, and Santana was never quite the same after he left in 1974


9. Ginger Baker (Cream): Before John Bonham and Neil Peart there was Ginger Baker, Cream's legendary drummer who practically invented the rock drum solo.


8. ?uestlove (Roots): From jamming with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo to his stint as the bandleader of the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, he's had more chances to play with the greats than nearly anybody else in the business.


7. Stewart Copeland (The Police): Stewart Copeland has been more influenced by jazz drummers than rock drummers, even though he's the drummer in one of the most successful rock groups of all time.


6. Buddy Rich :Widely considered one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time, Buddy Rich played with Tommy Dorsey, Benny Carter, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.


5. Ringo Starr (Beatles): Ringo wasn't a flashy drummer, and he saved his only drum solo in The Beatles for the final song on their final album.


4. Dave Grohl (Nirvana): The Foo Fighters have taken much of his time in the past 15 years, but he's made time to get back behind the kit in Queens Of the Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures.


3. Neil Peart (Rush): Of course, no Rush concert is complete without a Peart drum solo.


2. Keith Moon (The Who): Keith Moon's wild-man drum style was part of The Who's DNA, and they haven't sounded the same since he died in 1978.


1. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin): From the readers, John Bonham led the list by a significant margin.