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#34 Buddy Rich Big Band – Big Swing Face (1967)
Drummer: Buddy Rich

#33 Pantera – Far Beyond Driven (1994)
Drummer: Vinnie Paul

#32 Chick Corea – Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (1968)
Drummer: Roy Haynes

#31 The Police - Ghost In The Machine (1981)
Drummer: Stewart Copeland

#30 Sting – Ten Summoner’s Tales (1993)
Drummer: Vinnie Colaiuta
Watch the album’s drumming high point, Seven Days

#29 Sly And The Family Stone – Fresh (1973)
Drummer: Andy Newmark

#28 Led Zeppelin – Houses Of The Holy (1973)
Drummer: John Bonham

#27 Metallica – Master Of Puppets (1986)
Drummer: Lars Ulrich

#26 Mahavishnu Orchestra – The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Drummer: Billy Cobham

#25 Frank Zappa – Joe’s Garage: Act 1 (1979)
Drummer: Vinnie Colaiuta

#24 Buddy Rich – Swingin’ New Big Band (1966)
Drummer: Buddy Rich

#23 Billy Cobham – Spectrum (1973)
Drummer: Billy Cobham
Here’s Cobham in 2006

#22 The Police – Outlandos D’Amour (1978)
Drummer: Stewart Copeland

#21 Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life (1976)
Drummers: Stevie Wonder, Greg Brown and Raymond Lee Pounds

#20 Slayer – Reign In Blood (1986)
Drummer: Dave Lombardo

#19 Soundgarden – Superunknown (1994)
Drummer: Matt Cameron

#18 Miles Davis – Four And More (1964)
Drummer: Tony Williams

#17 Deep Purple – Made In Japan (1972)
Drummer: Ian Paice

#16 Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (1973)
Drummer: Stevie Wonder
Check out this Stevie Wonder drum duet

#15 AC/DC – Back In Black (1980)
Drummer: Phil Rudd

#14 Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin (1969)
Drummer: John Bonham

#13 Rush – Moving Pictures (1981)
Drummer: Neil Peart

#12 The Beatles – Revolver (1966)
Drummer: Ringo Starr

#11 The Police – Regatta De Blanc (1979)
Drummer: Stewart Copeland

#10 Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced (1967)
Drummer: Mitch Mitchell

#9 John Coltrane – A Love Supreme (1964)
Drummer: Elvin Jones

#8 Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (2002)
Drummer: Dave Grohl
Here’s QOTSA at Glastonbury 2002 with DG on drums

#7 Steely Dan – Aja (1977)
Drummers: Purdie, Gadd, Greene, Humphrey, Keltner and Marotta

#6 Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II (1969)
Drummer: John Bonham

#5 Miles Davis – Nefertiti (1967)
Drummer: Tony Williams

#4 Nirvana – Nevermind (1991)
Drummer: Dave Grohl

#3 Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti (1975)
Drummer: John Bonham

#2 The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969)
Drummer: Ringo Starr

#1 Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Drummer: John Bonham
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