Modern Drummer's 50 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2014) by AAL2014

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Here's a fun chart idea I came up with.. Modern Drummer Magazine, the same mag I've been subscribed to and thumbing through for almost 5 years, published a list of the 50 Greatest Drummers of all time voted by the readers back in 2014. I love lists and this was a very poignant list at the time for me. Of course with any list, there will be omissions. Everyone on this list is a very special and influential player so it's tough to say who should be on instead.

This chart is ordered the exact way the drummers were voted. The albums chosen are ones I think of as being the best (or one of the best) works by the artist, and the comments on each are my own. Drums have been an enormous part of my life for almost 10 years. I wouldn't be apart of this website without the drums choosing me to be apart of a spectacular rhythmic journey.

Here is my tribute to the drums, the greatest drummers, and the greatest drum magazine on the planet.

Chart updated: 06/28/2017 21:15
(Created: 08/23/2016 21:27).
Chart size: 50 albums.

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TONY ALLEN [First added to this chart: 08/25/2016]

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Modern Drummer's 50 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2014) composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	4	8%
1960s	8	16%
1970s	14	28%
1980s	12	24%
1990s	3	6%
2000s	8	16%
2010s	1	2%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%

Frank Zappa	2	4%
Dream Theater	2	4%
Cream	1	2%
Led Zeppelin	1	2%
Jojo Mayer & Nerve	1	2%
The Quintet	1	2%
Dave Matthews Band	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	32	64%
	10	20%
	4	8%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	46	92%
Yes	4	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	48	96%
Yes	2	4%

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100/100	10/01/2016 12:41	mostlymor	46	89/100

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AAL2014 06/15/2017 06:54

Thank you Bobby. I appreciate that, I still have some work to go on this chart with comments and I still have a couple of these drummers to listen to so I can provide an honest comment on why they were voted onto this list. So hopefully you'll revisit later haha.

Karen Carpenter was indeed a great drummer. Unique player who had a lot of personality and made it come through in her playing. I haven't listened to a ton of the Carpenters' music however I've seen a number of awesome solo videos from her on YouTube. Pretty great snare chops.

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That was very informative to someone like me who really doent shit about music. Heh heh. I like it. Ive heard people i know who play drums say that Karen Carpenter was actually a good drummer. Is that true? I thought they were joking but they weren't. Lol

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From mostlymor 10/01/2016 12:42

Excellent chart, enjoyed your comments particularly.

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