Best Rock Drummers


I've seen most of them and by far the two that stand out are Neil Peart of Rush and Ceasar Z. of Golden Earring. For non-rock I would say it's a no brainer with Buddy Rich.
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"There were no great Rock drummers before Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts, and Keith Moon".

Wow, such unashamed ignorance. So no Earl Palmer (Little Richard)? D.J. Fontana (Elvis Presley)? Fred Below? Below was the house drummer at Chess Records, playing on the recordings of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, etc. Is was he---as well as Palmer and Fontana---younger Rockers listened to to learn how to play Rock 'n' Roll. I could name a dozen more.

Check out Stephen Morris of joy division. Absolute maniac. Agree with Moon, Baker, Copeland, Bonham. 

@weim_boy 

can go with your list if you remove Alex VanHalen, he should not be in a list under one thousand.

I always default  to Peart until I saw Portnoy with Dream Theater.