The 20 Most Recognizable Drum Beats

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0:00 - Introduction
There are certain songs that you can recognize instantly. Think of Slash’s guitar riff at the beginning of “Sweet Child O’ Mine”, the bass line in Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”, or the lyric “Is this the real life?” sung by Freddie Mercury in Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”. These are all songs that you and millions of other music fans around the world can recognize within seconds just by listening to a guitar part or lyric.

Since the Swing Era in the 1930s when the drum set started becoming an integral part of popular music, drummers have been playing and creating drum grooves that are just as recognizable as any of the melodic examples mentioned above. Here, we’re going to showcase the top 20 most recognizable drum beats in history.

20. “Billion Dollar Babies” – Alice Cooper (0:44)
19. “Take Five” – Dave Brubeck Quartet (3:41)
18. “Crazy Train” – Ozzy Osbourne (5:01)
17. “Tom Sawyer” – Rush (7:23)
16. “The Ballroom Blitz” – Sweet (9:44)
15. “We’re Not Gonna Take It” – Twisted Sister (11:41)
14. “Sing, Sing, Sing” – Benny Goodman (13:50)
13. “Hot For Teacher” – Van Halen (15:31)
12. “Cissy Strut” – The Meters (18:04)
11. “Funky Drummer” – James Brown (19:23)
10. “Fool In The Rain” – Led Zeppelin (21:42)
9. “Superstition” – Stevie Wonder (23:58)
8. “Walk This Way” – Aerosmith (26:27)
7. “Sunday Bloody Sunday” – U2 (27:56)
6. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” – Nirvana (30:15)
5. “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” – Paul Simon (32:08)
4. “Wipe Out” – The Surfaris (34:32)
3. “Come Together” – The Beatles (36:37)
2. “Rosanna” – Toto (38:34)
1. “We Will Rock You” – Queen (41:41)

That concludes our list of the Top 20 Most Recognizable Drum Beats! Do you agree? Are there other grooves that you think should’ve made the list? You can find transcriptions for these beats (alongside some interesting factoids for you drum history buffs) at the following Drumeo Beat article: https://www.drumeo.com/beat/the-20-most-recognizable-drum-beats-of-all-time/.

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