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1998: Rush hits #35 in the US with Different Stages.

The Different Stages album cover.

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Weekly List: The 70 Greatest Rock Drummers of All Time

Here's the weekly list for the week of November 1st, the 70 greatest drummers of all time.

T-1. Neil Peart
T-1. John Bonham
3. Keith Moon
4. Carl Palmer
5. Ginger Baker
6. Terry Bozzio
7. Bill Bruford
8. Ian Paice
9. Mark Portnoy
10. Ringo Starr
11. Carmine Appice
12. Jeff Porcaro
13. Stewart Copeland
14. Tommy Aldridge
15. Bill Ward
16. Steve Smith
17. Mitch Mitchell
18. Michael Shrieve
19. Cozy Powell
20. Nick McBrain
21. Roger Taylor
22. Matt Cameron
23. Phil Collins
24. Nicky "Topper" Headon
25. Lars Ulrich
26. Simon Phillips
27. Michael Giles
28. Max Weinberg
29. Alex Van Halen
30. Brian Downey
31. Alan White
32. Nick Menza
33. Phil Ehart
34. Nick Mason
35. Scott Travis
36. Jim Gordon
37. Chad Wackerman
38. Ralph Humphrey
39. Jojo Mayer
40. Clive Burr
41. Pat Mastellotto
42. Greg Bissonette
43. Mick Fleetwood
44. Larry Mullen Jr.
45. Clive Bunker
46. Jabo Starks
47. Phil Taylor
48. Vinnie Appice
49. Phil Selway
50. Randy Castillo
51. Zak Starkey
52. Charlie Watts
53. Dave Grohl.
54. Tommy Lee
55. Chester Thompson
56. Steven Adler
57. Butch Trucks
58. Mickey Hart
59. Bill Kreutzmann
60. Taylor Hawkins
61. Dominic Howard
62. Pick Withers
63. Sib Hashian
64. Dave Abbruzesse
65. Jack Irons
66. Dean Castronovo
67. Jason Bonham
68. Chad Smith
69. Kenny Aronoff
70. Phil Rudd

Today in Rock

1947: Timothy B. Schmit was born.

1972: Genesis hits #12 in the UK with Foxtrot.

The Foxtrot album cover.

1982: Rush hits #21 with "New World Man".

The "New World Man" 7" single cover.

1985: MTV premieres the video "Sun City" by Artists United Against Apartheid.

The cover art for "Sun City"

1988: The Beach Boys' "Kokomo" was a hit.

The "Kokomo" 7" single cover.

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1946: Peter Green was born.

1965: James Brown reaches #3 with "I Got You (I Feel Good)".

"I Got You (I Feel Good)"

1965: The Who release "My Generation".

The "My Generation" 12" single cover.

1971: Duane Allman, guitarist and founder of the Allman Brothers Band, dies when his motorcycle avoided a truck in Macon, Georgia.

1982: The Who hits #28 with "Athena".

The "Athena" 7" single cover.

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1956: Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" was a hit.

The "Love Me Tender" 7" single cover.

1964: The concert film 'The TAMI Show' is recorded in Santa Monica, CA, featuring James Brown, the Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones and the Supremes.

The 'TAMI Show' poster.

1967: The Who hit #9 with "I Can See For Miles".

The "I Can See For Miles" 7" single cover.

1972: Emerson, Lake & Palmer hits #39 in the US with "From the Beginning."

The "From the Beginning" Japanese 7" single cover.

1989: Aerosmith hits #5 with "Love In An Elevator".

The "Love In An Elevator" 7" single.

Motley Crue hits #6 with "Dr. Feelgood".

The "Dr. Feelgood" 7" single cover.

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1973: Genesis hits #3 in the UK with Selling England By the Pound.

The Selling England By the Pound album cover.

Bob Dylan hits #12 with "Knockin' On Heaven's Door".

The "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" 7" single cover.

1975: Bruce Springsteen appears simultaneously on the covers of 'Newsweek' and 'Time' after 'Born to Run', his much-anticipated third album, quickly vaults to #3 on the album chart.

The 'Time' and 'Newsweek' covers side by side.