The 30 Richest Drummers in the World

I've been drumming my entire life, but I seem to have fallen just short of making the list of the thirty richest drummers in the world. Time to get the band back together!

The people at celebritynetworth.com created this list, using the following criteria: "The figures contained in this list were acquired from all publicly available information including salaries, real estate holdings, divorces, record sales, royalties and endorsements. The final net worths come from a formula that takes out taxes, manager’s fees, agents’ fees, and lifestyle."

#1: Ringo Starr (The Beatles) – $300 Million
#2: Phil Collins (Genesis, solo) – $250 Million
#3: Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) – $225 Million
#4: Don Henley (The Eagles) – $200 Million
#5: Lars Ulrich (Metallica) – $175 Million

#6: Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones) – $160 Million
#7: Larry Mullen, Jr. (U2) – $150 Million
#8: Roger Taylor (Queen) – $105 Million
#9: Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) – $100 Million
#10: Chad Smith (The Red Hot Chili Peppers) – $90 Million

#11: Travis Barker (Blink 182, The Aquabats) – $85 Million
#12: Stewart Copeland (The Police) – $80 Million
#13: Alex Van Halen (Van Halen) – $75 Million
#14: Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) – $75 Million
#15: Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) – $70 Million

#16: Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) – $65 Million
#17: Jon Fishman (Phish) – $60 Million
#18: Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band) – $55 Million
#19: Rick Allen (Def Leppard) – $50 Million
#20: Tre Cool (Green Day) – $45 Million

#21: Danny Carey (Tool) – $40 Million
#22: Tico Torres (Bon Jovi) - $40 Million
#23: Max Weinberg (Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Conan O’Brien) – $35 Million
#24: Mickey Hart (The Grateful Dead) – $30 Million
#25: Bill Kreutzmann (The Grateful Dead) – $25 Million

#26: Neil Peart (Rush) – $22 Million
#27: Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) – $20 Million
#28: Questlove (The Roots, Jimmy Fallon) – $16 Million
#29: Steven Adler (Guns N’ Roses) – $15 Million
#30: Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) – $8.5 Million

That's a pretty damn impressive list of drumming talent. No surprise that Ringo would be number one, but I am surprised that Larry Mullin of U2 fell to 7th, considering the amount of touring U2 does. I'm also stunned that with the incredible amount of KISS merchandise Peter Criss didn't even make the list.