Think You're a Drummer?

A fellow named Hal Blaine died yesterday.  He was a drummer. 

Extraordinaire...

Wow.

Blaine played drums on 40 recordings that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100,^[2] including:

• "Johnny Angel" – Shelley Fabares^[18]
• "He's a Rebel" – The Crystals^[3]
• "Surf City" – Jan & Dean^[19]
• "I Get Around" – The Beach Boys^[6]
• "Everybody Loves Somebody" – Dean Martin^[6]
• "Ringo" – Lorne Greene^[20]
• "This Diamond Ring" – Gary Lewis & the Playboys^[20]
• "Help Me, Rhonda" – The Beach Boys^[6]
• "Mr Tambourine Man" – The Byrds^[3]
• "Eve of Destruction" – Barry McGuire^[21]
• "My Love" – Petula Clark^[20]
• "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" – Nancy Sinatra^[6]
• "Monday Monday" – The Mamas & the Papas^[6]
• "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra^[6]
• "Poor Side of Town" – Johnny Rivers^[4]
• "Good Vibrations" – The Beach Boys^[6]
• "Somethin' Stupid" – Frank & Nancy Sinatra^[6]
• "The Happening" – The Supremes^[1][22]
• "Windy" – The Association^[6]
• "Mrs. Robinson" – Simon & Garfunkel^[6]
• "Dizzy" – Tommy Roe^[20]
• "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" – The 5th Dimension^[6]
• "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" – Henry Mancini^[20]
• "Wedding Bell Blues" – The 5th Dimension^[20]
• "Bridge Over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel^[20]
• "(They Long to Be) Close to You" – The Carpenters^[6]
• "Cracklin' Rosie" – Neil Diamond^[6]
• "I Think I Love You" – The Partridge Family^[20]
• "Indian Reservation" – The Raiders^[20]
• "Song Sung Blue" – Neil Diamond^[6]
• "Half Breed" – Cher^[20]
• "Annie's Song" – John Denver^[20]
• "Top of the World" – The Carpenters ^[6]
• "The Way We Were" – Barbra Streisand^[6]
• "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" – John Denver^[6]
• "Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain & Tennille^[6]
• "I'm Sorry"/"Calypso" – John Denver^[20]
• "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" – Diana Ross^[20]