A "Rolling Stone" reader's poll where he "led the list by a significant margin" in 2011, and in 2016, the same magazine ranked him as the greatest drummer of all time in a list of 100 Greatest Drummers of all time. According to the "Los Angeles Times", even after all these years, Bonham still ranks as the best drummer of all time, mentioning that " beat still bangs like a mofo ... Nobody else has brought quite that balance of muscle, groove and showmanship."