Drum World Records  

JK used a golf club to putt a blue-footed booby plush doll into a drum six feet away.

Lawson Clarke drank a 24-ounce can of beer in 43.84 seconds with someone drumming on his crotch the entire time. Clarke set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. NOTE: Speed drinking can be dangerous. Please use caution and have adult supervision on hand. [#WRAS11][]

Carlos Santos performed a double stroke drum roll that lasted 19 hours, 28 minutes, and 25.00 seconds. He set the record to support positive parenthood and raise awareness of the rights of parents and children. The event was supported by The Castelo Branco Forum, Rock Academy School, and Beat Parental Alienation, an international musical initiative against parental alienation.

Andrew W.K. drummed nonstop for 24 hours. He set the record as part of the 2013 O Music Awards in New York City. Find out more about the record here.

Carlos Santos played the drums for over 132 hours (7,978 minutes). Santos set the record to raise awareness and support for positive parenthood and against parental alienation. See entire attempt here.

Joshua "Mike" Owens played the drums for 24 hours at New Hope FMC in Warren, Ohio. He set the record to raise money and awareness for autism. All the proceeds went directly to The Mikeyfied Fund for Adult Autism. Learn more about the feat here.

This record was set as part of Toyota Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

Stephen Weber took 12 minutes, 27.46 seconds to make his first move in a chess game against a snare drum.

Tai Star played conga drum for 20.22 seconds with a hacky sack on his head while balancing on an exercise ball.

Tai Star played a djembe drum for one minute, 3.63 seconds while balancing on an exercise ball and balancing a hacky sack on his head.

Doug McManaman balanced a moose hide drum on his forehead for three minutes, 6.42 seconds.

Evan Altshuler delivered 10 delayed rimshot jokes in 90 seconds. After each joke, drummer Mike Pride waited at least two seconds before hitting a rimshot. Altshuler set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS20][]

Joseph Nagy bounced a table tennis ball on a bongo drum 141 times.

Cody's daughter beat her toy drum 13 times in 15 seconds.

Carlos S. completed 5,611 double strokes on a drum in five minutes. He set the record to raise awareness against parental alienation.

BeatboxerAdam Matta delivered 17 different vocal instruments in a 4-beat measure, a new world record. The tempo of the performance was approximately 86 BPM. Matta performed the feat at a World Record Appreciation Society event in New York City on February 11, 2009. It took place at Pianos, a Lower East Side bar. Dan Rollman was present to time and count the instruments. INSTRUMENTS BEATBOXED: kick drum, floor tom, mid-tom, hi-tom, hi-hat, 808 snare, horn hit ‘sample’, vocal scratch/turntable, inward hand clap snare, upright bass, trumpet, metal guitar, truck horn, trap snare roll, vocal bass, throat singing, crash cymbal. [#WRAS03][]