Rush discography
Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and songwriter Neil Peart. The band and its membership went through a number of changes between 1968 and 1974, achieving their definitive form when Neil Peart replaced original drummer John Rutsey in July 1974.
 Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart of Rush 30th Anniversary tour photo, 2004 | ||
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 19 | |
| ↙Live albums | 11 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 11 | |
| ↙Extended plays | 2 | |
| ↙Singles | 38 | |
| ↙Video albums | 13 | |
| ↙Music videos | 33 | |
| ↙Box sets | 10 | |
The band released its self-titled debut album in March 1974, after which followed 19 additional studio recordings, 8 live albums and 6 compilations. As a group, Rush has made 24 gold records and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records. According to the RIAA, Rush's number of sales place them fourth behind The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith for the most gold or platinum albums one after another by a rock band. Rush also ranks 78th in U.S. album sales with 25 million items sold.[1] Although total worldwide album sales are not calculated by any single person or group, as of 2004 some people guessed that Rush's total worldwide album sales is over 40 million items sold.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [2] |
FIN [3] |
GER [4] |
IRE [5] |
NLD [6] |
NOR [7] |
POL [8] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] |
US [11] | ||||||
| 1974 | Rush
|
88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | US: Gold[12] | |||
| 1975 | Fly by Night
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37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | CAN: Platinum[13] US: Platinum[12] | |||
Caress of Steel
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48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | CAN: Gold[13] US: Gold[12] | ||||
| 1976 | 2112
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 61 | CAN: 2× Platinum[13] US: 3× Platinum[12] | |||
| 1977 | A Farewell to Kings
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2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 22 | 33 | CAN: Platinum[13] UK: Gold[14] US: Platinum[12] | |||
| 1978 | Hemispheres
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4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 47 | CAN: Platinum[13] UK: Silver[14] US: Platinum[12] | |||
| 1980 | Permanent Waves
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1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 26 | 3 | 4 | CAN: Platinum[13] UK: Gold[14] US: Platinum[12] | |||
| 1981 | Moving Pictures
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1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 32 | 3 | 3 | CAN: 4× Platinum[13] UK: Silver[14] US: 4× Platinum[12] | |||
| 1982 | Signals
|
3 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 19 | 3 | 10 | CAN: Platinum[13] UK: Silver[14] US: Platinum[12] | |||
| 1984 | Grace Under Pressure
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 10 | CAN: Platinum[13] UK: Silver[14] US: Platinum[12] | |||
| 1985 | Power Windows
|
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | 10 | CAN: Platinum[13] UK: Silver[14] US: Platinum[12] | |||
| 1987 | Hold Your Fire
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9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 10 | 13 | CAN: Platinum[13] UK: Silver[14] US: Gold[12] | |||
| 1989 | Presto
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11 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 16 | CAN: Platinum[13] UK: Silver[14] US: Gold[12] | |||
| 1991 | Roll the Bones
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | 3 | CAN: Platinum[13] US: 2x Platinum[12] | |||
| 1993 | Counterparts
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1 | — | 88 | — | 56 | — | — | 45 | 14 | 2 | CAN: Platinum[13] US: Gold[12] | |||
| 1996 | Test for Echo
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1 | 9 | 45 | — | 53 | — | — | 26 | 25 | 5 | CAN: Gold[13] US: Gold[12] | |||
| 2002 | Vapor Trails
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3 | 11 | 20 | — | 47 | — | — | 18 | — | 6 | CAN: Gold[13] | |||
| 2007 | Snakes & Arrows
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3 | 4 | 29 | 80 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 3 | CAN: Gold[13] | |||
| 2012 | Clockwork Angels
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [2] |
FIN [3] |
GER [4] |
IRE [5] |
NLD [15] |
NOR [7] |
POL [8] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] |
US [11] | ||||||
| 1976 | All the World's a Stage
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | CAN: Platinum[13] UK: Silver[14] US: Platinum[12] | |||
| 1981 | Exit...Stage Left
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | CAN: Platinum[13] UK: Silver[14] US: Platinum[12] | |||
| 1989 | A Show of Hands
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | CAN: Platinum[13] US: Gold[12] | |||
| 1998 | Different Stages
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12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | CAN: Platinum[13] US: Gold[12] | |||
| 2003 | Rush in Rio
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | CAN: Gold[13] US: Gold[12] | |||
| 2005 | R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | Grace Under Pressure Tour
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | Snakes & Arrows Live
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8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
Compilations
| Year | Album details[16] | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CAN | UK | ||||||||
| 1978 | Rush Through Time
|
— | — | — | ||||||
| 1978 | Archives
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121 | — | — | US: Platinum | |||||
| 1990 | Chronicles
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51 | 5 | 42 | US: 2x Multi-Platinum | |||||
| 1997 | Retrospective I
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— | — | — | ||||||
| 1997 | Retrospective II
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— | — | — | ||||||
| 2003 | The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987
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62 | 17 | — | US: Gold | |||||
| 2006 | Gold
|
— | — | — | ||||||
| 2009 | Retrospective 3
|
— | — | — | ||||||
| 2009 | Working Men
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— | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Singles
Music videos
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "In The Mood" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert) | Rush |
| "Fly by Night" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert) | Fly By Night | |
| "Best I Can" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert) | ||
| 1977 | "Closer to the Heart" | A Farewell to Kings |
| "A Farewell to Kings" | ||
| "Xanadu" | ||
| 1978 | "Circumstances" | Hemispheres |
| "The Trees" | ||
| "La Villa Strangiato" | ||
| 1981 | "Limelight" | Moving Pictures |
| "Tom Sawyer" | ||
| "Vital Signs" | ||
| 1982 | "Subdivisions" | Signals |
| 1983 | "Countdown" | |
| 1984 | "Distant Early Warning" | Grace Under Pressure |
| "Afterimage" | ||
| "The Body Electric" | ||
| "The Enemy Within" | ||
| 1985 | "The Big Money" | Power Windows |
| 1986 | "Mystic Rhythms" | |
| 1987 | "Time Stand Still" | Hold Your Fire |
| 1988 | "Lock and Key" | |
| 1989 | "Show Don't Tell" | Presto |
| 1990 | "The Pass" | |
| "Superconductor" | ||
| 1992 | "Roll the Bones" | Roll the Bones |
| 1993 | "Stick It Out" | Counterparts |
| 1994 | "Nobody's Hero" | |
| 1996 | "Half the World" | Test for Echo |
| 1997 | "Closer to the Heart" (Live) | Different Stages |
| "Driven" | Test for Echo | |
| 2007 | "Far Cry" | Snakes & Arrows |
Promos
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Type | Format |
| January 1977 | Everything Your Listeners Ever Wanted to Hear by Rush... But You Were Afraid to Play (not released officially) | Compilation album/Studio album | LP | |
| Hemispheres Radio Show | LP | |||
| Live in St. Louis | Live album | LP | ||
| Moving Pictures Special | LP | |||
| The Rush Special | LP | |||
| Signals Radio Special | LP | |||
| Grace Under Pressure Interview | LP | |||
| Hemispheres Banded Promo | LP | |||
| In Store Play Special | LP | |||
| 1990 | Rush - Profiled! | Atlantic | Interview | CD |
| 1991 | Roll the Bones Radio Special | Anthem | Studio album / Interview | CD |
| January 1992 | The Story of Kings | Baktabak | Interview | CD |
| October 1995 | The Rush Interviews Volume 2 | Baktabak | Interview | CD |
| 2002 | Profiled | Anthem/Atlantic | Interview | CD |
Video albums
| Date of Release | Title | Label | U.S. Chart Position | RIAA Certification[17] |
| 1981 | Exit...Stage Left | Polygram | Gold | |
| 1984 | Grace Under Pressure Tour | Polygram | ||
| 1985 | Through the Camera Eye | Polygram | ||
| 1989 | A Show of Hands | Polygram | Platinum | |
| 1990 | Chronicles | Polygram | Platinum | |
| April 23, 2002 | Neil Peart - A Work In Progress | Warner Bros. | ||
| October 21, 2003 | Rush in Rio | Rounder | 5x Multi-Platinum | |
| November 22, 2005 | R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour | Rounder | 4x Multi-Platinum | |
| December 7, 2005 | Neil Peart - Anatomy of A Drum Solo | Hudson Music | ||
| June 13, 2006 | Rush Replay X3 | Mercury | 1 | 2x Multi-Platinum |
| November 24, 2008 | Snakes & Arrows Live | Rounder |
Solo albums
- All chart positions are U.S. Billboard 200 unless otherwise stated.
| Album information |
|---|
Alex Lifeson - Victor
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Geddy Lee - My Favourite Headache
|
- US Certification Criteria - Albums: G = 500,000 , P = 1 million, M=Multiplatinum. For example, M(2) = 2 million
- Other formats have different criteria, see RIAA Certification Criteria Archived 2005-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ↑ "RIAA Website". Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rush discography". Canadian album charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rush discography". Austrian charts (in Finnish). Retrieved 2008-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rush discography". German charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Irish Album Chart". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ↑ "Rush discography". Dutch charts (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Rush discography". Norwegian charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Rush discography". Polish Album charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Rush discography". Swedish charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "UK Albums chart". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Chart history - Rush". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Rush Archived 2007-06-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 "CRIA Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ "Rush discography". Austrian charts (in German). Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Rush[dead link]
- ↑ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for videos by Rush[dead link]