Rush discography explained
Artist: | Rush |
Studio: | 19 |
Live: | 11 |
Singles: | 38 |
Video: | 13 |
Music Videos: | 34 |
Ep: | 2 |
Compilation: | 11 |
1Option Name: | Box sets |
1Option: | 12 |
Rush was a Canadian progressive rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. For the overwhelming majority of its existence, the band consisted of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. The band achieved this definitive form when Neil Peart replaced original drummer, John Rutsey, in July 1974.
The band released its eponymous debut album in March 1974. Since then, they have achieved 24 gold records and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records. According to the RIAA, Rush's sales statistics also place them third behind the Beatles and the Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band.[1] As of 2022, Rush ranks 84th in US album sales with 26 million units and industry sources estimate their total worldwide album sales at over 40 million.[2]
One of Rush's more recent releases is the Signals: 40th Anniversary box set, released on April 28, 2023.[3] The Signals box set was preceded by similar 40th Anniversary releases of 2112 on December 16, 2016,[4] A Farewell to Kings on December 1, 2017,[5] Hemispheres on November 16, 2018,[6] Permanent Waves on May 29, 2020,[7] and Moving Pictures on April 15, 2022.[8]
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Videos
Video albums
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[48] |-|1982|! style="text-align:left;"| Exit...Stage Left
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|-|1985|! style="text-align:left;"| Through the Camera Eye
- Released: July 17, 1985
- Label: Anthem
- Format: Betamax, LD, VHS
| 16 || — || — || — || —|| —||-|1986|! style="text-align:left;"| Grace Under Pressure Tour
- Released: March 28, 1986
- Label: Anthem
- Format: Betamax, DVD, LD, VHS
| 9 || — || — || — || —|| —||-|1989|! style="text-align:left;"| A Show of Hands
- Released: February 21, 1989
- Label: Anthem
- Format: DVD, LD, VHS
| 2 || — || — || — || —|| —|
- MC: Platinum[50]
- RIAA: Platinum
|-| 1990|! style="text-align:left;"| Chronicles
- Released: October 23, 1990
- Label: Anthem
- Format: DVD, LD, VHS
| 13 || — || 2 || — || —|| 23|
|-| 2003|! style="text-align:left;"| Rush in Rio
- Released: October 21, 2003
- Label: Anthem
- Format: DVD
| 1 || 8 || 5
|| — || 19 || 3|
- MC: Diamond
- BPI: Platinum[51]
- RIAA: 7× Platinum
|-| 2005|! style="text-align:left;"| R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
- Released: November 22, 2005
- Label: Anthem
- Format: BD, DVD
| 2 || 3 || 3
|| — || 24 || 2|
- MC: 8× Platinum
- BPI: Gold[52]
- RIAA: 5× Platinum
|-| 2006|! style="text-align:left;"| Rush Replay X3
- Released: June 13, 2006
- Label: Anthem
- Format: DVD
| 1 || 8 || 3
|| — || 10 || 2|
|-| 2008|! style="text-align:left;"| Snakes & Arrows Live
- Released: November 24, 2008
- Label: Anthem
- Format: BD, DVD
| 1 || 5 || 3
|| — || 3 || 5|
- MC: 5× Platinum
- RIAA: 2× Platinum
|-| 2011|! style="text-align:left;"|
- Released: November 8, 2011
- Label: Anthem
- Format: BD, DVD
| 1 || 1 || 3
|| — || 10 || 2|
|-| 2013|! style="text-align:left;"| Clockwork Angels Tour
- Released: November 19, 2013
- Label: Anthem
- Format: BD, DVD
| 1 || 3 || 2
|| 8 || 8 || 2|
- MC: 3× Platinum
- RIAA: Platinum
|-| 2014|! style="text-align:left;"| R40 (6 Blu-Ray / 10 DVD Box Set)[53]
- Released: November 11, 2014
- Label: Anthem
- Format: BD, DVD
| 2 || — || — || — || — || —||-| 2015|! style="text-align:left;"| R40 Live
- Released: November 20, 2015
- Label: Anthem
- Format: BD, DVD
| 2 || 5 || 2
|| — || 4 || —||-| colspan="11" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart.|}* RIAA: Gold
Music videos
Extended plays and singles
EP
Retail singles
Notes:
Sources: Discogs[63]
Promotional singles and other charted songs
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Box sets
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Titus . Christa . Steady as they go: how Rush stays at the top of its game . Billboard . November 6, 2010 . 122 . 39 . 46 . 0006-2510.
- Web site: RIAA – Top Selling Artists . March 21, 2022 . . December 9, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131209120422/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists . live.
- News: Signals 40th Anniversary Release . March 3, 2023 . Rush.com. March 7, 2023.
- News: 2112 40th . November 4, 2016 . Rush.com. November 4, 2016.
- News: A Farewell to Kings 40th Anniversary Release . October 19, 2017 . Rush.com. October 19, 2017.
- News: Hemispheres 40th Anniversary . October 5, 2018 . Rush.com. October 5, 2018.
- News: Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary . March 26, 2020 . Rush.com. March 26, 2020.
- News: Moving Pictures 40th Anniversary Release . February 11, 2022 . Rush.com. February 11, 2022.
- Peak positions for Rush's Studio albums on Canadian Albums Chart:
- For "Rush" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 23, No. 14, May 31 1974 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Fly by Night" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 23, No. 13, May 24 1975 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Caress of Steel" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 24, No. 10_11_12, December 13 1975 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "2112" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 25, No. 17, July 24 1976 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "A Farewell to Kings" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 28, No. 9, November 26 1977 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Hemispheres" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 30, No. 15_16, January 13 1979 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Permanent Waves" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 32, No. 25, March 15 1980 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Moving Pictures" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 34, No. 17, April 04 1981 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Signals" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 37, No. 8, October 09 1982 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Grace Under Pressure" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 40, No. 10, May 12 1984 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Power Windows" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 43, No. 12, November 30 1985 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Hold Your Fire" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 47, No. 2, October 17 1987 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Presto" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 51, No. 8, December 23 1989 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Roll the Bones" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 54, No. 18, October 05 1991 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Counterparts" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 58, No. 17, November 06 1993 . . October 24, 2020.
- For "Test for Echo" Top Albums/CDs – Volume 64, No. 6, September 23 1996 . . October 24, 2020.
- For “Vapor Trails” Web site: Billboard Canadian Albums – billboard.com. www.billboard.com. October 27, 2022.
- For “Snakes & Arrows” Web site: Billboard Canadian Albums – billboard.com. www.billboard.com. October 27, 2022.
- For “Clockwork Angels” Web site: Billboard Canadian Albums – billboard.com. www.billboard.com. October 27, 2022.
- Web site: fi . Rush discography . Finnish charts . June 27, 2012.
- Book: Pennanen, Timo . 2006 . Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . 1st . Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava . Helsinki . 978-951-1-21053-5.
- Peak positions for Rush's Studio albums on German Albums Chart:
- For "Permanent Waves" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . June 5, 2020.
- For "Grace Under Pressure" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . June 11, 1984.
- For "Hold Your Fire" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . October 12, 1987.
- For "Presto" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . December 11, 1989.
- For "Roll The Bones" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . September 16, 1991.
- For "Counterparts" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . January 3, 1994.
- For "Test For Echo" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . September 23, 1996.
- For "Vapor Trails" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . June 3, 2002.
- For "Snakes & Arrows" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . May 11, 2007.
- For "Clockwork Angels" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . June 22, 2012.
- For "Moving Pictures" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . April 21, 2022.
- For "Signals" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . May 4, 2023.
- Web site: Irish Album Chart . irish-charts.com . April 28, 2011.
- Web site: nl . Rush discography . Dutch charts . April 28, 2011.
- Web site: Rush discography . Norwegian charts . November 8, 2008.
- Web site: Rush discography . Polish Album charts . November 8, 2008.
- Web site: Rush discography . Swedish charts . April 28, 2011.
- Web site: UK Albums chart . Official Charts . August 5, 2018.
- Web site: Chart Log UK 1994–2008: The Rabble Army – RZA (scroll down to Rush – alphabetical order) . zobbel.de . April 30, 2011.
- Chart History. Billboard. January 22, 2020.
- Web site: Gold/Platinum: Rush. Music Canada. December 17, 2020.
- Web site: Gold & Platinum: Rush. Recording Industry Association of America. December 17, 2020.
- Web site: Rush: 2112 - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: Rush: A Farewell to Kings - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: Rush: Hemispheres - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: Rush: Permanent Waves - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: Rush: Moving Pictures - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: Rush: Signals - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: Rush: Grace Under Pressure - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: Rush: Power Windows - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: Rush: Hold Your Fire - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: Rush: Presto - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Chart History. Billboard. December 7, 2018.
- Peak positions for Rush's Live albums on Canadian Albums Chart:
- Peak positions for Rush's Live albums on German Albums Chart:
- For "A Show of Hands" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . March 13, 1989.
- For "Snakes & Arrows Live" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . May 2, 2008.
- For "Time Machine 2011 - Live in Cleveland" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . November 18, 2011.
- For "Clockwork Angels Tour" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . November 29, 2013.
- For "R40 Live" Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts . Offiziellecharts . October 12, 2020 . December 11, 2015.
- Web site: de . Rush discography . Austrian charts . November 8, 2008.
- Web site: Rush: The Spirit Of Radio - Greatest Hits - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: Rush: All The World's A Stage - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: RIAA Gold and Platinum Advanced Search for albums by Rush . Riaa.com . October 25, 2022.
- Peak positions for Rush's Compilation albums on Canadian Albums Chart:
- Web site: Chart Log UK 2009 – Special Single-File Version – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2009 (scroll down to Rush – alphabetical order) . zobbel.de . April 30, 2011.
- Web site: Rush: Exit Stage Left - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Peak positions for Rush's Video Albums on United States DVD Albums Chart:
- For "Through the Camera Eye" Music Video Sales : October 12, 1985. Billboard. April 21, 2018.
- For "Grace Under Pressure Tour" Music Video Sales : July 19, 1986. Billboard. April 21, 2018.
- For "A Show of Hands" Music Video Sales : June 10, 1989. Billboard. April 21, 2018.
- For "Chronicles" Music Video Sales : December 8, 1990. Billboard. April 21, 2018.
- For "Rush in Rio" Billboard Top Music Videos. 0006-2510. Billboard. February 2, 2014. 38. November 8, 2003. 115. 45.
- For "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour" Music Video Sales : Dec 10, 2005. Billboard. January 1, 2016.
- For "Rush Replay X3" Music Video Sales : Jul 01, 2006. Billboard. January 1, 2016.
- For "Snakes & Arrows Live" Music Video Sales : Dec 13, 2008. Billboard. January 1, 2016.
- For "Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland" Music Video Sales : Nov 26, 2011. Billboard. January 1, 2016.
- For "Clockwork Angels Tour" Music Video Sales : Dec 07, 2013. Billboard. January 1, 2016.
- For "R40 (6 Blu-Ray / 10 DVD Box Set)" Music Video Sales : November 29, 2014. Billboard. April 21, 2018.
- For "R40 Live" Music Video Sales : Dec 19, 2015. Billboard. January 1, 2016.
- Peak positions for Rush's Video Albums on Swedish DVD Albums Chart:
- Peak positions for Rush's Video Albums on Finish DVD Albums Chart:
- Web site: SCHWEIZER HITPARADE – MUSIK-DVD TOP 10. www.hitparade.ch. February 2, 2014. de.
- Peak positions for Rush's singles on Dutch Singles Chart:
- Peak positions for Rush's Video albums on UK Official Music Video Chart:
- For "Chronicles" Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . April 23, 2023 . May 9, 2004.
- For "Rush in Rio" Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . April 23, 2023 . September 19, 2004.
- For "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour" Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . April 23, 2023 . March 1, 2009.
- For "Rush Replay X3 Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . April 23, 2023 . July 30, 2006.
- For "Snakes & Arrows Live" Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . April 23, 2023 . November 30, 2008.
- For "Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland" Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . April 23, 2023 . November 13, 2011.
- For "Clockwork Angels Tour" Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . April 23, 2023 . November 24, 2013.
- Web site: RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for videos by Rush. RIAA. March 2, 2011.
- Web site: Gold/Platinum. MusicCanada. February 7, 2017.
- Web site: Rush: Rush in Rio - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: Rush: R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour - Award Tracker . . October 14, 2023.
- Web site: R40 – 40TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTORS BOXSET TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 11. rush.com. April 19, 2018.
- Peak positions for Rush's Compilation albums on Canadian Albums Chart:
- Web site: Official Charts Company . . November 8, 2008.
- Web site: Chart Log UK 1994–2008: The Rabble Army – RZA (scroll down to Rush – alphabetical order) . zobbel.de . April 30, 2011.
- Peak positions for Rush's singles on Canadian Singles Chart:
- For "Not Fade Away" Top Singles – Volume 20, No. 9, October 13, 1973 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "In the Mood" Top Singles – Volume 23, No. 7, April 12, 1975 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Fly by Night" Top Singles – Volume 23, No. 15, June 07 1975 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Closer to the Heart" Top Singles – Volume 28, No. 15 & 16, January 14, 1978 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "The Spirit of Radio" Top Singles – Volume 33, No. 4, April 19, 1980 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Entre Nous" Top Singles – Volume 33, No. 12, June 14, 1980 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Limelight" Top Singles – Volume 34, No. 21, May 02 1981 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Tom Sawyer" Top Singles – Volume 35, No. 4, July 04 1981 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "New World Man" Top Singles – Volume 37, No. 8, October 09 1982 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Subdivisions" Top Singles – Volume 37, No. 22, January 29, 1983 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "The Body Electric" Top Singles – Volume 40, No. 24, August 18, 1984 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "The Big Money" Top Singles – Volume 43, No. 16, December 28, 1985 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Time Stand Still" Top Singles – Volume 47, No. 9, December 05 1987 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Show Don't Tell" Top Singles – Volume 51, No. 13, February 10, 1990 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "The Pass" Top Singles – Volume 51, No. 22, April 14, 1990 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Superconductor" Top Singles – Volume 52, No. 4, June 09 1990 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Dreamline" Top Singles – Volume 54, No. 19, October 12 1991 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Roll the Bones" Top Singles – Volume 55, No. 2, December 14 1991 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Ghost of a Chance" Top Singles – Volume 55, No. 11, March 07 1992 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Bravado" Top Singles – Volume 55, No. 23, June 06 1992 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Stick It Out" Top Singles – Volume 59, No. 22, December 11, 1993 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Cold Fire" Top Singles – Volume 59, No. 3, February 07 1994 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Nobody's Hero" Top Singles – Volume 59, No. 14, April 25, 1994 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Test for Echo" Top Singles – Volume 64, No. 13, November 11 1996 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Half the World" Top Singles – Volume 64, No. 24, February 17 1997 . . March 23, 2012.
- For "Driven" Top Singles – Volume 65, No. 15, June 16 1997 . . March 23, 2012.
- Chart History. Billboard. December 7, 2018.
- Chart History. Billboard. December 7, 2018.
- Book: Lee . Geddy . Geddy Lee . My Effin' Life . 1st . HarperCollins . 2023 . 198 . 978-0-06-315941-9.
- Chart History. Billboard. December 7, 2018.
- Web site: Rush – Singles. Official Charts Company. January 22, 2020.
- Web site: Rush singles. Discogs.
- Web site: Billboard charts.
- Certifications for Rush's Box Sets:
- Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum (More Details). .