Rush discography

Rush discography

Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart of Rush
30th Anniversary tour photo, 2004
Releases
↙Studio albums 19
↙Live albums 8
↙Compilation albums 8
↙EPs 1
↙Singles 78
↙Video albums 11
↙Music videos 32

Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. The band and its membership went through a number of re-configurations between 1968 and 1974, achieving their definitive form when Neil Peart replaced original drummer John Rutsey in July 1974.

The band released its eponymous debut album in March 1974, after which followed 18 additional studio recordings, 8 live albums and 6 compilations. As a group, Rush possesses 24 gold records and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records, placing them fourth behind the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Kiss for the most gold and platinum albums by a band in music history.[1] 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. Rush also ranks 79th in U.S. album sales with 25 million units.[2] Although total worldwide album sales are not calculated by any single entity, as of 2004 several industry sources estimated Rush's total worldwide album sales at over 40 million units.[3][4][5][6]

Contents

Albums

All chart positions are U.S. Billboard 200 unless otherwise stated.

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
CAN
[7]		 FIN
[8][9]		 GER
[10]		 IRE
[11]		 NLD
[12]		 NOR
[13]		 POL
[14]		 SWE
[15]		 UK
[16][17]		 US
[18]
1974 Rush
  • Released: March 1, 1974
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush
 88 — — — — — — — — 105 US: Gold[19]
1975 Fly by Night
  • Released: February 15, 1975
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush & Terry Brown
 37 — — — — — — — — 113 CAN: Platinum[20]
US: Platinum[19]
Caress of Steel
  • Released: September 1, 1975
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush & Terry Brown
 48 — — — — — — — — 148 CAN: Gold[20]
US: Gold[19]
1976 2112
  • Released: April 1, 1976
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush & Terry Brown
 1 — — — — — — 33 — 61 CAN: 2× Platinum[20]
US: 3× Platinum[19]
1977 A Farewell to Kings
  • Released: September 1, 1977
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush & Terry Brown
 2 — — — — — — 41 22 33 CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Gold[21]
US: Platinum[19]
1978 Hemispheres
  • Released: October 29, 1978
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush & Terry Brown
 4 — — — — — — — 14 47 CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Silver[21]
US: Platinum[19]
1980 Permanent Waves
  • Released: January 1, 1980
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush & Terry Brown
 1 — — — 38 21 — 26 3 4 CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Gold[21]
US: Platinum[19]
1981 Moving Pictures
  • Released: February 12, 1981
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush & Terry Brown
 1 — — — 19 34 — 32 3 3 CAN: 4× Platinum[20]
UK: Silver[21]
US: 4× Platinum[19]
1982 Signals
  • Released: September 9, 1982
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush & Terry Brown
 3 — — — 31 33 — 19 3 10 CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Silver[21]
US: Platinum[19]
1984 Grace Under Pressure
  • Released: April 12, 1984
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush & Peter Henderson
 1 14 43 — 27 — — 18 5 10 CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Silver[21]
US: Platinum[19]
1985 Power Windows
  • Released: October 29, 1985
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush & Peter Collins
 2 17 — — 44 — — 26 9 10 CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Silver[21]
US: Platinum[19]
1987 Hold Your Fire
  • Released: September 8, 1987
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush & Peter Collins
 9 9 34 — 40 — — 21 10 13 CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Silver[21]
US: Gold[19]
1989 Presto 11 22 60 — 70 — — — 27 16 CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Silver[21]
US: Gold[19]
1991 Roll the Bones
  • Released: September 3, 1991
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Produced by: Rush & Rupert Hine
 1 9 35 — 38 — — 31 10 3 CAN: Platinum[20]
US: Platinum[19]
1993 Counterparts
  • Released: October 19, 1993
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Produced by: Rush & Peter Collins
 1 18 88 — 56 — — 45 14 2 CAN: Platinum[20]
US: Gold[19]
1996 Test for Echo
  • Released: September 10, 1996
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Produced by: Rush & Peter Collins
 1 9 45 — 53 — — 26 25 5 CAN: Gold[20]
US: Gold[19]
2002 Vapor Trails
  • Released: May 14, 2002
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Produced by: Rush & Paul Northfield
 3 11 20 — 47 — — 18 38 6 CAN: Gold[20]
2004 Feedback (EP)
  • Released: June 29, 2004
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Produced by: Rush & David Leonard
 5 — 59 — — — — — 68 19 CAN: Gold[20]
2007 Snakes & Arrows 3 4 29 80 16 13 41 6 13 3 CAN: Gold[20]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
CAN
[7]		 FIN
[8][9]		 GER
[10]		 IRE
[11]		 NLD
[12]		 NOR
[13]		 POL
[14]		 SWE
[15]		 UK
[16][17]		 US
[18]
1976 All the World's a Stage — — — — — — — — — 40 CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Silver[21]
US: Platinum[19]
1981 Exit...Stage Left
  • Released: October 29, 1981
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Terry Brown
 — — — — 19 28 — — 6 10 CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Silver[21]
US: Platinum[19]
1989 A Show of Hands
  • Released: January 10, 1989
  • Label: Mercury
  • Produced by: Rush
 — 9 35 — 38 — — 28 — 21 CAN: Platinum[20]
US: Gold[19]
1998 Different Stages 12 — — — — — — — 121 35 CAN: Platinum[20]
US: Gold[19]
2003 Rush in Rio — — — — — — — — 139 33 CAN: Gold[20]
US: Gold[19]
2005 R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
  • Released: November 22, 2005
  • Label: Rounder
 — — — — — — — — — —
2006 Grace Under Pressure Tour
  • Released: June 13, 2006
  • Label:
 — — — — — — — — — —
2008 Snakes & Arrows Live
  • Released: April 15, 2008
  • Label: Atlantic
 8 — 63 — 36 — — 42 70 18
2011 Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland

Compilation albums

Year Album details[22] Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US CAN UK
[16][17][23]
1978 Archives 121 — — US: Platinum
1981 Rush Through Time — — —
1990 Chronicles
  • Released: September 4, 1990
  • Label: (US) Mercury
    (Canada) Anthem
  • Greatest Hits compilation album
 51 5 42 US: 2x Platinum
1997 Retrospective I
  • Released: May 6, 1997
  • Label: (US) Mercury
    (Canada) Anthem
  • Greatest Hits compilation album (1974–1980)
 — — —
1997 Retrospective II
  • Released: June 3, 1997
  • Label: (US) Mercury
    (Canada) Anthem
  • Greatest Hits compilation album (1981–1987)
 — — —
2003 The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987
  • Released: February 11, 2003
  • Label: Mercury
  • Greatest Hits compilation album
 62 17 167 US: Gold
2006 Gold
  • Released: April 25, 2006
  • Label: Mercury
  • Greatest Hits compilation album (1974–1987)
 — — —
2009 Retrospective III: 1989-2008
  • Released: March 3, 2009
  • Label: (US) Atlantic
    (Canada) Anthem
  • Greatest Hits compilation album (1989–2008)
 — — 160
2009 Working Men
  • Released: November 17, 2009
  • Label: (US) Atlantic
    (Canada) Anthem
  • Greatest Live Hits compilation album
 — — —
2010 Time Stand Still: The Collection
  • Released: March 30, 2010
  • Label: Universal (Europe)
  • Greatest Hits compilation album
 — — —
2011 Icon
  • Released: June 3, 1997
  • Label: Universal Music Enterprises
  • Greatest Hits compilation album
 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year Song Chart positions Album
US US Main UK
1973 "Not Fade Away" — — — Non-album single
"You Can't Fight It" — — — Non-album single
1974 "Finding My Way" — — Rush
"In the Mood" — —
1975 "Fly by Night" — — Fly By Night
"Making Memories" — —
1976 "The Necromancer: Return of the Prince" — — — Caress of Steel
"Lakeside Park" — — —
1977 "The Twilight Zone" — — — 2112
"2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx" — —
"A Passage to Bangkok" — — —
"Closer to the Heart" 76 36 A Farewell to Kings
1978 "Cinderella Man" — —
"The Trees 44 — Hemispheres
1979 "Circumstances" — —
1980 "The Spirit of Radio" 51 13 Permanent Waves
"Freewill" 109
"Entre Nous" 110 — —
1981 "Limelight" 55 4 — Moving Pictures
"Tom Sawyer" 44 8 25
"Vital Signs" — 41
"Closer to the Heart" 69 — Exit...Stage Left
1982 "New World Man" 21 1 42 Signals
"Subdivisions" 105 8 53
1983 "The Analog Kid" — 19 —
"The Weapon" — —
"Countdown" — 36
1984 "Distant Early Warning" — 3 — Grace Under Pressure
"The Body Electric" 105 23 56
"Red Sector A" — 21 —
"Afterimage" — —
1985 "The Big Money" 45 4 — Power Windows
"Territories" — 30 —
1986 "Mystic Rhythms" — 21 —
"Manhattan Project" — 10 —
"Marathon" — 6 —
1987 "Time Stand Still" 3 41 Hold Your Fire
"Prime Mover" — —
"Force Ten" — 3 —
1988 "Lock and Key" — 16 —
"Mission" — 5 — A Show of Hands
1989 "Show Don't Tell" — 1 — Presto
1990 "The Pass" — 15 —
"Superconductor" — 37 —
1991 "Dreamline" 1 — Roll the Bones
"Bravado" — 13 —
1992 "Roll the Bones" — 9 49
"Face Up" — —
"Heresy" — —
"Ghost of a Chance" — 2 —
1993 "Stick It Out" — 1 — Counterparts
1994 "Nobody's Hero" — 9 —
"Cold Fire" — 2 —
"Animate" — 35 —
"Double Agent" — — —
1996
"Test for Echo" — 1 — Test for Echo
"Half the World" — 6 —
1997 "Driven" — 20 —
"Virtuality" — —
"Resist" — —
2002 "Secret Touch" — 25 — Vapor Trails
"One Little Victory" — 10 —
"Sweet Miracle" — —
2004 "Summertime Blues" — — Feedback
2007 "Far Cry" — 22 — Snakes & Arrows
"Spindrift" — —
"The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" — 16 —
2008 "Workin' Them Angels" — 30 —
2010 "Caravan" — 38 184[24] Clockwork Angels
(Spring 2012)
"BU2B"  ?  ?  ?
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

Year Title Album
1975 "In The Mood" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert) Rush
"Finding My Way" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert)
"Best I Can" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert) Fly By Night
"Fly By Night" & "Anthem" ("Castle" set)
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 "Driven"
1998 "Closer to the Heart" (Live) Different Stages
2007 "Far Cry" Snakes & Arrows
"Malignant Narcissism"

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
[25]		 CRIA Certification
[26]
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
October 21, 2003 Rush in Rio Rounder 7x Platinum Diamond
November 22, 2005 R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour Rounder 5x Platinum 8x Platinum
June 13, 2006 Rush Replay X3 Mercury 1 2x Platinum 5x Platinum
November 24, 2008 Snakes & Arrows Live Rounder 5x Platinum
November 8, 2011 Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland Zoë Records

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