Rush discography
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Rush is a Canadian 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. As of 2022, Rush ranks 84th in US album sales with 26 million units sold.
One of Rush's more recent releases is the Grace Under Pressure: Super Deluxe box set, which was released on March 13, 2026. The most recent box set was preceded by similar anniversary releases of 2112 on December 16, 2016, A Farewell to Kings on December 1, 2017, Hemispheres on November 16, 2018, Permanent Waves on May 29, 2020, Moving Pictures on April 15, 2022, Signals on April 28, 2023, and Rush 50 on March 21, 2025.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | FIN | GER | IRE | NLD | NOR | POL | SWE | UK | US | |||
| Rush | Released: March 18, 1974 Label: Moon Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | MC: Gold RIAA: Gold Pro-Música Brasil: Gold |
| Fly by Night | Released: February 14, 1975 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum |
| Caress of Steel | Released: September 24, 1975 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | MC: Gold RIAA: Gold |
| 2112 | Released: March 1976 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 61 | MC: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum |
| A Farewell to Kings | Released: August 29, 1977 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 22 | 33 | MC: Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum |
| Hemispheres | Released: October 24, 1978 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 47 | MC: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum |
| Permanent Waves | Released: January 14, 1980 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track | 3 | — | — | — | 38 | 21 | — | 26 | 3 | 4 | MC: Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum |
| Moving Pictures | Released: February 12, 1981 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 34 | — | 32 | 3 | 3 | MC: 4× Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 5× Platinum |
| Signals | Released: September 9, 1982 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 33 | — | 19 | 3 | 10 | MC: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum |
| Grace Under Pressure | Released: April 12, 1984 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track (record club release) | 4 | 14 | 43 | — | 27 | — | — | 18 | 5 | 10 | MC: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum |
| Power Windows | Released: October 11, 1985 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track (record club release) | 5 | 17 | — | — | 44 | — | — | 26 | 9 | 10 | MC: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum |
| Hold Your Fire | Released: September 8, 1987 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS, LP | 9 | 9 | 34 | — | 40 | — | — | 21 | 10 | 13 | MC: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold |
| Presto | Released: November 17, 1989 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, CS, LP | 7 | 22 | 60 | — | 70 | — | — | — | 27 | 16 | MC: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold |
| Roll the Bones | Released: September 3, 1991 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, CS, LP | 11 | 9 | 35 | — | 38 | — | — | 31 | 10 | 3 | MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum |
| Counterparts | Released: October 19, 1993 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, CS, LP | 6 | 18 | 88 | — | 56 | — | — | 45 | 14 | 2 | MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold |
| Test for Echo | Released: September 10, 1996 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, CS, LP | 3 | 9 | 45 | — | 53 | — | — | 26 | 25 | 5 | MC: Gold RIAA: Gold |
| Vapor Trails | Released: May 14, 2002 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, CS, LP | 3 | 11 | 20 | — | 47 | — | — | 18 | 38 | 6 | MC: Gold |
| Snakes & Arrows | Released: May 1, 2007 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, LP | 3 | 4 | 29 | 80 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 3 | MC: Gold |
| Clockwork Angels | Released: June 8, 2012 Label: Roadrunner Format: CD, LP | 1 | 4 | 11 | 71 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 2 | MC: Gold |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | FIN | GER | IRE | NLD | NOR | SWE | UK | US | ||||
| Main | R&M | |||||||||||
| All the World's a Stage | Released: September 29, 1976 Label: Anthem Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | MC: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum |
| Exit...Stage Left | Released: October 29, 1981 Label: Anthem Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track | 7 | — | — | — | 19 | 28 | — | 6 | — | 10 | MC: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum |
| A Show of Hands | Released: January 9, 1989 Label: Anthem Format: CD, CS, LP | 33 | 9 | 35 | — | 38 | — | 28 | 12 | — | 21 | MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold |
| Different Stages | Released: November 10, 1998 Label: Anthem Format: CD, CS | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | — | 35 | MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold |
| Rush in Rio | Released: October 21, 2003 Label: Anthem Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | — | 33 | MC: Gold RIAA: Gold |
| R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour | Released: November 22, 2005 Label: Anthem Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Snakes & Arrows Live | Released: April 15, 2008 Label: Anthem Format: CD | 8 | — | 63 | — | 36 | — | 42 | 70 | — | 18 | |
| Grace Under Pressure Tour | Released: August 11, 2009 Label: Anthem Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland | Released: November 8, 2011 Label: Roadrunner Format: CD, LP | 59 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | 54 | |
| ABC 1974 | Released: December 17, 2011 Label: Back On Black Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Clockwork Angels Tour | Released: November 19, 2013 Label: Roadrunner Format: CD, LP | 75 | — | 82 | — | 87 | — | — | 65 | — | 33 | |
| Spirit of the Airwaves | Released: March 10, 2014 Label: Black on Black Format: CD, Vinyl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | |
| The Lady Gone Electric: New York City 1974 | Released: October 16, 2015 Label: Black on Black Format: Vinyl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | |
| R40 Live | Released: November 20, 2015 Label: Anthem Format: CD | 30 | — | 49 | — | 54 | — | — | 47 | — | 24 | |
| 2112 in Concert | Released: February 2020 Label: Coda Records Format: Vinyl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| An Evening with 1997 | Released: April 3, 2020 Label: Leftfield Media Format: 2×CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | GER | UK | US | |||
| Rush Through Time | Released: May 1979 Label: Mercury Format: LP | — | — | — | — | |
| Chronicles | Released: September 4, 1990 Label: Anthem Format: CD, CS, LP | 38 | — | 42 | 51 | MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum |
| Retrospective I | Released: May 6, 1997 Label: Anthem Format: CD, CS | — | — | — | — | |
| Retrospective II | Released: June 3, 1997 Label: Anthem Format: CD, CS | — | — | — | — | |
| The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 | Released: February 11, 2003 Label: Anthem Format: CD | 17 | — | 167 | 45 | BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold |
| Gold | Released: April 25, 2006 Label: Anthem Format: CD | 127 | — | — | — | |
| Retrospective III: 1989–2008 | Released: March 3, 2009 Label: Anthem Format: CD | — | — | 160 | 47 | |
| Working Men | Released: November 17, 2009 Label: Anthem Format: CD | — | — | — | — | |
| Time Stand Still: The Collection | Released: March 30, 2010 Label: Universal Format: CD | — | — | — | — | |
| Icon | Released: August 31, 2010 Label: Universal Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | |
| Icon 2 | Released: July 29, 2011 Label: Island Format: CD | — | — | — | — | |
| Rush 50 | Released: March 21, 2025 Label: Mercury Format: 4×CD | — | 14 | — | 160 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Videos
Video albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | SWE | FIN | SWI | NLD | UK | |||
| 1982 | Exit...Stage Left Released: February 13, 1982 Label: Anthem Format: Betamax, CED, DVD, LD, VHS | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| 1985 | Through the Camera Eye Released: July 17, 1985 Label: Anthem Format: Betamax, LD, VHS | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Grace Under Pressure Tour Released: March 28, 1986 Label: Anthem Format: Betamax, DVD, LD, VHS | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | A Show of Hands Released: February 21, 1989 Label: Anthem Format: DVD, LD, VHS | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum |
| 1990 | Chronicles Released: October 23, 1990 Label: Anthem Format: DVD, LD, VHS | 13 | — | 2 | — | — | 23 | MC: Gold RIAA: Platinum |
| 2003 | Rush in Rio Released: October 21, 2003 Label: Anthem Format: DVD | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 19 | 3 | MC: Diamond BPI: Platinum RIAA: 7× Platinum |
| 2005 | R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour Released: November 22, 2005 Label: Anthem Format: BD, DVD | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 24 | 2 | MC: 8× Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 5× Platinum |
| 2006 | Rush Replay X3 Released: June 13, 2006 Label: Anthem Format: DVD | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 10 | 2 | MC: 5× Platinum |
| 2008 | Snakes & Arrows Live Released: April 14, 2008 Label: Anthem Format: BD, DVD | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | MC: 5× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum |
| 2011 | Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland Released: November 8, 2011 Label: Anthem Format: BD, DVD | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 10 | 2 | RIAA: 2× Platinum |
| 2013 | Clockwork Angels Tour Released: November 19, 2013 Label: Anthem Format: BD, DVD | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | MC: 3× Platinum RIAA: Platinum |
| 2014 | R40 (6 Blu-Ray / 10 DVD Box Set) Released: November 11, 2014 Label: Anthem Format: BD, DVD | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | R40 Live Released: November 20, 2015 Label: Anthem Format: BD, DVD | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Fly by Night" | Fly by Night |
| "Anthem" | ||
| 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" (with Aimee Mann) | 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" | |
| 2007 | "Far Cry" | Snakes & Arrows |
| "Malignant Narcissism" | ||
| 2012 | "Headlong Flight" (Lyric Video) | Clockwork Angels |
| "The Wreckers" (Lyric Video) | ||
| 2020 | "The Spirit of Radio" | Permanent Waves |
| 2022 | "YYZ" | Moving Pictures |
Extended plays and singles
EP
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | UK | US | ||
| Feedback | Released: June 29, 2004 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, LP | 5 | 68 | 19 |
| Cygnus X-1 (limited-edition EP) | Released: April 22, 2017 Label: Universal Music Enterprises Format: LP | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | US | US Main | UK | |||
| 1973 | "Not Fade Away" b/w "You Can't Fight It" | 88 | Non-album single | |||
| 1974 | "Finding My Way" b/w "Need Some Love" | — | — | Rush | ||
| "In the Mood" b/w "What You're Doing" | 31 | — | ||||
| 1975 | "Fly by Night" b/w "Anthem" | 45 | — | Fly by Night | ||
| "Return of the Prince" b/w "I Think I'm Going Bald" | — | Caress of Steel | ||||
| "Lakeside Park" b/w "Bastille Day" | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | "The Twilight Zone" b/w "Lessons" | — | — | 2112 | ||
| "Fly by Night / In the Mood" (live medley) b/w "Something for Nothing" (live) | — | 88 | All the World's a Stage | |||
| 1977 | "Making Memories" - "The Temples of Syrinx" | — | — | Fly by Night | ||
| "Closer to the Heart" b/w "Madrigal" | 44 | 76 | 36 | A Farewell to Kings | ||
| 1978 | "Cinderella Man" b/w "A Farewell to Kings" | — | ||||
| "Circumstances" - "The Trees" | — | — | Hemispheres | |||
| 1980 | "The Spirit of Radio" b/w "Circumstances" | 22 | 51 | 13 | Permanent Waves | |
| "Entre Nous" b/w "Different Strings" | 94 | 110 | ||||
| 1981 | "Limelight" b/w "YYZ" | 18 | 55 | 4 | Moving Pictures | |
| "Vital Signs" b/w "A Passage to Bangkok" | — | 41 | ||||
| "Tom Sawyer" b/w "Witch Hunt" | 24 | 44 | 8 | |||
| "Tom Sawyer" (live) b/w "A Passage to Bangkok" (live) | 42 | 25 | Exit...Stage Left | |||
| "Closer to the Heart" (live) b/w "Freewill" (live) | — | 69 | 21 | 76 | ||
| 1982 | "New World Man" b/w "Vital Signs" (live) | 1 | 21 | 1 | 42 | Signals |
| "Subdivisions" b/w "Countdown" | 36 | 105 | 5 | 53 | ||
| 1983 | "Countdown" - "New World Man" | — | 36 | |||
| 1984 | "Distant Early Warning" b/w "Between the Wheels" | — | 3 | Grace Under Pressure | ||
| "The Body Electric" b/w "Between the Wheels" | 86 — | 105 — | 23 39 | 56 — | ||
| "Red Sector A" b/w "Red Lenses" | — | 21 | ||||
| "Afterimage" b/w "The Body Electric" | — | |||||
| 1985 | "The Big Money" b/w "Red Sector A" (live) | 52 | 45 | 4 | 46 | Power Windows |
| 1986 | "Mystic Rhythms" b/w "Emotion Detector" | — | — | 21 | ||
| 1987 | "Time Stand Still" b/w "High Water" | 52 | — | 3 | 42 | Hold Your Fire |
| 1988 | "Prime Mover" b/w "Tai Shan" | — | 43 | |||
| 1989 | "Closer to the Heart" (live) b/w "Witch Hunt" (live) | — | — | A Show of Hands | ||
| "Show Don't Tell" b/w "Red Tide" | — | 1 | Presto | |||
| 1990 | "The Pass" b/w "Presto" | — | 15 | |||
| 1992 | "Roll the Bones" b/w "Show Don't Tell" | 25 | 9 | 49 | Roll the Bones | |
| "Ghost of a Chance" b/w "Dreamline" | — | 2 | — | |||
| 1994 | "Nobody's Hero" b/w "Stick It Out" | — | 9 | Counterparts | ||
| 2010 | "Caravan" b/w "BU2B" | 44 50 | 102 119 | 38 — | 184 — | Clockwork Angels |
| 2013 | "The Garden" b/w "The Garden" (live) | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Closer to the Heart" | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart; "blank" denotes singles that were not released in that country. |
Sources: Discogs[better source needed]
Promotional singles and other charted songs
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Main | |||
| 1981 | "A Passage to Bangkok" (live) b/w "Freewill" (live) | Exit...Stage Left | |
| 1982 | "The Analog Kid" (airplay) | 19 | Signals |
| 1983 | "The Weapon" b/w "Digital Man" | ||
| 1985 | "Territories" (airplay) | 30 | Power Windows |
| "Manhattan Project" (airplay) | 10 | ||
| 1986 | "Marathon" | ||
| 1987 | "Force Ten" | 3 | Hold Your Fire |
| "Lock and Key" | 16 | ||
| 1988 | "Marathon" (live) | 6 | A Show of Hands |
| 1989 | "Mission" (live) | 33 | |
| 1990 | "Presto" [airplay] | 14 | Presto |
| "Superconductor" | 37 | ||
| 1991 | "Dreamline" | 1 | Roll the Bones |
| "Where's My Thing?" | |||
| 1992 | "Bravado" | 13 | |
| 1993 | "Stick It Out" | 1 | Counterparts |
| "Cold Fire" [airplay] | 2 | ||
| "Double Agent" | |||
| 1994 | "Animate" [airplay] | 35 | |
| 1996 | "Test for Echo" | 1 | Test for Echo |
| "Half the World" | 6 | ||
| 1997 | "Driven" | 3 | |
| "Virtuality" | |||
| 1998 | "The Spirit of Radio" (live) b/w "2112" (live) | 27 | Different Stages |
| "Closer to the Heart" (live) | |||
| 2002 | "One Little Victory" b/w "Earthshine" | 10 | Vapor Trails |
| "Secret Touch" | 25 | ||
| "Sweet Miracle" | |||
| 2003 | "Resist" (live) | Rush In Rio | |
| 2004 | "Summertime Blues" | 30 | Feedback |
| 2007 | "Far Cry" | 22 | Snakes & Arrows |
| "Spindrift" | |||
| "Workin' Them Angels" | |||
| "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" | |||
| 2012 | "Headlong Flight" | 23 | Clockwork Angels |
| "The Wreckers" | 38 | ||
| "The Anarchist" | |||
| 2015 | "Roll the Bones" (live) | R40 Live |
Box sets and reissues
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | BEL (Vl.) | FIN | GER | NLD | SWI | UK | USA | ||||
| 200 | Rock | ||||||||||
| Archives | Released: March 16, 1978 Label: Anthem Format: CS, LP, 8-track | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | — | RIAA: Platinum |
| Sector 1 | Released: November 21, 2011 Label: Anthem Format: CD, DVD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sector 2 | Released: November 21, 2011 Label: Anthem Format: CD, DVD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sector 3 | Released: November 21, 2011 Label: Anthem Format: CD, DVD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Studio Albums 1989–2007 | Released: September 30, 2013 Label: Anthem Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rush: ReDISCovered | Released: April 29, 2014 Label: Anthem Format: LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2112: 40th Anniversary | Released: December 16, 2016 Label: Anthem Format: CD, DVD, LP | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Farewell to Kings: 40th Anniversary | Released: December 1, 2017 Label: Anthem Format: CD, BD, LP | — | — | — | — | 150 | — | — | — | 30 | |
| Hemispheres: 40th Anniversary | Released: November 16, 2018 Label: Anthem Format: CD, BD, LP | — | — | — | — | 178 | — | — | — | — | |
| Permanent Waves: 40th Anniversary | Released: May 29, 2020 Label: Anthem Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | 47 | 91 | — | 22 | — | 12 | |
| Moving Pictures: 40th Anniversary | Released: April 15, 2022 Label: Anthem Format: CD, BD, LP | 19 | 67 | — | 22 | 46 | 72 | — | — | 1 | |
| Signals: 40th Anniversary | Released: April 28, 2023 Label: Anthem Format: CD, BD, LP | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Albums: 1989-1996 | Released: November 1, 2024 Label: Anthem Format: LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rush 50 | Released: March 21, 2025 Label: Anthem Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Grace Under Pressure: Super Deluxe Edition | Released: March 13, 2026 Label: Anthem Format: CD, BD, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
See also
Notes
External links
- discography at Discogs