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Revision as of 15:55, 8 November 2008

Rush discography
Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart of Rush
30th Anniversary tour photo, 2004
Studio albums19
Live albums8
Compilation albums6
Video albums9
EPs1
Singles76

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 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, two weeks before the group's first U.S. tour.

Since the release of the band's self-titled debut album in March 1974, Rush has become known for the instrumental skills of its members, complex compositions, and eclectic lyrical motifs drawing heavily on science fiction, fantasy, and libertarian philosophy, as well as addressing humanitarian, social, emotional, and environmental concerns.

Musically, Rush's style has evolved over the years, beginning in the vein of blues-inspired heavy metal on their first albums, then encompassing hard rock, progressive rock, a period dominated by synthesizers and, more recently, modern rock. They have influenced various musical artists, including Metallica,[1][2] The Smashing Pumpkins[3] and Primus,[3] as well as notable progressive metal bands such as Dream Theater[1] and Symphony X.[4]

Rush has won a number of Juno Awards, and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994. Over the course of their careers, the individual members of Rush have been acknowledged as being some of the most proficient players on their respective instruments, with each band member winning several awards in magazine readers' polls. As a group, Rush possesses 24 gold records and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records. According to the RIAA, Rush's sales statistics place them fourth behind The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith for the most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band. Rush also ranks 78th in U.S. album sales with 25 million units.[5] 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.

The band recently finished promoting their latest album, Snakes & Arrows with an intercontinental tour. The second leg began in San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 11, and ended on July 24, 2008 in Noblesville, Indiana.[6]

Albums

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

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[7] 		FIN
[8] 		GER
[9] 		IRE
[10] 		NLD
[11] 		NOR
[12] 		POL
[13] 		SWE
[14] 		UK
[15] 		US
[16] 		CAN
[17] 		UK
[18] 		US
[19]
1974 Rush
  • Released:
  • Label:
 88 — — — — — — — — 105
1975 Fly By Night
  • Released:
  • Label:
 37 — — — — — — — — 113 Platinum
Caress of Steel
  • Released:
  • Label:
 48 — — — — — — — — 148 Gold
1976 2112
  • Released:
  • Label:
 1 — — — — — — 33 — 61 2x Platinum
1977 A Farewell to Kings
  • Released:
  • Label:
 2 — — — — — — 41 22 33 Platinum Gold Platinum
1978 Hemispheres
  • Released:
  • Label:
 4 — — — — — — — 14 47 Platinum Silver Platinum
1980 Permanent Waves
  • Released:
  • Label:
 1 — — — — 21 — 26 3 4 Platinum Gold Platinum
1981 Moving Pictures
  • Released:
  • Label:
 1 — — — — 34 — 32 3 3 4x Platinum Silver 4x Platinum
1982 Signals
  • Released:
  • Label:
 3 — — — — 33 — 19 3 10 Platinum Silver Platinum
1984 Grace Under Pressure
  • Released:
  • Label:
 1 — 43 — — — — 18 5 10 Platinum Silver 4x Platinum
1985 Power Windows
  • Released:
  • Label:
 2 — — — — — — 26 9 10 Platinum Silver Platinum
1987 Hold Your Fire
  • Released:
  • Label:
 9 — 34 — — — — 21 10 13 Platinum Silver Gold
1989 Presto
  • Released:
  • Label:
 11 — 60 — — — — — 27 16 Platinum Silver Gold
1991 Roll the Bones
  • Released:
  • Label:
 1 — — — — — — 31 10 3 Platinum Platinum
1993 Counterparts
  • Released:
  • Label:
 1 — 88 — 56 — — 45 14 2 Platinum Gold
1996 Test for Echo
  • Released:
  • Label:
 1 9 45 — 53 — — 26 25 5 Gold Gold
2002 Vapor Trails
  • Released:
  • Label:
 3 11 20 — 47 — — 18 38 6 Gold
2007 Snakes & Arrows
  • Released:
  • Label:
 3 4 29 80 16 13 41 6 13 3

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[7] 		FIN
[8] 		GER
[9] 		IRE
[10] 		NLD
[11] 		NOR
[12] 		POL
[13] 		SWE
[14] 		UK
[15] 		US
[16] 		CAN
[17] 		UK
[18] 		US
[19]
1976 All the World's a Stage
  • Released:
  • Label:
 7 — — — — — — — — 40 Platinum Silver Platinum
1981 Exit...Stage Left
  • Released:
  • Label:
 4 — — — — 28 — — 6 10 Platinum Silver Platinum
1989 A Show of Hands
  • Released:
  • Label:
 14 — 35 — — — — 28 12 21 Platinum Gold
1998 Different Stages
  • Released:
  • Label:
 12 — — — — — — — 121 35 Platinum Gold
2003 Rush in Rio
  • Released:
  • Label:
 — — — — — — — — 139 33 Gold Gold
2005 R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
  • Released:
  • Label:
 — — — — — — — — — —
2006 Grace Under Pressure Tour
  • Released:
  • Label:
 — — — — — — — — — —
2008 Snakes & Arrows Live
  • Released:
  • Label:
 8 — 67 — 36 — — 42 70 18

Compilations

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[7] 		FIN
[8] 		GER
[9] 		IRE
[10] 		NLD
[11] 		NOR
[12] 		POL
[13] 		SWE
[14] 		UK
[15] 		US
[16] 		CAN
[17] 		UK
[18] 		US
[19]
1978 Archives
  • Released:
  • Label:
 — — — — — — — — — 121 Platinum
1990 Chronicles
  • Released:
  • Label:
 5 — — — — — — — 42 51 2x Platinum 2x Platinum
1997 Retrospective I
  • Released:
  • Label:
 — — — — — — — — — —
Retrospective II
  • Released:
  • Label:
 — — — — — — — — — —
2003 The Spirit of Radio
  • Released:
  • Label:
 17 — — — — — — — 167 62 Gold
2006 Gold
  • Released:
  • Label:
 — — — — — — — — — —
2009 Retrospective III
  • Released:
  • Label:
 — — — — — — — — — —

Singles

Year Song Chart positions Album
US US
Main 		UK
1973 "Not Fade Away" — — — non-album single
1974 "Finding My Way" — — — Rush
1974 "In the Mood" — — —
1975 "Fly by Night" — — — Fly By Night
1975 "Making Memories" — — —
1976 "The Necromancer: Return of the Prince" — — — Caress of Steel
1976 "Lakeside Park" — — —
1977 "The Twilight Zone" — — — 2112
1977 "2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx" — — —
1977 "A Passage to Bangkok" — — —
1977 "Fly by Night (Live)" — — — All The World's a Stage
1977 "Closer to the Heart" 76 — 36 A Farewell to Kings
1978 "Cinderella Man" — — —
1978 "The Trees — — — Hemispheres
1979 "Circumstances" — — —
1980 "The Spirit of Radio" 51 — 13 Permanent Waves
1980 "Freewill" — — —
1980 "Entre Nous" 110 — —
1981 "Limelight" 55 4 — Moving Pictures
1981 "Tom Sawyer" 44 8 —
1981 "Vital Signs" — — 41
1982 "Tom Sawyer (Live)" — 42 25 Exit...Stage Left
1982 "Closer to the Heart (Live)" 69 21 —
1982 "New World Man" 21 1 42 Signals
1982 "Subdivisions" 105 8 53
1983 "The Analog Kid" — 19 —
1983 "The Weapon (Part II of "Fear")" — — —
1983 "Countdown" — — 36
1984 "Distant Early Warning" — 3 — Grace Under Pressure
1984 "The Body Electric" 105 23 56
1984 "Red Sector A" — 21 —
1984 "Afterimage" — — —
1985 "The Big Money" 45 4 — Power Windows
1985 "Territories" — 30 —
1986 "Mystic Rhythms" — 21 —
1986 "Manhattan Project" — 10 —
1986 "Marathon" — — —
1987 "Time Stand Still" — 3 41 Hold Your Fire
1987 "Prime Mover" — — —
1987 "Force Ten" — 3 —
1988 "Lock and Key" — 16 —
1989 "Mission" (live) — 33 — A Show of Hands
1989 "Marathon" (live) — 6 —
1989 "Show Don't Tell" — 1 — Presto
1990 "The Pass" — 15 —
1990 "Superconductor" — 37 —
1991 "Dreamline" — 1 — Roll the Bones
1992 "Roll the Bones" — 9 49
1992 "Face Up" — — —
1992 "Heresy" — — —
1992 "Bravado" — 13 —
1992 "Ghost of a Chance" — 2 —
1993 "Stick It Out" — 1 — Counterparts
1994 "Nobody's Hero" — 9 —
1994 "Cold Fire" — 2 —
1994 "Animate" — 35 —
1994 "Double Agent" — — —
1996 "Test for Echo" — 1 — Test for Echo
1996 "Half the World" — 6 —
1997 "Driven" — 20 —
1997 "Virtuality" — — —
1997 "Resist" — — —
1998 "The Spirit of Radio" (live) — 27 — Different Stages
1998 "Closer to the Heart" (live) — — —
2002 "Secret Touch" — 25 — Vapor Trails
2002 "One Little Victory" — 10 —
2002 "Sweet Miracle" — — —
2003 "Resist" (live) — — — Rush in Rio
2004 "Summertime Blues" — 30 — Feedback
2007 "Far Cry" — 22 — Snakes & Arrows
2007 "Spindrift" — — —
2007 "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" — 16 —
2008 "Workin' Them Angels" — 30 — Snakes & Arrows Live

Music Videos

1975 "Anthem" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert) Fly By Night
1975 "Fly by Night" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert) Fly By Night
1975 "Best I Can" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert) Fly By Night
1977 "Closer to the Heart" A Farewell to Kings
1977 "A Farewell to Kings" A Farewell to Kings
1977 "Xanadu" A Farewell to Kings
1978 "Circumstances" Hemispheres
1978 "The Trees" Hemispheres
1978 "La Villa Strangiato" Hemispheres
1981 "Limelight" Moving Pictures
1981 "Tom Sawyer" Moving Pictures
1981 "Vital Signs" Moving Pictures
1982 "Subdivisions" Signals
1983 "Countdown" Signals
1984 "Distant Early Warning" Grace Under Pressure
1984 "Afterimage" Grace Under Pressure
1984 "The Body Electric" Grace Under Pressure
1984 "The Enemy Within" Grace Under Pressure
1985 "The Big Money" Power Windows
1986 "Mystic Rhythms" Power Windows
1987 "Time Stand Still" Hold Your Fire
1988 "Lock and Key" Hold Your Fire
1989 "Show Don't Tell" Presto
1990 "The Pass" Presto
1990 "Superconductor" Presto
1992 "Roll the Bones" Roll the Bones
1993 "Stick It Out" Counterparts
1994 "Nobody's Hero" Counterparts
1996 "Half the World" Test for Echo
1997 "Driven" Test for Echo
2007 "Far Cry" Snakes & Arrows


Videos

Date of Release Title Label U.S. Chart Position RIAA Certification[20]
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 1997 Neil Peart - A Work In Progress Warner Bros.
October 2003 Rush in Rio Rounder 5x Multi-Platinum
November 2005 R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour Rounder 4x Multi-Platinum
December 2005 Neil Peart - Anatomy of A Drum Solo Hudson Music
June 2006 Rush Replay X3 Mercury 1
Fall 2008 Snakes & Arrows Live Rounder



References

  1. ^ a b Austin Chronicle Music Rush's 30th Anniversary Tour, Accessed 16 August 2006
  2. ^ Geddy Lee Article Articlebase Accessed 7 July 2008
  3. ^ a b CNN.com Rush profile Accessed 17 August 2006
  4. ^ Symphony X Official website FAQ Accessed 16 August 2006
  5. ^ RIAA Website
  6. ^ Official Rush Website Rush tour schedule
  7. ^ a b c "Rush discography". Canadian album charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  8. ^ a b c "Rush discography". Austrian charts (in Finnish). Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  9. ^ a b c "Rush discography". German charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  10. ^ a b c "Irish Album Chart". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  11. ^ a b c "Rush discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  12. ^ a b c "Rush discography". Norwegian charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  13. ^ a b c "Rush discography". Polish Album charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  14. ^ a b c "Rush discography". Swedish charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  15. ^ a b c "UK Albums chart". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  16. ^ a b c "Chart history - Rush". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  17. ^ a b c "CRIA Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  18. ^ a b c "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  19. ^ a b c RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Rush. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  20. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for videos by Rush
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