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Revision as of 17:33, 8 November 2008
| Rush discography | |
|---|---|
 Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart of Rush 30th Anniversary tour photo, 2004 | |
| Studio albums | 19 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Video albums | 9 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 76 |
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]
Discography
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
|
88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | |||
| 1975 | Fly By Night
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37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | Platinum | ||
Caress of Steel
|
48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | Gold | |||
| 1976 | 2112
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 61 | 2x Platinum | ||
| 1977 | A Farewell to Kings
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2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 22 | 33 | Platinum | Gold | Platinum |
| 1978 | Hemispheres
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4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 47 | Platinum | Silver | Platinum |
| 1980 | Permanent Waves
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1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 26 | 3 | 4 | Platinum | Gold | Platinum |
| 1981 | Moving Pictures
|
1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 32 | 3 | 3 | 4x Platinum | Silver | 4x Platinum |
| 1982 | Signals
|
3 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 19 | 3 | 10 | Platinum | Silver | Platinum |
| 1984 | Grace Under Pressure
|
1 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 10 | Platinum | Silver | 4x Platinum |
| 1985 | Power Windows
|
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | 10 | Platinum | Silver | Platinum |
| 1987 | Hold Your Fire
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9 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 10 | 13 | Platinum | Silver | Gold |
| 1989 | Presto
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11 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 16 | Platinum | Silver | Gold |
| 1991 | Roll the Bones
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | 3 | Platinum | Platinum | |
| 1993 | Counterparts
|
1 | — | 88 | — | 56 | — | — | 45 | 14 | 2 | Platinum | Gold | |
| 1996 | Test for Echo
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1 | 9 | 45 | — | 53 | — | — | 26 | 25 | 5 | Gold | Gold | |
| 2002 | Vapor Trails
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3 | 11 | 20 | — | 47 | 47 | — | 18 | 38 | 6 | Gold | ||
| 2007 | Snakes & Arrows
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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
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7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | Platinum | Silver | Platinum |
| 1981 | Exit...Stage Left
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4 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 6 | 10 | Platinum | Silver | Platinum |
| 1989 | A Show of Hands
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14 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 12 | 21 | Platinum | Gold | |
| 1998 | Different Stages
|
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 35 | Platinum | Gold | |
| 2003 | Rush in Rio
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 33 | Gold | Gold | |
| 2005 | R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | Grace Under Pressure Tour
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | Snakes & Arrows Live
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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
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | Platinum | ||
| 1990 | Chronicles
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5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 51 | 2x Platinum | 2x Platinum | |
| 1997 | Retrospective I
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Retrospective II
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | The Spirit of Radio
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17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 62 | Gold | ||
| 2006 | Gold
|
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | Retrospective III
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Main |
UK | |||
| 1973 | "Not Fade Away" | — | — | — | 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" | — | — | — | ||
| "Fly by Night" (live) | — | — | — | All The World's a Stage | |
| "Closer to the Heart" | 76 | — | 36 | A Farewell to Kings | |
| 1978 | "Cinderella Man" | — | — | — | |
| "The Trees | — | — | — | Hemispheres | |
| 1979 | "Circumstances" | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | "The Spirit of Radio" | 51 | — | 13 | Permanent Waves |
| "Freewill" | — | — | — | ||
| "Entre Nous" | 110 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Limelight" | 55 | 4 | — | Moving Pictures |
| "Tom Sawyer" | 44 | 8 | — | ||
| "Vital Signs" | — | — | 41 | ||
| 1982 | "Tom Sawyer" (live) | — | 42 | 25 | Exit...Stage Left |
| "Closer to the Heart" (live) | 69 | 21 | — | ||
| "New World Man" | 21 | 1 | 42 | Signals | |
| "Subdivisions" | 105 | 8 | 53 | ||
| 1983 | "The Analog Kid" | — | 19 | — | |
| "The Weapon (Part II of "Fear")" | — | — | — | ||
| "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" | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Time Stand Still" | — | 3 | 41 | Hold Your Fire |
| "Prime Mover" | — | — | — | ||
| "Force Ten" | — | 3 | — | ||
| 1988 | "Lock and Key" | — | 16 | — | |
| 1989 | "Mission" (live) | — | 33 | — | A Show of Hands |
| "Marathon" (live) | — | 6 | — | ||
| "Show Don't Tell" | — | 1 | — | Presto | |
| 1990 | "The Pass" | — | 15 | — | |
| "Superconductor" | — | 37 | — | ||
| 1991 | "Dreamline" | — | 1 | — | Roll the Bones |
| 1992 | "Roll the Bones" | — | 9 | 49 | |
| "Face Up" | — | — | — | ||
| "Heresy" | — | — | — | ||
| "Bravado" | — | 13 | — | ||
| "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" | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "The Spirit of Radio" (live) | — | 27 | — | Different Stages |
| "Closer to the Heart" (live) | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Secret Touch" | — | 25 | — | Vapor Trails |
| "One Little Victory" | — | 10 | — | ||
| "Sweet Miracle" | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Resist" (live) | — | — | — | Rush in Rio |
| 2004 | "Summertime Blues" | — | 30 | — | Feedback |
| 2007 | "Far Cry" | — | 22 | — | Snakes & Arrows |
| "Spindrift" | — | — | — | ||
| "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" | — | 16 | — | ||
| 2008 | "Workin' Them Angels" | — | 30 | — | Snakes & Arrows Live |
Videography
Video albums
| Year | Album details | RIAA Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Exit...Stage Left
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Gold | ||
| 1984 | Grace Under Pressure Tour
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| 1985 | Through the Camera Eye
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| 1989 | A Show of Hands
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Platinum | ||
| 1990 | Chronicles
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Platinum | ||
| 2003 | Rush in Rio
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5x Multi-Platinum | ||
| 2005 | R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
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4x Multi-Platinum | ||
| 2006 | Rush Replay X3
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| 2008 | Snakes & Arrows Live
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Anthem" | |
| "Fly by Night" | ||
| "Best I Can" | ||
| 1977 | "Closer to the Heart" | |
| "A Farewell to Kings" | ||
| "Xanadu" | ||
| 1978 | "Circumstances" | |
| "The Trees" | ||
| "La Villa Strangiato" | ||
| 1981 | "Limelight" | Bruce Gowers |
| "Tom Sawyer" | Martin Kahan | |
| "Vital Signs" | Bruce Gowers | |
| 1982 | "Subdivisions" | Grant Lough |
| 1983 | "Countdown" | |
| 1984 | "Afterimage" | Tim Pope |
| "The Body Electric" | Rocky Morton | |
| "The Enemy Within" | ||
| 1985 | "The Big Money" | Robert Quartly |
| 1986 | "Mystic Rhythms" | Gerald V. Casale |
| 1987 | "Time Stand Still" | Zbigniew Rybczynski |
| 1988 | "Mission" (live) | Larry Jordan |
| 1989 | "Show Don't Tell" | Doug Freel |
| 1990 | "Superconductor" | Gerald V. Casale |
| 1992 | "Roll the Bones" | Chris Painter |
| "Stick It Out" | Samuel Bayer | |
| 1994 | "Nobody's Hero" | |
| 1996 | "Half the World" | Dale Heslip |
| "Driven" | ||
| 2007 | "Far Cry" | Christopher Mills |
References
- ^ a b Austin Chronicle Music Rush's 30th Anniversary Tour, Accessed 16 August 2006
- ^ Geddy Lee Article Articlebase Accessed 7 July 2008
- ^ a b CNN.com Rush profile Accessed 17 August 2006
- ^ Symphony X Official website FAQ Accessed 16 August 2006
- ^ RIAA Website
- ^ Official Rush Website Rush tour schedule
- ^ a b c "Rush discography". Canadian album charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c "Rush discography". Austrian charts (in Finnish). Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c "Rush discography". German charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c "Irish Album Chart". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24. Cite error: The named reference "Irland" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c "Rush discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c "Rush discography". Norwegian charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c "Rush discography". Polish Album charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c "Rush discography". Swedish charts. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c "UK Albums chart". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c "Chart history - Rush". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c "CRIA Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ a b c RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Rush. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
