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.
Studio albums19
EPs2
Live albums11
Compilation albums12
| Rush discography | |
|---|---|
Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, and Neil Peart of Rush 30th Anniversary tour photo, 2004 | |
| Studio albums | 19 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 11 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Singles | 38 |
| Video albums | 13 |
| Music videos | 34 |
| Box sets | 14 |
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 sold.[2]
One of Rush's more recent releases is the Grace Under Pressure: Super Deluxe box set, which was released on March 13, 2026.[3] The most recent box set was preceded by similar 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] Moving Pictures on April 15, 2022,[8] Signals on April 28, 2023,[9] and Rush 50 on March 21, 2025.[10]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [11] |
FIN [12][13] |
GER [14] |
IRE [15] |
NLD [16] |
NOR [17] |
POL [18] |
SWE [19] |
UK [20][21] |
US [22] | ||||||
| Rush | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | |||||
| Fly by Night |
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9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | ||||
| Caress of Steel |
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60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | ||||
| 2112 |
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5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 61 | ||||
| A Farewell to Kings |
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11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 22 | 33 | ||||
| Hemispheres |
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14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 47 | ||||
| Permanent Waves |
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3 | — | — | — | 38 | 21 | — | 26 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Moving Pictures |
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1 | — | — | — | 19 | 34 | — | 32 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Signals |
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1 | — | — | — | 31 | 33 | — | 19 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| Grace Under Pressure |
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4 | 14 | 43 | — | 27 | — | — | 18 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Power Windows |
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5 | 17 | — | — | 44 | — | — | 26 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Hold Your Fire |
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9 | 9 | 34 | — | 40 | — | — | 21 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| Presto |
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7 | 22 | 60 | — | 70 | — | — | — | 27 | 16 | ||||
| Roll the Bones |
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11 | 9 | 35 | — | 38 | — | — | 31 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Counterparts |
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6 | 18 | 88 | — | 56 | — | — | 45 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Test for Echo |
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3 | 9 | 45 | — | 53 | — | — | 26 | 25 | 5 | ||||
| Vapor Trails |
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3 | 11 | 20 | — | 47 | — | — | 18 | 38 | 6 |
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| Snakes & Arrows |
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3 | 4 | 29 | 80 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
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| Clockwork Angels |
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1 | 4 | 11 | 71 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 2 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [36][37] |
FIN [12][13] |
GER [38] |
IRE [15] |
NLD [39] |
NOR [17] |
SWE [19] |
UK[20][21] | US [22] | ||||||||
| Main | R&M | |||||||||||||||
| All the World's a Stage |
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6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | |||||
| Exit...Stage Left |
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7 | — | — | — | 19 | 28 | — | 6 | — | 10 | |||||
| A Show of Hands |
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33 | 9 | 35 | — | 38 | — | 28 | 12 | — | 21 | |||||
| Different Stages |
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12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | — | 35 | |||||
| Rush in Rio |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | — | 33 | |||||
| R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Snakes & Arrows Live |
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8 | — | 63 | — | 36 | — | 42 | 70 | — | 18 | |||||
| Grace Under Pressure Tour |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland |
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59 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | 54 | |||||
| ABC 1974 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[A] | — | — | |||||
| Clockwork Angels Tour |
|
75 | — | 82 | — | 87 | — | — | 65 | — | 33 | |||||
| Spirit of the Airwaves |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] | 19 | — | |||||
| The Lady Gone Electric: New York City 1974 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | |||||
| R40 Live |
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30 | — | 49 | — | 54 | — | — | 47 | — | 24 | |||||
| 2112 in Concert |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[C] | — | — | |||||
| An Evening with 1997 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[D] | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details [45] |
Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [36][46] |
GER [14] |
UK [20][21][47] |
US [22] | ||||||||
| Rush Through Time |
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| Chronicles |
|
38 | — | 42 | 51 | ||||||
| Retrospective I |
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| Retrospective II |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||
| The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 |
|
17 | — | 167 | 45[E] | ||||||
| Gold |
|
127 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Retrospective III: 1989–2008 |
|
— | — | 160 | 47 | ||||||
| Working Men |
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| Time Stand Still: The Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| Icon |
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| Icon 2 |
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| Rush 50 |
|
— | 14 | — | 160 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Videos
Video albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [49] |
SWE [50] |
FIN [51] |
SWI [52] |
NLD [53] |
UK [54] | |||||
| 1982 | Exit...Stage Left | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1985 | Through the Camera Eye
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16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | Grace Under Pressure Tour
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9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | A Show of Hands
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2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | Chronicles
|
13 | — | 2 | — | — | 23 | |||
| 2003 | Rush in Rio
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1 | 8 | 5 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2005 | R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
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2 | 3 | 3 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2006 | Rush Replay X3
|
1 | 8 | 3 | — | 10 | 2 |
| ||
| 2008 | Snakes & Arrows Live
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1 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | |||
| 2011 | Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland
|
1 | 1 | 3 | — | 10 | 2 |
| ||
| 2013 | Clockwork Angels Tour
|
1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | R40 (6 Blu-Ray / 10 DVD Box Set)[59]
|
2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | R40 Live
|
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 [36][60] |
UK [61][21] |
US [22] | ||||||||
| Feedback |
|
5 | 68 | 19 | ||||||
| Cygnus X-1 (limited-edition EP) |
|
— | —[F] | —[G] | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [63][64] |
US [65][66] |
US Main [67] |
UK [68] | |||||||
| 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" [H] |
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" [I] |
— | — | Fly by Night | ||||||
| "Closer to the Heart" b/w "Madrigal" [J] |
44 | 76 | 36 | A Farewell to Kings | ||||||
| 1978 | "Cinderella Man" b/w "A Farewell to Kings" |
— | ||||||||
| "Circumstances" - "The Trees" [K] |
— | — | Hemispheres | |||||||
| 1980 | "The Spirit of Radio" b/w "Circumstances" [L] |
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" [M] |
— | 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) [N] |
— | 69 | 21 | 76 | ||||||
| 1982 | "New World Man" b/w "Vital Signs" (live) |
1 | 21 | 1 | 42 | Signals | ||||
| "Subdivisions" b/w "Countdown" [O] |
36 | 105 | 5 | 53 | ||||||
| 1983 | "Countdown" - "New World Man" [P] |
— | 36 | |||||||
| 1984 | "Distant Early Warning" b/w "Between the Wheels" |
— | 3 | Grace Under Pressure | ||||||
| "The Body Electric" b/w "Between the Wheels" [Q] |
86 — |
105 — |
23 39 |
56 — | ||||||
| "Red Sector A" b/w "Red Lenses" |
— | 21 | ||||||||
| "Afterimage" [R] b/w "The Body Electric" |
— | |||||||||
| 1985 | "The Big Money" b/w "Red Sector A" (live) [S] |
52 | 45 | 4 | 46 | Power Windows | ||||
| 1986 | "Mystic Rhythms" b/w "Emotion Detector" |
— | — | 21 | ||||||
| 1987 | "Time Stand Still" b/w "High Water" [T] |
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) [U] |
— | — | —[V] | ||||||
| 2017 | "Closer to the Heart" [W] | — | — | — | —[X] | |||||
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart; "blank" denotes singles that were not released in that country. | ||||||||||
Sources: Discogs[69][better source needed]
Promotional singles and other charted songs
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Main [67] | |||
| 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" |
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| 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[45] | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [36] |
BEL (Vl.) [71] |
FIN [12] |
GER [72] |
NLD [73] |
SWI [74] |
UK [20][75] |
USA | |||||||
| 200 [22][76] |
Rock [77] | |||||||||||||
| Archives |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | — |
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| Sector 1 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Sector 2 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Sector 3 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Studio Albums 1989–2007 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Rush: ReDISCovered |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[Y] | — | ||||
| 2112: 40th Anniversary |
|
89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| A Farewell to Kings: 40th Anniversary |
|
— | — | — | — | 150 | — | — | —[Z] | 30 | ||||
| Hemispheres: 40th Anniversary |
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— | — | — | — | 178 | — | — | —[AA] | —[AB] | ||||
| Permanent Waves: 40th Anniversary |
|
— | — | — | 47 | 91 | — | 22 | —[AC] | 12 | ||||
| Moving Pictures: 40th Anniversary |
|
19 | 67 | —[AD] | 22 | 46 | 72 | — | —[AE] | 1 | ||||
| Signals: 40th Anniversary |
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— | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | —[AF] | — | ||||
| The Albums: 1989-1996 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Rush 50 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Grace Under Pressure: Super Deluxe Edition |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- Although never cracking any all-genre chart from the Official Charts Company, ABC 1974 made the UK Independent Albums chart for a week at number 23.
- Spirit of the Airwaves landed at number 47 on the Independent Albums chart.
- 2112 in Concert landed at number 32 on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.
- An Evening with 1997 landed at number 46 on the Independent Albums chart.
- The peak position for The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 was on the week of January 25, 2020, shortly after Peart's death. Before then, its peak position was number 63.
- Given that each side consisted of one track, the Official Charts Company considered the Cygnus X-1 Record Store Day release a single, as it peaked at number 25 on the Physical Singles Chart and Vinyl Singles Chart.
- The Cygnus X-1 EP landed at number 84 on the Top Current Album Sales chart, which is only for albums newer than 18 months.[62]
- b/w Best I Can (NL)
- A and B sides reversed in the US
- b/w Bastille Day/Temples of Syrinx (UK)
- A and B sides reversed in the US and NL
- b/w The Trees (UK) Different Strings (JPN)
- b/w Limelight (ESP)
- b/w The Trees (live) (UK)
- b/w Red Barchetta (live) (UK)
- UK double A-side
- b/w The Analog Kid (UK)
- released in Japan
- b/w Territories (UK)
- b/w Force Ten (UK)
- Limited Edition for Record Store Day 2013
- The limited-edition release of a live version of "The Garden" reached number ten on the UK Physical Singles Chart.
- Limited edition re-release for 40th Anniversary edition
- The 2017 single re-release of "Closer to the Heart" reached number 15 on the Physical Singles Chart and number ten on the Vinyl Singles Chart.
- Rush: reDISCovered reached number 127 on the Top Album Sales chart, which excludes streaming factored into the main Billboard 200.
- The 40th Anniversary release of Hemispheres reached number 64 on the Top Album Sales chart, which excludes streaming factored into the main Billboard 200.
- The 40th Anniversary release of Hemispheres reached number 66 on the Top Album Sales chart, which excludes streaming factored into the main Billboard 200.
- The 40th Anniversary release of Hemispheres never entered the main Top Rock Albums chart, but reached number 19 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart.[80]
- The 40th Anniversary release of Permanent Waves reached number seven on the Top Album Sales chart, which excludes streaming factored into the main Billboard 200.
- Despite not making the main album chart, the 40th Anniversary reissue of Moving Pictures landed at number seven on the Finnish Physical Albums chart.
- The 40th Anniversary release of Moving Pictures landed at number two on the Top Album Sales chart, which excludes streaming factored into the main Billboard 200.
- The 40th Anniversary release of Signals landed at number 19 on the Top Album Sales chart, which excludes streaming factored into the main Billboard 200.