Rush discography

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 songwriter Neil Peart. The band and its membership went through a number of changes between 1968 and 1974, achieving their definitive form when Neil Peart replaced original drummer John Rutsey in July 1974.

The band released its self-titled debut album in March 1974, after which followed 19 additional studio recordings, 8 live albums and 6 compilations. As a group, Rush has made 24 gold records and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records. According to the RIAA, Rush's number of sales place them fourth behind The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith for the most  gold or platinum albums one after another by a rock band. Rush also ranks 78th in U.S. album sales with 25 million items sold. Although total worldwide album sales are not calculated by any single person or group, as of 2004 some people guessed that Rush's total worldwide album sales is over 40 million items sold.

Discography
Studio albums
 Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) CAN FIN GERIRE NLD NOR POL SWE UK US1974Rush
 Released: March 18, 1974
 Label: Mercury88————————105 US: GoldRIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Rush . Retrieved on 2008-11-08. 1975Fly by Night
 Released: February 15, 1975
 Label: Mercury37————————113 CAN: PlatinumUS: PlatinumCaress of Steel
 Released: September 1, 1975
 Label: Mercury48————————148 CAN: GoldUS: Gold 19762112
 Released: April 1, 1976
 Label: Mercury1——————33—61 CAN: 2× PlatinumUS: 3× Platinum 1977A Farewell to Kings
 Released: September 1, 1977
 Label: Mercury2——————412233 CAN: PlatinumUK: GoldUS: Platinum 1978Hemispheres
 Released: October 29, 1978
 Label: Mercury4———————1447 CAN: PlatinumUK: SilverUS: Platinum 1980Permanent Waves
 Released: January 1, 1980
 Label: Mercury1————21—2634 CAN: PlatinumUK: GoldUS: Platinum1981Moving Pictures
 Released: February 12, 1981
 Label: Mercury1————34—3233 CAN: 4× PlatinumUK: SilverUS: 4× Platinum1982Signals
 Released: September 9, 1982
 Label: Mercury3————33—19310 CAN: PlatinumUK: SilverUS: Platinum1984Grace Under Pressure
 Released: April 12, 1984
 Label: Mercury1——————18510 CAN: PlatinumUK: SilverUS: Platinum1985Power Windows
 Released: October 29, 1985
 Label: Mercury2——————26910 CAN: PlatinumUK: SilverUS: Platinum1987Hold Your Fire
 Released: September 8, 1987
 Label: Mercury9——————211013 CAN: PlatinumUK: SilverUS: Gold1989Presto
 Released: November 21, 1989
 Label: Atlantic11—60—————2716 CAN: PlatinumUK: SilverUS: Gold1991Roll the Bones
 Released: September 3, 1991
 Label: Atlantic1——————31103 CAN: PlatinumUS: 2x Platinum1993Counterparts
 Released: October 19, 1993
 Label: Atlantic1—88—56——45142 CAN: PlatinumUS: Gold1996Test for Echo
 Released: September 10, 1996
 Label: Atlantic1945—53——26255 CAN: GoldUS: Gold2002Vapor Trails
 Released: May 14, 2002
 Label: Atlantic31120—47——18—6 CAN: Gold2007Snakes & Arrows
 Released: May 1, 2007
 Label: Atlantic3429801613416133 CAN: Gold2012Clockwork Angels
 Released: June 12, 2012
 Label: Roadrunner "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

 Live albums 
 Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) CAN FIN GERIRE NLD NOR POL SWE UK US1976All the World's a Stage
 Released: September 29, 1976
 Label: Mercury—————————40 CAN: PlatinumUK: SilverUS: Platinum1981Exit...Stage Left
 Released: October 29, 1981
 Label: Mercury—————————10 CAN: PlatinumUK: SilverUS: Platinum1989A Show of Hands
 Released: January 10, 1989
 Label: Mercury—————————21 CAN: PlatinumUS: Gold 1998Different Stages
 Released: November 10, 1998
 Label: Atlantic12————————35 CAN: PlatinumUS: Gold 2003Rush in Rio
 Released: October 21, 2003
 Label: Atlantic—————————33 CAN: GoldUS: Gold 2005R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
 Released: November 22, 2005
 Label: Rounder—————————— 2006Grace Under Pressure Tour
 Released: June 13, 2006
 Label:——————————2008Snakes & Arrows Live
 Released: April 15, 2008
 Label: Atlantic8————————18 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilations
 Year Album detailsRIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Rush Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US CAN UK1978Rush Through Time
 Released: 1978
 Label: Mercury
 European release contains selections from the following four albums:Fly By NightCaress Of Steel2112A Farewell to Kings — — —1978Archives
 Released: April 1978
 Label: Mercury
 Contains the following three albums repackaged:RushFly By NightCaress Of Steel 121 — — US: Platinum1990Chronicles
 Released: September 4, 1990
 Label: (US) Mercury(Canada) Anthem
 Greatest Hits compilation album 51 5 42 US: 2x Multi-Platinum1997Retrospective I
 Released: May 6, 1997
 Label: (US) Mercury(Canada) Anthem
 Greatest Hits compilation album (1974-1980) — — —1997Retrospective II
 Released: June 3, 1997
 Label: (US) Mercury(Canada) Anthem
 Greatest Hits compilation album (1981-1987) — — —2003The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987
 Released: February 11, 2003
 Mercury
 Greatest Hits compilation album 62 17 — US: Gold2006Gold
 Released: April 25, 2006
 Label: Mercury
 Greatest Hits compilation album (1974-1987) — — —2009Retrospective 3
 Released: March 3, 2009
 Label: (US) Atlantic(Canada) Anthem
 Greatest Hits compilation album (1989-2008) — — —2009Working Men
 Released: November 17, 2009
 Label: (US) Atlantic(Canada) Anthem
 Greatest Live Hits compilation album — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

 Singles 
YearSongChart positionsAlbum US US Main UK1973"Not Fade Away" — — —Debut single1974"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 — 36A Farewell to Kings1978"Cinderella Man" — — —"The Trees" — — —Hemispheres1979"Circumstances" — — —1980"The Spirit of Radio" 51 — 13Permanent Waves"Freewill" — — —"Entre Nous" 110 — —1981"Limelight" 55 4 —Moving Pictures"Tom Sawyer" 44 8 25"Vital Signs" — — 411982"Tom Sawyer (Live)" — 42 25Exit...Stage Left"Closer to the Heart (Live)" 69 21 —"New World Man" 21 1 42Signals"Subdivisions" 105 8 531983"The Analog Kid" — 19 —"The Weapon" — — —"Countdown" — — 361984"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 41Hold 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 —Presto1990"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 —Counterparts1994"Nobody's Hero" — 9 —"Cold Fire" — 2 —"Animate" — 35 —"Double Agent" — — —1996"Don't Care" — — —Alex Lifeson - Victor"I Am the Spirit" — — —"Promise" — — —"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)" — — —2000"My Favourite Headache" — — —Geddy Lee - My Favourite Headache"Grace to Grace" —28 —2002"Secret Touch" — 25 —Vapor Trails"One Little Victory" — 10 —"Sweet Miracle" — — —2003"Resist (Live Acoustic Version)" — — —Rush in Rio2004"Summertime Blues" — 30 —Feedback2007"Far Cry" — 22 —Snakes & Arrows"Spindrift" — — —"The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" — 16 —2008"Workin' Them Angels" — 30 —2010"Caravan"Clockwork Angels "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos
YearTitleAlbum1975"In The Mood" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert)Rush"Fly by Night" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert)Fly By Night"Best I Can" (from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert)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"Signals1983"Countdown"1984"Distant Early Warning"Grace Under Pressure"Afterimage""The Body Electric""The Enemy Within"1985"The Big Money"Power Windows1986"Mystic Rhythms"1987"Time Stand Still"Hold Your Fire1988"Lock and Key"1989"Show Don't Tell"Presto1990"The Pass""Superconductor"1992"Roll the Bones"Roll the Bones1993"Stick It Out"Counterparts1994"Nobody's Hero"1996"Half the World"Test for Echo1997"Closer to the Heart" (Live)Different Stages"Driven"Test for Echo2007"Far Cry"Snakes & Arrows

Promos
Date of ReleaseTitleLabelTypeFormatJanuary 1977Everything Your Listeners Ever Wanted to Hear by Rush... But You Were Afraid to Play (not released officially)Compilation album/Studio albumLPHemispheres Radio ShowLPLive in St. LouisLive albumLPMoving Pictures SpecialLPThe Rush SpecialLPSignals Radio SpecialLPGrace Under Pressure InterviewLPHemispheres Banded PromoLPIn Store Play SpecialLP1990Rush - Profiled!AtlanticInterviewCD1991Roll the Bones Radio SpecialAnthemStudio album / InterviewCDJanuary 1992The Story of KingsBaktabakInterviewCDOctober 1995The Rush Interviews Volume 2BaktabakInterviewCD2002ProfiledAnthem/AtlanticInterviewCD

Video albums

Date of ReleaseTitleLabelU.S. Chart PositionRIAA CertificationRIAA Gold and Platinum Search for videos by Rush1981Exit...Stage LeftPolygramGold1984Grace Under Pressure TourPolygram1985Through the Camera EyePolygram1989A Show of HandsPolygramPlatinum1990ChroniclesPolygramPlatinumApril 23, 2002Neil Peart - A Work In ProgressWarner Bros.October 21, 2003Rush in RioRounder5x Multi-PlatinumNovember 22, 2005R30: 30th Anniversary World TourRounder4x Multi-PlatinumDecember 7, 2005Neil Peart - Anatomy of A Drum SoloHudson MusicJune 13, 2006Rush Replay X3Mercury12x Multi-PlatinumNovember 24, 2008Snakes & Arrows LiveRounder

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

Album informationAlex Lifeson - Victor
 Released: January 9, 1996
 Chart position: #99 (US)
 RIAA Certification:
 Worldwide sales:
 Singles: "Don't Care", "Promise", "I Am the Spirit"Geddy Lee - My Favourite Headache
 Released: November 14, 2000
 Chart position: #52 (US)
 RIAA Certification:
 Worldwide sales:
 Singles: "My Favourite Headache", "Grace to Grace"

US Certification Criteria - Albums: G = 500,000 , P = 1 million, M=Multiplatinum. For example, M(2) = 2 million
 Other formats have different criteria, see RIAA Certification Criteria 

References

Other websites
 Power Windows: A Tribute to Rush
 Cygnus-X1.Net: A Tribute to Rush
 Billboard
 Official Rush website

Category:Discographies of Canadian artists