Friday, March 21, 2025

Rush Discography, 1973-2012

l to r: Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart,
and Geddy Lee of Rush

Rush

1973-2012

Overview:

Canadian power-rock trio formed in Toronto in 1969. Singer/bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson met in 8th grade. They started out playing English blues like the Yardbirds, John Mayall, and Cream and heavy metal from the Who to Led Zeppelin.

Rush was built around Lee’s unique vocal style and Lifeson’s rhythm-lead techniques. When drummer Neil Peart joined, he brought a touch of art-rock a la Pink Floyd and King Crimson. His science fiction-inspired imagination fueled concept albums 2112, A Farewell to Kings, and Hemispheres. In the early ‘80s, Rush became a premiere FM radio-oriented group with Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, and Signals. Since then, Rush has become an album rock staple and consistent gold album seller. Only Kiss and Rush have had entire careers of 20+ albums that all have gone gold. According to their website, Rush have sold 40 million albums.

The Players:

  • Geddy Lee (vocals, bass: 1969-2015). Born Gary Lee Weinrib on 7/29/1953 in North York, Ontario, Canada.
  • Alex Lifeson (guitar: 1969-2015). Born 8/27/1953 in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada.
  • John Rutsey (drums: 1969-1974). Born 7/23/1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Died 5/11/2008.
  • Neil Peart (drums: 1974-2015). Born 9/12/1952 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Died 1/7/2020.

On the Web:

Lists:

Awards:

The Studio Albums

Hover over an album cover to see its title and year of release. Click on the album to go to its dedicated DMDB page.

Compilations


Under each album snapshot, songs featured on the anthologies are noted. If the song charted, the date of the song’s release or first chart appearance and its chart peaks are noted in parentheses. Click for codes to singles charts.

DMDB Spotify Playlist:

Check out my DMDB playlist (Rush – Chronicles: 1973-2012) at Spotify which includes studio versions of all the songs from the above compilations (except Rush 50), as well as other charting songs, presented in chronological order.

Live Albums

Under each album snapshot, songs featured on the live albums are noted. If the song charted, the date of the song’s release or first chart appearance and its chart peaks are noted in parentheses. Click for codes to singles charts.

Rush

Rating:

2.855 out of 5.00
(average of 8 ratings)

Released: March 18, 1974

Peak: 105 US, -- UK, 86 CN

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK, 0.5 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Finding My Way (8/74, #18 CL) AS, GP, R1, TS, C
  2. Need Some Love
  3. Take a Friend
  4. Here Again
  5. What You’re Doing (#23 CL) AS, C, 50
  6. In the Mood (single, #11 CL, 31 CN) AS, GP, 50
  7. Before and After 50
  8. Working Man (#4 CL) AS, SR, I1, C, 50

Total Running Time: 39:51

Fly by Night

Rating:

3.364 out of 5.00
(average of 7 ratings)

Released: February 15, 1975

Peak: 113 US, -- UK, 9 CN

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, -- UK, 1.0 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Anthem AS, R1, C, 50
  2. Best I Can
  3. Beneath, Between & Behind ES
  4. By-Tor & the Snow Dog (#22 CL) AS, R1, TS, 50
  5. Fly by Night (5/75, #88 US, 2 CL, 45 CN) AS, R1, SR, TS, I1, C, 50
  6. Making Memories
  7. Rivendell
  8. In the End (1/8/77, #88 US, 21 CL, 41 UK) AS

Total Running Time: 37:38

Caress of Steel

Rating:

3.059 out of 5.00
(average of 9 ratings)

Released: September 24, 1975

Peak: 148 US, -- UK, 60 CN

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK, 0.5 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Bastille Day (#22 CL) AS, R1, I2, C, 50
  2. I Think I’m Going Bald (#22 CL)
  3. Lakeside Park (single, #14 CL) AS, C
  4. The Necromancer
  5. The Fountain of Lamneth

Total Running Time: 45:00

2112

Rating:

4.098 out of 5.00
(average of 10 ratings)

Awards:

Released: April 1, 1976

Peak: 61 US, -- UK, 5 CN

Sales (in millions): 3.0 US, -- UK, 3.0 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. 2112 (#6 CL)
    I: Overture AS, R1, SR, I2, C, 50
    II: The Temples of Syrinx AS, GP, R1, SR, I2, C, 50
    III: Discovery
    IV: Presentation AS, I2
    V: Oracle: The Dream
    VI: Soliloquy AS, I2
    VII: Grand Finale AS, I2
  2. A Passage to Bangkok (#16 CL; live: 3/28/81, #41 UK) ES, TS, C, 50
  3. The Twilight Zone (single) I1
  4. Lessons
  5. Tears
  6. Something for Nothing (#18 CL) AS, R1, 50

Total Running Time: 38:42




Read more about this album here.
 

All the World’s a Stage (live)

Rush

Recorded: June 11-13, 1976

Released: September 29, 1976

Peak: 40 US, -- UK, 6 CN

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Rating:

3.808 out of 5.00 (average of 18 ratings)

Tracks:

(1) Bastille Day (2) Anthem (3) Fly by Night / In the Mood (4) Something for Nothing (5) Lakeside Park (6) 2112 (Overture / The Temple of Syrinx / Presentation / Soliloquy / Grand Finale (7) By-Tor and the Snow Dog (8) In the End (9) Working Man / Finding My Way / Drum Solo (10) What You’re Doing

Total Running Time: 79:32

About the Album:

Rush’s first live album drew from their first four studio albums.
 

A Farewell to Kings

Rating:

4.168 out of 5.00
(average of 9 ratings)

Awards:

Released: September 1, 1977

Peak: 33 US, 22 UK, 11 CN

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.1 UK, 1.1 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. A Farewell to Kings C
  2. Xanadu (#10 CL) ES, R1, 50
  3. Closer to the Heart (10/29/77, #69 US, 73 CB, 90 HR, 2 CL, 21 AR, 36 UK, 45 CN) ES, GP, R1, SR, TS, SH, I1, I2, C, 50
  4. Cinderella Man (single)
  5. Madrigal
  6. Cygnus X-1 Book 1: The Voyage 50

Total Running Time: 37:13




Read more about this album here.

Hemispheres

Rating:

4.001 out of 5.00
(average of 9 ratings)

Awards:

Released: October 28, 1978

Peak: 47 US, 14 UK, 14 CN

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.6 UK, 1.06 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres
  2. Circumstances (single, #18 CL) I1
  3. The Trees (#7 CL) ES, R1, SR, TS, C, 50
  4. La Villa Strangiato (#12 CL) ES, R1, I2, C, 50

Total Running Time: 36:08




Read more about this album here.

Permanent Waves

Rating:

4.119 out of 5.00
(average of 18 ratings)

Awards:

Released: January 14, 1980

Peak: 4 US, 3 UK, 3 CN

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.6 UK, 1.06 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. The Spirit of Radio (2/9/80, #51 US, 60 CB, 57 HR, 1 CL, 27 AR, 13 UK, 22 CN) ES, GP, R1, SR, TS, I2, C, 50
  2. Free Will (#4 CL) ES, R1, SR, TS, I1, C, 50
  3. Jacob’s Ladder ES, 50
  4. Entre Nous (single, #18 CL, 94 CN)
  5. Different Strings
  6. Natural Science 50

Total Running Time: 35:35




Read more about this album here.
 

Retrospective I (compilation)

Rush

Recorded: 1974-1980 (compilation)

Released: May 6, 1997

Peak: --

Sales (in millions): --

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Rating:

4.056 out of 5.00 (average of 16 ratings)

Tracks:

(1) The Spirit of Radio (2) The Trees (3) Something for Nothing (4) Free Will (5) Xanadu (6) Bastille Day (7) By-Tor and the Snow Dog (8) Anthem (9) Closer to the Heart (10) 2112 Overture (11) The Temples of Syrinx (12) La Villa Strangiato (13) Fly by Night (14) Finding My Way

Total Running Time: 75:49

About the Album:

This single-disc collection covers Rush from their beginnings through to their top-10, platinum breakthrough with 1980’s Permanent Waves. This set and Retrospective II make for an excellent two-disc retrospective of Rush’s most familiar years.
 

Moving Pictures

Rating:

4.140 out of 5.00
(average of 11 ratings)

Awards:

Released: February 12, 1981

Peak: 3 US, 6 UK, 1 CN

Sales (in millions): 4.0 US, 0.6 UK, 4.06 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Tom Sawyer (2/28/81, #44 US, 47 CB, 57 HR, 1 CL, 8 AR, 25 UK, 24 CN) ES, GP, R2, SR, TS, I1, I2, C, 50
  2. Red Barchetta (#6 CL) ES, R2, SR, C, 50
  3. YYZ (#9 CL) ES, GP, 50
  4. Limelight (2/81, #55 US, 66 CB, 67 HR, 3 CL, 4 AR, 18 CN) GP, R2, SR, TS, C, 50
  5. The Camera Eye
  6. Witch Hunt (Part III of “Fear”) GP, SH, 50
  7. Vital Signs (3/81, #43 CL, 41 UK) GP, I2, 50

Total Running Time: 40:03




Read more about this album here.
 

Exit…Stage Left (live)

Rush

Recorded: June 10-11, 1980; March 27, 1981 (live)

Released: October 29, 1981

Peak: 10 US, -- UK, 7 CN

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Rating:

3.955 out of 5.00 (average of 15 ratings)

Awards:

(Click on award to learn more).

Tracks:

(1) The Spirit of Radio (2) Red Barchetta (3) YYZ (4) A Passage to Bangkok (5) Closer to the Heart (6) Beneath, Between & Behind (7) Jacob’s Ladder (8) Broon’s Bane (9) The Trees (10) Xanadu (11) Free Will (12) Tom Sawyer (13) La Villa Strangiato

Total Running Time: 76:36

About the Album:

After their first four albums, Rush released All the World’s a Stage to capture them at their best live. They followed suit eight albums in, releasing their second live album, Exit…Stage Left. This one found the Canadian trio on top of the world. This was their third consecutive top-ten, platinum-selling album.
 

Signals

Rating:

4.111 out of 5.00
(average of 7 ratings)

Released: September 9, 1982

Peak: 10 US, 3 UK, 13 CN

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.6 UK, 1.06 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Subdivisions (9/25/82, #8 AR, 53 UK, 36 CN) R2, SR, SH, C, 50
  2. The Analog Kid (9/25/82, #19 AR) I1, R2
  3. Chemistry
  4. Digital Man
  5. The Weapon (Part II of “Fear”) GP
  6. New World Man (8/82, #21 US, 35 CB, 25 RR, 1 AR, 36 UK, 1 CN) GP, R2, SR, I2, C, 50
  7. Losing It
  8. Countdown (5/7/83, #36 UK)

Total Running Time: 43:12

Grace Under Pressure

Rating:

3.209 out of 5.00
(average of 9 ratings)

Released: April 12, 1984

Peak: 10 US, 5 UK, 4 CN

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.6 UK, 1.06 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Distant Early Warning (4/28/84, #3 AR) GP, R2, SR, TS, SH, C, 50
  2. Afterimage (single)
  3. Red Sector A (5/12/84, #21 AR) GP, R2, SH, I1, C, 50
  4. The Enemy Within (Part I of “Fear”) GP
  5. The Body Electric (5/5/84, #23 AR, 56 UK, 86 CN) R2
  6. Kid Gloves
  7. Red Lenses
  8. Between the Wheels (5/5/84, #39 AR) 50

Total Running Time: 39:23

 

Grace Under Pressure Tour (live)

Rush

Recorded: September 21, 1984 (live)

Released: August 11, 2009

Peak: --

Sales (in millions): --

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Rating:

3.728 out of 5.00 (average of 12 ratings)

Tracks:

(1) Intro (2) The Spirit of Radio (3) The Enemy Within (4) The Weapon (5) Witch Hunt (6) New World Man (7) Distant Early Warning (8) Red Sector A (9) Closer to the Heart (10) YYZ / The Temples of Syrinx / Tom Sawyer (11) Vital Signs (12) Finding My Way / In the Mood (13) Limelight * (14) Closer to the Heart * (15) The Spirit of Radio * (16) Tom Sawyer *

* These tracks were on the version of the album released by Best Buy in 2006

Total Running Time: 63:05

About the Album:

While this covers the 1984 Grace Under Pressure tour, this wasn’t released until 2009.

Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums:

 

Power Windows

Rating:

3.486 out of 5.00
(average of 9 ratings)

Released: October 14, 1985

Peak: 10 US, 9 UK, 2 CN

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.6 UK, 1.06 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. The Big Money (9/26/85, #45 US, 4 AR, 46 UK, 52 CN) R2, SR, TS, SH, I2, C, 50
  2. Grand Designs
  3. Manhattan Project (11/2/85, #10 AR) SH, C, 50
  4. Marathon (live: 1/14/89, #6 AR) I1, R2, SH
  5. Territories (11/16/85, #30 AR)
  6. Middletown Dreams
  7. Emotion Detector
  8. Mystic Rhythms (3/8/86, #21 AR) R2, SH, I2, C

Total Running Time: 44:44

Hold Your Fire

Rating:

3.333 out of 5.00
(average of 8 ratings)

Released: September 8, 1987

Peak: 13 US, 10 UK, 9 CN

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, 0.06 UK, 0.56 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Force Ten (9/5/87, #3 AR) R2, SR, SH, I1, C
  2. Time Stand Still (with Aimee Mann, 9/19/87, #3 AR, 42 UK, 52 CN) R2, SR, SH, I2, C, 50
  3. Open Secrets
  4. Second Nature
  5. Prime Mover (4/11/88, #43 UK)
  6. Lock and Key (12/12/87, #16 AR)
  7. Mission (3/11/89, #33 AR) R2, SH
  8. Turn the Page SH
  9. Tai Shan
  10. High Water

Total Running Time: 50:21

 

Retrospective II (compilation)

Rush

Recorded: 1981-1987 (compilation)

Released: June 3, 1997

Peak: --

Sales (in millions): --

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Rating:

4.075 out of 5.00 (average of 15 ratings)

Awards:

(Click on award to learn more).

Tracks:

(1) The Big Money (2) Red Barchetta (3) Subdivisions (4) Time Stand Still (5) Mystic Rhythms (6) The Analog Kid (7) Distant Early Warning (8) Marathon (9) The Body Electric (10) Mission (11) Limelight (12) Red Sector A (13) New World Man (14) Tom Sawyer (15) Force Ten

Total Running Time: 76:42

About the Album:

This collection covers Rush’s most successful years when they had four top-10, platinum-selling studio albums. This set along with Retrospective I, makes for a perfect two-disc retrospective of the band’s most familiar years.

The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits (compilation)

Rush

Recorded: 1974-1987

Released: February 11, 2003

Peak: -- US, -- UK, -- CN

Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US and UK)

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Rating:

4.288 out of 5.00 (average of 17 ratings)

Awards:

(Click on award to learn more).

Tracks:

(1) Working Man (2) Fly by Night (3) 2112 Overture / The Temples of Syrinx (4) Closer to the Heart (5) The Trees (6) The Spirit of Radio (7) Free Will (8) Limelight (9) Tom Sawyer (10) Red Barchetta (11) New World Man (12) Subdivisions (13) Distant Early Warning (14) The Big Money (15) Force Ten (16) Time Stand Still

Total Running Time: 79:47

About the Album:

If you’re looking for a one-stop, single-disc compilation for Rush, this is it. It does an excellent job of gathering up the most familiar tunes that the casual fan would want on one collection.
 

Time Stand Still

Rush

Recorded: 1974-1987

Released: March 22, 2010

Peak: --

Sales (in millions): --

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Rating:

4.032 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

Tracks:

(1) The Spirit of Radio (2) Tom Sawyer (3) Free Will (4) Fly by Night (5) The Big Money (6) Time Stand Still (7) Limelight (8) Finding My Way (9) By-Tor and the Snow Dog (10) A Passage to Bangkok (11) Distant Early Warning (12) The Trees (13) Closer to the Heart

About the Album:

This is a completely unnecessary collection. Nearly all of these songs are on the one-disc The Spirit of Radio compilation, which also includes a few more songs and is presented in chronological order.
 

A Show of Hands (live)

Rush

Recorded: 1986,1988 (live)

Released: January 9, 1989

Peak: 21 US, 12 UK, -- CN

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK, 0.5 world (includes US and UK)

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Rating:

3.578 out of 5.00 (average of 17 ratings)

Tracks:

(1) The Big Money (2) Subdivisions (3) Marathon (4) Turn the Page (5) Manhattan Project (6) Mission (7) Distant Early Warning (8) Mystic Rhythms (9) Witch Hunt (10) The Rhythm Method (11) Force Ten (12) Time Stand Still (13) Red Sector A (14) Closer to the Heart

Total Running Time: 74:22

About the Album:

Rush’s third official live album once again serves as a stopgap after the band released four studio albums since their previous live album, Exit…Stage Left.

Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums:

  • The Rhythm Method 50
 

Icon (compilation)

Rush

Recorded: 1974-1988

Released: August 31, 2010

Peak: --

Sales (in millions): --

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Rating:

3.576 out of 5.00 (average of 13 ratings)

Tracks:

(1) Working Man (2) Fly by Night (3) The Twilight Zone (4) Closer to the Heart (5) Circumstances (6) Free Will (7) Tom Sawyer (8) The Analog Kid (9) Red Sector A (10) Marathon (11) Force Ten

About the Album:

This is one of those bargain-bin compilations. It does include some Rush classics like “Working Man,” “Fly by Night,” “Closer to the Heart,” “Free Will,” and “Tom Sawyer.” However, it’s hard to justify the album cuts that round out the collection instead of other missing staples like “The Trees,” “The Spirit of Radio,” “Limelight,” “Subdivisions,” “New World Man,” “Distant Early Warning,” “The Big Money,” and “Time Stand Still.” Go with the far superior The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits instead if you’re looking for a single-disc retrospective.
 

Icon 2 (live)

Rush

Recorded: 1976-1988 (live)

Released: July 19, 2011

Peak: --

Sales (in millions): --

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Rating:

3.587 out of 5.00 (average of 10 ratings)

Tracks:

(1) Bastille Day (2) 2112 (Overture / The Temple of Syrinx / Presentation / Soliloquy / Grand Finale) (3) The Spirit of Radio (4) Tom Sawyer (5) La Villa Strangiato (6) Closer to the Heart (7) New World Man (8) Vital Signs (9) The Big Money (10) Mystic Rhythms (11) Time Stand Still

About the Album:

This collection was bundled with the 2010 compilation Icon in 2011. While the earlier set focused on studio recordings, this one gathers up live recordings from the previously released live albums All the World’s a Stage (1976), Exit…Stage Left (1981), Grace Under Pressure Tour (recorded 1984, released 2009), and A Show of Hands (1989).

Presto

Rating:

3.598 out of 5.00
(average of 6 ratings)

Released: November 21, 1989

Peak: 16 US, 27 UK, 7 CN

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, 0.06 UK, 0.56 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Show Don’t Tell (11/18/89, #1 AR) C
  2. Chain Lightning
  3. The Pass (3/3/90, #15 AR) R3
  4. War Paint
  5. Scars
  6. Presto (1/6/90, #14 AR) R3
  7. Superconductor (5/19/90, #37 AR) 50
  8. Anagram (For Mongo)
  9. Red Tide
  10. Hand Over Fist
  11. Available Light

Total Running Time: 52:11

 

Chronicles

Rush

Recorded: 1974-1989

Released: September 4, 1990

Peak: 51 US, 42 UK, 38 CN

Sales (in millions): 2.0 US

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Rating:

4.685 out of 5.00 (average of 8 ratings)

Tracks, Disc 1:

(1) Finding My Way (2) Working Man (3) Fly by Night (4) Anthem (5) Bastille Day (6) Lakeside Park (7) 2112 Overture / The Temples of Syrinx (8) What You’re Doing (live) (9) A Farewell to Kings (10) Closer to the Heart (11) The Trees (12) La Villa Strangiato (13) Free Will (14) The Spirit of Radio

Tracks, Disc 2:

(1) Tom Sawyer (2) Red Barchetta (3) Limelight (4) A Passage to Bangkok (live) (5) Subdivisions (6) New World Man (7) Distant Early Warning (8) Red Sector A (9) The Big Money (10) Manhattan Project (11) Force Ten (12) Time Stand Still (13) Mystic Rhythms (live) (14) Show Don’t Tell

Total Running Time: 2:23:42

About the Album:

This two-disc anthology does an excellent job capturing the highlights of the first 15 years of Rush’s career.
 

Roll the Bones

Rating:

3.007 out of 5.00
(average of 7 ratings)

Released: September 3, 1991

Peak: 3 US, 10 UK, 11 CN

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, -- UK, 1.0 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Dreamline (9/7/91, #1 AR) R3, 50
  2. Bravado (3/28/92, #13 AR) R3
  3. Roll the Bones (10/19/91, #9 AR, 49 UK) R3
  4. Face Up
  5. Where’s My Thing (Part IV: Gangster of Boats)
  6. The Big Wheel
  7. Heresy
  8. Ghost of a Chance (11/30/91, #2 AR; live: 2009) R3
  9. Neurotica
  10. You Bet Your Life

Total Running Time: 48:04

Counterparts

Rating:

3.341 out of 5.00
(average of 3.5 ratings)

Released: October 19, 1993

Peak: 2 US, 14 UK, 6 CN

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK, 0.5 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Animate (5/21/94, #35 AR) R3
  2. Stick It Out (10/23/93, #1 AR) 50
  3. Cut to the Chase
  4. Nobody’s Hero (2/26/94, #9 AR) R3
  5. Between Sun & Moon
  6. Alien Shore
  7. The Speed of Love
  8. Double Agent
  9. Leave That Thing Alone (1993) R3
  10. Cold Fire (11/20/93, #2 AR)
  11. Everyday Glory

Total Running Time: 54:24

Test for Echo

Rating:

3.175 out of 5.00
(average of 6 ratings)

Released: September 10, 1996

Peak: 5 US, 25 UK, 3 CN

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK, 0.5 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Test for Echo (9/7/96, #1 AR) 50
  2. Driven (3/22/97, #20 AR) R3
  3. Half the World (11/16/96, #6 AR)
  4. The Color of Right
  5. Time and Motion
  6. Totem
  7. Dog Years
  8. Virtuality
  9. Resist
  10. Limbo
  11. Carve Away the Stone

Total Running Time: 53:32

Vapor Trails

Rating:

3.430 out of 5.00
(average of 5 ratings)

Released: May 14, 2002

Peak: 6 US, 38 UK, 3 CN

Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. One Little Victory (3/29/02, #10 AR) R3, 50
  2. Ceiling Unlimited
  3. Ghost Rider
  4. Peaceable Kingdom
  5. The Stars Look Down
  6. How It Is
  7. Vapor Trail
  8. Secret Touch (6/10/02, #25 AR)
  9. Earthshine R3
  10. Sweet Miracle (9/02)
  11. Nocturne
  12. Freeze (Part IV of “Fear”)
  13. Out of the Cradle

Total Running Time: 67:15

Feedback

Rating:

3.607 out of 5.00
(average of 7 ratings)

Awards:

Released: June 29, 2004

Peak: 19 US, -- UK, 5 CN

Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Summertime Blues (6/19/04, #30 AR)
  2. Heart Full of Soul
  3. For What It's Worth
  4. The Seeker 50
  5. Mr. Soul
  6. Seven and Seven Is
  7. Shapes of Things
  8. Crossroads

Total Running Time: 27:08

Snakes & Arrows

Rating:

4.041 out of 5.00
(average of 16 ratings)

Released: May 1, 2007

Peak: 3 US, 13 UK, 3 CN

Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, 0.63 world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Far Cry (3/12/07, #22 AR) R3
  2. Armor and Sword
  3. Workin’ Them Angels (single) R3, 50
  4. The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum) (6/25/07)
  5. Spindrift (6/1/07)
  6. The Main Monkey Business 50
  7. The Way the Wind Blows
  8. Hope
  9. Faithless
  10. Bravest Face
  11. Good News First
  12. Malignant Narcissism
  13. We Hold On

Total Running Time: 62:50

Retrospective III

Rating:

3.450 out of 5.00
(average of 3.5 ratings)

Recorded: 1989-2007 (compilation)

Released: March 3, 2009

Peak: 47 US, -- UK, -- CN

Sales (in millions): --

Tracks:

  1. One Little Victory
  2. Dreamline
  3. Workin’ Them Angels
  4. Presto
  5. Bravado
  6. Driven
  7. The Pass
  8. Animate
  9. Roll the Bones
  10. Ghost of a Chance (live)
  11. Nobody’s Hero
  12. Leave That Thing Alone
  13. Earthshine
  14. Far Cry

Songs featured on this collection are coded on studio albums as R3.

Total Running Time: 71:50

Clockwork Angels

Rating:

3.619 out of 5.00
(average of 9 ratings)

Released: June 8, 2012

Peak: 2 US, 21 UK, 11 CN

Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US and UK)

Tracks:

  1. Caravan (6/1/10, #44 CN)
  2. BU2B (6/1/10, #50 CN)
  3. Clockwork Angels
  4. The Anarchist
  5. Carnies
  6. Halo Effect
  7. Seven Cities of Gold
  8. The Wreckers
  9. Headlong Flight 50
  10. BU2B2
  11. Wish Them Well
  12. The Garden

Total Running Time: 66:04

 

Rush 50

Rush

Recorded: 1973-2012

Released: March 21, 2025

Peak: 160 US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU

Sales (in millions): --

Genre: progressive rock/classic rock

Tracks, Disc 1:

(1) Not Fade Away * (2) You Can’t Fight It * (3)Working Man (vault edition) (4) Need Some Love (live) (5) Before and After (live) (6) Bad Boy (live) (7) Garden Road (live) (8) Anthem (live) (9) Fly by Night (10) Bastille Day (11) Overture / The Temples of Syrinx (12) By-Tor & the Snow Dog (live) (13) Something for Nothing (live)

Tracks, Disc 2:

(1) Closer to the Heart (2) Xanadu (live) (3) Drum Solo (live) (4) The Trees (vault edition) (5) La Village Strangiato (live) (6) In the Mood (live) (7) The Spirt of Radio (8) Natural Science (live) (9) A Passage to Bangkok (live) (10) Tom Sawyer (11) Limelight (live) (12) Vital Signs (live)

Tracks, Disc 3:

(1) YYZ (live) (2) Subdivisions (3) Red Sector A (4) Witch Hunt (live) (5) New World Man (live) (6) The Big Money (7) Time Stand Still (8) Distant Early Warning (live) (9) Superconductor (10) Dreamline (11) Stick It Out (12) Test for Echo (13) The Rhythm Method (live)

Tracks, Disc 4:

(1) One Little Victory (2) Cygnus X-1 (live) (3) The Seeker (4) Between the Wheels (live) (5) The Main Monkey Business (6) Workin’ Them Angels (7) Free Will (live) (8) Red Barchetta (live) (9) Headlong Flight (10) Manhattan Project (live) (11) Jacob’s Ladder (live) (12) What You’re Doing / Working Man / Garden Road (live)

About the Album:

This career-spanning retrospective gathers material as far back as Rush’s first single (“Not Fade Away” / “You Can’t Fight It”) in 1973 through “Headlong Flight” from 2012’s Clockwork Angels. More than half the cuts are live versions.

Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums:

  • Not Fade Away (1973 single) 50
  • You Can’t Fight It (B-side of “Not Fade Away”) 50
  • Need Some Love (live) 50
  • Bad Boy (live) 50
  • Garden Road (live) 50

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First posted 1/15/2020; last updated 4/17/2026.

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