Rush / discography

Rush  - discography
Rush at a 2004 concert
Publications
Studio albums	19th
Live albums	10
Compilations	10
Remix albums	1
Singles	84
Video albums	11 (+1 movie)
Music videos	33
Box sets	2
Cover albums	1

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the Canadian rock band Rush . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 31.4 million records to date, over 27.5 million of them in her home country alone. The most successful release from Rush is the album Moving Pictures with over 4.4 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	CA
1974	Rush	-	-	-	-	US105 gold (14 weeks)US	CA86 gold (… Where.)CA	First published: March 1, 1974
1975	Fly by night	-	-	-	-	US113 platinum (8 weeks)US	CA9 platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: February 15, 1975
	Caress of Steel	-	-	-	-	US148 gold (6 weeks)US	CA60 gold (… Where.)CA	First published: September 24, 1975
1976	2112	-	-	-	UK- gold UK	US61 × 3 Triple platinum (37 weeks)US	CA5 × 2 Double platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: April 1, 1976
1977	A farewell to kings	-	-	-	UK22nd gold (6 weeks)UK	US33 platinum (17 weeks)US	CA11 platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: September 1, 1977
1978	Hemispheres	-	-	-	UK14th silver (6 weeks)UK	US47 platinum (21 weeks)US	CA14th platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: October 29, 1978
1980	Permanent waves	-	-	-	UK3 gold (16 weeks)UK	US4th platinum (36 weeks)US	CA3 platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: January 1, 1980
1981	Moving Pictures	-	-	-	UK3 silver (12 weeks)UK	US3 × 4 Quadruple platinum (68 weeks)US	CA1 × 4 Quadruple platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: February 12, 1981
1982	Signal	-	-	-	UK3 silver (68 weeks)UK	US10 platinum (33 weeks)US	CA1 platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: September 9, 1982
1984	Grace Under Pressure	DE43 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK5 silver (12 weeks)UK	US10 platinum (27 weeks)US	CA4th platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: April 12, 1984
1985	Power Windows	-	-	-	UK9 silver (4 weeks)UK	US10 platinum (28 weeks)US	CA5 platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: October 29, 1985
1987	Hold your fire	DE34 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK10 silver (4 weeks)UK	US13 gold (30 weeks)US	CA12 platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: September 8, 1987
1989	Presto	DE60 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	UK27 silver (2 weeks)UK	US16 gold (27 weeks)US	CA7th platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: November 21, 1989
1991	Roll the bones	DE35 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK10 (4 weeks) UK	US3 platinum (43 weeks)US	CA11 platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: September 3, 1991
1993	Counterparts	DE88 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	UK14 (3 weeks) UK	US2 gold (26 weeks)US	CA6th platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: October 19, 1993
1996	Test for echo	DE45 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	UK25 (3 weeks) UK	US5 gold (15 weeks)US	CA3 gold (… Where.)CA	First published: September 10, 1996
2002	Vapor trails	DE20 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	UK38 (2 weeks) UK	US6 (10 weeks) US	CA3 gold (1 week)CA	First published: May 14, 2002
2007	Snakes & Arrows	DE29 (4 weeks) DE	AT41 (1 week) AT	-	UK13 (3 weeks) UK	US3 (14 weeks) US	CA3 gold (2 weeks)CA	First published: May 1, 2007
2012	Clockwork Angels	DE11 (4 weeks) DE	AT57 (1 week) AT	CH21 (2 weeks) CH	UK21 (4 weeks) UK	US2 (20 weeks) US	CA1 gold (5 weeks)CA	First published: June 12, 2012
2020	Permanent Waves - 40th Anniversary Edition	DE47 (1 week) DE	-	CH65 (1 week) CH	UK22 (1 week) UK	US113 (... weeks) US	-	Re-release with previously unreleased recordings

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Cover albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	CA
2004	Feedback	DE59 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	UK68 (1 week) UK	US19 (6 weeks) US	CA5 (1 week) CA	First published: June 29, 2004

Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	CA
1976	All the world's a stage	-	-	-	UK- silver UK	US40 platinum (23 weeks)US	CA6th platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: September 29, 1976
1981	Exit ... Stage Left	-	-	-	UK6th silver (14 weeks)UK	US10 platinum (21 weeks)US	CA7th platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: October 29, 1981
1989	A show of hands	DE35 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK12 (4 weeks) UK	US21st gold (15 weeks)US	CA- platinum CA	First published: January 10, 1989
1998	Different stages	-	-	-	-	US35 gold (6 weeks)US	CA12 platinum (1 week)CA	First published: November 10, 1998
2003	Rush in Rio	-	-	-	-	US33 gold (2 weeks)US	CA- gold CA	First published: October 21, 2003
2008	Snakes & Arrows Tour	DE63 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK70 (1 week) UK	US18 (3 weeks) US	CA8 (1 week) CA	First published: April 15, 2008
2011	Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland	DE58 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK70 (1 week) UK	US54 (1 week) US	-	First published: November 8, 2011
2013	Clockwork Angels Tour	DE82 (1 week) DE	-	CH8 (1 week) CH	UK65 (1 week) UK	US33 (1 week) US	-	First published: November 19, 2013
2015	R40 Live	DE49 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK47 (1 week) UK	US24 (5 weeks) US	-	First published: November 27, 2015

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More live albums

• 2003: R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour
• 2006: Grace Under Pressure Tour
• 2014: Spirit of the Airwaves

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	CA
1990	Chronicles	UK42 (2 weeks) UK	US51 × 2 Double platinum (19 weeks)US	CA38 × 2 Double platinum (… Where.)CA	First published: September 4, 1990
2003	The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987	UK- silver UK	US45 gold (10 weeks)US	CA17 (... weeks) CA	First published: February 11, 2003
2009	Retrospective III: 1989-2008	-	US47 (1 week) US	-	First published: March 3, 2009

More compilations

• 1978: Rush Through Time
• 1997: Retrospective I
• 1997: Retrospective II
• 2006: gold
• 2009: Working Men
• 2010: Time Stand Still: The Collection
• 2010: Icon

Remix albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	CA
2013	Vapor Trails Remixed	-	-	-	UK54 (1 week) UK	US35 (2 weeks) US	CA24 (1 week) CA	First published: September 27, 2013

Singles

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	CA
1973	Not Fade Away single single	-	-	-	-	-	CA88 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1973
1974	In the mood rush	-	-	-	-	-	CA31 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1974
1975	Fly by Night Fly by Night	-	-	-	-	-	CA45 (... weeks) CA	First published: May 1975
1976	Fly by Night / In the Mood (Live) All the World's a Stage	-	-	-	-	US88 (4 weeks) US	-	First published: 1976
1977	Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings	-	-	-	UK36 (3 weeks) UK	US69 (11 weeks) US	CA45 (... weeks) CA	First published: May 1975
1980	Entre Nous Permanent Waves	-	-	-	-	-	CA94 (... weeks) CA	First published: January 1, 1980
	The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves	-	-	-	UK13 (7 weeks) UK	US51 (8 weeks) US	CA22 (... weeks) CA	First published: March 1980
1981	Limelight Moving Pictures	-	-	-	-	US55 (9 weeks) US	CA18 (... weeks) CA	First published: February 28, 1981
	Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures	-	-	-	-	US44 (13 weeks) US	CA24 (... weeks) CA	First published: February 28, 1981
	Vital Signs Moving Pictures	-	-	-	UK41 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	First publication: 1981
	Tom Sawyer (Live) Exit ... Stage Left	-	-	-	UK25 (6 weeks) UK	-	-	First publication: 1981
1982	New World Man Signals	-	-	-	UK42 (3 weeks) UK	US21 (12 weeks) US	CA1 (... week) CA	First published: 1982
	Subdivisions Signals	-	-	-	UK53 (2 weeks) UK	-	CA36 (... weeks) CA	First published: May 1982
1983	Countdown signals	-	-	-	UK36 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: 1983
1984	The Body Electric Grace Under Pressure	-	-	-	UK56 (3 weeks) UK	-	CA86 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1984
1985	The Big Money Power Windows	-	-	-	UK46 (3 weeks) UK	US45 (14 weeks) US	CA52 (... weeks) CA	First published: October 1985
1987	Time Stand Still Hold Your Fire	-	-	-	UK42 (3 weeks) UK	-	CA52 (... weeks) CA	First published: October 19, 1987 with Aimee Mann
1988	Prime Mover Hold Your Fire	-	-	-	UK43 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: April 11, 1988
1989	Show Don't Tell Presto	-	-	-	-	-	CA46 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1989
1990	The Pass Presto	-	-	-	-	-	CA25 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1990
	Superconductor Presto	-	-	-	-	-	CA67 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1989
1991	Dreamline Roll the Bones	-	-	-	-	-	CA36 (... weeks) CA	First publication: 1991
	Roll the Bones Roll the Bones	-	-	-	UK49 (1 week) UK	-	CA25 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1989
1992	Ghost of a Chance Roll the Bones	-	-	-	-	-	CA40 (... wks.) CA	First publication: 1992
	Bravado Roll the Bones	-	-	-	-	-	CA56 (... weeks) CA	First publication: 1992
1993	Stick it Out Counterparts	-	-	-	-	-	CA63 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1993
1994	Cold Fire Counterparts	-	-	-	-	-	CA48 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1994
	Nobody's Hero Counterparts	-	-	-	-	-	CA19 (... wk.) CA	First published: 1994
1996	Test for Echo Test for Echo	-	-	-	-	-	CA6 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1996
	Half the World Test for Echo	-	-	-	-	-	CA33 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1996
1997	Driven Test for Echo	-	-	-	-	-	CA60 (... weeks) CA	First published: 1997
2010	Caravan Clockwork Angels	-	-	-	-	-	CA44 (1 week) CA	First published: June 1, 2010
	BU2B Clockwork Angels	-	-	-	-	-	CA50 (1 week) CA	First published: June 1, 2010
2012	Headlong Flight Clockwork Angels	-	-	-	-	-	CA84 (1 week) CA	First published: April 19, 2012

More singles

• 1973: You Can't Fight It
• 1974: Finding My Way
• 1975: Making Memories
• 1976: The Necromance: Return of the Prince
• 1976: Lakeside Park
• 1977: The Twilight Zone
• 1977: 2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx
• 1977: A Passage to Bangkok
• 1978: Cinderella Man
• 1978: The Trees
• 1979: Circumstances
• 1980: Freewill
• 1981: Closer to the Heart (Live)
• 1982: A Passage to Bangkok (Live)
• 1983: The Analog Kid
• 1983: The Weapon
• 1984: Distant Early Warning
• 1984: Red Sector A
• 1984: Afterimage
• 1985: Territories
• 1985: Manhattan Project
• 1986: Mystic Rhythms
• 1986: marathon
• 1987: Force Ten
• 1988: Lock and Key
• 1988: Mission
• 1989: Closer to the Heart (Live)
• 1989: Mission (Live)
• 1989: Marathon (Live)
• 1990: Presto
• 1992: Face Up
• 1992: Heresy
• 1994: Animate
• 1994: Double Agent
• 1997: Virtuality
• 1997: Resist
• 1998: The Spirit of Radio (Live)
• 1999: Closer to the Heart (Live)
• 2002: Secret Touch
• 2002: One Little Victory
• 2002: Sweet Miracle
• 2003: Resist (Live Acoustic)
• 2004: Summertime Blues
• 2007: Far Cry
• 2007: Spindrift
• 2007: The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)
• 2008: Workin 'Them Angels
• 2008: Workin 'Them Angels (Live)
• 2012: The Wreckers
• 2013: The Anarchist

Box sets

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	CA
1978	Archieves	-	-	-	-	US121 platinum (6 weeks)US	CA50 (... weeks) CA	First published: April 1978

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More box sets

• 2013: The Studio Albums 1989-2007

Movies

• 2010: Beyond the Lighted Stage (US:× 2Double platinum )

Video albums

• 1981: Exit ... Stage Left (US:gold)
• 1984: Grace Under Pressure
• 1985: Through the Camera Eye
• 1989: A Show of Hands (US, CA:platinum)
• 1990: Chronicles (US:platinum, CA: gold)
• 2003: Rush in Rio (UK:platinum, US: × 7Seven times platinum , CA: diamond)
• 2005: R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (UK:gold, US: × 5Quintuple platinum , CA: × 8Eight times platinum )
• 2006: Rush Replay X3 (US:× 2Double platinum , CA: × 5Quintuple platinum )
• 2008: Snakes & Arrows Live (US:× 2Double platinum , CA: × 5Quintuple platinum )
• 2011: Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (US:× 2Double platinum )
• 2013: Clockwork Angels Tour (US:platinum, CA: × 2Double platinum )
• 2015: R40 Live (US:gold)
• 2016: Time Stand Still (US:gold)

Music videos

• 1975: Fly By Night
• 1977: Closer to the Heart
• 1977: A Farewell to Kings
• 1977: Xanadu
• 1978: Circumstances
• 1978: The Trees
• 1978: La Villa Strangiato
• 1981: Limelight
• 1981: Tom Sawyer
• 1981: Red Barchetta
• 1981: Vital Sings
• 1982: Subdivisions
• 1983: countdown
• 1984: Distant Early Warning
• 1984: Afterimage
• 1984: The Body's Electric
• 1984: The Enemy Within
• 1985: The Big Money
• 1986: Mystic Rhythms
• 1987: Time Stand Still
• 1988: Lock and Key
• 1989: Show Don't Tell
• 1990: The Pass
• 1990: Superconductor
• 1992: Roll the Bones
• 1993: Stick It Out
• 1994: Nobody's Hero
• 1996: Half the World
• 1997: Driven
• 2007: Far Cry
• 2007: Malignant Narcissism
• 2012: Headlong Flight
• 2012: The Wreckers

Awards for music sales

Golden record

•  United States
  • 2017: for the video single R40

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC)	-	8 × gold8th	44 × platinum44	diamond1	2,995,000	musiccanada.com
United States (RIAA)	-	14 × gold14th	43 × platinum43	-	27,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	10 × silver10	4 × gold4th	platinum1	-	975,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	10 × silver10	26 × gold26th	88 × platinum88	diamond1

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US / CA
2. ↑ ^{a b} The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .