RUSH albums and sales

Updated: October 13, 2023

RUSH sold over 27.3 million albums. The best-selling album by RUSH is MOVING PICTURES, which sold over 5.5 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, RUSH is the 145th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of RUSH have sold over 1.83 million units, led by RUSH IN RIO with over 500,000 units sold.

RUSH albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	MOVING PICTURES RUSH 1981	1981	5,500,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 7 120 607
2	2112 RUSH 1976	1976	3,305,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 23 137 1,238
3	PERMANENT WAVES RUSH 1980	1980	1,200,000	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 57 745 4,186
4	A FAREWELL TO KINGS RUSH 1977	1977	1,200,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 59 432 4,193
5	POWER WINDOWS RUSH 1985	1985	1,160,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 71 778 4,336
6	GRACE UNDER PRESSURE RUSH 1984	1984	1,160,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 70 779 4,337
7	SIGNALS RUSH 1982	1982	1,160,000	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 62 781 4,339
8	EXIT STAGE LEFT RUSH 1981	1981	1,160,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 66 782 4,340
9	HEMISPHERES RUSH 1978	1978	1,160,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 68 452 4,343
10	ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE RUSH 1976	1976	1,160,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 59 453 4,344
11	ROLL THE BONES RUSH 1991	1991	1,100,000	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 106 1,541 4,769
12	CHRONICLES RUSH 1990	1990	1,100,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 112 1,549 4,777
13	FLY BY NIGHT RUSH 1975	1975	1,100,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 59 518 4,837
14	THE SPIRIT OF RADIO: GREATEST HITS 1974-1987 RUSH 2003	2003	666,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 213 1,909 8,119
15	PRESTO RUSH 1989	1989	660,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 181 1,412 8,157
16	HOLD YOUR FIRE RUSH 1987	1987	660,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 190 1,413 8,158
17	COUNTERPARTS RUSH 1993	1993	600,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 258 2,746 8,823
18	A SHOW OF HANDS RUSH 1989	1989	600,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 194 1,493 8,850
19	TEST FOR ECHO RUSH 1996	1996	550,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 317 2,883 9,463
20	CARESS OF STEEL RUSH 1975	1975	550,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 115 1,066 9,641
21	RUSH RUSH 1974	1974	550,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 86 1,071 9,646
22	ARCHIVES RUSH 1978	1978	500,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 214 1,269 12,787
23	DIFFERENT STAGES RUSH 1998	1998	200,001	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 618 5,374 19,037
24	RUSH IN RIO RUSH 2003	2003	183,334	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 607 5,205 21,017
25	CLOCKWORK ANGELS RUSH 2012	2012	50,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 664 6,608 40,573
26	SNAKES & ARROWS RUSH 2007	2007	50,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,058 11,863 40,920
27	VAPOR TRAILS RUSH 2002	2002	50,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,383 12,405 41,462
28	ICON RUSH 2010	2010	20,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,160 9,334 53,238
29	VAPOR TRAILS REMIXED RUSH 2013	2013	2,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,386 13,325 63,093

RUSH videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	RUSH IN RIO RUSH 2003	2003	500,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 11 36 96
2	R30 RUSH 2005	2005	355,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 8 63 152
3	TIME MACHINE: LIVE IN CLEVELAND RUSH 2011	2011	200,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 13 83 374
4	SNAKES & ARROWS LIVE RUSH 2008	2008	116,667	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 28 332 674
5	REPLAY X3 RUSH 2006	2006	116,667	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 31 333 675
6	A SHOW OF HANDS RUSH 1989	1989	110,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 16 38 718
7	CHRONICLES RUSH 1990	1990	105,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 13 176 805
8	BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE RUSH 2010	2010	100,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 30 250 919
9	CLOCKWORK ANGELS TOUR RUSH 2013	2013	80,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 26 277 1,344
10	TIME STAND STILL RUSH 2016	2016	50,000	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 47 389 1,740
11	R40 LIVE RUSH 2015	2015	50,000	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 31 394 1,745
12	EXIT ... STAGE LEFT RUSH 1981	1981	50,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 2 183 2,398
13	R40 BOX SET RUSH 2014	2014	5,000	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 93 961 4,328

RUSH sales by country

RUSH album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by RUSH are the United States (23.8 million), Canada (2.54 million) and the United Kingdom (980,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Canada	2,543,001	28
2	United Kingdom	980,000	13
3	United States	23,833,334	24

RUSH video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by RUSH are the United States (3.28 million), Canada (1.31 million) and the United Kingdom (75,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Canada	1,315,000	7
2	United Kingdom	75,000	2
3	United States	3,288,336	13