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Rush

Canadian rock band
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Rush
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Summary

Rush is a musical group[1]. Rush ranks in the top 0.27% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,479 views/month, #55 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Notable work: Moving Pictures[3], Tom Sawyer[4]
  • Award received: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[5], Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year[6], Juno Award for Group of the Year[7], Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year[8], Canadian Music Hall of Fame[9], Juno Award for Music DVD of the Year[10], Canada's Walk of Fame[11], Governor General's Performing Arts Award[12], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[13], Juno Humanitarian Award[14]
  • Influenced by: Cream[15], King Crimson[16], The Who[17], Deep Purple[18], Focus[19], Gentle Giant[20], Mountain[21], Bachman–Turner Overdrive[22], Free[23], Jethro Tull[24], Spooky Tooth[25], Jimi Hendrix[26], Pink Floyd[27], Black Sabbath[28]
  • Genre: progressive rock[29], hard rock[30]
  • Record label: Atlantic Records[31], Anthem[32], Mercury Records[33], Moon Records[34], Roadrunner Records[35]
  • Discography: Rush discography[36]
  • Commons category: Rush (band)[37]
  • Country of origin: Canada[38]
  • Has part(s): Anika Nilles[39]
  • Inception: January 1, 1968[40]
  • Location of formation: Toronto[41]
  • Official website: https://www.rush.com/[42]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rush (band)[43]
  • Nominated for: Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year[44], Juno Award for Recording Package of the Year[45], Juno Award for Group of the Year[46], Juno Award for Album of the Year[47], Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award[48], Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance[49]

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[50]

  • Country: CA[51]

  • Began / founded: 1968-08[52]

  • Genre(s): aor, classic rock, hard rock, pop rock, progressive, progressive pop, progressive rock, rock[53]

  • Community tags: aor, canada, canadian, classic rock, hard rock, heavy prog, pop rock, progressive, progressive pop, progressive rock, rock[54]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 534ee493-bfac-4575-a44a-0ae41e2c3fe4[55]

Why It Matters

Rush has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Rush is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

Rush has been cited as an influence by Alice in Chains[58], a rock band[59], in United States[60], founded in 1987[61]; Nickelback[62], a rock band[63], founded in 1995[64]; Manic Street Preachers[65], a musical group[66], founded in 1986[67]; Coheed and Cambria[68], a rock band[69], founded in 1995[70]; and Living Colour[71], a musical group[72], founded in 1984[73].

FAQs

What awards did Rush receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[5], Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year[6], and Juno Award for Group of the Year[7].

Who did Rush influence?

Rush has been cited as an influence by Alice in Chains[58], Nickelback[62], Manic Street Preachers[65], and Coheed and Cambria[68].

Related Entities

Alex Lifeson Atlantic Records Buddy Holly Canada Cream Geddy Lee Genesis Jimi Hendrix Manic Street Preachers Mercury Records Neil Peart Procol Harum Roadrunner Records The Who Toronto Yes

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  5. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · PCooper123 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): Anika Nilles"
  2. 9w ago · ~2026-34967-17 · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → progressive rock, hard rock
    Image → Rush-in-concert.jpg, Rush band 1970s.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Genre: heavy metal music"
  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → k0006924-Rush-hudebni-skupina
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: k0006924-Rush-hudebni-skupina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  4. 18w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Influenced by → Cream, King Crimson, The Who +19
    Official website → https://www.rush.com/
    Location of formation → Toronto
    Record label → Atlantic Records, Anthem, Mercury Records +2
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14443: 102356, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289813425|rush (#289813425)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7901|‎Museum of Canadian Music a"
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