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The Rush Ratings Project Results: Thanks to everyone who participated in this project. Sorry it took so long to release the results. If anyone would like to submit their rankings to be added to the list, please make a post here http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/85610-the-rush-ratings-project/ once a substantial amount of votes, or time passes, I will re-compile the results. A special shout out to Babycat who gave every song a 10 which was a null vote (for only increasing every song’s rank relatively equally), but attention is deserved for such positivity and undying devotion to Rush. A reminder, here was the rubric for ranking. Also all averages were rounded to 4 decimal places, and ties were settled by which song received a lower grade in the lowest rank given section (ties in that were disputed by how many of that lowest grade was received). 10. Perfect 9. Near-Perfect 8. Excellent 7. Great 6. Good 5. Average 4. It Has Its Moments 3. Tolerable/Boring/etc. 2. Bad 1. Terrible 0. Unlistenable #. Song Name (Album) [Lowest and Highest Rank Given]……………………….Average Rating The Perfect Rush Songs (9.5-10.0) 1. Red Barchetta (Moving Pictures) [8, 10]……………………………………………………..9.6 2. Subdivisions (Signals) [7, 10]…………………………………………………………….9.5429 3. The Spirit of Radio (Permanent Waves) [8, 10]………………………………………….9.5143 4. Xanadu (A Farewell To Kings) [7, 10]………………………………………….………..9.5143 5. Natural Science (Permanent Waves) [7, 10]………………………………………………….9.5 The Nearly Perfect Rush Songs (8.5-9.4999) 6. Limelight (Moving Pictures) [7, 10]……………………………………………………...9.4286 7. 2112 (2112) [7, 10]…………………………………………………………………………...9.4 8. La Villa Strangiato (Hemispheres) [5, 10]………………………………………………..9.3429 9. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres (Hemispheres) [7, 10]……………………………….9.2647 10. YYZ (Moving Pictures) [7, 10]…………………………………………………………9.2286 11. Freewill (Permanent Waves) [6, 10]…………………………………...………………..9.2286 12. Tom Sawyer (Moving Pictures) [6, 10]…………………………………………………9.1429 13. The Analog Kid (Signals) [7, 10]……………………………………………………….9.1176 14. Headlong Flight (Clockwork Angels) [6, 10]…………………………………………...8.7941 15. The Anarchist (Clockwork Angels) [5, 10]……………………………………………..8.7647 16. Dreamline (Roll The Bones) [5, 10]…………………………………………………….8.7647 17. Distant Early Warning (Grace Under Pressure) [6, 10]…………………………………8.7429 18. The Pass (Presto) [6, 10]………………………………………………………………...8.7273 19. The Trees (Hemispheres) [6, 10]………………………………………………………..8.7143 20. Jacob’s Ladder (Permanent Waves) [6, 10]…………………………………………..…8.6765 21. Marathon (Power Windows) [4, 10]…………………………………………………….8.6765 22. A Farewell To Kings (A Farewell To Kings) [7, 10].…………………………………..8.5588 23. Clockwork Angels (Clockwork Angels) [5, 10]………………………………………….…8.5 24. The Camera Eye (Moving Pictures) [4, 10]…………………………………………………8.5 The Excellent Rush Songs (7.5-8.4999) 25. The Big Money (Power Windows) [5, 10]……………………………………………...8.4857 26. Circumstances (Hemispheres) [6, 10]…………………………………………………...8.4706 27. The Garden (Clockwork Angels) [5, 10]………………………………………………..8.4412 28. The Enemy Within (Grace Under Pressure) [7, 10]…………………………………….8.4118 29. By-Tor and the Snow Dog (Fly By Night) [6, 10]………………………………………8.3824 30. Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage (A Farewell To Kings) [4, 10]………………………8.3824 31. Red Sector A (Grace Under Pressure) [5, 10]…………………………………………..8.3429 32. Far Cry (Snakes And Arrows) [5, 10]…………………………………………………..8.3333 33. Manhattan Project (Power Windows) [6, 10]…………………………………………..8.3235 34. Animate (Counterparts) [4, 10]…………………………………………………………8.2941 35. Time Stand Still (Hold Your Fire) [5, 10]………………………………………………8.2857 36. Entre Nous (Permanent Waves) [6, 10]…………………………………………………8.2647 37. Force 10 (Hold Your Fire) [5, 10]………………………………………………………8.2647 38. Afterimage (Grace Under Pressure) [6, 10]……………………………………………..8.2059 39. Between The Wheels (Grace Under Pressure) [4, 10]…………………………………..8.2647 40. Caravan (Clockwork Angels) [5, 10]……………………………………………………8.1714 41. Vital Signs (Moving Pictures) [6, 10]…………………………………………………...8.1176 42. Middletown Dreams (Power Windows) [4, 10]…………………………………………8.1176 43. Anthem (Fly By Night) [4, 10]………………………………………………………….8.1143 44. Grand Designs (Power Windows) [4, 10]……………………………………………….8.0882 45. Mission (Hold Your Fire) [6, 10]………………………………………………………..8.0588 46. Closer To The Heart (A Farewell To Kings) [5, 10]……………………………………8.0286 47. Bastille Day (Caress Of Steel) [6, 10]………………………………………………………...8 48. Earthshine (Vapor Trails) [5, 10]……………………………………………………………..8 49. The Weapon (Signals) [6, 10]…………………………………………………………..7.9706 50. Witch Hunt (Moving Pictures) [5, 10]………………………………………………….7.9706 51. Driven (Test For Echo) [4, 10]………………………………………………………….7.9118 52. Leave That Thing Alone (Counterparts) [3, 10]………………………………………..7.9118 53. The Wreckers (Clockwork Angels) [5, 10]…………………………………………….7.8824 54. Carnies (Clockwork Angels) [6, 10]……………………………………………………7.8529 55. Digital Man (Signals) [4, 10]……………………………………………………………7.8529 56. Territories (Power Windows) [2, 10]……………………………………………………7.8235 57. Ceiling Unlimited (Vapor Trails) [4, 10]………………………………………………..7.8182 58. Bravado (Roll The Bones) [4, 10]………………………………………………………7.7941 59. The Fountain of Lamneth (Caress Of Steel) [4, 10]…………………………………….7.7941 60. Losing It (Signals) [1, 10]……………………………………………………………….7.7941 61. BU2B (Clockwork Angels) [4, 10]……………………………………………………...7.7429 62. Ghost Rider (Vapor Trails) [5, 10]……………………………………………………...7.7353 63. Presto (Presto) [4, 10]……..…………………………………………………………….7.7353 64. Vapor Trail (Vapor Trails) [5, 10]………………………………………………………7.7273 65. Secret Touch (Vapor Trails) [5, 10]……………………………………………………..7.7273 66. Malignant Narcissism (Snakes And Arrows) [4, 10]……………………………………7.7059 67. Working Man (Rush) [1, 10]……………………………………………………………7.6857 68. Something For Nothing (2112) [5, 10]………………………………………………….7.6765 69. Fly By Night (Fly By Night) [6, 10]…………………………………………………….7.6571 70. Available Light (Presto) [3, 10]…………………………………………………………7.6563 71. A Passage To Bangkok (2112) [5, 10]…………………………………………………..7.6286 72. The Main Monkey Business (Snakes And Arrows) [4, 10]……………………………..7.5882 73. New World Man (Signals) [5, 10]………………………………………………………7.5429 74. Different Strings (Permanent Waves) [1, 10]…………………………………………...7.5294 75. The Necromancer (Caress Of Steel) [4, 10]…………………………………………………7.5 The Great Rush Songs (6.5-7.4999) 76. Seven Cities Of Gold (Clockwork Angels) [4, 10]……………………………………...7.4412 77. Ghost Of A Chance (Roll The Bones) [3, 10]…………………………………………..7.4375 78. Show Don’t Tell (Presto) [5, 10]………………………………………………………..7.4242 79. Freeze (Vapor Trails) [5, 10]……………………………………………………………7.3939 80. Test For Echo (Test For Echo) [4, 10]…………………………………………………..7.3333 81. Cinderella Man (A Farewell To Kings) [4, 10]…………………………………………7.3235 82. Cut To The Chase (Counterparts) [4, 10]……………………………………………….7.3125 83. Prime Mover (Hold Your Fire) [2, 10]………………………………………………….7.3125 84. Where’s My Thing? (Roll The Bones) [5, 10]………………………………………….7.2941 85. Mystic Rhythms (Power Windows) [1, 10]…………………………………………….7.2941 86. Chemistry (Signals) [3, 9]………………………………………………………………7.2353 87. Chain Lightning (Presto) [5, 10]…………………………………………………………..7.25 88. Cold Fire (Counterparts) [2, 10]…………………………………………………………..7.25 89. One Little Victory (Vapor Trails) [3, 10]………………………………………………7.2059 90. Armor And Sword (Snakes And Arrows) [2, 10]………………………………………7.1515 91. Nocturne (Vapor Trails) [4, 10]………………………………………………………...7.1212 92. Beneath, Between, And Behind (Fly By Night) [4, 9]…………………………………7.1176 93. Kid Gloves (Grace Under Pressure) [4, 10]……………………………………………7.0882 94. Between The Sun And Moon (Counterparts) [2, 9]……………………………………7.0625 95. Workin’ Them Angels (Snakes And Arrows) [1, 10]………………………………….7.0606 96. Lock And Key (Hold Your Fire) [4, 9]………………………………………………….7.0303 97. Emotion Detector (Power Windows) [4, 10]..…………………………………………..7.0294 98. The Body Electric (Grace Under Pressure) [1, 10]……………………………………...7.0294 99. Finding My Way (Rush) [4, 10]………………………………………………………………7 100. The Way The Wind Blows (Snakes And Arrows) [4, 10]…………………………………..7 101. Wish Them Well (Clockwork Angels) [3, 9]……………………………………………….7 102. In The End (Fly By Night) [3, 10]…………………………………………………………..7 103. How It Is (Vapor Trails) [2, 10]………………………………………………………..6.9697 104. Halo Effect (Clockwork Angels) [4, 10]……………………………………………….6.9412 105. Countdown (Signals) [3, 10]…………………………………………………………...6.9412 106. Roll The Bones (Roll The Bones) [1, 9]……………………………………………….6.9118 107. Turn The Page (Hold Your Fire) [1, 9]………………………………………………..6.8438 108. The Twilight Zone (2112) [4, 9]……………………………………………………….6.8286 109. Double Agent (Counterparts) [3, 9]……………………………………………………6.8125 110. Open Secrets (Hold Your Fire) [2, 10]…………………………………………………...6.75 111. The Larger Bowl (Snakes And Arrows) [2, 10]……………………………………….6.6061 112. Everyday Glory (Counterparts) [2, 10]………………………………………………..6.5625 113. Stick It Out (Counterparts) [2, 10]…………………………………………………….6.5455 114. Lessons (2112) [4, 10]…………………………………………………………………6.5294 115. Hope (Snakes And Arrows) [4, 10]……………………………………………………6.5152 116. Resist (Test For Echo) [2, 9]……………………………………………………………….6.5 The Good Rush Songs (5.5-6.4999) 117. Nobody’s Hero (Counterparts) [1, 10]…………………………………………………6.4848 118. Lakeside Park (Caress Of Steel) [3, 9]…………………………………………………6.4706 119. Sweet Miracle (Vapor Trails) [1, 9]……………………………………………………6.4545 120. Peaceable Kingdom (Vapor Trails) [0, 9]……………………………………………...6.4545 121. Totem (Test For Echo) [3, 9]…………………………………………………………..6.4063 122. Alien Shore (Counterparts) [1, 8]……………………………………………………...6.2813 123. The Big Wheel (Roll The Bones) [2, 9]…………………………………………………..6.25 124. Red Tide (Presto) [4, 9]………………………………………………………………..6.1875 125. Time And Motion (Test For Echo) [1, 9]……………………………………………...6.0938 126. The Stars Look Down (Vapor Trails) [1, 9]…………………………………………...6.0909 127. Out Of The Cradle (Vapor Trails) [2, 9]………………………………………………6.0606 128. War Paint (Presto) [3, 9]…………………………………………………………………….6 129. In The Mood (Rush) [2, 8]…………………………………………………………………..6 130. Red Lenses (Grace Under Pressure) [1, 10]…………………………………………………6 131. Faithless (Snakes And Arrows) [1, 9]………………………………………………….5.9697 132. Best I Can (Fly By Night) [3, 9]……………………………………………………….5.9118 133. Second Nature (Hold Your Fire) [1, 9]...………………………………………………5.9063 134. What You’re Doing (Rush) [3, 9]……………………………………………………...5.8824 135. Tears (2112) [2, 9]……………………………………………………………………..5.8824 136. We Hold On (Snakes And Arrows) [1, 9]……………………………………………..5.8788 137. Making Memories (Fly By Night) [3, 9]………………………………………………5.8529 138. Good News First (Snakes And Arrows) [3, 8]…………………………………………5.8182 139. Limbo (Test For Echo) [3, 9]…………………………………………………………..5.8125 140. Spindrift (Snakes And Arrows) [1, 10]………………………………………………..5.7879 141. Half The World (Test For Echo) [2, 9]………………………………………………..5.7813 142. Anagram (For Mongo) (Presto) [2, 9]…………………………………………………5.7813 143. Virtuality (Test For Echo) [2, 9]………………………………………………………5.7813 144. Here Again (Rush) [2, 10]……………………………………………………………..5.7647 145. Bravest Face (Snakes And Arrows) [1, 8]……………………………………………..5.7576 146. Madrigal (A Farewell To Kings) [2, 9]………………………………………………..5.7375 147. The Colour Of Right (Test For Echo) [1, 9]…………………………………………..5.7188 148. Hand Over Fist (Presto) [0, 8]…………………………………………………………5.5938 149. Scars (Presto) [1, 8]……………………………………………………………………5.5625 150. Face Up (Roll The Bones) [1, 8]…………………………………………………………..5.5 The Average Rush Songs (4.5-5.4999) 151. Before And After (Rush) [2, 8]……………………………………………………….5.4706 152. Carve Away The Stone (Test For Echo) [3, 9]…………………………………………5.375 153. Superconductor (Presto) [0, 10]………………………………………………………5.3125 154. Heresy (Roll The Bones) [1, 8]……………………………………………………….5.2813 155. Bet Your Life (Roll The Bones) [1, 8]………………………………………………..5.1563 156. Need Some Love (Rush) [2, 8]……………………………………………………….5.0882 157. High Water (Hold Your Fire) [1, 8]…………………………………………………..5.0625 158. Neurotica (Roll The Bones) [0, 9]…………………………………………………….5.0313 159. I Think I’m Going Bald (Caress Of Steel) [2, 9]………………………………………5.0294 160. Take A Friend (Rush) [2, 7]……………………………………………………………4.6765 161. The Speed Of Love (Counterparts) [1, 8]……………………………………………….4.625 162. Rivendell (Fly By Night) [0, 9]………………………………………………………...4.6176 163. Dog Years (Test For Echo) [1, 8]………………………………………………………….4.5 The Rush Songs That Have Their Moments (3.5-4.4999) 164. BU2B2 (Clockwork Angels) [0, 8]…………………………………………………….4.3824 165. Tai Shan (Hold Your Fire) [1, 8]………………………………………………………4.2813 After the results of this project, it is evident that Rush has never written a song that is unlistenable, terrible, bad, or merely tolerable/boring. One thing I would like to point out is that Take A Friend was the only rush song that did not secure at least one rating of 8 or higher. Interesting Album Ratings: #. Album Name (Highest Rated Song)[Lowest Rated Song]……………………………Average 1. Hemispheres (La Villa Strangiato (#8)) [Circumstances (#26)]………………………….9.4667 2. Permanent Waves (The Spirit of Radio (#3)) [Different Strings (#74)]………………….9.2667 3. Moving Pictures (Red Barchetta (#1)) [Witch Hunt (#50)]………………………………9.1333 4. A Farewell To Kings (Xanadu (#4)) [Madrigal (#146)]……………………………………..8.8 5. 2112 (2112 (#7)) [Tears (#135)]………………………………………………………….8.3333 6. Grace Under Pressure (Distant Early Warning (#17)) [Red Lenses (#130)]……………..8.2667 7. Clockwork Angels (Headlong Flight (#14)) [bU2B2 (#164)]……………………………….8.2 8. Power Windows (Marathon (#21)) [Emotion Detector (#97)]…………………………...8.0667 9. Signals (Subdivisions (#2)) [Countdown (#105)]………………………………………………8 10. Caress Of Steel (Bastille Day (#47)) [i Think I’m Going Bald (#159)]………………...7.4667 11. Counterparts (Animate (#34)) [The Speed Of Love (#161)]……………………………7.2857 12. Hold Your Fire (Time Stand Still (#35)) [Tai Shan (#165)]…………………………….7.0714 13. Fly By Night (By-Tor And The Snow Dog (#29)) [Rivendell (#162)…………………..6.9333 14. Vapor Trails (Earthshine (#48)) [Out Of The Cradle (#127)]…………………………..6.8667 15. Snakes And Arrows (Far Cry (#32)) [bravest Face (#145)]…………………………….6.7857 16. Presto (The Pass (#18)) [superconductor (#153)]………………………………………6.5714 17. Roll The Bones (Dreamline (#16)) [Neurotica (#158)]…………………………………6.3571 18. Test For Echo (Driven (#51)) [Dog Years (#163)]……………………………………..6.3571 19. Rush (Working Man (#67)) [Take A Friend (#160)]……………………………………6.0625 Thanks again to everyone who participated, and to those who did not, if you feel something on this list is wrong, you can still vote, on the original page as I hope to update this list periodically.