Rush Music Sales Surge Over 2,000 Percent in Wake of Neil Peart’s Death
Rush‘s catalog, both in sales and streaming, has received a massive surge since the death of Neil Peart last week.
Per Billboard, sales of Rush songs went up 2,304% since news of Peart’s death from brain cancer on January 7 was announced on January 10. Album sales went up 1,820%.
As for streaming increases, reports from Nielsen Music/MRC Data show Rush music streams were up 776%.
Billboard also notes that this increase will likely be reflected in various charts next week, including the Billboard 200 album charts where the band’s The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 is expected to re-enter the chart.
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Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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