though Alex Lifeson had announced Rush was retiring from touring years prior. Here is our essential Rush playlist.

The R40 set cherry-picked songs from Rush’s 19 studio albums in reverse chronological order. Rather than do that, MOJO's chief Rush-nerd James McNair has ranked every Rush album order of greatness ...

The expansive collection features a mix of classic songs, deep cuts, live performances, and fan-requested rarities. It includes at least one song from every Rush studio album, live release ...