The 19 Best Rush Songs of All Time

Spanning decades of virtuoso musicianship, this list runs from sprawling prog epics to tight radio anthems, with a few deep cuts the diehards fiercely defend. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   Tom Sawyer

   The synth-driven 1981 anthem from Moving Pictures that became Rush's signature song.
   1000pts
2. 2
   2112

   The 20-minute dystopian sci-fi suite that defined Rush's progressive-rock ambition.
   710pts
3. 3
   Dreamline

   A soaring 1991 single that opens Roll the Bones about youth and the open road.
   680pts
4. 4
   Test for Echo

   The title track and lead single of their 1996 album blending hard rock and melody.
   624pts
5. 5
   Fly by Night

   The energetic 1975 title track, Neil Peart's first as drummer and lyricist.
   560pts
6. 6
   Headlong Flight

   An epic 2012 single from the concept album Clockwork Angels recalling their prog roots.
   560pts
7. 7
   The Spirit of Radio

   A genre-hopping 1980 single celebrating music and radio from Permanent Waves.
   485pts
8. 8
   Distant Early Warning

   A Grace Under Pressure single blending new-wave textures with Cold War-era anxiety.
   485pts
9. 9
   Show Don't Tell

   The punchy 1989 opener of Presto, a fan-favorite showcase of Geddy Lee's bass.
   485pts
10. 10
    Subdivisions

    A synth-heavy Signals track about suburban alienation and the pressure to conform.
    485pts
11. 11
    La Villa Strangiato

    A complex all-instrumental epic from Hemispheres subtitled 'An Exercise in Self-Indulgence'.
    397pts
12. 12
    Closer to the Heart

    A concise, folk-tinged fan favorite from 1977's A Farewell to Kings.
    397pts
13. 13
    One Little Victory

    The fiery 2002 comeback single from Vapor Trails that marked the band's return.
    397pts
14. 14
    Bastille Day

    A hard-charging Caress of Steel opener about the French Revolution.
    291pts
15. 15
    Far Cry

    The driving 2007 lead single from Snakes & Arrows, a live-set staple.
    291pts
16. 16
    Working Man

    The blue-collar blues-rock anthem from their 1974 debut that first broke them in America.
    0pts
17. 17
    Stick It Out

    A heavier, grunge-tinged 1993 single from Counterparts.
    0pts
18. 18
    Marathon

    An uplifting Power Windows anthem about endurance, building to a choral finale.
    0pts
19. 19
    Time Stand Still

    A reflective 1987 Hold Your Fire single featuring guest vocals from Aimee Mann.
    0pts

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