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Forbes
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Geddy Lee Charts His First Solo Hit With A Quarter-Century-Old Song
Professionally, Geddy Lee is known almost exclusively as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist of the beloved Canadian rock outfit Rush. The band spent decades as one of the most respected and influential names in rock – especially in the northern nation – before officially disbanding 10 years ago. Since then, each member has continued to be recognized as a legend in their own right. This week, Lee adds a new win to his extremely limited solo career output, as he scores a hit song in the U.K. under his own name for the very first time. Lee's newly-charting tune 'Gone' opens inside the top 40 on a pair of U.K. rankings this frame. The cut appears at No. 30 on both the Official Physical Singles and Official Vinyl Singles lists. The former roster focuses exclusively on tracks sold in physical formats — like CDs, cassettes, and vinyl — while the latter tallies only sales of individual tunes (and very short collections) on wax. The song also sneaks onto the more competitive Official Singles Sales chart, which takes into account both physical and digital purchases. There, it starts at No. 62, earning Lee a very special win. 'Gone' was one of dozens of singles released as part of Record Store Day in 2025. The tune was pressed as part of a black vinyl offering titled The Lost Demos, which features two previously unreleased tracks from Lee. Side A is 'Gone,' while side B houses another composition titled 'I Am…You Are.' Despite the fact that the record includes both songs, it appears the Official Charts Company is only crediting 'Gone' as the charting title. Since the collection isn't long enough to be counted as an EP, which would make it eligible for albums rankings, it's a single – and apparently the side A track is the focus. 'Gone' marks the first time Lee has landed a successful solo single in the U.K. Prior to this week, his only chart appearance without Rush came in 2000, when he released his one and only solo album, My Favourite Headache. That collection reached No. 15 on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, where it spent just two frames before falling off. Of course, Lee's track record with Rush tells a very different story. The band achieved major success on both sides of the Atlantic and released several bestselling albums, which featured a number of hugely popular tunes, across a career that spanned more than 40 years. Lee's solo work has been far more limited in scope, but apparently, with just a handful of compositions to his credit, he's managed a solo run on the U.K. charts that has now continued for a quarter-century.
Forbes
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Rush Charts A New Top 10 Album As Fans Revisit The Early Days Of The Band's Work
Rush's Rush 50 debuts on four U.K. charts, including a No. 5 entry on the Rock & Metal Albums list, ... More giving the band its fifteenth top 10 on the tally. LONDON - 1st JUNE: Bassist Geddy Lee, drummer Neil Peart and guitarist Alex Lifeson from Canadian Progressive rock group Rush posed in London during the Permanent Waves tour of England in June 1980. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns) Rush hasn't been an active band for nearly a decade, but the Canadian rock legends continue to reach generations of fans, and longtime listeners are clearly still paying attention. This week, the group finds itself back on the charts in several territories around the world, thanks to an exciting career retrospective. The aptly-titled Rush 50 celebrates half a century of the group's groundbreaking music, and it's become a big win in the United Kingdom, where the rockers maintain a loyal following. Rush 50 debuts on four charts in the U.K. this time around, and it manages to enter the top 40 on all of them. That's no small shift for a rock act that officially disbanded years ago and hasn't released brand new material in a long time. Among the quartet of tallies the group reaches, one stands out as particularly important. The rock act lands its highest debut on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, where Rush 50 opens at No. 5. The special release ranks as the fourth-highest new arrival on the genre-specific tally this frame. It trails only Cradle of Filth's The Screaming of the Valkyries (No. 1), Big Big Train's Bard (No. 2), and Bloodywood's Nu Delhi (No. 4). Beyond the rock and metal-onlyl ranking, Rush 50 also opens inside the top 40 on three other U.K. charts this week. The collection enters the Official Albums Sales list at No. 28, while it launches at No. 31 on the Official Albums Downloads ranking. On the Official Physical Albums tally, it starts slightly lower at No. 33. Rush's return to the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart is huge for the group, and it earns the act its fifteenth top 10 on that tally. Altogether, the band has now appeared on the genre-specific ranking 24 times, with most of those charting efforts reaching the loftiest space. On the other rosters, Rush's track record is slightly more modest, though still notable. The band now claims seven entries on the Official Albums Sales chart, eight on the Official Albums Downloads list, and 16 total appearances on the Official Physical Albums ranking.
