Permanent Waves (studio album) by Rush
Top 10 albums of 1980 (Rush bestography
Permanent Waves is ranked 3rd best out of 37 albums by Rush on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Rush is Moving Pictures which is ranked number 154 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,139.
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Permanent Waves track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Permanent Waves rankings
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Permanent Waves ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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90/100  | 4 days ago | Guigou | | 75/100 |
70/100 | 5 days ago |  ScrumpyArbuckle | | 78/100 |
100/100 | 03/28/2024 18:13 | WichitaLineman | | 77/100 |
95/100 | 03/27/2024 21:45 | saltysurprise | | 84/100 |
60/100 | 03/15/2024 08:38 | yes340 | | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.5/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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First rush album to have listen to, and it is very good. I intend to listen to their five best albums according to this web site over next year.
One of Rush's best
Another solid Rush album with great opener and closer.
Squonk007 06/12/2022 12:20
A superb album. This was my first real introduction to Rush. I immediately took to Jacob's Ladder, Entre Nous and Different Strings which are still amongst my favourite ever tracks by anyone. The only weak point for me is the closer which is a shame, I've never taken to it.
After going overboard with the previous album, we hear a more grounded Rush here. Still firmly rooted in progressive rock, the tracks don't beat around the bush and don't overstay their welcome. Not perfect, but highly recommended.
VictorVale 02/21/2021 21:52
Grande álbum, já mais próximo de uma sonoridade radiofônica.
Great album by Rush. Entre Nous and freewill are my favourites.
llibnanoon 05/18/2020 14:32
It's good
UofTBlues 12/12/2019 20:50
2nd favorite Rush album next to Moving Pictures. Highlights are Spirit of Radio, Freewill & Jacob's Ladder.
Release date: January 14 1980
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