Hold Your Fire
by Rush
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Rush bestography
Hold Your Fire is ranked 15th best out of 38 albums by Rush on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Rush is Moving Pictures which is ranked number 162 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,661.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Hold Your Fire track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Hold Your Fire rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 54 Music Albums of 1987 | 32/54 | 2 |
| 2026 | shanelovesyou1111 | Top 73 Music Albums of 1987 | 9/73 | 4 |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 17 Music Albums of 1987 | 12/17 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 64/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1987 Pt 2 | 30/41 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | Rank 'Em: Rush | 3/5 | - |
| 2026 | BoxFL | Top 46 Music Albums of the 1980s | 32/46 | 7 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1987 | 40/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 61 Music Albums of 1987 | 41/61 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 76 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 216 | |||
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Hold Your Fire ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 26 hours ago | Yurls | 22 | 87/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2026 11:17 | JamesMowbray | 5,693 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 22:04 | juanr1096 | 6,288 | 78/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.5/100, a mean average of 67.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.1.
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Hold Your Fire forum mentions
Repo 08/28/2026 01:40 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
rockbluesfolkjaz 03/14/2022 20:05 in What album are you listening to right now?Hold Your Fire comments
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doombringer 02/23/2024 13:53 | #302164 | TOP COMMENT
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Well , tastes are different . I personally like this album a lot . (Just a thought : Is there a bad Rzsh album at all ?)
Not my favorite one , but it has some brilliant moments . ''Force Ten'' and ''Time stands still'' . This album deserves more credit. Give it a try. (Edited)
I haven't listened to this album in ages, like years! I have it on in the background now and forgotten what a great album it is. I don't find it too synth heavy as I know some do. In fact I like the synths and bear in mind Rush were using a Moog way back in Farewell to Kings and 2112 days, admittedly more for sound effects. Parts of this album take me back to Grace Under Pressure, particularly 'Open Secrets'. Personal favourite has to be 'Turn the Page'. (Edited)
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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/14/2016 22:27 | #180165 | TOP COMMENT
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Many complain about this album being to synth-heavy, something that would usually turn me off as well, but I find this to be a horribly underrated album. Rush proves they can make great music no matter what sound and mood they use. The first 8 cuts are all positively stellar. Geddy again shows brilliance in bass, especially on 'Turn the Page.'
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