Different Stages · Live
by Rush
Rush bestography
Different Stages · Live is ranked 24th 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 8,749.
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Different Stages · Live track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Different Stages · Live rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1998 | 42/99 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | 35 greatest live acts according to unpasted | 14/34 | - |
| 2024 |  srogers900 | Best Live Albums | 19/41 | - |
| 2024 | FieryGunHand | Top 25 Music Albums of 1998 | 10/25 | 3 |
| 2021 |  AAL2014 | Rush - The Live Albums | 7/7 | - |
| 2021 | Deckiller | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 60/100 | 8 |
| 2014 |  covecove | Essential Live Recordings | 49/50 | - |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2014 | Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 51/100 | 10 |
| 2012 | arfowleriii | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 40/40 | - |
| 2011 | zz_serge | Top 39 Greatest Music Albums | 17/39 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 33 | |||
Different Stages · Live collection
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Different Stages · Live ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/25/2026 16:46 | Menelao | 183 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2025 07:46 | jeremy9 | 3,738 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2023 00:44 |  Schribes | 338 | 82/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2022 11:52 |  doombringer | 2,308 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2022 19:29 |  IlMala | 1,742 | 71/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.1.
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Fischman 12/14/2016 22:35 | #180170
Overall, this is an adequate live documentation of their output up to this time. Not overly inspiring, but nothing really wrong with it either.
Cinderella man doesn't work as a closer, and most of these renditions are pretty traditional, but Closer to the Heart, The Rhythm Method, 2112 live, and the amazing guitar soundscapes of Natural Science are worth it.
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