Limelight (track)
by Rush
Limelight appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Moving Pictures (track #4) (this album) (1981)
- The Spirit Of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 (track #8) (compilation) (2003)
- Different Stages · Live (track #2) (1998)
- Chronicles (track #17) (compilation) (1990)
- Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland (track #15) (2011)
- Rush In Rio (track #24) (2003)
- Retrospective II 1981-1987 (track #11) (compilation) (1997)
- Snakes & Arrows Live (track #1) (2008)
- Run From The Fans (track #2) (1992)
- R30 - 30th Anniversary World Tour (track #26) (2005)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 03/22/2026 08:12 | timconnolly1 | 18 | 21/100 | |
| 02/03/2026 15:45 |  Squonk007 | 3,261 | 73/100 | |
| 01/24/2026 08:48 | zsolti | 7,037 | 80/100 | |
| 01/18/2026 11:55 | wizardalien | 9,122 | 64/100 | |
| 01/14/2026 04:21 | AbsurdCheesecake | 1,614 | 90/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 89.2/100, a mean average of 88.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.6.
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Rush are masters of their instruments which they show with this track. Awesome. The song itself is a basic catchy tune in essence, but the way they play it is masterful and makes this a great track.
Fischman 01/13/2017 16:33 | #182467
My least favorite on side one -- but still a solid 9.5/10! Great riff and one of Alex's finest solos. It just sounds a little too mainstream relative to the rest of the album.
AAL2014 06/25/2016 02:56 | #169693
Some awesome and catchy instrumentation. Some of Neil Peart's most iconic lyrics for a reason.
Best song on the album
Dat solo. Dat riff.
Pretty good, but I wish they would jam more.
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