The Spirit Of Radio (track)
by Rush
Year: 1980
From the album Permanent Waves (track #1)
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The Spirit Of Radio appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Permanent Waves (track #1) (this album) (1980)
- The Spirit Of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 (track #6) (compilation) (2003)
- Different Stages · Live (track #26) (1998)
- Exit... Stage Left (track #1) (1981)
- Chronicles (track #14) (compilation) (1990)
- Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland (track #1) (2011)
- Rush In Rio (track #26) (2003)
- Retrospective I 1974-1980 (track #1) (compilation) (1997)
- Snakes & Arrows Live (track #23) (2008)
- R40 Live (track #14) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 4 days ago | Leginlists | 32 | 94/100 | |
| 01/11/2026 09:52 | Gedster | 405 | 72/100 | |
| 01/06/2026 23:05 | djbauer99 | 761 | 90/100 | |
| 11/19/2025 02:07 | Exist-en-ciel | 79,889 | 70/100 | |
| 08/23/2025 23:09 | machiaj | 9,072 | 74/100 |
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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 89.4/100, a mean average of 88.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.7.
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Squonk007 06/11/2022 13:10 | #286229
Superb opener to one of my favourite albums. The level of musicianship shown here is top notch.
One of the best tunes from Rush and a great opener of the album.
And 1 year later, Journey copied part of that song to make "Don't Stop Believing".
Fischman 01/17/2017 17:01 | #183011
Another brilliant lyric from Neil driven by great musicianship all the way around. Rightfully a bona fide Rush classic.
AAL2014 06/25/2016 03:03 | #169697
Iconic. A well deserved fan favorite. One of the best rock riffs of all time.
Great opener to Permanent Waves! Love the guitar work of Alex Lifeson
This is my favorite rush song. It is one of the best songs ever written! Alex and Neal are at their best here.
This is the song that best describes Rush, jamming like no tomorrow with an unforgettable rhythm and some of Peart's best drumming and great bass work!
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