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Signals by Rush
Signals is an album by Rush, released in 1982. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 97 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Subdivisions”, on 67 lists with a best position of #69.
Signals, Rush's ninth studio album, came out on Anthem on September 9, 1982, and it's the Toronto trio plugging in for the synthesizer age. They'd started writing it at soundchecks on the 1981 tour and while mixing the live Exit...Stage Left, following up Moving Pictures, and it was the last record made with Terry Brown, their producer since 1974.
Geddy Lee's keyboards and sequencers push forward in the mix, but Alex Lifeson's guitar still slashes through and Neil Peart's drumming stays intricate and relentless. "Subdivisions" is a chilly, synth-swept epic, and "New World Man" is the brisk, reggae-tinged single that became their highest-charting hit in the US and a number one in Canada. "Countdown" was the third single. The album reached number one at home, number 3 in Britain and number 10 in America, and went platinum that November.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Signals on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subdivisions | 67 | #69 | – | 1990–2026 | |
| 2 | New World Man | 30 | #88 | – | 1990–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.