Making Memories
January 17, 2020
Rush streams surge 776% after death of Neil Peart
In four days after the news of Neil Peart's passing, on-demand audio and video streams of Rush’s catalog of songs in the U.S. increased to a combined 24.54 million - up 776.4% as compared to the previous four days (2.8 million on Jan. 6-9). In terms of sales, Rush’s catalog of songs grew by 2,304% to 19,000 (from 1,000), while the group’s album sales gained 1,820% to 6,000 (up from a negligible figure).