Permanent Waves (1980)
Permanent Waves is a 1980 electronic album by Rush.
Permanent Waves is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on January 14, 1980 through Anthem Records. The album charted at No. 3 in Canada and the UK, and No. 4 in the United States. By March 1980, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling 500,000 copies. It became the fastest-selling Rush album up to that point, before Moving Pictures (1981) surpassed it the following year. Permanent Waves was later certified Platinum in November 1987 for selling over one million copies.
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Permanent Waves is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on January 14, 1980 through Anthem Records. The album charted at No. 3 in Canada and the UK, and No. 4 in the United States. By March 1980, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling 500,000 copies. It became the fastest-selling Rush album up to that point, before Moving Pictures (1981) surpassed it the following year. Permanent Waves was later certified Platinum in November 1987 for selling over one million copies.
When was Permanent Waves released?
Permanent Waves was released in 1980.
Who made Permanent Waves?
Permanent Waves is by Rush.
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