Rush streams surge following Neil Peart's death
In the days following the death of
drummer Neil Peart, streams of the band’s songs surged by 776% in the U.S., according to initial reports to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. was first reported on Jan. 10, though the founding member of Rush died on Jan. 7. Jan. 10-13, on-demand audio and video streams of Rush’s catalog of songs increased to a combined 24.54 million -- up 776.4% as compared to the previous four days . The act’s most-streamed tunes during the Jan. 10-13 period was the 1981 hit “Tom Sawyer,” with 2.82 million streams .
In terms of sales, Rush’s catalog of songs grew by 2,304% to 19,000 , while the group’s album sales gained 1,820% to 6,000 .
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