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Retrospective 3 debuts at #47 in its first week of release

Wed, Mar 11, 2009@10:05PM | comments removed/disabled

UPDATE - 3/12@11:18AM: The album is also #5 on the Top Internet Albums chart and #5 on the Top Hard Rock Album Chart.

Rush's Retrospective 3 Atlantic-era greatest hits package released last Tuesday, March 3rd and has debuted at #47 on the Billboard Album Chart in its first week of release selling 10,806 units (thanks Sean). This is the highest chart position ever for a Rush compilation album; Archives peaked at #121, The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 at #62 and Chronicles peaked at #51. All other Rush compilations did not chart at all.

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