Editing 2112 (album) (section)

==Commercial performance==
''2112'' was released in March 1976 on vinyl, 8-track cartridge, and cassette tape.<ref name=date1/><ref name=date2/><ref name=date3/><ref name=date4/> It received strong promotion from [[Polydor]], the distributor of Mercury Records albums, who issued an advertising campaign based on graphics on the album sleeve, in major trade publications.<ref name=RPM1976/> It became Rush's second album after ''[[Fly by Night (album)|Fly by Night]]'' to enter the top ten on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]], peaking at No. 5.<ref name="Canada Top Albums"/> In the US, it peaked at No. 61 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape]] chart, the week of 29 May 1976, during a 37-week stay on the chart. It was the band's first to crack the U.S. top 100.<ref name="Billboard 200"/>

The album sold faster than any of Rush's previous albums.<ref name=RPM1976>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/19760424rpm.htm|title=Speeding Ahead|first=Boyd|last=Tattrie|date=24 April 1976|magazine=RPM Weekly|volume=25|issue=4|access-date=14 October 2017|archive-date=19 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919080719/http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/19760424rpm.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 1976, the album had outsold the band's past catalogue in Canada and the United States,<ref name=scene1976/> selling close to 35,000 and more than 200,000 copies, respectively.<ref name=torontostar-jun1976>{{cite news|url=http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/19760612torontostar.htm|title=Rock Trio Is A Threat To Old Massey Hall|first=Peter|last=Goddard|date=12 June 1976|newspaper=Toronto Star|access-date=14 October 2017|archive-date=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614101507/http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/19760612torontostar.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''2112'' became a strong seller in the United States; it reached [[RIAA certification|gold]] certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in November 1977 for selling 500,000 copies.<ref name=RIAA>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=2112#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum Search – "2112"|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=15 October 2017|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115700/http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=2112#search_section|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 1995, the album reached triple platinum for selling more than 3 million copies, becoming Rush's second-biggest seller after ''[[Moving Pictures (Rush album)|Moving Pictures]]''.<ref name=RIAA/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=rush&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH&col=highest_level&ord=desc#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum Search – Rush|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=15 October 2017|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809211033/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=rush&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH&col=highest_level&ord=desc#search_section|url-status=live}}</ref>