PARACHUTES

 

 

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Date Released: 22 July 2000

 

UK Album Peak: 1 First week Sales: 70,935 Overall sales: 2,399,932 (Music Week, 16 June 2008)

 

 

US Album Peak: 51

 

Awards: Brit Award - Best Album 2001

 

UK Chart Run:

 

Date: 22/07/2000 - Run: *1*-3-3-4-5-7-10-11-11-11-10-12-11-11-9-3-5-7-6-5-6-9-7-8- (24 wsf)

06/01/2001: 8-2-5-4-5-9-8-9-8-2-3-5-9-10-13-16-16-22-21-25-28-28-35-38-38-48-52-50-45-48-48-46-48-54-50-53-55-67-74-35-53-71-67-69-64-70 (70/32-30c/1 wks)

Re #01: 05/01/2002 67-70 (2 wks, 72 wsf)

Re #02: 06/07/2002 52-37-45-47-52-45-44-45-59-50-46-41-46-18-21-33-47-65 (18 wks, 90 wsf)

Re #03: 04/01/2003 71-43-45-45-45-49-65-75-46-30-34-48-54-61-50-55-57-68-74-0-0-0-74 (20-19c wks, 110 wsf)

Re #04: 13/09/2003 72 (1 wk, 111 wsf)

Re #05: 08/01/2005 75-0-62-70 (3-2c wks, 114 wsf)

Re #06: 12/03/2005 74-69-0-53-50-62-63-47-66-0-0-0-0-52-19-38-52-44-46-50-60-65-56-57-62 (20-12c wks)

Total # of re-entries: 10 (Top 10: 2)

Total # of weeks: 134-70c (Top 10: 32-30c, Top 20: 43 Top 40: 58, #1: 1) US:#51/99

 

Tracklist:

 

Don't Panic

Shiver

Spies

Sparks

Yellow

Trouble

Parachutes

High Speed

We never Change

Everything's not lost (Hidden track: Life is for living)

 

 

 

A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD

 

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Date Released: 7 September 2002

 

UK Album Peak: 1 First week Sales: 273,924 Overall Sales: 2,653,165 (Music Week 16 June 2008)

 

US Album Peak: 5

 

Awards: Brit Award - Best Album 2003 Grammy - Alternative Rock Album 2003

 

UK Chart Run:

 

Date: 07/09/2002 - Run: *1*-1-2-2-4-6-8-10-8-9-14-13-11-18-12-10-9- (17 wsf)

04/01/2003: 9-5-6-8-11-16-17-15-6-4-3-2-2-7-5-2-1-6-7-9-13-13-14-22-17-22-26-30-31-23-23-24-23-27-25-28-26-27-28-6-6-10-20-33-46-63-66-0-0-0-75-72- (66 wsf)

03/01/2004: 50-12-13-18-19-23-36-41-54-43-43-46-65-73-62-57-49-59-0-0-63-69 (86-64c/31-28c/3 wks)

Re #01: 09/10/2004 66-56-66 (3 wks, 89 wsf)

Re #02: 02/04/2005 61-57-66-56-74-0-0-75-0-71-48-23-41-55-38-42-43-51-51-49-49-53-66-0-63-74 (22-14c wks)

Total # of re-entries: 7 (Top 10: 3)

Total # of weeks: 111-64c (Top 10: 31-28c, Top 20: 49 Top 40: 69, #1: 3) US:#5/155/5

 

Tracklist:

 

Politik

In my place

God put a smile upon your face

The Scientist

Clocks

Daylight

Green Eyes

Warning Sign

A Whisper

A Rush of Blood to the Head

Amsterdam

 

 

 

LIVE 2003 + DVD

 

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Released: November 4, 2003

on Parlophone (UK) / Capitol (US)

 

Recorded:at their gigs at Sydney's Horden Pavillion on July 21 and July 22, 2003

 

This Live CD includes the special song "Moses" which Chris wrote shortly before his wedding with Gwyneth Paltrow in 2003. Years later, this song was also the base for the choice of his first-born son, Moses Martin.

 

Tracklist (CD):

 

Politik

God put a smile upon your face

A Rush of Blood to the Head

One I love

See you soon

Shiver

Everything's not lost

Moses

Yellow

Clocks

In my place

Amsterdam

 

 

Tracklist (DVD):

 

Politik

God put a smile upon your face

A Rush of Blood to the Head

Daylight

Trouble

One I love

Don't Panic

See you soon

Shiver

Everything's not lost

Moses

Yellow

The Scientist

Clocks

In my place

Amsterdam

Life is for living

 

 

 

X&Y

 

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Date Released: 18 June 2005

 

UK Album Peak: 1 First week Sales: 464,471 Overall Sales: 2,492,466 to date (Music Week 16 June 2008)

 

US Album Peak: 1

 

Awards: Brit Award - Best Album 2006

 

Chart Run:

 

Date: 18/06/2005 - Run: *1*-1-1-1-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-3-4-3-4-8-12-12-11-17-16-21-24-26-27-25-19-14-11-14-13-12-14-23-23-21-8-10-15-17-25-30-30-31-30-37-33-36-39-38-43-46-66-60-68-81-73-77-79-84-49-42-47-64-61-66 (64 weeks)

 

 

Tracklist:

 

Square One

What If

White shadows

Fix You

Talk

X&Y

Speed of Sound

A Message

Low

The hardest Part

Swallowed in the Sea

Twisted Logic

Hidden track: Til Kingdom come

 

 

 

VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS & PROSPEKTS MARCH EP

 

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Release: 12 June 2008

 

UK Album Peak: 1

 

Sales: 1st day sales: 126,000 3 day sales: 302,074 1st whole week sales: 197,978

Total to date: 1,100,000 approx

 

US Album Peak: 1 Sales: (1st week): 729,255

 

Awards:

 

 

 

Date: 15/06/2008 - Run: *1*-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-3-4-4-8-9-10-18-22-27-22-22-29-39-46-43-46-43-44-44-44-41-36-43-46-43-41-38 (35 weeks)

 

 

Tracklist:

 

VLV:

 

Life In Technicolor

Cemeteries Of London

Lost

42

Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love

Yes

Viva La Vida

Violet Hill

Strawberry Swing

Death And All His Friends

 

Prospekts March:

 

Life In Technicolor II

Postcards From Far Away

Glass Of Water

Rainy Day

Prospekts March'/'Poppyfields

Lost +

Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun mix)

Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground

 

Chart Runs from Hanboo @ UKMix

Sales from Havenforum.co.uk and Music Week

Thanks also to Sparks - Coldplay Fansite and ManicKangaroo at Havenforum

 

A Rush Of Blood To The Head ranks seventh, X&Y ninth and Parachutes 12th in the list of the best-selling albums of the 21st century

 

Updated February 2009

Great work. :D I had no idea Parachutes sold so well. I wonder if X&Y will eventually pass a ruch of blood's 2.8 million. <_<

Great work. :D I had no idea Parachutes sold so well. I wonder if X&Y will eventually pass a ruch of blood's 2.8 million. <_>

 

I was wrong about the sales - they have now been updated! :o

Not suprsingly long chart runs :D

X&Y chart run updated! :yahoo:

Sales for Parachutes and A Rush Of Blood To The Head updated, thanks to this week's Music Week! :banana:

All the albums over 2 million! :o That's amazing :o

Only 3 singles from Parachutes too....

 

At this rate though if they follow the pattern the 4th record will just make 2,000,000 :o

I will try and find updated sales and chart runs for X&Y, Im sure it has sold more now, more than Parachutes at least!

Update on X&Y sales, it has sold 328,000 so far this year, making total sales 2,327,000! :o

Update on X&Y sales, it has sold 328,000 so far this year, making total sales 2,327,000! :o

 

Huge sales. :o Makes it even more impressive when they only propely released 3 singles. ^_^

Huge sales. :o Makes it even more impressive when they only propely released 3 singles. ^_^

I know, they managed to sell 1,999,000 copies in 2005 alone, and to sell another 300k+ so far this year is great!

I know, they managed to sell 1,999,000 copies in 2005 alone, and to sell another 300k+ so far this year is great!

 

300k this year. :o Thats brilliant considering their has realy only been The Hardest Part to promote the album. ^_^

Updated to show Live CD and DVD and album tracklists

cool thanks jester

I now have the full 64 weeks chart run for X&Y as well! Thanks to the guys at Havenforum :D

300k this year. :o Thats brilliant considering their has realy only been The Hardest Part to promote the album. ^_^

it´s incredible! :yahoo: I mean, 300.000 is more than a lot of albums sell during their life!

even for a successful band, 300.000 albums without nearly any promotion it´s incredible

X&Y sales (2,374,000) updated!

Sales update from Music Week 15 July 2007:

 

The best-selling albums of the 21st century are now as follows:

 

1 BACK TO BEDLAM: JAMES BLUNT 3.020m

2 NO ANGEL: DIDO - 3.015m

3 WHITE LADDER: DAVID GRAY - 2.875m

4 LIFE FOR RENT: DIDO - 2.810m

5 1: BEATLES - 2.739m

6 SCISSOR SISTERS: SCISSOR SISTERS - 2.657938m

7 A RUSH OF BLOOD: TO THE HEAD COLDPLAY - 2.608702m

8 HOPES AND FEARS: KEANE - 2.582755m

9 X&Y: COLDPLAY - 2.431m

10 COME AWAY WITH ME: NORAH JONES - 2.418m

11 PARACHUTES: COLDPLAY - 2.358m

12 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP: EMINEM - 2.240m

13 SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING: ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 2.226m

14 SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING: ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 2.186m

15 GREATEST HITS: ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 2.070m

16 ESCAPOLOGY: ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 2.044m

17 BY THE WAY: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - 1.933m

18 STRIPPED: CHRISTINA AGUILERA - 1.904m

19 EYES OPEN: SNOW PATROL - 1.901m

20 SONGS ABOUT JANE: MAROON 5 - 1.889m

 

Top post updated ^_^

Great!

 

Really surpised by Dido with all her two albums in Top 5. Impressive!

That Blunt #1? Are you kidding? :lol: