They currently own three of the 50 highest-selling albums in the United Kingdom and the most number-one albums in the country (nine) without ever missing the top. In 2014, Fuse ranked them as the sixth-most awarded group in history, which includes having the most Brit Awards wins by a band. With over 100 million albums sold worldwide, Coldplay are among the best-selling music acts of all time. In 2018, a career-spanning documentary directed by Mat Whitecross was released in select cinemas to mark the band's 20th anniversary. They are also known for 'euphoric' and 'immersive' live performances, which NME said are when the band 'come alive and make the most sense'. Each album presented a unique theme and added new musical styles to the band's original repertoire, including electronica, ambient, pop, R&B, classical and progressive rock. Viva la Vida was also nominated for Album of the Year, while its title track became the first single by a British group to simultaneously reach number one in the United Kingdom and United States in the 21st century.Ĭoldplay further diversified their sound over their next five studio albums, the most recent being Music of the Spheres (2021). Both albums were the best-selling of their respective years, topping the charts in over 30 countries. Their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), won Best Rock Album. Their third album, X&Y (2005), which completed what the band considered a trilogy, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. Their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), won the same accolades and included the single ' Clocks', which won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. The band's debut album, Parachutes (2000), included their breakthrough single ' Yellow' and received a Brit Award for British Album of the Year, a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album and a Mercury Prize nomination. They initially met at University College London, calling themselves Big Fat Noises and changing to Starfish, before settling on the current name.Īfter independently releasing an extended play, Safety (1998), Coldplay signed with Parlophone in 1999. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and manager Phil Harvey. Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997.

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