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Best Coldplay Songs

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Just as these new songs compete for fans’ attention alongside old hits like “Clocks” and “Viva La Vida,” we decided to put Coldplay’s catalog to the test and count down its best songs. For the holiday season of 2014, the band released Ghost Stories: Live 2014, an audio/video package that contained live versions of every song from the album. Soon after finishing their promotional duties for Ghost Stories, Coldplay returned to the studio to work on their seventh album.

Coldplay performing in Paris in 2017. L–R: Jonny Buckland, Chris Martin, Will Champion and Guy Berryman.

British rock band Coldplay have recorded over 130 songs during their career. Formed in London in 1996, the band self-released their first EPSafety (1998) and their first single 'Brothers & Sisters' (1999) before signing to Parlophone. Their first release for the major label was their second EP The Blue Room (1999).[1] The release of the song 'Yellow', followed by their debut album Parachutes in 2000, brought the band worldwide recognition and fame.[1] The album, along with its follow-up, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), earned the band critical praise,[2] widespread commercial success, and multiple Grammy Awards.[1][3] The group's next album, the widely anticipated X&Y (2005), while considered inferior to its predecessor, was also a major commercial success, becoming the best-selling album worldwide in 2005.[4] The three albums are among the best-selling albums in UK history.[5] The group's next album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was co-produced by Brian Eno and was a major critical and commercial success,[6] becoming the best-selling album worldwide of 2008,[7] and earned the band three Grammy awards.[8] The band's following albums, Mylo Xyloto (2011), Ghost Stories (2014) and A Head Full of Dreams (2015), each received mixed reviews but all topped charts worldwide.[9][10][11] In 2018, the group released Global Citizen – EP 1 under the name 'Los Unidades', which featured contributions from Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, David Guetta and duo Stargate.[12]

Since their formation, Coldplay have credited all of their songs to all four members of the group. At the beginning of their career, Coldplay's music was described as post-Britpop,[13] with the band Travis being one of their primary influences.[14] The group also has an alternative rock style,[15] said to be reminiscent of Oasis and Radiohead.[16] The group's first album, Parachutes, contained songs that showcased the group's indie rock side and songs characterised as dream pop.[16] Compared to its predecessor, A Rush of Blood to the Head contained more piano-driven ('Clocks', 'The Scientist') and guitar-driven songs ('God Put a Smile upon Your Face', 'A Whisper'),[2] as well as ballads ('In My Place') and lyrical themes that reflect love and relationships.[17][18] Lyrically, X&Y is different to its predecessors, instead reflecting on singer Chris Martin's 'doubts, fears, hopes, and loves'.[19]Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends featured production by Brian Eno, who helped make the album musically different from its predecessors.[20] The album contains lyrics dealing with death, loneliness and war, as well as sounds the band had never used before, such as orchestra, distorted guitars and more prominent percussion.[20][21]Mylo Xyloto, a concept album,[22] tells a love story about two characters named Mylo and Xyloto; its songs dabble in pop, R&B and electronica.[23]Ghost Stories featured the return to a more stripped-down melancholic style found in their earlier music, with lyrical themes of how the past informs the present and broken relationships.[24]A Head Full of Dreams contained the overarching theme that there is a 'vast, beautiful world waiting to be discovered if you open your mind and live', and featured numerous guest appearances, including Beyoncé, Tove Lo and Noel Gallagher.[25][26] Coldplay have also recorded songs for several EPs, film soundtracks and tribute albums, and have recorded several unreleased songs.

Songs[edit]

Contents
0–9·A·B·C·D·E·F·G·H·I·K·L·M·N·O·P·R·S·T·U·V·W·X·Y
Notes·References
Key
Indicates song released as a single
Indicates song written or co-written by Coldplay
Coldplay collaborated with Australian-British singer Kylie Minogue (pictured in 2018) for the charity single 'Lhuna' in 2008.
Coldplay worked with producer Brian Eno (pictured in 2011) for the album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008).
'Lost+', a remix of 'Lost!', features vocals from rapper Jay-Z (pictured in 2010).
Coldplay collaborated with Barbadian singer Rihanna (pictured in 2011) for the song 'Princess of China' in 2011.
Coldplay collaborated with American singer Cat Power for the title track of the 2014 film Wish I Was Here.
Coldplay collaborated with Swedish singer Tove Lo (pictured in 2014) for the song 'Fun' in 2015.
Coldplay collaborated with the Chainsmokers (pictured in 2016) for the song 'Something Just like This' in 2016.
'Miracles (Someone Special)' features guest vocals from rapper Big Sean (pictured in 2016).
Name of song, writers, original release and year of release
SongWritersOriginal releaseYearRef(s)
'1.36'ColdplayB-side of 'The Scientist'2002[27]
'2000 Miles'
(The Pretenders cover)		Chrissie HyndeSweet Tracks2003[28]
'42'ColdplayViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29]
'Adventure of a Lifetime' ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'Aliens'Coldplay
Brian Eno		Kaleidoscope EP2017[31]
'All I Can Think About Is You'ColdplayKaleidoscope EP2017[31]
'All Your Friends'ColdplayGhost Stories
(Target deluxe edition)		2014[32]
'Always in My Head'ColdplayGhost Stories2014[33]
'Amazing Day'ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'Amor Argentina' (live)ColdplayLive in Buenos Aires2017[34]
'Amsterdam'ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head2002[35]
'Animals'ColdplayB-side of 'Clocks'2003[36]
'Another's Arms'ColdplayGhost Stories2014[33]
'Army of One'ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'Atlas' ColdplayThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire –
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack		2013[37]
'Bigger Stronger'[a]ColdplaySafety(EP)1998[39]
'Birds'ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'Brasileiros (Paulistanos / Gaúchos)' (live)ColdplayLive in São Paulo2017[34]
'Brothers & Sisters' ColdplayNon-album single1999[40]
'Careful Where You Stand'ColdplayB-side of 'Shiver'2000[41]
'Cemeteries of London'ColdplayViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29]
'Charlie Brown' ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'Chinese Sleep Chant' (hidden track)ColdplayViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29][43]
'Christmas Lights' ColdplayNon-album single2010[44]
'Clocks' ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head2002[35]
'Colour Spectrum'ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'Crests of Waves'ColdplayB-side of 'Clocks'2003[45]
'Daylight'ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head2002[35]
'De Música Ligera' (live)
(Soda Stereo cover)		Gustavo Cerati
Zeta Bosio		Live in Buenos Aires2017[34]
'Death and All His Friends'ColdplayViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29]
'Death Will Never Conquer'ColdplayB-side of 'Viva la Vida'2008[46]
'Don't Let It Break Your Heart'ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'Don't Panic'[b]ColdplayThe Blue Room(EP)1999[38]
'E-Lo' (feat. Jozzy)
(Los Unidades & Pharrell Williams)		Coldplay
Jocelyn Donaldson
Letta Mbulu		Global Citizen – EP 12018[48][12]
'Easy to Please'ColdplayB-side of 'Brothers & Sisters'1999[40]
'End Credits' (live)ColdplayLive in Buenos Aires2017[34]
'The Escapist' (hidden track)Coldplay
Jon Hopkins		Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29][43]
'Everglow' ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall' ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'Everything's Not Lost'ColdplayParachutes2000[47]
'Fix You' ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'Fly On' (hidden track)ColdplayGhost Stories2014[33][50]
'For You'Coldplay'Shiver'2000[41]
'Fun' (feat. Tove Lo)ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'Ghost Story'ColdplayGhost Stories
(Target deluxe edition)		2014[32]
'Glass of Water'ColdplayProspekt's March(EP)2008[51]
'God Put a Smile upon Your Face' ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head2002[35]
'The Goldrush'ColdplayB-side of 'Life in Technicolor II'2009[52]
'Gravity'ColdplayB-side of 'Talk'2002[53]
'Green Eyes'ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head2002[35]
'The Hardest Part' ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'
(Judy Garland cover)		Hugh MartinMince Spies2001[54]
'A Head Full of Dreams' ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'Help Is Round the Corner'ColdplayB-side of 'Yellow'2000[55]
'High Speed'[b]ColdplayThe Blue Room(EP)1999[38][47]
'A Hopeful Transmission'ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'How You See the World'[c]ColdplayX&Y
(Japan first press)		2005[57]
'Hurts Like Heaven' ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'Hymn for the Weekend'[d]ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'Hypnotised'ColdplayKaleidoscope EP2017[31]
'I Bloom Blaum'ColdplayB-side of 'In My Place'2002[58]
'I Ran Away'ColdplayB-side of 'The Scientist'2002[27]
'In My Place' ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head2002[35]
'Ink' ColdplayGhost Stories2014[33]
'Kaleidoscope'ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'Lhuna'
(Coldplay and Kylie Minogue)		ColdplayNon-album charity single2008[59]
'Life in Technicolor'Coldplay
Jon Hopkins		Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29]
'Life in Technicolor ii' ColdplayProspekt's March(EP)2008[51]
'Life Is for Living' (hidden track)ColdplayParachutes2002[47][60]
'Lips Like Sugar' (live)
(Echo & the Bunnymen cover)		Will Sergeant
Ian McCulloch
Les Pattinson
Pete de Freitas		B-side of 'The Scientist' (DVD single)2002[61]
'Lost!'[e]ColdplayViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29]
'Lovers in Japan'[f]ColdplayViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29]
'Low'ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'Magic' ColdplayGhost Stories2014[33]
'Major Minus'ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'A Message'[g]ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'Midnight' ColdplayGhost Stories2014[33]
'Miracles' ColdplayUnbroken – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack2014[65]
'Miracles (Someone Special)'
(with Big Sean)		Coldplay
Big Sean		Kaleidoscope EP2017[31]
'M.M.I.X.'ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'Mooie Ellebogen' (live)ColdplayB-side of 'Clocks' (Dutch single)2002[66]
'Moses' (live)ColdplayColdplay Live 20032003[67]
'Moving to Mars'ColdplayB-side of 'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall'2011[68]
'Murder'ColdplayB-side of 'God Put a Smile upon Your Face'2003[69]
'Mylo Xyloto'ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'No More Keeping My Feet on the Ground'ColdplaySafety(EP)1998[39]
'Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground'ColdplayProspekt's March(EP)2008[51]
'O'ColdplayGhost Stories2014[33]
'O (Reprise)'ColdplayGhost Stories
(Target deluxe edition)		2014[32]
'Oceans'ColdplayGhost Stories2014[33]
'Ode to Deodorant'
(Credited to 'The Coldplay')		Coldplay'Ode to Deodorant' (cassette single)1998[70]
'One I Love'ColdplayB-side of 'In My Place'2002[58]
'Only Superstition'ColdplayB-side of 'Brothers & Sisters'1998[40]
'Parachutes'ColdplayParachutes2000[47]
'Paradise' ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'Politik'ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head2002[35]
'Poppyfields'[h]ColdplayProspekt's March(EP)2008[51]
'Postcards from Far Away'ColdplayProspekt's March(EP)2008[51]
'Pour Me' (live)ColdplayB-side of 'Fix You'2005[71]
'Princess of China'
(Coldplay and Rihanna)		Coldplay
Brian Eno		Mylo Xyloto2011[42]
'Proof'ColdplayB-side of 'Speed of Sound'2005[72]
'Prospekt's March'[i]ColdplayProspekt's March(EP)2008[51]
'Rainy Day'ColdplayProspekt's March(EP)2008[51]
'Reign of Love'[j]ColdplayViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29]
'A Rush of Blood to the Head'ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head2002[35]
'The Scientist' ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head2002[35]
'See You Soon'ColdplayThe Blue Room(EP)1999[38]
'Shiver' ColdplayParachutes1999[47]
'A Sky Full of Stars' Coldplay
Tim Bergling		Ghost Stories2014[33]
'Sleeping Sun'ColdplayB-side of 'Talk'2005[73]
'Sparks'ColdplayParachutes2000[47]
'Speed of Sound' ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'A Spell a Rebel Yell'ColdplayB-side of 'Violet Hill'2008[74]
'Something Just like This'
(The Chainsmokers and Coldplay)		Coldplay
Andrew Taggart		Kaleidoscope EP2017[31]
'Spies'ColdplayParachutes2000[47]
'Square One'ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'Strawberry Swing' ColdplayViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29]
'Such a Rush'[a]ColdplaySafety(EP)1998[39]
'Swallowed in the Sea'ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'Talk' Coldplay
Ralf Hütter
Karl Bartos
Emil Schult		X&Y2005[49]
'Things I Don't Understand'ColdplayB-side of 'Speed of Sound'2005[72]
'Til Kingdom Come'[k](hidden track)ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'Timbuktu' (feat. Stormzy & Jess Kent)
(Cassper Nyovest & Los Unidades)		Coldplay
Caiphus Semenya
Clarence Charles
Michael Owuo Jr.		Global Citizen – EP 12018[48][12]
'Trouble' ColdplayParachutes2000[47]
'True Love' ColdplayGhost Stories2014[33]
'Twisted Logic'ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'U.F.O.' ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'Up in Flames' ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'Up with the Birds' ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'Up & Up' ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'Us Against the World'ColdplayMylo Xyloto2011[42]
'Violet Hill' ColdplayViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29]
'Viva la Vida' ColdplayViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29]
'Voodoo' (feat. Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Danny Ocean and David Guetta)
(Stargate & Los Unidades)		Coldplay
Tiwa Savage
Wizkid
Daniel Morales
David Guetta
Mikkel S. Eriksen
Tor Erik Hermansen		Global Citizen – EP 12018[48][12]
'Warning Sign'ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head2002[35]
'We All Fall in Love Sometimes'
(Elton John cover)		Elton John
Bernie Taupin		Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of
Elton John & Bernie Taupin		2018[75]
'We Can Work It Out'
(The Beatles cover)		John Lennon
Paul McCartney		A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney2015[76]
'We Never Change'ColdplayParachutes2000[47]
'What If' ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'A Whisper'ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the Head2002[35]
'White Shadows' ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'Wish I Was Here'
(with Cat Power)		ColdplayWish I Was Here(soundtrack)2014[77]
'The World Turned Upside Down'ColdplayB-side of 'Fix You'2005[71]
'X Marks the Spot' (hidden track)ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams2015[30]
'X&Y'ColdplayX&Y2005[49]
'Yellow' ColdplayParachutes2000[47]
'Yes'ColdplayViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends2008[29]
'You Only Live Twice' (live)
(Nancy Sinatra cover)		Leslie Bricusse
John Barry		B-side of 'Don't Panic'2001[78]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ abAlso appears on The Blue Room (1999)[38]
  2. ^ abAlso appears on Parachutes (2000)[47]
  3. ^A remix, titled 'How You See the World No. 2', appears on the compilation album Help!: A Day in the Life (2005).[56]
  4. ^Features uncredited vocals by Beyoncé
  5. ^Coldplay have also released three different versions of 'Lost!': an acoustic version, titled 'Lost?',[62] a remix featuring American rapper Jay-Z, titled 'Lost+',[63][51] and a live version, titled 'Lost@',[63]
  6. ^Combined with 'Reign of Love' into one song on Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
  7. ^A live version titled 'A Message 2010' was featured on the album Hope for Haiti Now (2010).[64]
  8. ^Combined into one song with 'Prospekt's March'
  9. ^Combined into one song with 'Poppyfields'
  10. ^Combined with 'Lovers in Japan' into one song on Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
  11. ^Listed as '+' on the liner notes and booklet for X&Y[49]

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Coldplay have been a dominant force on the Official Charts for nearly two decades, and now they're releasing music under a new name.

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The Chris Martin-fronted group's new alter-egos Los Unidades can be heard on the Global Citizen charity EP, which sees them collaborate with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, David Guetta and Stargate.

Back to Coldplay, they've topped the Official Albums Chart seven times (ALL of their studio albums have peaked at Number 1), but what about the singles? As any rock band will tell you, it's all about the songs, man. They’ve scored 23 Top 40 hits, including 18 Top 10s in the process, two of which were chart-toppers. You can check out all of Coldplay's singles and albums and where they charted here. But which of their big ones come out on top when sales and streams are combined?

1: Something Just Like This

Coldplay's collaboration with The Chainsmokers is the band's biggest track of all-time when we look at all forms of music consumption (1.45 million combined sales). 114 million audio streams and an impressive 300k downloads put Something Just Like This at the top of the tree. The song catapulted to Number 2 on the Official Singles Chart following a performance at the 2017 BRIT Awards.

2: Viva La Vida (2008)

The band’s first Number 1 was a long time coming – after nine Top 10s, the guys were definitely due a chart-topper. The follow-up to Violet Hill, the titular track from the band’s fourth studio album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, has combined sales of 1.44 million, split between 880,000 sales and 57 million streams.See the full Top 100 from the week Viva La Vida was Number 1.

3: Paradise (2011)

There’s nothing quite like a slow-burner on the Official Singles Chart, and Paradise certainly took its sweet time. The group’s second chart-topper, it finally reached Number 1 on its tenth week in the chart, knocking off Military Wives and Gareth Malone's Wherever You Are. to be the first Number 1 of 2012.

Paradise has sold over one million in pure sales (Coldplay's only million seller) and has been streamed 37.8 million times.

5: Fix You (2005)

One of the band’s signature ballads, Fix You was written by front-man Chris Martin for his then-wife Gwyneth Paltrow following the her father's death. Their ‘conscious uncoupling’ would follow nine years later, but the song is still a huge crowd-pleaser - it peaked at Number 4 and has achieved 1.24 million combined sales.

7: Yellow (2000)

So here's where it all began, with their very first Top 10. Coldplay’s breakthrough hit went straight in at Number 4 and was taken from their debut album Parachutes, which has sold over 2.6 million copies. The track has shifted 1.07 million combined sales to date, including 583,000 pure sales and 49 million streams.

Best Coldplay Songs Parachutes

10: Princess Of China (2012)

Rihanna isn't shy of collaborating, and this unlikely one with Coldplay was a Top 5 hit in 2011. Both performed the track at closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, helping it reach Number 4 on the Official Singles Chart. It's combined sales stand at 798k.

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Coldplay’s Official Top 20 Biggest Singles*

POSTITLEARTISTPEAKYEARCOMBINED SALES
1SOMETHING JUST LIKE THISCHAINSMOKERS & COLDPLAY220171.45M
2VIVA LA VIDACOLDPLAY120081.44M
3PARADISECOLDPLAY120111.38M
4HYMN FOR THE WEEKENDCOLDPLAY620151.35M
5FIX YOUCOLDPLAY420051.24M
6ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIMECOLDPLAY720151.22M
7YELLOWCOLDPLAY420041.07M
8A SKY FULL OF STARSCOLDPLAY920141.04M
9THE SCIENTISTCOLDPLAY102004902K
10PRINCESS OF CHINACOLDPLAY & RIHANNA42011798K
11MAGICCOLDPLAY102014709K
12CLOCKSCOLDPLAY92004541K
13EVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFALLCOLDPLAY62011484K
14EVERGLOWCOLDPLAY522015429K
15SPEED OF SOUNDCOLDPLAY22005348K
16CHRISTMAS LIGHTSCOLDPLAY132011344K
17CHARLIE BROWNCOLDPLAY222013324K
18TROUBLECOLDPLAY102009301K
19IN MY PLACECOLDPLAY22004292K
20VIOLET HILLCOLDPLAY82008264K

©2018 Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.
*This chart is based on physical, download, audio and video streaming equivalent sales combined.

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