Coldplay discography
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British rock band Coldplay have released 10 studio albums, 18 extended plays, 6 live albums, 13 compilation albums, 43 singles, 14 promotional singles and 5 charity singles. They are considered the most successful group of the 21st century and one of the best-selling acts of all time, with estimated sales of 160 million records. According to Luminate, they have shifted 18.2 million albums and 33.6 million songs in the United States, based on physical and digital copies. Moreover, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) claimed that their international success contributed to British music export rates several times. Other milestones for the band include more than 40 billion streams on Spotify and 20 billion views on YouTube.
After launching their extended plays Safety (1998) and The Blue Room (1999), Coldplay entered the UK Singles Chart for the first time with "Brothers & Sisters", at number 92. It was followed by "Shiver" and "Yellow", which became their first Top 40 and Top 10 entries, respectively. With the release of Parachutes (2000), A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), and X&Y (2005), they scored three of the 50 best-selling albums in the United Kingdom. The former included Top 10 singles such as "In My Place", "Clocks" and "The Scientist", while the latter achieved one of the largest sales week in the country. Coldplay were also the first British act to spend three weeks atop Billboard 200 since the Beatles in 2000 and 2001.
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