Coldplay discography facts for kids
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 5 | |
| ↙Live albums | 2 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 1 | |
| ↙Extended plays | 10 | |
| ↙Singles | 29 | |
| ↙Music videos | 32 | |
| ↙Promotional singles | 2 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
The discography of British rock band Coldplay has five studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, ten extended plays, twenty-nine singles, two promotional singles and thirty-two music videos. As of 2009, Coldplay has sold over 55 million records. They are one of the best-selling music artists worldwide.
Contents
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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AUS |
CAN |
FRA |
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IRL |
NLD |
NZ |
NOR |
US |
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| Parachutes |
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1 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 54 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 51 | |
| A Rush of Blood to the Head |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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| X&Y |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Mylo Xyloto |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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| UK |
AUS |
CAN |
FRA |
GER |
NZ |
NOR |
US |
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| Live 2003 |
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46 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 13 |
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| LeftRightLeftRightLeft |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| DK |
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| The Singles 1999–2006 | 5 |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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| UK |
AUS |
CAN |
GER |
IRL |
NOR |
US |
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| Safety |
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| The Blue Room |
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| Acoustic |
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| Mince Spies |
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| Trouble – Norwegian Live EP |
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— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
| Remixes |
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| Prospekt's March |
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38 | 50 | 18 | 47 | 36 | — | 15 |
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| Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall |
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| iTunes Festival: London 2011 |
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| Live in Madrid |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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AUS |
CAN |
FRA |
GER |
IRL |
NLD |
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NOR |
US |
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| "Brothers & Sisters" | 1999 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Shiver" | 2000 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | Parachutes | |
| "Yellow" | 4 | 5 | — | 96 | — | 9 | 51 | 23 | — | 48 |
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| "Trouble" | 10 | — | — | 60 | — | 16 | 38 | 36 | 3 | 115 | |||
| "Don't Panic" | 2001 | 130 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | ||
| "In My Place" | 2002 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 60 | 65 | 2 | 43 | 24 | 17 | 117 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | |
| "The Scientist" | 10 | 40 | 16 | — | 26 | 15 | 44 | — | — | — |
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| "Clocks" | 2003 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 65 | 50 | 15 | 2 | 13 | — | 29 |
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| "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" | 100 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 35 | — | — | |||
| "Moses" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live 2003 | ||
| "Speed of Sound" | 2005 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
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X&Y |
| "Fix You" | 4 | 25 | 4 | — | 65 | 8 | 43 | 17 | — | 59 |
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| "Talk" | 10 | 20 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 20 | — | 86 | |||
| "The Hardest Part" | 2006 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 28 | — | — | ||
| "What If" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "White Shadows" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Violet Hill" | 2008 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 40 |
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Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends |
| "Viva la Vida" | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
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| "Lost!" | 54 | — | 55 | — | 73 | — | 15 | — | — | 87 | |||
| "Lovers in Japan" | 131 | — | 77 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 110 | |||
| "Lhuna" (featuring Kylie Minogue) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Life in Technicolor II" | 2009 | 28 | 63 | 92 | — | — | 29 | 15 | — | — | — | Prospekt's March | |
| "Strawberry Swing" | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | ||
| "Christmas Lights" | 2010 | 13 | 32 | 18 | — | 26 | 15 | 7 | 34 | 8 | 25 | Non-album single | |
| "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" | 2011 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 14 |
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Mylo Xyloto |
| "Paradise" | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
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| "Charlie Brown" | 2012 | 22 | 78 | — | — | — | 20 | 25 | — | — | 110 | ||
| "Princess of China" (featuring Rihanna) |
20 | 33 | 17 | 33 | 77 | 22 | 26 | — | 8 | 20 | |||
| "Up with the Birds" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
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| "Lost+ / Viva la Vida" (live at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards) (featuring Jay-Z) |
2009 | — | Non-album singles |
| "In My Place" (live from Glastonbury) | 2011 | 40 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| UK |
AUS |
BEL (FL) |
CAN |
ESP |
FRA |
IRL |
NLD |
NOR |
US |
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| "Life in Technicolor" | 2008 | 112 | — | 50 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends |
| "Cemeteries of London" | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Death and All His Friends" | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "42" | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Glass of Water" | 134 | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | Prospekt's March | |
| "Prospekt's March/Poppyfields" | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lost+" (featuring Jay-Z) |
— | — | 34 | — | — | — | 22 | 39 | 8 | 40 | ||
| "The Goldrush" | 2009 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Life in Technicolor II" single |
| "A Message 2010" | 2010 | 88 | — | 49 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | Hope for Haiti Now |
| "Major Minus" | 2011 | 133 | 72 | 50 | 68 | 26 | 71 | — | — | — | 92 | Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall |
| "Moving to Mars" | 163 | 71 | 49 | 64 | 25 | 70 | — | — | — | 90 | ||
| "Hurts Like Heaven" | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mylo Xyloto | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Bigger Stronger" | 1999 | Mat Whitecross |
| "Shiver" | 2000 | Grant Gee |
| "Yellow" | James & Alex | |
| "Trouble" | Sophie Muller | |
| "Trouble" (US version) | Tim Hope | |
| "Don't Panic" | 2001 | |
| "In My Place" | 2002 | Sophie Muller |
| "The Scientist" | Jamie Thraves | |
| "Clocks" | 2003 | Dominic Leung |
| "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" | Jamie Thraves | |
| "Speed of Sound" | 2005 | Mark Romanek |
| "Fix You" | Sophie Muller | |
| "Talk" | Anton Corbijn | |
| "The Hardest Part" | 2006 | Mary Wigmore |
| "A Message" | N/A | |
| "Square One" (live) | ||
| "Til Kingdom Come" (live) | ||
| "White Shadows" (live) | ||
| "Violet Hill" | 2008 | Asa Mader |
| "Violet Hill" ("Dancing Politicians" version) | Mat Whitecross | |
| "Viva la Vida" | Hype Williams | |
| "Viva la Vida" (version 2) | Anton Corbijn | |
| "Lost!" | Mat Whitecross | |
| "Lost+" (featuring Jay-Z) |
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| "Lovers in Japan" | Mat Whitecross, Malachy McAnneny | |
| "Lost?" | Paul O'Brien | |
| "Life in Technicolor II" | 2009 | Dougal Wilson |
| "Strawberry Swing" | Shynola | |
| "Christmas Lights" | 2010 | Mat Whitecross |
| "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" | 2011 | |
| "Paradise" | ||
| "Charlie Brown" | 2012 | |
| "Princess of China" (featuring Rihanna) |
Adria Petty and Alan Bibby |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Trouble" (acoustic version) | 2001 | 2 Meter Sessies, Vol. 10 |
| "2000 Miles" (with KT Tunstall) |
2004 | Sweet Tracks |
| "How You See the World No. 2" | 2005 | Help!: A Day in the Life |
| "A Message 2010" | 2010 | Hope for Haiti Now |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Discografía de Coldplay para niños
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