Coldplay

**Coldplay** are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They first gained success in 2000 with their debut album Parachutes and the single Yellow. Parachutes won the Best British Album award at the 2001 Brits. The group have gone on to become one of the most successful recording and live acts worldwide.

## Discography

*Studio albums (all UK no.1s) and associated singles (chart peak)*

* *Parachutes* (2000)
	+ Shiver (35), Yellow (04), Trouble (10)
* *A Rush of Blood to the Head* (2002)
	+ In My Place (2), The Scientist (10), Clocks (09)
* *X&Y* (2005)
	+ Speed of Sound (02), Fix You (04), Talk (10)
* *Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends* (2008)
	+ Violet Hill (08), Viva la Vida (01), Lost! (54), Life in Technicolor II (28)
* *Mylo Xyloto* (2011)
	+ Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall (06), Paradise (01), Charlie Brown (22), Princess of China (feat. Rihanna, 04)
* *Ghost Stories* (2014)
	+ Magic (10), A Sky Full of Stars (09)
* *A Head Full of Dreams* (2015)
	+ Adventure of a Lifetime (07), Hymn for the Weekend (06), Up & Up (71)
* *Everyday Life* (2019)
	+ Orphans (27)
* *Music of the Spheres* (2021)
	+ Higher Power, My Universe (ft. BTS, 03), Let Somebody Go (with Selena Gomez, 24)

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### Top of the Pops

* 07 July 2000 - Yellow (4)
* 03 November 2000 - Trouble
* 26 July 2002 - In My Place
* 16 August 2002 - In My Place
* 30 August 2002 - Daylight
* 22 November 2002 - The Scientist
* 04 April 2003 - Clocks
* 20 May 2005 -Speed of Sound
* 03 June 2005 - Speed of Sound
* 17 June 2005 - What If ("*new album exclusive*")
* 28 August 2005 - Fix You
* 25 December 2008 - Viva la vida
* 31 December 2008 - Life in Technicolor II
* 25 December 2010 - Christmas Lights
* 25 December 2015 - Adventure Of A Lifetime
* 24 December 2016 ('Christmas Hits' edition) - Christmas Lights (rpt. of 2010)

* 22 October 2000 *Top of the Pops Plus* - "Coldplay pop into the studio to chat about their current single Trouble and the success of their debut album, Parachutes."
* 30 November 2002 *Top of the Pops Awards* (BBC One)

### Later... with Jools Holland

* 06 May 2000 ("new guitar band")
* 31 December 2000 - *Jools' 8th Annual Hootenanny*
* 06 December 2002
* 20 December 2002 - *Ten Years Later.... with Jools Holland*
* 17 June 2005
* 10 October 2008
* 28 October 2011
* 30 April 2014

### Other TV

* 13 July 2001 (BBC Two) T in the Park
* 28 June 2002 - Glastonbury 2002 (BBC Two) - also 'Best of' 25 August 2002
* 01 March 2003 (BBC Three) The Grammys 2003
* 03 June 2005 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (BBC One) "*Beloved entertainers Coldplay return to action, performing their new single Speed of Sound alongside classics of old*."

## Radio

* 27 October 1999 (R1) *Sound City: One* Live in Liverpool (live set)
* 20 June 2000 (R1) Jo Whiley - Live Lounge
* 24 June 2000 (R1) Glastonbury 2000 (highlights of set)
* 04 September 2000 (R1) Jo Whiley - Live Lounge
* 12 September 2000 (R1) Mercury Music Prize (live performance)
* 25 October 2000 (R1) Evening Session Live from Cardiff University
* 19 February 2001 (R1) Lamacq Live incl. Freefalling - the Coldplay Story
* 02 September 2001 - *One Big Sunday* (R1) From Victoria Park in Leicester
* 12 August 2002 - Lamacq Live (R1) *Featuring a chat with Coldplay and an exclusive first play of their new album.*
* 29 August 2002 *Front Row* (R4) *John Wilson talks to the band Coldplay about their new album which was inspired by the events of 11 September.*
* 25 March 2003 Mark Radcliffe (R1) - feat. Coldplay live from Maida Vale.
* 14 July 2003 - Lamacq Live (R1) at 11.00 The Ticking of Clocks: Coldplay Stateside. *Steve Lamacq reports from America on Coldplay's big breakthrough there following a long period of minimal appreciation of UK acts.*
* 30 May 2005 (R1) - Coldplay Day "*hourly plays of their tracks*"
	+ incl. 9.00 pm *Lamacq Live* Steve Lamacq presents a special edition featuring popular soft-rock quartet Coldplay...

* 04 June 2005 *Hello, We Are Coldplay* (R2) - *Steve Lamacq tells the story of soft-rock quartet Coldplay, from their busking days on the streets of Covent Garden to their stadium-filled appearances....*
* 06 June 2005 *Coldplay Live in Concert -a Lamacq Live Special*. "A Radio 1 exclusive"

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## See also

* 1977 (births)
* The Christmas Present

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* UK Charts archive