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Coldplay performed the song live for the first time at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards on 1 June. [98] "Viva la Vida" became iTunes' best-selling song of 2008. [99] Upon release, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends topped the album charts worldwide and was the world's best-selling album of 2008. [100]
Coldplay were credited with ushering into a new era of sustainable touring with the endeavour, [12] becoming "pioneers" for the future of live entertainment. [24] The first 175 shows have made over $1.14 billion from 10.3 million tickets sold, making it the most-attended tour of all time and the first by a male act to reach $1 billion. [ 25 ]
Coldplay performing "Viva la Vida" at Wembley Stadium, London. As a result of their Rock in Rio set, Coldplay became the first international group to lead Spotify Brazil's Daily Top Artists list. [179] In Argentina, Parachutes (2000) achieved a new peak on the albums chart at number six. [180]
13 years after “Viva La Vida” became Coldplay’s first #1 song in both the U.S. and the U.K., the band returned to the top of the Hot 100 in the most calculated way possible – by ...
The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 list, and the music video became a cultural phenomenon, staying in first place on "Total Request Live" for 25 days. It was even nominated for Video ...
Ahead of today’s Grammy Awards, where it is up for album of the year for Music of the Spheres, the Chris Martin-led band last night (Feb. 4) took over Studio 8H as Saturday Night Live‘s music ...
Coldplay at the Barclays Arena in 2017. British rock band Coldplay have written or co-written every song in their discography, with the exception of several covers. They were formed in London by Chris Martin (vocals, piano), Jonny Buckland (lead guitar), Guy Berryman (bass guitar), Will Champion (drums, percussion) and Phil Harvey (management). [1]
Coldplay also became the first British band to debut atop Billboard Hot 100, with "My Universe". [25] Their tenth album, Moon Music (2024), was the fastest seller of the 2020s decade by group on the UK Albums Chart , [ 26 ] extending their streak of most number-one albums without missing the top (10).