In this edition of Set List Reader's Choice, your top favorite is:
In this post, I thought I would write more about the Coldplay album featuring "Clocks."
A Rush of Blood to the Head
Notes -
- 2nd album
- Released in 2002
Genres considered - Alternative Rock, Post Britpop
Wikipedia - Recording
Wikipedia - Composition
Wikipedia - Artwork
Success -
No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart
Over 14 million copies sold worldwide
Coldplay's best selling album as of 2018 - Over 2,960,000 in sales
Awards -
Best Album at the Q Awards (2002)
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album (2002)
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (2002)
Best British Album at the BRIT Awards (2003)
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album (2003)
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance (2003)
MTV Video Music Awards - 3 Wins (2003)
Grammy Award for Record of the Year (2004)
Honors -
No. 21 on Rolling Stone's top 100 albums of the 2000s
Billboard magazine's Critics Choice (2002)
No. 65 on The Definitive 200 Albums of All Time (2007)*
*As listed on The National Association of Recording Merchandisers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
No. 466 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
Point of intrigue -
No. 1 in a 2013 BBC Radio poll - surpassing Rio by Duran Duran, The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, and Hopes and Fears by Keane
Certifications -
Gold in Brazil, Finland, Greece, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
2x Gold in France
3x Gold in Germany
Platinum in Austria, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands
2x Platinum in Belgium
3x Platinum in Argentina
4x Platinum in Canada, New Zealand, the U.S.
5x Platinum in Denmark
7x Platinum in Australia
9x Platinum in the UK
Personal note -
"Clocks" and "Speed of Sound" are in my iTunes library. My Duran Duran albums collection and iTunes download collection are extensive. And so for Coldplay to rank first and ahead of Duran Duran shows how influential one generation later can be.
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