A Rush of Blood to the Head

A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 26 August 2002 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and a day later by Capitol Records in the United States. Recording started after the band became popular worldwide with the release of their debut album Parachutes (2000), and one of its singles in particular, "Yellow".[1][2] The album was produced by the band and Ken Nelson, and makes greater use of the electric guitar and piano than its predecessor.

A Rush of Blood to the Head
Studio album by
Coldplay
Released26 August 2002 (2002-08-26)
RecordedSeptember 2001 – June 2002
Studio
Genre
Length54:08
Label
Producer
Coldplay chronology
Mince Spies
(2001)		 A Rush of Blood to the Head
(2002)		 Remixes EP
(2003)
Singles from A Rush of Blood to the Head
  1. "In My Place"
    Released: 5 August 2002
  2. "The Scientist"
    Released: 4 November 2002
  3. "Clocks"
    Released: 24 March 2003
  4. "God Put a Smile upon Your Face"
    Released: 14 July 2003

The album topped the UK Albums Chart upon its first week of release in the United Kingdom, and became the eighth biggest-selling album of the 21st century in the UK.[3] The British Phonographic Industry has since certified the album 10× Platinum for its accumulated sales of over 3 million units in the UK and the album has sold 14 million copies worldwide. The album spawned the hit singles "In My Place", "The Scientist", and "Clocks". "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" was also released, but was significantly less successful.

A Rush of Blood to the Head has been critically acclaimed, and the band received three Grammy Awards for the album; the 2003 Grammy for Best Alternative Album, which was the band's second win in a row, the 2003 Grammy for Best Rock Performance with the song "In My Place", and the 2004 Grammy for Record of the Year with the song "Clocks". In 2020, it was ranked number 324 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[4] It was also among ten albums nominated for the best British album of the previous 30 years by the Brit Awards in 2010, ultimately losing to (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.[5]

Recording

The band started recording the album in London on 17 September 2001, but later relocated to Liverpool, where they had recorded some of the songs on Parachutes.[6] Lead singer Chris Martin said that once there they "became obsessed with recording".[6] "In My Place" was the first song recorded for the album and the one that the band released as the album's lead single because it was the song that made them want to do a second album. It kept them going and made them think they could still write songs, following a strange period of not really knowing what they were doing three months after the success of Parachutes.[6]

The band wrote more than twenty songs for the album and some of those, including "In My Place" and "Animals", were performed live during the tours promoting Parachutes.[2][7] The album's title was revealed through a post on the band's official website.[8]

During initial recording sessions in Liverpool, lead singer Chris Martin and guitarist Jonny Buckland worked alone, and only on weekends. Each Monday, they would present the song ideas that they had developed to their bandmates.[6] With A Rush of Blood to the Head nearly completed, Martin went into the studio late one night and wrote a piano riff that he has stated "just came out". The band recognised that this early version of the song, that would become "Clocks", was special the first time Martin played it to them. Reasoning that it was too late to include the song on the album, they recorded a demo version and included it on a CD marked "Songs for #3", featuring unfinished tracks they intended to work on for their third studio album.[9][10]

By June 2002, the band had completed A Rush of Blood to the Head, but thought their output sounded "rubbish" and reached an agreement with the label to postpone the release of the album until they were completely satisfied.[9][10] Subsequently, many songs were discarded because they sounded like they could have been on Parachutes. Martin has claimed that it would have been uninteresting: "It would have shown that we're happy to sit back on what we'd done, and we're not. For us, it was important to progress and try to improve upon our abilities as musicians." Such ambitions put the band under strain: "sometimes practice sessions ended abruptly with one or more members of Coldplay threatening to quit".[11]

After headlining the 2002 Glastonbury Festival, Coldplay returned to the studio and worked on some tracks from the "Songs for #3" CD they had produced earlier. Phil Harvey, the band's manager, heard "Clocks" and urged them to rework it immediately: "No, you must do that song now 'cause you're going on [in the lyrics] about urgency, and you're talking about keeping this song back. That doesn't make sense."[9][10]

Composition

Production of the album began quickly with the writing of the track "Politik", which was a song seen as a reflection of the world at the time, giving the band a renewed perspective on their lives and society. Many of the song lyrics on the album relate strongly to the theme of urgency. Martin has commented that previous songs were more relaxed since they were in a comfortable state of mind: "Perhaps there's a bit more urgency on some of these songs. And that's born from all the places we've been and the things we've experienced." Martin has explained. In relation to the theme of urgency, Martin has also stated that the album's title means "doing something on impulse".[11]

Several songs on the album are about the themes of love and relationships. These tracks are based on reality, but according to Martin, they were written with a fictional twist: "Songs are like fairy tales: they have a beginning and an end and you can make it all work perfectly. Real life doesn't work like that".[6]

The album includes ballads and acoustic songs featuring extensive use of guitar and piano. The U2-esque "epic rock" of the album's opening track "Politik", the piano-driven "Clocks", the loud guitars of "A Whisper" and the Country rock-inspired guitar in "Warning Sign" were seen as an extension of the band's musical range.[12] Chris Martin has also stated that the album's title track is an homage to American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, whom he considered one of "the greatest ... men with just guitars".[13] The title track is about uncertainties faced in life.[14]

According to Martin, the song "Green Eyes" was composed for two individuals: An "American friend" (speculated to be a woman of Chris' romantic desire), and bandmate Jonny Buckland.[15]

Artwork

The album cover for A Rush of Blood to the Head was designed by photographer Sølve Sundsbø. Sundsbø had been hired by fashion magazine Dazed & Confused in the late 1990s to produce a shot with a "technological feel, something all white", according to himself. As an artist, Sundsbø attempted to do a unique original piece, creating a shot that had never been seen before; He suggested taking shots using a three-dimensional scanning machine to fulfil his vision.[16]

The model for the shots wore all-white cosmetic makeup, along with a coloured twill cape, to aesthetically produce optimal and desired results. The scanner could not properly identify the colors on the cape, so they were replaced with digital spikes, and the head in the image was chopped as the machine was unable to scan more than about a foot of the model at a time.[17] The editor of the magazine liked the image and eventually featured it in one of their publications. Martin eventually saw the image in a publication of the magazine, then approaching Sundsbø for proper permission to use the image as the cover of A Rush of Blood to the Head. For the album's singles, Martin asked Sundsbø for any ideas; Sundsbø suggested scanning the head of each member of the band.[16]

The album booklet contains only two photos; One with Coldplay in a location that was rumoured to be a forest, and one with the band in a recording studio. The album cover was among the ten chosen by the Royal Mail for a set of "Classic Album Cover" postage stamps issued in January 2010.[18][19]

Release

A Rush of Blood to the Head was released on 26 August 2002 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and a day later 27 August 2002 by Capitol Records in the United States. The album was completed and ready to hand over to the record company in June 2002, however, after recording a demo of "Clocks" intended for the third album, the band delayed release by two months to allow them to work it into a finished track and include it on A Rush of Blood to the Head.[9]

Capitol released a remastered version of the album in 2008 on a 180-gram vinyl record as part of its "From the Capitol Vaults" series.[20]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[21]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[22]
Blender[23]
Entertainment WeeklyA[24]
The Guardian[25]
NME9/10[26]
Pitchfork5.1/10[27]
Q[28]
Rolling Stone[29]
Spin7/10[30]
Uncut[31]

Upon release, A Rush of Blood to the Head received positive reviews from contemporary critics. Review aggregating website Metacritic reports a normalised score of 80 based on 25 reviews.[21] Many felt that it built upon their previous album, Parachutes.[21] Alexis Petridis of the newspaper The Guardian wrote that the band's "new assurance is everywhere ... the timidity of Parachutes is nowhere to be found". He concludes, "It sounds like an album ready to take on the world, and win."[25]

Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times praised the album, commenting that it is "one of the year's best albums" and describing it as "sparser, stranger and even catchier than its predecessor".[32] Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield, said that "A Rush of Blood to the Head is a nervier, edgier, thoroughly surprising album", adding, "where Parachutes was the clumsy diary of a high-strung kid, A Rush of Blood sounds more like a band with the confidence to test its own limits."[29] Ted Kessler of NME lauded the album, calling it "an album of outstanding natural beauty, an organic, wholesome work." MacKenzie Wilson of AllMusic echoed the above comments, saying that it is a "strong album". Wilson, who compliments Martin for his "sharpened" falsetto and refined "haunting delivery" and Buckland for his "riveting guitar work", notes that "regardless of the band still being in their mid-twenties, they've made an amazing record".[33] Emma Pearse of the American newspaper The Village Voice has the same sentiments, stating that it is "a little edgier, trancier, and more conversational" compared to Parachutes.[34] Conversely, Robert Christgau gave the album a one-star honorable mention () and quipped "Let Green Eyes dump him for real and we'll see how long he hums in the void."[35]

Accolades

A Rush of Blood to the Head has earned the band several awards from both the domestic and international music press. In 2002 it was awarded Best Album at the Q Awards.[36] In the same year, the band won two Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "In My Place".[37] In 2003 A Rush of Blood to the Head won Best British Album at the BRIT Awards, and the following year the band earned their first Grammy Award for Record of the Year for the song "Clocks"[37][38] for a total of three Grammys for the album. The band also won three VMAs at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video, Breakthrough Video and Best Direction in a Video for "The Scientist". The same year, they won the awards best NME album of the year, and best album of the year at the NME Awards.

The album was chosen in 2002 as Billboard magazine's Critics' Choice.[39] Kludge included it on their list of best albums of 2002.[40] In 2012, it was ranked number 466 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[4] It was also ranked 21st on Rolling Stone's list of top 100 albums of the 2000s.[41] In 2007 The National Association of Recording Merchandisers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame released a list of what they term "The Definitive 200 Albums of All Time"; A Rush of Blood to the Head ranks at number 65 on the list.[42] The album was nominated for the BRITs Album of 30 Years at the 2010 BRIT Awards.[43]

In a BBC Radio poll in 2013, the album topped the list ahead of Hopes and Fears by Keane, Rio by Duran Duran and The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.[44] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[45]

Commercial performance

A Rush of Blood to the Head debuted at number-one on the UK Albums Chart selling 273,924 copies.[46] The British Phonographic Industry has since certified the album 10x Platinum for its accumulated sales of over 3 million copies.[47] With the subsequent release of "Clocks" and "The Scientist", the album spent over one year on the chart. A Rush of Blood to the Head has been placed at number seven on the list of United Kingdom's 20 biggest-selling albums of the 21st century, published by the British trade paper Music Week.[46] In July 2011, A Rush of Blood to the Head climbed from No. 176 back to No. 44 in the album's 250th charting week there.[48] As of October 2018, the album has sold over 2,960,000 copies in the UK, making it Coldplay's best-selling studio album.[49] It is the tenth best-selling album of the 21st century.[50]

In the United States, A Rush of Blood was Coldplay's first venture into the top 5 with 144,000 copies sold initially, stronger than its predecessor, Parachutes, which debuted at number 189 in December 2000.[51] It has since been certified 4x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and it has sold 5,080,000 pure copies as of July 2018.[52] A Rush of Blood debuted at number-one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 28,200 copies in its first week.[53] The album has been certified 4x times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association for shipments of over 400,000.[54] It has been certified 7x platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, having accumulated shipments of over 490,000 units.[55]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin.

No.TitleLength
1."Politik"5:18
2."In My Place"3:48
3."God Put a Smile upon Your Face"4:57
4."The Scientist"5:09
5."Clocks"5:07
6."Daylight"5:27
7."Green Eyes"3:43
8."Warning Sign"5:31
9."A Whisper"4:02
10."A Rush of Blood to the Head"5:51
11."Amsterdam"5:19
Total length:54:08

Personnel
  • Chris Martin – lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, synthesizers, rhythm guitar (tracks 8–9)
  • Jonny Buckland – lead electric guitar, backing vocals (tracks 1 and 6), acoustic guitar (track 4), twelve-string slide guitar (track 6)
  • Guy Berryman – bass guitar
  • Will Champion – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Technical and additional personnel

  • Coldplay – producer, string arranger, mixer, art direction
  • Andrea Wright – assistant engineer
  • Ann Lines – string performer
  • Audrey Riley – string arranger and performer
  • Ben Thackeray – assistant engineer
  • Blue Source – art direction
  • Chris Tombling – string performer
  • Dan Green – string performer
  • Dan Keeling – century, published by the British trade paper Music Week. A&R
  • Danton Supple – mixer (track 2, 3, 6, 8, 10)
  • Dave Holmes – manager
  • Estelle Wilkinson – manager
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Jon Bailey – assistant engineer
  • Jon Withnal – assistant engineer
  • Ken Nelson – producer, engineer, mixer
  • Laura Melhewish – string performer
  • Leo Payne – string performer
  • Mark Phythian – additional production, mixer
  • Nettwerk – management
  • Peter Lale – string performer
  • Richard George – string performer
  • Rik Simpson – additional engineering
  • Sølve Sundsbø – cover art
  • Susan Dench – string performer
  • Tom Sheehan – photographer
  • Zed Nelson – photographer

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[129] 3× Platinum 120,000^
Australia (ARIA)[130] 7× Platinum 490,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[131] Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[132] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[133] Gold 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[134] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[135] 5× Platinum 100,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[136] Gold 16,708[136]
France (SNEP)[137] 2× Gold 348,550[138]
Germany (BVMI)[139] 3× Gold 450,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[140] Gold 15,000^
Italy (FIMI)[141]
sales since 2009 		Platinum 50,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[142] Gold 100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[143] Platinum 150,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[144] Platinum 80,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[145] 4× Platinum 60,000^
Portugal (AFP)[146] Gold 20,000^
Singapore (RIAS)[147] Gold 5,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[148] Gold 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[149] Gold 30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[150] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[151] 10× Platinum 3,000,000
United States (RIAA)[152] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[153] 5× Platinum 5,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Parachutes: Coldplay". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  2. Moss, Corey; Cornell, Jeff (18 December 2001). "Coldplay Ready Second Album As 'Trouble' Heats Up". mtv.com. MTV. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  3. Alan Jones (2011). "Adele still on top but UK album sales fall to 13-year low". Music Week. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. Wilkinson, Matt (16 February 2010). "Liam Gallagher snubs Noel as Oasis win Brit Album of 30 Years award". NME. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. Cumberbatch, Franklin (13 August 2002). "Coldplay: Going Out of My Head". vh1.com. VH1. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  7. Nelson, Chris (12 February 2001). "Coldplay Warm Up on U.S. Tour Opener". mtv.com. MTV. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  8. Luerssen, John D. (25 April 2002). "Coldplay Sets Album Title, June Gigs". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  9. Webb, Robert (25 July 2008). "Story of the Song: 'Clocks', Coldplay (2002)". The Independent. London. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  10. Wiederhorn, Jon (2 February 2004). "Road to the Grammys: The Making of Coldplay's 'Clocks'". mtv.com. MTV. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  11. Wiederhorn, Jon (27 August 2002). "Coldplay Bleed For Beauty on a Rush of Blood to the Head". mtv.com. MTV. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  12. "Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head". BBC Music. 26 August 2002. Archived from the original on 3 January 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  13. Orshoski, Wes (16 August 2002). "Cash 'Comes Around' On New 'American' Album". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  14. "A Rush of Blood to the Head meaning". Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  15. "Coldplay Official Website: The Oracle". 21 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  16. Benedictus, Leo (14 February 2008). "Sølve Sundsbø's best shot". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  17. (2002) Artwork for A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay. Capitol (CDP 7243 5 40504 2 8).
  18. "Classic Album Covers: Issue Date – 7 January 2010". Royal Mail. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  19. Michaels, Sean (8 January 2010). "Coldplay album gets stamp of approval from Royal Mail". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  20. Lankford, Loren (15 September 2008). "Capitol/EMI release limited edition vinyl from the vaults". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  21. "Reviews for A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  22. Yeung, Neil Z. "A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  23. Maconie, Stuart (September 2002). "Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head". Blender. No. 9. p. 145. Archived from the original on 7 May 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  24. Browne, David (2 September 2002). "A Rush of Blood to the Head". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  25. Petridis, Alexis (16 August 2002). "Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  26. Kessler, Ted (22 August 2002). "Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head". NME. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  27. Tangari, Joe (8 September 2002). "Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  28. Lynskey, Dorian (September 2002). "Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head". Q. No. 194. pp. 198–99.
  29. Sheffield, Rob (26 August 2002). "A Rush of Blood to the Head". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  30. Walters, Barry (September 2002). "The Chilling Effect". Spin. Vol. 18 no. 9. pp. 125–26. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  31. "Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head". Uncut. No. 64. September 2002. p. 116.
  32. Sanneh, Kelefa (14 August 2002). "POP REVIEW; Vertigo From the Falsetto and 'Parachutes'". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  33. Wilson, MacKenzie. "A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  34. Pearse, Emma (17 September 2002). "New Shapes and Colors". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 16 December 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  35. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Coldplay". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  36. "Q Awards 2002: Winners". BBC. 14 October 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  37. "Grammy Awards Winners". grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  38. "Brit Awards 2003: Winners". BBC. 21 February 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  39. "Coldplay's 'Blood' Is Billboard's Critics' Choice". Billboard. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  40. "The Best of 2002". Kludge. Archived from the original on 22 July 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  41. "Coldplay, 'A Rush of Blood to the Head'". Rolling Stone. Jann S. Wenner. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  42. "Definitive 200". rockhall.com. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  43. "BRITs 2010 – The Brit Awards 2010". 18 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010.
  44. "Coldplay tops BBC favourite albums poll". 3 News NZ. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  45. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (7 February 2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
  46. Jones, Alan (12 March 2008). "The 20 biggest selling albums of the 21st Century". Music Week. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  47. "Certified awards". bpi.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  48. "Album Top 40 from the Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  49. "The UK's biggest studio albums of all time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  50. Moss, Liv (19 March 2015). "Official Biggest Selling Albums of the Millennium so far revealed!". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  51. Todd, Martens; Ellis, Michael (5 September 2002). "Dixie Chicks Make Their 'Home' On Top". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  52. "Coldplay's 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' Hits 5 Million US Sales". Chartdata. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  53. "Coldplay heats up Canadian chart". 4 September 2002. Archived from the original on 22 April 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  54. "Gold & Platinum Certification". cria.ca. Canadian Recording Industry Association. November 2003. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  55. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  56. "Australiancharts.com – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  57. "Austriancharts.at – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  58. "Ultratop.be – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  59. "Ultratop.be – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  60. "Balanço Semestral das Vendas Mundiais". abpd.org.br (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. December 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  61. "Coldplay Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  62. "Danishcharts.dk – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  63. "Dutchcharts.nl – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  64. "Hits of the World – Eurochart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 14 September 2002. p. 69. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  65. "Coldplay: A Rush Of Blood To The Head" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  66. "Lescharts.com – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  67. "Offiziellecharts.de – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  68. "Ελληνικό Chart". 3 March 2005. Archived from the original on 3 March 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  69. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Coldplay". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  70. "Italiancharts.com – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  71. "Charts.nz – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  72. "Norwegiancharts.com – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  73. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  74. "Hits of the World – Portugal". Billboard. 5 October 2002. p. 63. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  75. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  76. "Hits of the World – Spain". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 14 September 2002. p. 68. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  77. "Swedishcharts.com – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  78. "Swisscharts.com – Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  79. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  80. "Coldplay Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  81. "Mexican Charts – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (album)". Mexicancharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  82. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2002". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  83. "Jaaroverzichten 2002 Albums". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  84. "Jaaroverzichten 2002 – Alternatieve Albums" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  85. "Rapports Annuels 2002 Albums". ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  86. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2002". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  87. "Year in Review – European Top 100 Albums 2002" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21 no. 2/3. 11 January 2003. p. 15. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via World Radio History.
  88. "Top Albums annuel". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  89. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  90. "IRMA Best of 2002". irma.ie. IRMA.
  91. "Top of the Music – Mix e Singoli" (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  92. "Top Selling Albums of 2002". nztop40.co.nz. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  93. "Årslista Album – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  94. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002".
  95. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  96. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  97. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2003". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  98. "Jahreshitparade Alben 2003" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  99. "Jaaroverzichten 2003" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  100. "Jaaroverzichten 2003 – Alternatieve Albums" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  101. "Rapports Annuels 2003" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  102. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2003". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  103. "Europe's Top Albums of 2003". Billboard. Vol. 115 no. 52. 27 December 2003. p. 65. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via Google Books.
  104. "Top Albums 2003" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  105. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  106. "IRMA Best of 2003". irma.ie. IRMA.
  107. "Classifica Annuale 2003" (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  108. "Top Selling Albums of 2003". nztop40.co.nz. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  109. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003".
  110. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  111. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  112. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2004". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  113. "Jaaroverzichten 2004" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  114. "Jaaroverzichten 2004 – Alternatieve Albums" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  115. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  116. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  117. "Jaaroverzichten 2005" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  118. "Jaaroverzichten 2005 – Alternatieve Albums" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  119. "UK Singles Year-End 2005" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  120. "Jaaroverzichten 2007 – Mid price" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  121. "Rapports Annuels 2007 – Mid price" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  122. "Jaaroverzichten 2008 – Mid price" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  123. "Rapports Annuels 2008 – Mid price" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  124. "2014-년 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  125. "2009 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  126. "The Noughties' Official UK Albums Chart Top 100". Music Week. London, England: United Business Media: 19. 30 January 2010.
  127. "Top Billboard 200 Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 121 no. 50. 19 December 2009. p. 167. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via World Radio History.
  128. Copsey, Rob (13 October 2018). "The UK's biggest studio albums of all time". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  129. "Discos de Oro y Platino – Coldplay" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009.
  130. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  131. "Austrian album certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  132. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2006". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  133. "Brazilian album certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  134. "Canadian album certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood". Music Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  135. "Danish album certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 9 August 2017. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2017 to obtain certification.
  136. "Coldplay" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  137. "French album certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  138. "Les Albums les plus Vendus de la Décennie (2000-2009)" (in French). Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  139. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Coldplay; 'A Rush of Blood')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  140. "Greek album certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  141. "Italian album certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 June 2018. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "A Rush of Blood" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  142. "Japanese album certifications – Coldplay – The world of silence" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 7 November 2018. Select 2003年05月 on the drop-down menu
  143. "Certificaciones – Coldplay" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  144. "Buzz-top-3: Chirac, Donner en Coldplay". HP/De Tijd (in Dutch). 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  145. "New Zealand album certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  146. "Top Oficial da Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa - Top 30 Artistas - Semana 15 de 2003" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  147. "Singapore album certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  148. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 963. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  149. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2003" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  150. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Coldplay; 'A Rush of Blood')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  151. "British album certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  152. "American album certifications – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 June 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  153. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2011". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 June 2012.

Further reading
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.