04/05/06 -
X&Y: Biggest Selling Album in the World!
London, 31 March 2006 -- Coldplay’s X&Y was the biggest selling album in the world in 2005, it was announced today.
The band’s third album, which debuted at number one in 20 countries in June last year, sold over 8 million copies worldwide to head the world’s top 10 best-selling albums list which was issued today by IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industries). X&Y, released by EMI’s Parlophone label, was also the biggest selling digital album of the year in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
This is the second time that Coldplay have appeared in the top 10 since IFPI began publishing the list in 2001, with their second release A Rush Of Blood To The Head having been the sixth biggest album of 2003. It is also the second time in three years that an album by an EMI artist has topped the list: Norah Jones’s debut release Come Away With Me was the world’s best selling album in 2003.
EMI Music chairman and CEO Alain Levy said, “This is a huge achievement for Coldplay. They have developed long-term global success over the course of a number of albums, and I’m sure that they will continue to build their career for many years to come.”
X&Y became the first album to top the US and UK charts simultaneously since the Beatles’ 1 in 2000 (also on Parlophone), and scored the biggest ever week one digital sales in both countries. The success also drove sales of the band’s previous albums, propelling Parachutes and A Rush Of Blood To The Head back into the charts around the world. Debut album Parachutes has now sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide, with A Rush Of Blood To The Head reaching almost 11 million. Coldplay are currently playing stadium concerts in America, as part of their mammoth world tour which concludes in Japan in July.
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03/15/06 -
Fans to film Coldplay's Toronto show!
Coldplay are to film their March 22-23 gigs in Toronto for an upcoming live DVD, but in addition to the normal film crew, five fans will be given digital video cameras for them to shoot their own footage during the gig.
The five are being chosen through combined TV and online competition. Starting this week, hopefuls have had to tune into Canada’s Entertainment Tonight programme and then log onto www.globaltv.com to log their entry. The winners will be flown to Toronto and given the digital camera, which will be theirs to keep after the show. The footage will then be considered for inclusion in the DVD’s extras.
The Parlophone band are currently in the midst of their North American tour. They have just been confirmed as headliners at this year’s Isle of Wight music festival on 11 June, after which they will head off for dates in Australia and Asia.
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