  Coldplay hail from England and
Scotland and consists of Chris Martin on
vocals, Jon Buckland on guitar, Guy Barryman
on bass, and Will Champion on drums. The
group met while students in London in the
mid-90s. By 1998, the group recorded 4 tracks
for an EP (Safety) which led to
their first single "Brothers And
Sisters." After another EP (The Blue
Room) and single ("Shiver"),
Coldplay readied the release of their first
full LP.
 Coldplay released Parachutes.
Parachutes topped the UK LP
charts for a week.
 # 55
Singles Artist of the Year
Coldplay hit
the Top 40 with "Yellow."
Coldplay won 2
Brit Awards for Best British Group and Best
British Album.
 Coldplay won 3
NME Carling Awards for Best New Artist, Best
Single, and Session of the Year (for a live
appearance on a BBC show).
Parachutes was certified gold.
Coldplay hit
the Top 10 with "Yellow."
 Coldplay were nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best New Artist.
Coldplay hit
the Top 40 with "Trouble."
 # 121
Singles Artist of the Year
 Coldplay won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music
Performance (Parachutes) and were nominated
for Best Rock Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group and Best Rock Song ("Yellow").
Parachutes was certified
platinum.
 Coldplay released A
Rush Of Blood To The Head.
Coldplay's
video for "Trouble" won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Art Direction (Tim Hope) and was
also nominated for Breakthrough Video.
A
Rush Of Blood To The Head topped the UK and
Canadian LP charts.
A
Rush Of Blood To The Head was certified gold.
 Coldplay could be heard on the
holiday LP - Maybe
This Christmas with "Have Yourself A
Merry Little Christmas."
Coldplay won a MTV Europe Music
Award for Best UK & Ireland Act.
 # 31
Singles Artist of the Year
 Coldplay embarked on a US tour.
A
Rush Of Blood To The Head was certified
platinum.
Coldplay hit
the Top 40 with "Clocks."
Coldplay won 2
Brit Awards for Best British Group and Best
British Album (A
Rush Of Blood To The Head).
 Coldplay won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("In My Place") and
for Best Alternative Music
Performance (A
Rush Of Blood To The Head). Coldplay also
performed at the ceremony.
 Coldplay hit
the Top 10 with "Clocks."
A
Rush Of Blood To The Head topped the UK Albums
chart for a week.
A
Rush Of Blood To The Head was certified 2x
platinum.
Martin was arrested in Australia
after clashing with a photographer and
trashing his vehicle.
 Coldplay's video for "The
Scientist" won 3 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Group Video, Breakthrough Video, and Best Direction (Jamie Thraves).
Coldplay also performed at the ceremony.
Coldplay released a live DVD/CD Coldplay
Live 2003 of performances from July in
Sydney.
Coldplay won a MTV Europe Award
for Best Group.
Coldplay was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Alternative
Artist.
Charges in Australia against
Martin from last July were dropped.
 A
Rush Of Blood To The Head was certified 3x
platinum, Parachutes was certified 2x
platinum, and Coldplay
Live 2003 was certified gold.
Readers of Rolling
Stone named Coldplay as the Best Rock
Artist and Best Band.
Coldplay had
the 10th biggest selling LP of the year -
A
Rush Of Blood To The Head - which sold
over 2.1 million copies during the year in
the US.
Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 473:
A
Rush Of Blood To The Head.
Coldplay won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year
("Clocks") and was also
nominated for Best Music Video, Short Form
("The Scientist").
Coldplay could be heard on the
soundtrack for Garden
State with "Don't Panic."
The single "Clocks" was certified
gold.
 # 398 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 # 62
Singles Artist of the Year
Coldplay
was nominated for a Grammy
Award for Best Music Video, Long Form (Coldplay
Live 2003).
 Coldplay hit
the Top 40 with "Speed Of Sound."
Coldplay
performed on Saturday Night Live.
Coldplay
released their next LP X&Y.
Coldplay
topped the Billboard 200 LP chart with X&Y -
selling over 737,000 copies its first week of
release in the US.
Coldplay
topped the UK and Canadian LP charts with X&Y.
The singles "Speed Of Sound" and "Clocks" were certified
platinum, and "The Scientist" and
"Yellow" were certified
gold.
 On July 2nd, Coldplay performed
in London, England, as part of the worldwide Live
8 concerts. The mission of the
concerts was to raise awareness of the
on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure
the G8 leaders to take action by doubling
aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade
justice for Africa.
Coldplay
topped the Billboard Internet Albums chart
with X&Y.
X&Y was certified
2x platinum.
 Coldplay appeared on the cover
of Rolling Stone.
The video for "Speed Of Sound" was nominated
for 4 MTV Video Music
Awards including Video of the Year, Best Special Effects, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography. Coldplay performed at
the ceremony.
Coldplay performed on ReAct
Now: Music & Relief - a benefit
program shown on music video channels to
raise money for those affected by Hurricane
Katrina.
A
Rush Of Blood To The Head was certified
4x platinum and the single "Speed Of Sound" was certified 2x
platinum.
 Coldplay won a MTV Europe Awards
for Best Song ("Speed Of Sound").
Coldplay could be heard on the Hurricane
Relief: Come Together Now compilation
with a live version of "Fix You."
Coldplay were nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Alternative Artist.
X&Y was certified
3x platinum.
Coldplay had the #6 selling LP
of 2005 with X&Y selling over
2.6 million copies during the year. The LP
was the best-selling LP of the year worldwide
(with 8.3 million copies sold around the
world).
 # 127
Singles Artist of the Year
 Coldplay hit the Top 40
with "Talk."
Coldplay was
nominated for 3 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song
(awarded to the songwriter) and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Speed Of Sound"),
and Best Rock Album (X&Y).
Coldplay also performed at the ceremony.
Coldplay won 2 Brit Awards for
Best British Single ("Speed Of Sound") and MasterCard
British Album.
Coldplay topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play charts with the remixes
of "Talk."
Coldplay won a Juno Award for
International Album of the Year (tie with Black Eyed Peas) (X&Y).
Martin could be heard on the Jay-Z LP Kingdom
Come on the
track "Beach Chair."
 Coldplay were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Talk").
Martin appeared on the Kanye West LP Graduation on the track
"Homecoming."
Coldplay hit the Top 40 with
"Viva La Vida."
 Coldplay topped the Billboard
Hot 100 chart, Hot Digital Songs chart, and
Hot Digital Tracks chart with "Viva La Vida."
Coldplay's next LP Viva
La Vida Or Death And All His Friends was released.
Coldplay topped the UK and
Canadian LP charts with Viva
La Vida Or Death And All His Friends.
Entertainment Weekly:
100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years included A
Rush Of Blood To The Head at # 49.
Coldplay topped the UK singles
chart with "Viva La Vida."
Coldplay topped the Billboard
200 LP chart, Top Internet Albums chart, Top
Digital Albums chart, and Top Rock Albums
chart with Viva
La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. The LP sold over
721,000 copies its first week of release in
the US.
Martin appeared on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
Viva
La Vida Or Death And All His Friends was certified gold.
 Coldplay topped the Billboard
Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart and Modern Rock
Tracks chart with "Viva La Vida."
Coldplay hit the Top 10 with "Viva La Vida."
Viva
La Vida Or Death And All His Friends was certified
platinum.
Coldplay topped the Billboard
Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart with "Viva La Vida."
The video for "Violet
Hill" was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Special Effects (Gregory de Maria).
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