X&Y did really well in the US this year! It's the #6 album of 2005, and the #2 Rock album (behind Green Day). Some people in the industry are saying it didn't sell as much as was expected of them, but 2.6 million (with more shelf life still left) is definitely really good.

 

6. COLDPLAY X&Y 2,615,280

 

They sold a lot more than other bands that got even more airplay than them, so congrats!

 

Also interesting is how much A Rush Of Blood To The Head still sells. It hasn't had a single in over 2 years now, but it still made the 2005 Top 200 list! Here's it's total sales for the year:

152. COLDPLAY RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD 487,902

I'm not sure how much AROBTTH has sold to date, but I'm pretty sure its between 3 and 4 million.

 

If anyone wants to see the full list to compare how they did to other artists, here's the link:

http://soundcheckmusic.proboards78.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=news&thread=1136409431&page=1

it seems in the US Coldplay's more and more popular

it sounds soo stupid but i'm afraid that the can take away coldplay form europe ... :D

i mean ... what if they (the bandmembers) wanna start living there?

i think there so european and everyone in the US is like:"yeah,they're the greatest band in the world bla~ ... they're from europe."

 

all in all, it's just music and it's just another crowd but .. whatever