While we received 208 lists from the Top Coldplay songs polling there has been a lot of justifiable groaning about the results.

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67476

 

We had TONS of people join just to put their lists and the results do reflect the opinions of the masses. As I got to the Top 10 results I went through all the lists (17 pages!!) twice, took out the lists of anyone under 500 posts, and have worked on re-calculating new results from the 58 lists remaining. All these people remaining have over 500+ posts on coldplaying and are quite familiar with the band and its catalog. I'm hoping this alternative list will show a side that people new to the band really should get aquainted with. This way long standing members can point to an alternate list if they find the original one "flawed" (although it does represent the public perception of the band).

 

Here's the 58 members; I checked it twice so it should be accurate.

 

(SOME names may be slightly off - spelling wise)

 

<3coldplay, aniskywalker, AnnaElisabeth, bellynelly, berrymangirl1, ceolsige, chavi, christa1, cm, cobalt, coldplay junior, coldplayer_rh, coldplaying hogwarts, coldplayisawesome, Corkus, dee, dreamttolate, ellendianelopo, Emilythea, emmalouisesmyth, emp3, enjoycoldplay, flickahidalgo, gotcheese2768, hogy, I bloom blaum, i♥C.MART, iluvcoldplay, I'maveryneatmonster, ines, inthecoldwhichplays, iriden, Isab3lla, jenflor, johkujji, karen6321, katja, keddiechan, macintosh, maggy6146, mariepeter18, Mig-El, mrman78, nancyck58, nick311, Nikki84, notlost92, numbersgirl, raphaele, rock_mantic, secretspy, strawberrygirl, tauiwi, Technicolor Sparks, The Final Track, TheScientist( ....me), winigwl, yeahhright,

 

Here are the Veteran Rankings

 

The results (rank,song,score)

1 Yellow 2,520

2 Shiver 2,516

3 Violet Hill 2,449

4 Politik 2,390

5 The Scientist 2,385

6 Clocks 2,374

7 Fix You 2,290

8 In My Place 2,284

9 Life In Technicolor 2,250

10 Don´t Panic 2,115

11 Death & All His Friends 2,082

12 God Put A Smile on Your Face 2,080

13 Warning Sign 1,967

14 A Message 1,944

15 Strawberry Swing 1,933

16 Talk 1,917

17 Amsterdam 1,887

18 Viva La Vida 1,760

19 Lovers In Japan 1,743

20 Green Eyes 1,738

21 Swallowed In The Sea 1,735

22 Trouble 1,728

23 Speed Of Sound 1,695

24 A Rush Of Blood To The Head 1,646

25 Glass of Water 1,544

26 42 1,527

27 See You Soon 1,516

28 Lost 1,491

29 Cemeteries of London 1,472

30 The World Turned Upside Down 1,467

31 Everything´s Not Lost 1,404

32 White Shadows 1,366

33 The Hardest Part 1,346

34 Gravity 1,326

35 Ladder to the Sun 1,319

36 Square One 1,251

37 Prospekt's March/Poppyfields 1,186

38 Rainy Day 1,182

39 Sparks 1,178

40 Daylight 1,172

41 X&Y 1,166

42 Til Kingdom Come 1,143

43 Yes 1,052

44 Spies 1,045

45 I Ran Away 1,022

46 High Speed 923

47 We Never Change 889

48 Postcards from Far Away 888

49 The Goldrush 878

50 One I Love 875

this sucks! I'm not on the damn list!

 

Even though I'm not a brand new member, I don't have 500 posts, so I understand. I will now hang my head and walk away wimpering...

he maybe just forgot :confused: I'm sure it's not on perpose :nice:

Don't take it personally. I see flaws in this list too. (See Amsterdam and Clocks for example are even lower. Shiver is too high. etc)

 

Results posted in first post.

WOW :stunned: that is suprising .

I like this list better. :)

Nice list :) But Gravity on 34? :bigcry:

he maybe just forgot :confused: I'm sure it's not on perpose :nice:

do you not get the concept behind this list?

"Veteran Rankings" :awesome:

 

blah, my top 3 are #15, #31, and #5 on here :disappointed:

I feel like this is much more of a diverse list, but I'm still a little disappointed at Yellow being number 1.

 

But thanks so much for compiling this info separately! :D

11 Death & All His Friends 2,082 :clap:

but I'm still a little disappointed at Yellow being number 1.[/color][/b]

 

I agree. It's so... predictable for the casual listener, not for veterans. Good song but boring choice for #1.

This list making any sense at all

This is a good list :D

 

WOW thanks for compiling it btw :P

I've been a fan for years, I just joined "Coldplaying" recently.

That doesn't mean that I'm new to the band just because I have under 500 posts.

 

I'm sad that We Never Change is down at the bottom, it's one of my favorites.

Ladder To The Sun on #35? Awesome. Could have been higher, but it's a very great rank for a live b-side.

 

I Ran Away should have been higher though.

19 Lovers In Japan 1,743

 

:dance::dance:

nice list!

numbers and figures

Am I missing something or was my list not counted?

Looks like it... you're not vet enough Briggins, this is what you get for going away every July/August

25 glass of water :D :dance:

thank you for making the list:nice:

Looks like it... you're not vet enough Briggins, this is what you get for going away every July/August

 

Yeah thats bullshit! I could have helped take Yellow down.

took out the lists of anyone under 500 posts

Guess I should've spammed more. :')

 

Ah well, at least the veteran list is slightly better.

 

 

 

 

*starts spamming* :dozey:

Don't Panic #10! Yay!

but where is moses......?

Yay, nice for it to be divided up. For those who don't have 500 posts, don't take offence! He had to cut it off somehow, we know there are many of you who may have been fans for ages and just joined here. I mean, I've been a fan from the beginning, but only joined this board early last year...