Coldplay Produce 'Album Of The Year' For X&Y

Coldplay have cemented their position as Britain's biggest band, with their album X&Y named the best of 2005.

The recording, which went straight to number one in 28 countries and became the second fastest-selling album in British history after its release in June, was given the award by Q magazine.

Runner-up was Demon Days by Gorillaz, the second-album from the cartoon-hip hop group created by Damon Albarn of Blur.Kaiser Chiefs were third with their debut album, Employment, which has sold 2.5 million copies since March. The Leeds group exploded onto the music scene this year with the re-release of a demo single-Oh My God, and went on to perform at Glastonbury and Live8 in Philadelphia. Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson said: "I'm actually dead chuffed. I would have hoped it would have been in there to be honest - which I know sounds arrogant, but then being in a rock band you have to be arrogant, don't you? "Glastonbury was a big turning point for us - the first show I didn't get nervous at and the first show I really thought we proved ourselves to everyone that we were contenders, a lot more than just eyeliner and blazers."

Fourth place went to Oasis's Don't Believe The Truth, which Q said was "their most vital since the Britpop glory days".

In fifth place was I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by the little-known American band Bright Eyes. The top female artist in the list of 50 top albums was Scottish newcomer KT Tunstall for Eye To The Telescope.

Meanwhile, the Oasis return to form was confirmed with their single The Importance Of Being Idle at the top of Q's 100 Greatest Tracks Of The Year, which were voted for by the magazine's readers. The song topped the singles charts in August. Coldplay's Fix You was in second place and the Kaiser Chiefs took the third and fourth spots with I Predict A Riot and Oh My God respectively.

Top ten albums:

1 Coldplay - X&Y

2 Gorillaz - Demon Days

3 Kaiser Chiefs - Employment

4 Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth

5 Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

6 James Blunt - Back To Bedlam

7 Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better

8 Arcade Fire - Funeral

9 KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope

10 Hard-Fi - Stars of CCTV

Top ten singles:

1 Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle

2 Coldplay - Fix You

3 Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot

4 Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God

5 KT Tunstall - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree

6 Oasis - Lyla

7 Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

8 Stereophonics - Dakota

9 Coldplay - Speed of Sound

10 Hard-Fi - Hard To Beat