Coldplay Albums Ranked
Every Coldplay album ranked worst to best by the fans who voted, one head-to-head matchup at a time. Their #1: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.
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Rank Coldplay's albums
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START RANKINGA different ranking, from a different crowd: Coldplay's albums and songs by lifetime Spotify streams. Figures move daily. Nothing here feeds the fan ranking.
Most streamed Coldplay albums
A Rush of Blood to the Head
2002
6.06bn
Parachutes
2000
7.86bn
A Head Full of Dreams
2015
5.35bn
Every play of every song on the album, as of 27 October 2026. Where an album has several editions, the biggest figure counts.
Most streamed Coldplay songs
- 1Yellow4.06bn1.8m/day
- 2Something Just Like This3.82bn977k/day
- 3Viva La Vida3.58bn1.4m/day
- 4The Scientist3.05bn1.1m/day
- 5A Sky Full of Stars2.52bn910k/day
- 6Sparks2.29bn1.3m/day
- 7Fix You2.24bn693k/day
- 8Hymn for the Weekend2.07bn790k/day
- 9Paradise1.99bn561k/day
- 10Adventure of a Lifetime1.75bn654k/day
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net. Albums as of 27 October 2026, songs as of 27 October 2026. Stream counts are not votes and are never mixed into the fan ranking.
Coldplay albums: your questions
- What is Coldplay's best album?
- Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) is Coldplay's #1 album on TakeRank, winning 85% of its 59 head-to-head matchups.
- What is Coldplay's most underrated album?
- A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) sits at #4 but wins 68% of its matchups, the best record of any Coldplay album outside their top three.
- How many albums has Coldplay released?
- Coldplay has released 10 studio albums, from Parachutes (2000) to Moon Music (2024).
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