Coldplay have scored their ninth consecutive UK Number One album with new LP ‘Music Of The Spheres’.
The band’s new record, which arrived last week (October 15), debuted at the top spot shifting 101,000 chart sales – making it the year’s fastest-selling album, beating Dave’s ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’, which amassed 74,000 chart sales in its opening week back in July.
The album is also the first release to surpass 100,000 chart sales in a week since Ed Sheeran’s ‘No. 6 Collaborations’ project sold 125,000 in July 2019.
Eighty five per cent of Coldplay’s week one figures were pure sales (physical and download), including 12,400 on vinyl, meaning it has also claimed the Number One spot on the vinyl albums chart.
Chris Martin and co.’s unbroken run of nine Number One studio albums on the UK chart sees them tie Brandon Flowers, who also has a clean streak of nine consecutive chart-toppers across The Killers and his solo releases. Noel Gallagher is the only act to amass more, with all 10 of his albums consecutively landing on the top spot.
