Editing Coldplay (section)

== Achievements ==
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Coldplay}}
Coldplay are considered the most successful band of the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 June 2024 |title=Glastonbury 2024: The Reason Coldplay Are the 21st Century's Defining Band |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240624-the-reason-coldplay-are-the-21st-centurys-most-loved-band |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728050702/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240624-the-reason-coldplay-are-the-21st-centurys-most-loved-band |archive-date=28 July 2024 |access-date=28 July 2024 |website=BBC Culture}}</ref> With over 100 million albums sold globally, they are one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling artists of all time]].{{efn|name=HALPERIN}} ''[[Parachutes (Coldplay album)|Parachutes]]'' (2000), ''[[A Rush of Blood to the Head]]'' (2002) and ''[[X&Y]]'' (2005) have all been listed among the 50 [[List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom|best-selling albums in the United Kingdom]], marking the most appearances by a group in the ranking.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 April 2019 |title=The Best-selling Albums of All Time on the Official UK Chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-best-selling-albums-of-all-time-on-the-official-uk-chart__15551/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109082630/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-best-selling-albums-of-all-time-on-the-official-uk-chart__15551/ |archive-date=9 January 2022 |access-date=29 December 2021 |website=Official Charts Company}}</ref> The latter was also the third-fastest-selling album in the country's history upon release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 April 2011 |title=50 Fastest-Selling Albums Ever |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/50-fastest-selling-albums-ever/213617/1/1#48 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021140850/http://www.nme.com/photos/50-fastest-selling-albums-ever/213617/1/1#48 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |access-date=28 December 2021 |work=NME}}</ref> In 2008, "[[Viva la Vida]]" became the first song by a British act to top the [[UK Singles Chart]] and [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] simultaneously since [[Rod Stewart]]'s "[[Maggie May]]" (1971).<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2008 |title=Coldplay Top Singles and Albums Charts in a Week of Firsts |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/coldplay-top-singles-and-albums-charts-in-a-week-of-firsts-pwfxfmqfswh |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210821110909/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coldplay-top-singles-and-albums-charts-in-a-week-of-firsts-pwfxfmqfswh |archive-date=21 August 2021 |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=The Times}}</ref> Moreover, its [[Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends|namesake album]] was the best-selling [[Music download|digital record]] of the 2000s decade.<ref>{{Cite instagram |postid=CNCkx5shx2y |user=daviderossimusic |title=Showing off the essential... |author=Davide Rossi |date=30 March 2021 |access-date=28 December 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221204010257/https://instagram.fbfh3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/166433284_150726890295418_7810347320382752539_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_s1080x1080&_nc_ht=instagram.fbfh3-2.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=OcxxMa5r-GMAX93dUId&edm=ALQROFkBAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=MjU0MDc1NDg5NDE5MDAwNDM1Mw%3D%3D.2-ccb7-5&oh=00_AfAhZ-U9ycU3yufzMsI8n7mO_ZsHL0umL-Xlq8X6iRv5cg&oe=63916A53&_nc_sid=30a2ef |archive-date=4 December 2022 |url-status=live |url=https://instagram.fbfh3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/166433284_150726890295418_7810347320382752539_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_s1080x1080&_nc_ht=instagram.fbfh3-2.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=OcxxMa5r-GMAX93dUId&edm=ALQROFkBAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=MjU0MDc1NDg5NDE5MDAwNDM1Mw%3D%3D.2-ccb7-5&oh=00_AfAhZ-U9ycU3yufzMsI8n7mO_ZsHL0umL-Xlq8X6iRv5cg&oe=63916A53&_nc_sid=30a2ef}}</ref> In 2013, Coldplay were ranked as the most influential British celebrities in the world on [[Forbes Celebrity 100|''Forbes'' Celebrity 100]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2013 |title=Coldplay Most Influential British Celebrities |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2013-06-26/coldplay-most-influential-british-celebrities-in-new-forbes-list |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228042430/https://www.itv.com/news/2013-06-26/coldplay-most-influential-british-celebrities-in-new-forbes-list |archive-date=28 December 2021 |access-date=16 January 2022 |website=ITV News}}</ref> while 2014 saw them become the first band to surpass a billion streams on [[Spotify]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2018 |title=Celebrating a Decade of Discovery on Spotify |url=https://newsroom.spotify.com/2018-10-10/celebrating-a-decade-of-discovery-on-spotify/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221201174439/https://newsroom.spotify.com/2018-10-10/celebrating-a-decade-of-discovery-on-spotify/ |archive-date=1 December 2022 |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=Spotify – For the Record}}</ref> Their performance at the [[Super Bowl 50 halftime show]] earned the biggest audience in history for a group and helped to make them the most googled band of 2016.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=13 February 2024 |title=Here Are the Top 10 Most-Watched Super Bowl Halftime Shows |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/most-watched-super-bowl-halftime-shows/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216015522/https://www.billboard.com/lists/most-watched-super-bowl-halftime-shows/ |archive-date=16 February 2024 |access-date=16 February 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}
* {{Cite web |date=14 December 2016 |title=Google Reveals 2016's Most Searched Artists and Songs |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2016/12/2016-most-googled-musicians-and-songs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228042433/https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2016/12/2016-most-googled-musicians-and-songs |archive-date=28 December 2021 |access-date=16 January 2022 |website=Complex}}</ref> During the same year, Coldplay headlined [[Glastonbury Festival]] for the fourth time, a record for any musician.{{efn|The achievement was extended to five headline performances in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 March 2024 |title=Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA to Headline 2024 Glastonbury Festival |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/14/2024-glastonbury-festival-lineup-dua-lipa-coldplay-sza-shania-twain |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314124819/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/14/2024-glastonbury-festival-lineup-dua-lipa-coldplay-sza-shania-twain |archive-date=14 March 2024 |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>}} In 2021, "[[My Universe (song)|My Universe]]" became the first song by a British group to debut atop ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=22 November 2021 |title=Here are All the Hits That Have Debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/billboard-hot-100-number-1-song-debuts-426225/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101200543/https://www.billboard.com/photos/billboard-hot-100-number-1-song-debuts-426225/23-22-taylor-swift/ |archive-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> They have earned over $2.23 billion from touring.<ref>$965.3 million from 11.7 million tickets:
* {{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Coldplay – Tour History Report |url=https://pdfhost.io/v/0qRXxIUak_Coldplay_Pollstar_Tour_History_200123 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908225449/https://pdfhost.io/v/0qRXxIUak_Coldplay_Pollstar_Tour_History_200123 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=Pollstar}}

$1.26 billion from 11.4 million tickets:
* {{Cite web |date=16 December 2024 |title=Coldplay Sells the Most Tickets of All Time While Trying to Save the Planet |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2024/12/16/coldplay-sells-the-most-tickets-of-all-time-while-trying-to-save-the-planet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216164837/https://news.pollstar.com/2024/12/16/coldplay-sells-the-most-tickets-of-all-time-while-trying-to-save-the-planet/ |archive-date=16 December 2024 |access-date=16 December 2024 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> Both the [[A Head Full of Dreams Tour|Head Full of Dreams]] (2016–17) and [[Music of the Spheres World Tour|Music of the Spheres]] (2022–25) tours rank among the 15 [[List of highest-grossing concert tours|highest-grossing runs of all time]].<ref name="FRANKENBERG" /> The latter is also the [[List of most-attended concert tours|most-attended in history]] and the first by a band to surpass $1 billion.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=29 August 2024 |title=Coldplay Tops July Boxscore Report As Tour Surpasses $1 Billion in Grosses |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/coldplay-tour-1-billion-dollar-grosses-1235762768/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829153154/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/coldplay-tour-1-billion-dollar-grosses-1235762768/ |archive-date=29 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In 2024, Coldplay became the most played group of the 21st century on British media and the first to reach 90 million [[List of most-streamed artists on Spotify|monthly listeners]] on Spotify.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 2024 |title=Coldplay Triumphs Over Queen for Title of Most Played British Group of 21st Century |url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/176797/Coldplay-triumphs-over-Queen-for-title-of-most-played-British-group-of-21st-century |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241008202626/https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/176797/Coldplay-triumphs-over-Queen-for-title-of-most-played-British-group-of-21st-century |archive-date=8 October 2024 |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Music News}}
* {{Cite web |date=14 October 2024 |title=Coldplay Moon Music Album Lands at No. 1 on Billboard 200 |url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/177532/Coldplay-Moon-Music-album-lands-at-no-1-on-Billboard-200 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241014190605/https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/177532/Coldplay-Moon-Music-album-lands-at-no-1-on-Billboard-200 |archive-date=14 October 2024 |access-date=14 October 2024 |website=Music News}}</ref>

The band have received numerous accolades throughout their career as well, becoming the most awarded and nominated group of all time at the [[The Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] (nine victories from 32 nominations).<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2021 |title=Coldplay to Open the 2021 BRIT Awards |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/coldplay-will-perform-at-the-2021-brit-awards__33056/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210144916/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/coldplay-will-perform-at-the-2021-brit-awards__33056/ |archive-date=10 December 2021 |access-date=16 January 2022 |website=Official Charts Company}}
* {{Cite web |title=BRITs Hall of Fame: The 20 Biggest BRIT Awards Winners in History |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/events/brits/photos/hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228053054/https://www.capitalfm.com/events/brits/photos/hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=28 December 2021 |access-date=16 January 2022 |website=Capital FM}}</ref> They are the first act to ever win [[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|British Album of the Year]] three times and [[Brit Award for British Group|British Group]] four times, scoring the most nominations for both categories.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=19 December 2019 |title=Will BTS Finally Win a Brit Award? (And More Burning Questions About the 2022 Brits) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/brit-awards-nominations-burning-questions-bts-elton-john-1235012595/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219203222/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/brit-awards-nominations-burning-questions-bts-elton-john-1235012595/ |archive-date=19 December 2021 |access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> Coldplay have also won seven [[Grammy Award]]s from 39 nominations, receiving [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] once, while being nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] category three times.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2022 |title=Jonny Buckland |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jon-buckland/8655 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135429/https://www.grammy.com/artists/jon-buckland/8655 |archive-date=11 January 2023|access-date=11 January 2023 |website=Recording Academy}}</ref> In January 2009, they received a [[NRJ Music Award|NRJ Award of Honour]] in recognition of their career accomplishments and impact.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2009 |title=NRJ Awards: Katy Perry Given Rihanna's Award by Mistake |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/19/katy-perry-rihanna-award-mixup |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107151555/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/19/katy-perry-rihanna-award-mixup |archive-date=7 November 2021 |access-date=16 January 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> The band were then named Songwriters of the Year at the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP London Music Awards]] in the following year,<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2010 |title=Coldplay Win ASCAP Songwriting Award |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-246-1293602 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226184821/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-246-1293602 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |access-date=16 January 2022 |website=NME}}</ref> having previously received the same honor from the [[Ivor Novello Awards]] in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 April 2003 |title=Ivor Novello Awards 2003 Winners |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2966887.stm |access-date=16 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122142151/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2966887.stm |archive-date=22 November 2021}}</ref> Their single "[[Atlas (Coldplay song)|Atlas]]", which was released as part of ''[[The Hunger Games: Catching Fire]]'' (2013) soundtrack,<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2013 |title=Atlas é Indicada ao Critics' Choice Awards 2014 |trans-title=Atlas Is Nominated For The 2014 Critics' Choice Awards |url=http://coldplaybrasil.com/2013/12/atlas-e-indicada-ao-critics-choice-awards-2014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226185553/https://coldplaybrasil.com/2013/12/atlas-e-indicada-ao-critics-choice-awards-2014/ |archive-date=26 December 2021 |access-date=16 January 2022 |website=Coldplay Brasil |language=pt}}</ref> was nominated for the [[19th Critics' Choice Awards]] and shortlisted at the [[87th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=13 December 2014 |title=Coldplay, Lorde, Lana Del Rey Make Best Original Song Oscar Shortlist |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/coldplay-lorde-lana-del-rey-make-best-original-song-oscar-shortlist-182267/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519122353/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/coldplay-lorde-lana-del-rey-make-best-original-song-oscar-shortlist-182267/ |archive-date=19 May 2020 |access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> In 2014, Coldplay were ranked as the sixth-most-awarded group of all time by [[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 2014 |title=100 Most Award-Winning Artists |url=http://www.tvtango.com/series/one_hundred_most_award_winning_artists |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105014247/http://www.tvtango.com/series/one_hundred_most_Award_winning_artists |archive-date=5 January 2022 |access-date=12 September 2020 |website=TV Tango}}</ref> Two years later, the band were chosen for [[NME Awards|''NME'' Awards]]' Godlike Genius Award, which honours "careers of music icons who have been pioneers in the industry".<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 January 2016 |title=NME Just Gave Coldplay Their Godlike Genius Award and Not Everyone Is Happy About It |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/nme-awards-2016-coldplay-crowned-godlike-genius-to-a-mixed-response-a6819686.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224222337/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/nme-awards-2016-coldplay-crowned-godlike-genius-to-a-mixed-response-a6819686.html |archive-date=24 December 2021 |access-date=28 December 2021 |website=The Independent}}</ref> They have earned two [[American Music Awards]]; nine [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]]; seven [[MTV Video Music Awards]]; three [[Juno Award]]s; two silver prizes at the [[Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity]]; and established 15 ''[[Guinness World Records]]'', currently holding 10 of them. In May 2022, it was reported that the band's estimated combined wealth — without Harvey — exceeded £471 million, placing them among the [[List of music artists by net worth|richest musicians on the planet]].<ref name="RICH">{{Cite web |date=20 May 2022 |title=Coldplay's Chris Martin Net Worth |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/chris-martin-coldpay-net-worth-sunday-times-rich-list-fbv8j5mvh |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220522030130/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunday-times-rich-list-coldplay-net-worth-chris-martin-guy-berryman-jonny-buckland-will-champion-v66n69xsp |archive-date=22 May 2022 |access-date=3 June 2022 |website=The Times}}</ref>