Coldplay Tops List of World's Best-Selling Albums of 2008

by Jarrett Martineau | February 18, 2009 at 02:39 pm

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British pop band Coldplay's latest album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends has topped the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's global list of the best-selling album of 2008.

The top five was rounded out by classic rockers AC/DC, the ABBA-filled soundtrack to the film Mamma Mia!, pop fluff from Duffy, and the magnetic thunder of Metallica.

Unsurprisingly, many of popular music's biggest artists made the list, including Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Madonna, Britney Spears, Nickelback, and Miley Cyrus, but there were some unexpected inclusions as well.

Guns 'N Roses long awaited Chinese Democracy clocked in at #14 and Michael Jackson's re-issued classic Thriller made it all the way to #32 — on the 25th anniversary after its first release.

1. Coldplay: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends

2. AC/DC: Black Ice

3. Various Artists: Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack

4. Duffy: Rockferry

5. Metallica: Death Magnetic

6. Leona Lewis: Spirit

7. Amy Winehouse: Back to Black

8. Various Aritsts: High School Musical 3: Senior Year

9. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III

10. Rihanna: Good Girl Gone Bad

11. Madonna: Hard Candy

12. Beyonce: I Am...Sasha Fierce

13. P!ink: Funhouse

14. Guns N' Roses: Chinese Democracy

15: Britney Spears: Circus

16. Jack Johnson: Sleep Through The Static

17. Il Divo: The Promise

18. Taylor Swift: Fearless

19. Jonas Brothers: A Little Bit Longer

20. Various Artists: Camp Rock OST

21. Kings of Leon: Only By The Night

22. Nickelback: Dark Horse

23. Miley Cyrus: Breakout

24. Kid Rock: Rock N Roll Jesus

25. Enya: And Winter came

26. Mariah Carey: E=MC2

27. Take That: The Circus

28. The Killers: Day & Age

29. Usher: Here I Stand

30. T.I.: Paper Trail

31. Kanye West: 808's & Heartbreak

32. Michael Jackson: Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition)

33. Katy Perry: One of The Boys

34. Exile: Exile Ballad Best

35. Ne-Yo: Year of The Gentleman

36. Amy Macdonald: This Is The Life

37. Abba: Gold

38. Namie Amuro: Best Fiction

39. Jonas Brothers: Jonas Brothers

40. Seal: Soul

41. Sugarland: Love On The Inside

42. Celine Dion: My Love Essential Collection

43. Exile: Exile Catchy Best

44. Dido: Safe Trip Home

45. Taylor Swift: Taylor Swift

46. Chris Brown: Exclusive

47. Twilight: Twilight OST

48. Jason Mraz: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things

49. OneRepublic: Dreaming Out Loud

50. Various Artists: Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 71

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ajitchouhan

at 16:52 on February 18th, 2009

This shot was taken during the Death Magnetic Show of Metallica in Chicago.

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txcherrygal

at 17:32 on February 18th, 2009

Jasper and Ay after Muay Thai practice

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Brennie Family

at 18:14 on February 18th, 2009

Jack Johnson album cover in bedroom. Painted by an amazing friend.

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shireeen

at 19:20 on February 18th, 2009

16 tickets for Coldplay Live in Hong Kong 2009

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pitbulle.amar

at 23:43 on February 18th, 2009

Madonna queen of pop

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kingoftheroad70

at 01:57 on February 19th, 2009

madonna is always the queen! But my chris pic is wonderful ^_^

Akelei van Dam

at 04:44 on February 19th, 2009

Dressed myself up as Amy Winehouse, for a school assignment.

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Barbra Golba

at 19:18 on February 20th, 2009

Ac/Dc ; ROCK

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gmoliver

at 13:14 on February 22nd, 2009

at all points west in jersey city, new york, august 8 2008, during the first song she played, "rockferry." she was about a half an hour late coming on and apologized profusely between every song.

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