Coldplay single tops Billboard Hot 100
by barni on Jun.20, 2008, under gossip, spotlight
Coldplay
Coldplay has done it this time. Amid controversies of plagiarism the group has for the first time topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts with their title song. Considering the present slowdown in the music industry it’s no mean feat for the British rockers who have put up a compilation of some quality songs that bear the trademark melodies that puts the band a class apart. The British band is also expected to top the albums charts very easily in the weeks to come.
Viva La Vida
Their success comes in the wake of a surge in downloads when their song was featured on an iTunes advertisement and was downloaded almost 246,000 times in the first week. iTunes does not usually publicize its figures but this unprecedented success have forced the online music store to announce that the album has broken all records and has sold 140,000 on its first day itself.
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