List of Awards and Nominations Received By Coldplay

List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Coldplay

Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in London by Chris Martin (lead vocals, guitars, piano), Jonny Buckland (guitar), Guy Berryman (bass) and Will Champion (drums, percussion). They have released five studio albums—Parachutes (2000), A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), X&Y (2005) Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) and Mylo Xyloto (2011) —which have sold over 55 million copies. The band has released over twenty singles, including: "Yellow", which was the band's first hit in the United States where it reached number six on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart; "Speed of Sound", which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart; "Viva la Vida" which was the band's first number-one single in the UK and the US and Paradise which in 2012 became Coldplay's second UK number 1, reaching the same spot on several other charts around Europe.

Coldplay has received 53 awards from 158 nominations. They received eight awards from twenty one nominations from the Brit Awards—winning Best British Album three times and Best British Group three times. They have won seven Grammy Awards from twenty six nominations. 2009 was their most successful year having received seven nominations at the 51st Grammy Awards—more than they had done previously—of which they won three. Coldplay has received nine MTV Awards, including five MTV Video Music Awards from seventeen nominations, and four MTV Europe Music Awards from thirteen nominations. The music video for "The Scientist" won all the awards for which it was nominated at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. They have received three World Music Awards and four Billboard Music Awards. They have also received six Q Awards from nineteen nominations and have won the Best Album award for three of their four albums.