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Coldplay Tops World Chart for '08

Viva la Vida the year's bestselling album

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(Newser) – Coldplay’s Viva La Vida was the best-selling album in the world last year, the BBC reports, selling 6.8 million copies. Coldplay was one of four British acts to crack the top 10. Here’s the rest of the list:

  1. AC/DC: Black Ice
  2. The Mama Mia! soundtrack

  1. Duffy: Rockferry
  2. Metallica: Death Magnetic
  3. Leona Lewis: Spirit
  4. Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
  5. High School Musical 3 soundtrack
  6. Lil Wayne: The Carter III
  7. Rihanna: Good Girl Gone Bad

Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, and Christine Baranski are shown in a scene from,
Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, and Christine Baranski are shown in a scene from, "Mama Mia!" The movie's soundtrack was the world's third-best selling album in 2008.   (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Peter Mountain)
Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin performs at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008.
Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin performs at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles.
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
AC/DC lead guitarist Angus Young performs on the Black Ice tour at Madison Square Garden in New York, Nov. 12, 2008.
AC/DC lead guitarist Angus Young performs on the Black Ice tour at Madison Square Garden in New York, Nov. 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jeff Zelevansky)
"Black Ice" is the name of AC/DC's new album, released exclusively at Wal-Mart stores.   (PRNewsFoto/Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.)
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Feb 16, 09 5:44 PM CST
All the hits on WMMR... Music for the mentally retarded... Reply
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Reading that list reminds me how horrible poular music has become. Every one of these people/groups suck badly. Reply
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