artist stats Coldplay's Viva la Vida hits 1 billion streams on Spotify

[gustavothehuman]

The song is eligible for Diamond and marked the first time a British group went #1 in both US and UK since "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls in 1997. It was also the only number-one track by a British group in this century until the band's own "My Universe" 

 

EDIT: Turns out that's not the only classic reaching a big milestone today 

Edited April 7 by gustavothehuman

[TheFameCurse]

A clasifiquecheck

[Immaculate]

 

Edited January 18, 2022 by Immaculate
Nvm wrong song thought this the scientist :rip:

[Raver]

[terrorblade]

see when you do classiquery

[99sandthe2000s]

a certified classic!

[My Tears Ricochet]

Shocked that MU is only their 2nd #1.

I always thought Yellow, The scientist, SJLT & Fix you were all #1 smashes

[gustavothehuman]

23 minutes ago, My Tears Ricochet said:

Shocked that MU is only their 2nd #1.

I always thought Yellow, The scientist, SJLT & Fix you were all #1 smashes

I think it has something to do with the singles/albums division of the physical era, hence why they started to get better single stats from 2005 onwards (digital era). In the UK where all of their songs enjoyed proper releases they have 19 Top 10s 

Edited January 18, 2022 by gustavothehuman

[winebaldo]

A classic!! 

[Jynx]

Weird. Some of the people here told me that no one knew Coldplay songs and that they have no classics. 

[Ribs]

A CLASSIC. 

[gustavothehuman]

56 minutes ago, Jynx said:

Weird. Some of the people here told me that no one knew Coldplay songs and that they have no classics. 

They're clearly delusional because if anything, Coldplay have too many classics 

It always sends me how they throw Yellow, Clocks, Fix You, etc. around the setlists like it was nothing 

Edited January 18, 2022 by gustavothehuman

[Ger]

I LOVED the moment it went #1 in the US, felt almost unreal and impossible, they did that with this stunning gem, what a beautiful record.  

[gustavothehuman]

32 minutes ago, Ger-55 said:

I LOVED the moment it went #1 in the US, felt almost unreal and impossible, they did that with this stunning gem, what a beautiful record.  

When you put it that way... I mean, it's a baroque pop song with lyrics referencing the French revolution and they weren't even playing classic rock instruments, which is why their label didn't wanted to release it at first. Oh, and it went #1 without the music video! They really had everything to BOMB and gave us a cultural reset instead 

[Mr. Duff]

Another classic from a legendary band

[Green]

We need that Diamond certification for Viva La Vida in the US