I don't own any album on this list.

Moonbeam said:

i think coldplay is dreary too, but it could be worse. at least it's bland arena-rock masquerading as alternative music, instead of something completely apocalyptic like high school musical 5 or whatever.

ehuffnsd said:

DAMN! How is that even possible these days?!?!?

MajesticOne89 said:

One word: SATAN

bboy87 said:

MajesticOne89 said:

Nah that's supposed to read 1.162.000, the list is in descending order of sales.

Cinnie said:

Thank God I thought it was awkward

Anxiety said:

scrambledeggsaresoboring said:

Mariah sells more copies in the US,but Madonna has a bigger worldwide audience.I don't think either of them have anything to worry about.Their albums always find an audience somehow.

US ONLY - Soundscan numbers - 2008 Calendar year YTD

1 THA CARTER III LIL' WAYNE 2,488,200
2 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS COLDPLAY 1,773,914
3 ROCK N ROLL JESUS KID ROCK 1,425,107
4 Sleep Through The Static Jack Johnson 1,400,911
5 TAYLOR SWIFT TAYLOR SWIFT 1,194,228
6 E=MC2 MARIAH CAREY 1,175,394
7 SPIRIT LEONA LEWIS 1,125,137
8 AS I AM ALICIA KEYS 1,056,417
9 HERE I STAND USHER 1,029,897
10 CAMP ROCK SOUNDTRACK 1,010,250

11 MAMMA MIA! SOUNDTRACK 1,008,488
12 DEATH MAGNETIC METALLICA 958,731
13 A LITTLE BIT LONGER JONAS BROTHERS 936,626
14 BREAKOUT MILEY CYRUS 921,020
15 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD RIHANNA 885,985
16 LOVE ON THE INSIDE: DELUXE FAN EDITION SUGARLAND 876,871
17 JUNO SOUNDTRACK 855,241
18 NOW 28 VARIOUS ARTISTS 854,729
19 NOW 27 VARIOUS ARTISTS 833,510
20 JONAS BROTHERS JONAS BROTHERS 773,402

21 EXCLUSIVE CHRIS BROWN 751,387
22 Alvin And The Chipmunks SOUNDTRACK 738,921
23 INDESTRUCTIBLE DISTURBED 738,135
24 Growing Pains Mary J. Blige 713,060
25 TRILLA RICK ROSS 684,609
26 COCO COLBIE CAILLAT 680,721
27 CARNIVAL RIDE CARRIE UNDERWOOD 656,202
28 BACK TO BLACK AMY WINEHOUSE 653,504
29 Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus MILEY CYRUS 650,653
30 LITTLE VOICE SARA BAREILLES 648,951

31 HARD CANDY MADONNA 647,552
32 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 617,944
33 THRILLER 25 MICHAEL JACKSON 617,670
34 In Rainbows Radiohead 616,137
35 THE ULTIMATE HITS GARTH BROOKS 598,170
36 JUST LIKE YOU KEYSHIA COLE 592,429
37 TROUBADOR GEORGE STRAIT 564,636
38 3 DOORS DOWN 3 DOORS DOWN 562,937
39 ENJOY THE RIDE SUGARLAND 560,488
40 GOOD TIME ALAN JACKSON 552,428

41 WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE DANITY KANE 549,696
42 JORDIN SPARKS JORDIN SPARKS 517,801
43 DEFINITION OF REAL PLIES 510,737
44 DREAMING OUT LOUD ONEREPUBLIC 507,461
45 ROCKFERRY DUFFY 503,779
46 I CAN ONLY IMAGINE: ULTIMATE POWER ANTHEMS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH VARIOUS ARTISTS 502,658
47 Long Road Out Of Eden EAGLES 484,517
48 REVELATION JOURNEY 475,105
49 STILL FEELS GOOD RASCAL FLATTS 471,775
50 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT LINKIN PARK 468,986

newpower99 said:

Moonbeam said:

Anxiety said:

Mmmm, oatmeal! Love it and love the new Coldplay album (easily their best IMO)!

AlexdeParis said:

no brown sugar

no cinnamon

no milk

no maple syrup

no sugar

not even a pinch of salt

you eat that oatmeal COLDPLAY style, buddy.

Anxiety said:

No one would ever accuse Coldplay of being spicy or salty, but you're kidding yourself if you think Coldmeal would be anything but syrupy and sweet.


[Edited 10/7/08 20:43pm]

AlexdeParis said:

look, sometimes i crave a bowl of white rice with nothing added but a pinch of black pepper. sometimes bland is what hits the spot. i don't blame anyone for digging coldbeige. i'm sure i have a favorite unadorned white rice/plain oatmeal band too.

ehuffnsd said:

hmmm.

Anxiety said:

Like I said, I don't hear what's so "bland" about Coldplay. If anything, I'd say the group is sickeningly sweet (if a little mopey at times). Of course, I realize that isn't everyone's cup of tea, which is fine. I prefer Travis (although I'd readily call them blander than Coldplay), but they're relatively unknown here in the U.S.

Anyway...this list proves that artists can't rely solely on record sales anymore.They gotta get out there and tour.That's where the real money is.

Anxiety said:

At least plain rice/oatmeal is nourishing...

Coldplay is more like eating pencil shavings, if you ask me! Or wallpaper. That's it! Beige wallpaper.
[Edited 10/8/08 4:12am]

AlexdeParis said:

Me neither, but music snobbery on the Org is a given.

Cloudbuster said:

Did someone say the word "snobbery" in reference to a post by Anxiety?

Sorry Anx, I couldn't resist.

Cloudbuster said:

I never knew you had to like Coldplay to not be a music snob.