X&Y
by Coldplay
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X&Y is ranked 4th best out of 21 albums by Coldplay on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Coldplay is A Rush Of Blood To The Head which is ranked number 105 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,658.
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X&Y track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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X&Y rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/12/2026 18:04 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 10:49 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,775 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2026 16:11 | michelefarina | 67 | 86/100 |
| ! | 04/09/2026 16:02 |  Cargusbralem | 916 | 67/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 22:42 | araidernomore | 473 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 70.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.
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luigybetis 07/06/2026 11:48 | #315201
Most underrated album in the whole site. It is incredible that it has a 72/100 rating, this is a 8-9/10 album without a doubt.
I don’t know why people hating on this album. This and AROBTTH is their best work
C_Krug2009 10/13/2022 14:57 | #290435 | TOP COMMENT
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Thia album is great. So hard to choose between X&Y and AROBTTH. Both are so good. So this album has a lot of synths in it which is why I think its great. The songwriting is great too. Good melodies throughout and its very melodic. Can't understand why some people are saying its overrated because its in the top 500. I would put this as their best Coldplay album probably. The sounds on this project are really universally acclaimed. I mean so is the 2002 album but I just think this one will age better with time.
Unreal album - whilst the first 2 are brilliant, this one feels more like a complete album with the most consistent narrative throughout. Coldplay at their very best! Wish they played White Shadows more live.
rogue 08/26/2022 21:35 | #288947
Probably my favorite Coldplay album. "Talk" is so great.
katerpillar 02/19/2022 03:51 | #281515
In my opinion, not as good as the earlier ones
The singles are great (Talk, Hardest Part, Fix You and Speed Of Sound) but the rest of the album is a bit meh for me, especially when compared to their first two albums.
Brad1770 09/12/2021 09:28 | #273662
Coldplay have 4 albums inside the BEA top 500 and this is one of them
Best track: “The Hardest Part”
At songs like "Square One", they go through musical routes that deserved to be further explored, but they don't. "What if" and "X & Y" were the 2 other interesting tries, but the album overall leaves a lot to be desired, even more if you take into account its length.
One of the best Coldplay albums ever made, possibly *the* best. Not a single bad song and certainly no filler, the deepcuts are just as good as the hits, which is really saying something. The nostalgia/Chris Martin vocals along with "Talk" and "Speed of Sound" makes this my album of the year for '05
Best song(s): "What If" "White Shadows" "Fix You" "Talk" "Speed of Sound" "A Message"
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