X&Y (studio album) by Coldplay
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X&Y is ranked 4th best out of 19 albums by Coldplay on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Coldplay is A Rush Of Blood To The Head which is ranked number 101 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,859.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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65/100 ![]() | 08/11/2022 19:08 | bwoodlan | ![]() | 76/100 |
40/100 ![]() | 07/21/2022 09:42 | ![]() | ![]() | 77/100 |
70/100 ![]() | 07/16/2022 11:12 | Sforge | ![]() | 77/100 |
80/100 ![]() | 07/14/2022 05:08 | yinei007 | ![]() | 78/100 |
90/100 ![]() | 07/09/2022 19:34 | ![]() | ![]() | 52/100 |
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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.

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"

Some really high moments and some very low moments. Not a great follow to a near perfect album, however I know that the pressure was there. Rating (80.38)
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Only track I skip is "Speed of Sound" as I've heard it way too much. Coldplay's best album IMO.
The themes of the record and the sound of the album give a good coherent vibe. I really like the alternative synth rock sound. The album is better produced than its predecessor.
Very well produced, with a nice clean sound. Also probably the most Coldplay-sounding thing ever. Yet I did enjoy this when it was first released, however overplayed it was at the time.
My mum loved it though which obviously changes everything.
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