A Rush Of Blood To The Head
by Coldplay

A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
Year: 2002
Release date: 2002-08-26
Overall rank: 105th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 2,228 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 2002 (3rd)
Award Top 20 albums of of the 2000s (11th)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (105th)

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A Rush Of Blood To The Head is ranked as the best album by Coldplay.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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A Rush Of Blood To The Head rankings summary
Overall rank: 105th | 2000s rank: 11th | 2002 rank: 3rd  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 2,228 votes)
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08/08/2026 20:31 smahonachie  Ratings distribution  15283/100
 
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07/26/2026 04:30 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,17069/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.2.


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95/100
From 07/06/2026 10:50 | #315200
Very good album, but somehow I still prefer Parachutes after all these years... (Edited)
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75/100
From 04/12/2026 23:15 | #313901
I love this album despite it having an overriding feeling of sadness and despair. (Edited)
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65/100
From 08/28/2025 19:55 | #310747
It's an album that doesn't really set the soul on fire. Alot of the songs are repetition and there's a lack of direction and I feel it's held back because of this. I do like it but it could have been so much more. (Edited)
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100/100
From 07/01/2025 12:13 | #309831
Although Parachutes was an impressive debut, Coldplay's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head, remains their magnum opus, and is one of the most essential recordings of the 21st century, featuring some of the band's greatest songs, like In My Place, The Scientist, Clocks, and Warning Sign. (Edited)
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65/100
From 02/21/2025 11:31 | #307707
I guess they had to save money in those days . Nearly half of the songs have no drums . (Edited)
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90/100
From 10/05/2024 23:15 | #305545
Favourite Coldplay album... Coldplay don't make albums like they used to.... Unfortunately (Edited)
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100/100
From 04/24/2024 00:37 | #303151
i absolutely love this album, it’s a masterpiece. It’s the precious stone, it’s the nucleus (Edited)
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85/100
From 05/03/2023 09:02 | #296553
Coldplay's masterpiece, they took everything that made Parachutes successful and progressed the sound by going bigger on the production and instrumentation. What it did not lose however is the cold, down to earth feeling when listening to the band. What this album does is emphasise the talent they had at the time. (Edited)
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65/100
From 04/21/2023 23:37 | #296278
I do not get the hype that surrounds Coldplay at all. Everything is well produced and sounds very clean but it still feels so dull and lifeless. The two song combo of Daylight and Green Eyes emphasise this so well for me as I reach the end of both of those songs and I just sit there and think is that it. Instrumentally, there isn't anything creative, experimental or exciting on here either and by the end of the release the song style gets extremely repetitive as well. There are just so many more genius musical albums that are out there that deserve to be near the top 100 that could easily take the place of this record. Despite this, I can see why it is loved as they know how to make their songs catchy with The Scientist and Clocks being instantly recognisable to anyone who hears them. However, there isn't enough of that catchiness on this release to elevate this album to a high level. Overall, this is extremely over rated in my opinion and maybe Coldplay's style just isn't for me as this was a tough listen to get through. (Edited)
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95/100
From 04/12/2023 09:32 | #295981
I really do love this album and I think many people, that don't really appreciate the other stuff Coldplay has made do so as well. It has a quite unique sound to it, exploring it from start to finish, and that makes it feel like a very perfectly crafted experience. (Edited)
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