Parachutes
by Coldplay
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Parachutes is ranked 2nd 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 11,629.
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Parachutes track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/07/2026 07:33 | barethman | 207 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2026 12:25 | TheWongs | 812 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2026 03:43 | dhbarrett | 8,624 | 65/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2026 16:49 |  eddieWilson | 687 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 10:25 |  marcoshb | 61 | 78/100 |
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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 77.9/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.9.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2000 Mercury Music Prize. The winner was The Hour Of Bewilderbeast by Badly Drawn Boy (Edited)
Easily their best album. Nice melancholy Dream-Pop right through (Edited)
One of the best albums of the 00’s along with a Rush of Blood to the Head. Sadly it went downhill for Coldplay after X&Y (which was also pretty good) because it seems they sold out :( (Edited)
Only bettered by A Rush of Blood to the Head in my opinion... A fantastic album nevertheless... (Edited)
Gran debut.
Se notan las influencias de Radiohead y Jeff Buckley aquí, especialmente de los álbumes The Bends y Grace pero con un enfoque más dentro del Pop-Rock. De cualquier modo, "Parachutes" sigue siendo muy agradable, melancólico y tiene excelentes canciones como; Don't Panic, Sparks, Yellow y Trouble.
Probablemente Parachutes sea uno de los álbumes más icónicos y representativos del Pop-Rock de los 2000s y creo que si a te gusta escuchar este tipo de rock (melancólico, melódico, suave) lo disfrutarás mucho.
Great debut.
You can notice the influences of Radiohead and Jeff Buckley here, especially from the albums The Bends and Grace but with a focus more on Pop-Rock. Anyway, "Parachutes" is still very pleasant, melancholic and has excellent songs like; Don't Panic, Sparks, Yellow and Trouble.
Parachutes is probably one of the most iconic and representative albums of Pop-Rock of the 2000s and I think that if you like listening to this type of rock (melancholic, melodic, soft) you will enjoy it a lot. (Edited)
Beautiful album, not quite on the level of A Rush Of Blood To The Head but still very strong. My highlights are Don't Panic, Spies and Shiver. Trouble and Yellow are also nice though overplayed. Weakest tracks are We Never Change and Everything's Not Lost.
VictorVale 06/18/2021 14:44 | #270797
De uma doçura maravilhosa!
La douceur de ce premier album, de jolies mélodies, la découverte d'un groupe à la tendre mélancolie.
Sincere, emotional, direct, simple and beautiful. Their best album. (Edited)
Beautiful album. A Rush of Blood to the Head is an improvement, but this is still well worth a listen. (Edited)
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