Won two Q Awards

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends topped the album charts worldwide and was the world’s best-selling album of 2008. It hit number one on the British albums chart despite having come on the market only three days previously. In that time, it sold 302,000 copies, being “one of the fastest-selling albums in the country’s history”. By the end of June, it had set a new record for most-downloaded album ever. In October 2008, Coldplay won two Q Awards for Best Album for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends and Best Act in the World Today. On 9 November, Coldplay were named the World’s Best-selling Act of 2008 at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo. They also picked up two other awards: World’s Best-selling Rock Act and Great Britain’s Best-selling Act. The band followed up Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends with the Prospekt’s March EP, which was released on 21 November 2008. The extended play features songs from the album sessions and was originally made available on its own, while the album got re-issued with all EP tracks included on a bonus disc. ” Life in Technicolor II ” was the only single released.