 A Rush of Blood to the Head made an entrance into the UK Albums Chart upon its debut week , entering at number 1 and moving 273 @,@ 924 copies . The British Phonographic Industry has since certified the album eight times platinum for its accumulated sales of over 2 @.@ 4 million copies . With the subsequent release of " Clocks " and " The Scientist " , the album spent over one year on the chart . A Rush of Blood to the Head has been placed at number seven on the list of United Kingdom 's 20 biggest @-@ selling albums of the 21st century , published by the British trade paper Music Week . In July 2011 , A Rush of Blood to the Head climbed from No. 176 back to No. 44 in the album 's 250th charting week there . As of May 2014 , the album had sold 2 @,@ 875 @,@ 980 copies in the UK , making it Coldplay 's best @-@ selling album . As of March 2015 , it is the tenth best @-@ selling album of the 21st century . 
