100 Best Albums of the 2000s: Coldplay, 'Parachutes'

100 Best Albums of the 2000s

100

99

98

97

96

95

94

93

92

91
90

89

88

87

86

85

84

83

82

81
80

79

78

77

76

75

74

73

72

71
70

69

68

67

66

65

64

63

62

61
60

59

58

57

56

55

54

53

52

51
50

49

48

47

46

45

44

43

42

41
40

39

38

37

36

35

34

33

32

31
30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21
20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11
10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Coldplay, 'Parachutes'

prev 73/100 next

Coldplay's debut is long on ambition, with songs like "Yellow" and "Don't Panic" that rival the grandeur of U2 and the shell-shocked beauty of The Bends-era Radiohead. But what sets the band apart from their easily spotted influences is the big-hearted warmth of frontman Chris Martin, who conveys a self-effacing humility even when his songs aim for widescreen melodrama.

Related:
• Rolling Stone's Original 2004 Review

• Photos: Jay-Z, Coldplay, Kanye West, John Mayer and More Perform in Las Vegas

• Photos: Glastonbury 2011