Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Coldplay’s A Rush of Blood to the Head climbs to a new peak of No.

Let’s face it — Coldplay is not as hot as they once were. Certainly not like when “Yellow,” “Clocks” and “Viva La Viva” — the band’s Grammy-winning single that topped the charts in 2008 — became some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why was this album able to become the band's first Billboard 200 No. 1 in a decade? And how has Coldplay managed to stay relevant ...