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Nearly 15 years after Ten, Pearl Jam finally returned to the strengths of their debut with 2006's Pearl Jam, a sharply focused set of impassioned hard rock.

Nearly 15 years after Ten, Pearl Jam finally returned to the strengths of their debut with 2006's Pearl Jam, a sharply focused set of impassioned hard rock.

"Parachutes" is the debut studio album by British alternative rock band Coldplay. The album was a commercial success, and was met with positive reviews. Upon release, the album quickly reached number one in the United Kingdom, and has since been certified 8× Platinum. In the United States, the album peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, and has since been certified 2× Platinum. It won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2002, and has earned the band various accolades since its release. "Parachutes" is also the 19th best-selling album of the 21st century in the United Kingdom, and won the Best British Album award at the 2001 Brit Awards. As of 2011, it has sold around 8.5 million copies worldwide.

"A Rush of Blood to the Head" is the second studio album by British alternative rock band Coldplay. The album was made available in August 2002, two months after its original planned release date. The album debuted and continued their huge commercial legacy, an ongoing pattern that began with "Parachutes" which made Coldplay one of the best-selling bands worldwide. The album has been critically acclaimed, and the band won the 2003 Grammy for Best Alternative Album for the second year in a row, and the 2004 Grammy for Record of the Year for the song "Clocks". In 2012 it was ranked number 466 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was also voted the best album of all time by the listeners of BBC Radio 2 in a poll conducted in 2013.

"X&Y" is the third studio album by the British alternative rock band Coldplay. The album, which features influences of electronic music, was produced by the band and British record producer Danton Supple. "X&Y" was released after a considerable amount of hype and was a significant commercial success, reaching the top spot of many charts worldwide, including the United Kingdom and United States, the latter being their first. With accumulated sales of 8.3 million units in 2005 alone, "X&Y" was the best-selling album released in 2005 worldwide. By 2011, the album had sold over 13 million copies worldwide.