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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends is best-selling album pf 2008
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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, the fourth album by Coldplay, was the best-selling album of 2008 worldwide, it has been announced.
The album sold 6.8 million copies worldwide according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents the recording industry across the globe.
AC/DC's 15th studio album Black Ice secured second place in the chart of 2008 worldwide sales while the soundtrack to Mamma Mia! finished third.
Duffy's Rockferry finished in fourth place - though it was the biggest-selling debut album of the year - while Metallica's Death Magnetic completed the top five.
Leona Lewis and Amy Winehouse also featured in the top ten, along with the High School Musical 3 soundtrack, Lil Wayne and Rihanna.
The top 20 selling albums of 2008 were:
1 Coldplay: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
2 AC/DC: Black Ice
3 Various Artists: Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Featuring The Songs Of ABBA
4 Duffy: Rockferry
5 Metallica: Death Magnetic
6 Leona Lewis: Spirit
7 Amy Winehouse: Back To Black
8 Various Artists: High School Musical 3: Senior Year
9 Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
10 Rihanna: Good Girl Gone Bad
11 Madonna: Hard Candy
12 Beyonce: I Am... Sasha Fierce
13 Pink: Funhouse
14 Guns N' Roses: Chinese Democracy
15 Britney Spears: Circus
16 Jack Johnson: Sleep Through The Static
17 Il Divo: The Promise
18 Taylor Swift: Fearless
19 Jonas Brothers: A Little Bit Longer
20 Various Artists: Camp Rock