Coldplay Stay On Top Of American Album Charts

Coldplay's new album 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends' has topped the US Album charts for a second week running.

The band's fourth album sold 249,000 copies in its second week, according to new chart figures. The album has now sold nearly 1million copies in the US alone.

The rest of the top-three in this weeks chart also remains unchanged, with Lil' Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' and the Jonas Brothers-featuring Disney soundtrack 'Camp Rock' holding the second and third spots respectively.

Motley Crue are a new entry tin the top-ten, taking the forth spot with their new album 'Saints of Los Angeles'.

Coldplay's success in America comes shortly before the start of their US tour, which gets under way in Los Angeles later this month.

'Viva La Vida' became one of the fastest selling albums in UK chart history when it was released last month.

(by Jason Gregory)

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