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"Viva La Vida" Goes Global [Year-end Analysis]

Feb 16, 2009, 5:30pm Idolator
そばにいるね　青山テルマ　Sobaniirune Thelma Aoyama (Sheena Melwani)
Coldplay's Viva La Vida, Or Death And All His Friends was the top-selling album of 2008 worldwide, selling 6.8 million copies, according to data released today by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents some 1,400 record companies around the globe. Coming in behind Coldplay were AC/DC's Black Ice ; the soundtrack to the movie version of Mamma Mia! ; Duffy's Rockferry ; and Metallica's Death Magnetic . The top 20 albums and top 10 digital songs after the jump. (I swear this is going to be the last 2008 wrapup we [...]
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