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Music of the Spheres by Coldplay
Music of the Spheres is an album by Coldplay, released in 2021. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Higher Power”, on 6 lists with a best position of #4.
Music of the Spheres, Coldplay's ninth studio album, came out on 15 October 2021 on Parlophone in the UK and Atlantic in the US, and it's the band's second concept album after Mylo Xyloto, this time set in an imaginary planetary system called The Spheres, where every planet, moon, star and nebula gets its own track. Chris Martin said Star Wars got them wondering what artists might sound like elsewhere in the universe; the planets were really a canvas for songs about being human.
Max Martin produced it, his first time with the band, with Jon Hopkins back and Selena Gomez, BTS, Jacob Collier and We Are KING dropping in. The result is shiny, cheerful, maximal pop, which is exactly what split the critics. "Higher Power" earned a Grammy nod, "My Universe" entered the Hot 100 at number one, a first for any British group, and the long, winding closer "Coloratura" drew the warmest praise of all.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Music of the Spheres on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Higher Power | 6 | #4 | – | 2021 | |
| 2 | Humankind | 2 | #85 | – | 2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.