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“A Sky Full Of Stars” by Coldplay featuring Avicii
From the album Ghost Stories (2014) Featuring Avicii
“A Sky Full Of Stars” by Coldplay featuring Avicii appears on 18 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 2014 and 2026. It was first released in 2014 on the album Ghost Stories. Its best result is #6 on the X96 Top 50 Songs of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #19 alternative song of 2014, #5,708 alternative song of all time and #246 of the '10s.
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"A Sky Full of Stars" was the second single from Ghost Stories, Coldplay's sixth album, released on 2 May 2014, and it's the record's big, bright turn toward the dancefloor. The band wrote and produced it with Avicii, credited as Tim Bergling for his songwriting, co-production and extra keyboards, with Paul Epworth, Daniel Green and Rik Simpson lending production help. Chris Martin sings and plays piano, Jonny Buckland handles guitar and keys, Guy Berryman bass and keys, Will Champion drums, and it was cut at the Bakery and the Beehive in North London.
Critics mostly warmed to it, and it went top 10 in more than 16 countries, topped Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart and earned a Grammy nod for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Mat Whitecross directed the video, out on 19 June.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2014 | 91 |
| 2014 | 59 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2014 | 99 |
| 2014 | 44 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2014 | 88 |
| 2014 | 42 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2014 | 50 |
| 2014 | 35 | 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME | WCYY Top 50 CYY Songs of 2014 | 50 |
| 2014 | 12 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2014 | 51 |
| 2014 | 46 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2014 | 96 |
| 2014 | 16 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2014 | 104 |
| 2014 | 22 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2014 | 50 |
| 2014 | 18 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2014 | 107 |
| 2014 | 84 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2014 | 200 |
| 2014 | 59 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2014 | 100 |
| 2014 | 6 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2014 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 77 | ALT 98.7 | ALT 98.7 Top 98 ALT Songs of the Decade | 98 |
| 2020 | 47 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s | 102 |
| 2020 | 52 | X96 | X96's Top 100 Songs of the Last Decade | 100 |
| 2022 | 374 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2026 | 429 | 101X | 101X 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: A Sky Full of Stars.
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