As expected, Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends' has debuted at number one in England, after only being on sale for 3 days.
The album was only on sale for three days of the chart week but still managed to sell 302,000 units.'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends' was one of the most anticipated albums of the year, after the band released the single 'Violet Hill' for free as a download. It was downloaded more than 2 million times in the first week.
The band's previous album 'X&Y' is officially the second fastest selling album in UK history, after moving 464,471 units in the first week.
Oasis holds the record with 663,389 sales in 7 days.
Because 'Viva La Vida' was released midweek, it may be impossible to determine the exact 7-day sales and see if it challenges the Oasis record.
The Top 10 Fastest Selling Albums ever in the UK are:
1. Oasis - Be Here Now (663,389)
2. Coldplay - X&Y (464,471)
3. Dido - Life For Rent (400,351)
4. Leona Lewis - Spirit (375,872)
5. Robbie Williams - Intensive Care (373,832)
6. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (363,735
7. U2 - Rattle and Hum (360,000)
8. Michael Jackson - Bad (350,000)
9. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory (347,000)
10. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection (340,000)
