Coldplay came in at No1 in a BBC Radio 2 poll to find listeners’ favourite album of all time. Coldplay’s second album “A Rush Of Blood To The Head” came top of the list, with Keane’s “Hopes And Fears” in second place and Duran Duran’s “Rio” in third place.

Perennial favourites Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The Moon” was in fourth place with The Beatles’ “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” surprisingly in eighth place. Although not a scientific survey, the results were nevertheless interesting with an eclectic mix of albums from the 1970s and 1980s in particular, which is not altogether surprising considering the age demographic of Radio 2’s listeners.

Here is the BBC Radio 2 Listeners’ Top Ten Favourite Albums –

1. Coldplay – Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)

2. Keane – Hopes and Fears (2004)

3. Duran Duran – Rio (1982)

4. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)

5. Dido – No Angel (1999)

6. The Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers (1971)

7. The Pet Shop Boys – Actually (1987)

8. The Beatles – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

9. U2 – The Joshua Tree (1987)

10. Queen – A Night At The Opera (1975)

Here is the Recordpress Top 5 Best Albums Of All Time

1)  Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon ( 1973 )

2)  Genesis – And Then There Were Three ( 1978 )

3)  David Bowie – Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust ( 1972 )

4)  Beatles – Sgt Pepper ( 1967 )

5)  Meatloaf – Bat Out Of Hell ( 1978 )

……..& the Recordpress Top 5 Best Album Cover Designs

1)  ELO – Out Of The Blue ( 1978 )

2)  Meatloaf – Bat Out Of Hell ( 1978 )

3)  Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon ( 1973 )

4)  David Bowie – Young Americans ( 1975 )

5)  Pink Floyd – Animals ( 1977 )

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