Coldplay Finally Claim Number One UK Single

Three years after they narrowly lost out on the number one spot because of the Crazy Frog, Coldplay have finally topped the UK singles chart.

'Viva La Vida', which wasn't officially released as a single, went in at number one thanks to digital-download sales alone.

It completes a chart double for the band who are currently number one in the UK album chart with their fourth album, 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends'.

The closest Coldplay have come to topping the singles chart in the past was in 2005 with 'Speed Of Sound'.

But the song, from the band's third album 'X&Y', had to settle for number two because of the computer animated Crazy Frog.

Elsewhere in the weekend charts, Rihanna slipped to third with 'Take A Bow', replaced in second position by US rapper Ne-Yo.

As previously reported on Gigwise, Coldplay look set to top the US album chart on Tuesday with their new record.