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A Rush of Blood to the Head is het tweede studioalbum van de Britse rockgroep Coldplay. Het album kwam uit in augustus 2002 op het label van Parlophone. Volgens critici is dit album afwisselender dan hun debuutalbum, Parachutes. De cover van het album is gemaakt door Sølve Sundsbø.

A Rush of Blood to the Head heeft typische popsongs ("In My Place"), liefdesballads ("The Scientist"), akoestische nummers ("Green Eyes") en nummers die doen denken aan Parachutes. Het is het enige album (uitgezonderd verzamelalbums) waarvan zeven nummers (de zojuist genoemde plus “Clocks”, "Politik", "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face" en "Amsterdam") de Top 2000 haalden.

In 2003 won het album de prijs voor Beste Alternatieve album tijdens de uitreiking van de Grammys.

A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 26 August 2002 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and a day later by Capitol Records in the United States. The album was produced by the band and Ken Nelson, and makes greater use of the electric guitar and piano than the band's debut album, Parachutes (2000).

Recording of the album began after the band achieved worldwide popularity with Parachutes and the single "Yellow". A Rush of Blood to the Head topped the UK Albums Chart upon its first week of release in the United Kingdom, becoming the eighth best-selling album of the 21st century in the country. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has since certified the album 10× Platinum for its accumulated sales of 3 million units in the United Kingdom, while over 17 million copies were sold worldwide. The album spawned the hit singles "In My Place", "The Scientist" and "Clocks". "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" was also released in select regions, but was significantly less successful in comparison.

A Rush of Blood to the Head has been critically acclaimed, and the band received three Grammy Awards for the album at the 45th Grammy Awards; Best Alternative Album, which was the band's second win in a row, Best Rock Performance for "In My Place", and Record of the Year for "Clocks" at the 46th ceremony. In 2007, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included it on their 200 Definitive Albums list. In 2010, it was among ten albums nominated for the best British album of the past 30 years at the Brit Awards, and one of ten classic album covers from British artists commemorated on a UK postage stamp issued by the Royal Mail. It has appeared on several editions of Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Multiple publications have listed A Rush of Blood to the Head as one of the best albums of the 21st century.