Coldplay's long-awaited second album has been voted Album of the Year, by men's magazine Q. For lead singer Chris Martin, the news comes as the cherry on the cake of a fabulous year, as his wife Gwyneth Paltrow has recently confirmed that she is expecting their second child. The group topped the charts in 28 countries with the album.
Here are Q magazine's Top Ten:
1 Coldplay - X&Y
2 Gorillaz - Demon Days
3 Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
4 Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
5 Bright Eyes - I'M Wide Awake, It's Morning
6 James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
7 Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
8 Arcade Fire - Funeral
9 KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope
10 Hard-Fi - Stars of CCTV | 
