Si bien es cierto, el 2011 para los ingleses fue un año más pop que rock, Radio Planeta 107.7 tu música en inglés te juega las cifras que demuestran cómo quedó repartida la preferencia de bandas en lo que respecta a rock, traducida en miles de copias. 

The Top 10 selling rock singles of 2011 were as follows:

1. Coldplay – Paradise (410,000)
2. Goo Goo Dolls – Iris (264,000)
3. Birdy – Skinny Love (259,000)
4. Coldplay – Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (247,000)
5. Noah & The Whale – L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. (242,000)
6. James Morrison – I Won't Let You Go (228,000)
7. Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks (225,000)
8. Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars (128,000)
9. Florence And The Machine – Shake It Out (127,000)
10. The Calling – Wherever You Will Go (125,000)

The Top 10 selling rock albums of 2011 were as follows:

1. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto (908,000)
2. Noel Gallagher – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (492,000)
3. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials (384,000)
4. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light (380,000)
5. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More (373,000)
6. Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys (327,000)
7. Kasabian – Velociraptor (279,000)
8. Snow Patrol – Fallen Empires (269,000)
9. Noah & The Whale – Last Night On Earth (261,000)
10. Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See (223,000)

Fuente: NME
Video: ColdplayVEVO