The retailer said that Mylo Xyloto passed Adele's 21 on Friday to become the year's biggest pre-order.
"Despite a gap of three years since their last album, Coldplay are back with a bang," said Amazon.co.uk head of music buying Paul Firth.
"2011 has been Adele's year, but pre-orders of Mylo Xyloto have pushed Chris Martin's band to the top of Amazon.co.uk's music chart even before release, keeping recent releases from Noel Gallagher and Matt Cardle off the top spot."
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