== Modtagelse ==
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! colspan="2" style="background:#d1dbdf;font-size:120%;" {{!}} Metavurderinger
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! Kilde
! Vurdering
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| [[Metacritic]]
| 80/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/a-rush-of-blood-to-the-head/critic-reviews|title=A Rush of Blood to the Head Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=2011-12-01|archive-date=26. juni 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626014435/http://www.metacritic.com/music/a-rush-of-blood-to-the-head/critic-reviews|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! colspan="2" style="background:#d1dbdf; font-size:120%;" {{!}} Anmeldelser
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! Kilde
! Vurdering
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| [[Allmusic]]
| style="vertical-align:middle" | {{stjerner|*|*|*|*|-}}<ref name="allmusic" />
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| ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| style="vertical-align:middle" | Positiv<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/billboard/reviews/review_displayprint.jsp?vnu_content_id=1625948 |title= review |access-date= 9. juni 2019 |archive-date=20. december 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021220135638/http://www.billboard.com/billboard/reviews/review_displayprint.jsp?vnu_content_id=1625948 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| style="vertical-align:middle" |  A<ref>{{cite web|title=Entertainment Weekly Review|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,345715,00.html|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=2. september 2002|access-date=8. september 2009|author=Browne, David|archive-date=14. marts 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/66AC3NhN5?url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,345715,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[The Guardian]]''
| style="vertical-align:middle" | {{stjerner|*|*|*|*|-}}<ref name="guardian" />
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| ''[[NME]]''
| style="vertical-align:middle" | (9/10)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/name/6656|title=Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head|date=22. august 2002|work=[[NME]]|first=Ted|last=Kessler|access-date=2011-12-01|archive-date=14. marts 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/66AC0pME8?url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/name/6656|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Pitchfork Media]]
| style="vertical-align:middle" | (5,1/10)<ref>{{cite web|title=Pitchfork Media Review|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1538-a-rush-of-blood-to-the-head/|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|date=8. september 2002|author=Tangari, Joe|access-date=22. oktober 2011|archive-date=26. oktober 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026012305/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1538-a-rush-of-blood-to-the-head/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[PopMatters]]
| style="vertical-align:middle" | Positiv<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/coldplay-rush.shtml|work=PopMatters|author=Begrand, Adrien|title=Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head&nbsp;– PopMatters Music Review|date=6. september 2002|access-date=9. september 2009|archive-date=14. marts 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/66AByYtA5?url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/coldplay-rush|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| style="vertical-align:middle" | {{stjerner|*|*|*|*|-}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|date=september 2002 |page=98|issue=194}}</ref>
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| ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| style="vertical-align:middle" | {{stjerner|*|*|*|*|-}}<ref name="RS">{{cite web|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/a-rush-of-blood-to-the-head-20020826|title=Coldplay: A Rush Of Blood to the Head|access-date=8. september 2009|work=Rolling Stone|publisher=Jann S. Wenner|date=26. august 2002|archive-date=19. april 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419075243/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/171751/review/5943034/arushofbloodtothehead|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| style="vertical-align:middle" | (7/10)<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Chilling Effect|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Barry|last=Walters|date=september 2002|pages=125–126|volume=18|issue=9}}</ref>
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=== Kritikermodtagelse ===
Ved udgivelsen modtog ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' hovedsageligt gode anmeldelser fra kritikere. Anmeldelsessamlingen [[Metacritic]] angiver en normaliseret score på 80 procent baseret på 25 anmeldelser.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |url = http://www.metacritic.com/music/a-rush-of-blood-to-the-head |title = Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002): Reviews |access-date = 10. april 2012 |publisher = [[Metacritic]] |archive-date = 15. april 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120415161232/http://www.metacritic.com/music/a-rush-of-blood-to-the-head |url-status=live }}</ref> Mange kritikere mente, at albummet byggede videre på det tidligere album, ''[[Parachutes]]''.<ref name="MC" /> Alexis Petridis fra avisen ''[[The Guardian]]'' skrev at bandets "nye selvsikkerhed er overalt... frygtsomheden fra ''Parachutes'' er forsvundet". Han konkluderer at "det lyder som et album, der er klar til at stille op mod verden og vinde."<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2002/aug/16/popandrock.artsfeatures|title=Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=16. august 2002|work=The Guardian|access-date=2008-09-16|location=London|archive-date=13. november 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113111924/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2002/aug/16/popandrock.artsfeatures|url-status=live}}</ref>
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