| Title |
Period written |
Album intended for |
Notes |
| "1000 - 1" (Ballad Of...) | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "A Ghost"[15][16] | 2001 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | Played once by Chris Martin on the American radio station KCRW on 10 December 2001. The song was intended for A Rush of Blood to the Head but trashed. It was leaked into the internet. Also named "Ghost" alternatively. |
| "A Man for All Seasons (Still Goin' Strong)" | 2015 | Game of Thrones: The Musical | Written for Game of Thrones: The Musical. |
| "Arabesque" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | |
| "Everything can fade except one thing" | 2000 | Parachutes | Early version of "Everything's Not Lost". The song audio can be found in eBay. |
| "Wouldn't have been the world" | 2009–2010 | Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief | Was composed by the band for the concert, but was not played. |
| "One Day" | 2015 | A Head Full of Dreams | Was composed during the recordings of the album, but considering it was a bad song, was not recorded. Was played during the recordings of Kaleidoscope, although without be recorded. |
| "A View from the Top" | 2002 | none | Played once during a soundcheck in 2002. While the song was played during a soundcheck, it has never been played in a proper concert. A very sketchy recording of the song can be found on the internet. The title of this song is unofficial and was given by the first listener. |
| "Alien Radio" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | The name "Alien Radio" appeared written on graffiti on Jonny Buckland's guitar. |
| "Bit of a Bastard" | 2015 | Game of Thrones: The Musical | Written for Game of Thrones: The Musical. |
| "Blasphemy"[17] | 2002–2005 | X&Y | Written for X&Y and was slated to appear on the album but was scrapped in early 2005, just prior to X&Y's release. |
| "Bloodless Revolution" | 2005–2006 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | A demo version of the song can be found on the Internet. |
| "Bullets point towards me" | 2002 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | A cassete with the song was sold in Spotify. |
| "Boyfriend" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Bucket for a Crown" | 2006 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | Was performed once by Chris Martin in a charitable concert. |
| "Buzz" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Car Kids" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Call Me"[18] | 1998 | none | |
| "Cartoon Head" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. Elements of "Cartoon Head" were incorporated into "Charlie Brown", a song included on the eventual fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto. |
| "Cartoon Heart" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Early version of "Charlie Brown", a song included on the eventual fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto. Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Don't You?" | 1998–2000 | none | A line from this song would later end up as a line of "Shiver". |
| "Closer to Home" | 2014–2015 | Game of Thrones: The Musical | Written for the Game of Thrones musical. |
| "December"[18] | 1997 | none | Written by Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland in 1997. A line from this song would later end up as the opening line of "Violet Hill". |
| "Déjà Vu"[17] | 2002–2005 | X&Y | Written for X&Y and was slated to appear on the album but was scrapped in early 2005, just prior to X&Y's release. |
| "Deserter"[15] | 2000–2002 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | |
| "Drift" | 2014–2015 | A Head Full of Dreams | Was registered in the ASCAP website. |
| "Drinks On Me" | 2014–2015 | A Head Full of Dreams | This was presumably the working title for "Hymn for the Weekend". |
| "You will never have pectoralz" | 1996 | none | This song was composed when the group is called "Pectoralz". |
| "Drunks and Guns" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Echo My Name (I Can't Believe You're Gone)"[17] | 2002–2005 | X&Y | Written for X&Y and was slated to appear on the album but was scrapped in early 2005, just prior to X&Y's release. |
| "Eyes for Eyes"[18] | 2000–2002 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | |
| "Famous Old Painters" | 2008 | Prospekt's March | The name "Famous Old Painters" was revealed along with Glass Of Water, Poppyfields, Rainy Day and other songs to be included on the Prospekt's March EP, though it was never released. An instrumental version of the song was leaked in the Internet. |
| "Fingers Crossed"[15] | 2000–2002 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | |
| "First Steps" | 2005–2006 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | A demo version of the song can be found on the Internet. |
| "Fun" | 2006–2009 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | Written by all members of the band and was likely slated for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. While the song was recorded by Natalie Imbruglia and included with "Lukas" on her 2009 album Come to Life, a recording by the band has never been released. Not to be confused with the song "Fun" featured in A Head Full of Dreams. |
| "Fury"[17] | 2002–2005 | X&Y | Written for X&Y and was slated to appear on the album but was scrapped in early 2005, just prior to X&Y's release. |
| "Gardeners on the Frontline" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Goodbye and Goodnight" | 2005–2006 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | A demo version of the song can be found on the Internet. |
| "Golden Arrow"[15] | 2000–2002 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. Elements of "Golden Arrow" were used for the song "Don't Let It Break Your Heart". |
| "Great Expectations" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Harbingers Of Doom" | 2009 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Harmless" | 2000 | None | "Harmless" was performed only once by Chris Martin, during the Coldplay's 2 Meter Sessies performance on June 26, 2000. |
| "Harmony for my Song" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Hook Up" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Idiot"[19] | 2001 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | Written for A Rush of Blood to the Head but ultimately scrapped and left off the album. A live performance of the song can be found on the internet. |
| "If All Else"[18] | 1998 | none | Performed under the name "Starfish" in 1998. |
| "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "If She Comes Back"[18] | 2002 | none | Played once during a soundcheck in 2002. While the song was played during a soundcheck, it has never been played in a proper concert. A very sketchy recording of the song can be found on the Internet. No official title has been given to the song; "If She Comes Back" was the title given to the song by one of its listeners. |
| "In Isolation"[15] | 2000–2002 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | |
| "It Was a Wonderful Day" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Julens Ljus" | 2015 | Game of Thrones: The Musical | Written for the Game of Thrones: The Musical. |
| "Ladder to the Sun"[20] | 2002–2003 | none | Played live during 2003 and has not been played since. Was usually played as a closer to a concert. |
| "Leftrightleftrightleft" | 2006–2009 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | |
| "Love I'm So Tired"[18] | 1998 | none | |
| "Love in a Lethal Dose" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Loveless" | 2005–2006 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | A demo version of the song can be found on the internet. |
| "Lukas" | 2006–2009 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | The song was recorded by Natalie Imbruglia and included on her 2009 album Come to Life, an album in which she collaborated with Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin on some songs. An instrumental version of the song performed by Coldplay was leaked onto the internet. |
| "Lucky Sevens"[18] | 2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Mining on the Moon"[18] | 2006 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | Was performed live in by Cris Martin in a charitable concert. It has not been mentioned since. |
| "Mist" | 2012–2014 | Ghost Stories | Shown in a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's sixth studio album in the Making of Ghost Stories. |
| "Multi Angles Feature" | Unknown | Unknown | Was registered in the ASCAP website. |
| "Name and Likeness" | 2014–2015 | A Head Full of Dreams | Was registered in the ASCAP website. |
| "On My Way Home" | 2014–2015 | A Head Full of Dreams | The song was given to American a cappella group, Pentatonix for their fourth extended play, PTX, Vol. III |
| "Once Upon a Time in the Corner" | 2001–2002 | none | The song was declared by Chris Martin as the continuation of "Help is Round in the Corner". |
| "Rastafarian Targaryan" | 2015 | Game of Thrones: The Musical | Written for Game of Thrones: The Musical. |
| "Red Wedding" | 2015 | Game of Thrones: The Musical | Written for Game of Thrones: The Musical. |
| "I'm Strong" | 1998 | none | Early version of "Bigger Stronger", that later it would appear in Safety EP, 1998. |
| "The Race" | 2012–2014 | Ghost Stories | Shown in a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's sixth studio album in the Making of Ghost Stories. |
| "The love we have between us" | 1999 | Brothers & Sisters EP | Would appear as bonus track in the EP, but then was not recorded. Was played in a soundcheck of the band. |
| "School"[18] | 2006–2007 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | A mix of the opening of "Death and all His Friends" (featured on Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends) and "Rainy Day" (featured on Prospekt's March). |
| "Sex & Violence" | 2009 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Silencia" | 2010 | Mylo Xyloto | This was presumably the working title for Major Minus. |
| "Solid Ground (Until The Water Flows Over)" | 2003 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | It was performed live only once in 2003. It was intended to be a short opening of the song "Violet Hill" but was scrapped. An instrumental version of the track was leaked onto the internet. |
| "Someone to Love"[18] | 2002 | none | Played once during a soundcheck in 2002. While the song was played during a soundcheck, it has never been played in a proper concert. A very sketchy recording of the song can be found on the Internet. No official title has been given to the song; "Someone to Love" was the title given to the song by one of its listeners. |
| "Something Ain't Right"[17] | 2004–2005 | X&Y | Written for X&Y and was slated to appear on the album but was scrapped in early 2005, just prior to X&Y's release. |
| "So Sad" | 1997–1998 | none | Performed in 1998 under the name "Starfish". |
| "Space Symphony" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. Presumably the original title of "Moving to Mars". |
| "Spanish Rain" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. A live version, which can be found on the internet, was played during the band's last leg of the Viva La Vida Tour in February and March 2010; it was then referred to as "Don Quixote". |
| "Spiderwebs" | 2000 | none | Early version of "Trouble"; an audio sample can be found in the timeline section of the band's website. |
| "St. Stephen" | 2005 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | A demo version of the song can be found on the Internet. |
| "Sweet Marianne"[20] | 2002–2004 | none | Also referred as "Marianne" only. Written by drummer Will Champion for his then girlfriend. |
| "The Butterfly"[18] | 2005 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | |
| "The Dubliners" | 2008–2010 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | It was performed during the Viva La Vida Tour. |
| "The Fall of Man"[18] | 2005–2006 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | A two-parted-demo version of the song can be found on the Internet. |
| "The Man Who Swears" | 2005–2006 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | A demo version of the song can be found on the internet. |
| "The Nappies" | 2004 | none | Written by Chris Martin for his then wife Gwynett Paltrow for the birth of their daughter Apple. A video can be found on the band's timeline section of the band's website. |
| "This Hollow Frame"[15] | 2000–2002 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | |
| "Thought You Might Be A Ghost"[15] | 2008 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | This was most likely the working title for "42". |
| "Tomorrow" | 2011 | Mylo Xyloto | Found in the database of 'ASCAP' and/or 'BMI'. |
| "Turn Your World Around"[18] | 2004–2005 | X&Y | |
| "Unbroken" | 2013–2014 | Unbroken – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Was registered in the ASCAP website. This was most likely the original title for "Miracles". |
| "Vitamins"[18] | 1998 | none | |
| "Waiting in Line"[18] | 1999–2000 | Parachutes | Appeared in 1999 on Coldplay's website as a working title for their debut album Parachutes. This was most likely the original title for "Shiver". |
| "Wedding Bells" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. Lead singer Chris Martin performed the song on piano at the end of the Apple Keynote convention press conference in 2010. Elements of "Wedding Bells" were incorporated into "Christmas Lights". |
| "Your World Turns Upside Down" | 2003 | none | Only played in 2003. Not to be confused with the B-side "The World Turned Upside Down". |
| "Wilderness" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Wondering Star" | 2009–2010 | Mylo Xyloto | Appeared on a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's fifth studio album. |
| "Walking for Always" | 2009–2010 | none | The song name comes of a verse of the B-side "Waiting to get to your face". |
| "World Without You" | 2012–2014 | Ghost Stories | Shown in a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's sixth studio album in the Making of Ghost Stories. |
| "Mince Spies" | 2001 | Mince Spies | |
