Posted December 17, 200916 yr The first genuine battle in years for the Christmas number one slot has delivered round one to Rage Against The Machine, as campaigners aim to break X Factor’s festive monopoly. According to early sales figures from the Official Charts Company, the band’s 1993 hit Killing In The Name has opened up a lead of about 10% over The Climb, the debut single from X Factor winner Joe McElderry. The Rage Against The Machine track, which was the band’s first UK hit single and originally reached number 25 in 1993, has been propelled into the Christmas chart battle by a Facebook group campaign to try to stop X Factor landing the festive chart-topper for the fifth successive year. However, the RATM single, which like McElderry’s is a Sony release, will face increased competition as the week progresses as a physical version of The Climb will be released on Wednesday. Hollywood/Polydor act Miley Cyrus’s original hit version is also likely to make the Top 40 this Sunday. Until now, X Factor winners have had an impressive strike rate in reaching number one at Christmas with their debut releases, the run beginning with the ITV show’s first winner Shayne Ward in 2005 and then continuing with Leona Lewis, Leon Jackson and Alexandra Burke who topped last year’s Christmas chart with her version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. The debut single from Steve Brookstein, who won the show in 2004, was released too late for the festive number one slot. Whatever the eventual outcome of the race, the two singles are likely to be joined in the Christmas Top 10 by a handful of other releases linked to X Factor’s two final shows broadcast last weekend. Virgin’s Robbie Williams You Know Me, which he performed on last Saturday’s show, is poised to climb into the top five, while George Michael’s Island-issued single December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas), which featured on last Sunday’s main final, should debut in and around the Top 10. Meanwhile, Journey’s early Eighties hit Don’t Stop Believin’ could be heading into the UK Top 10 for this first time after McElderry performed it on last Sunday’s show. Although new closest challenger Reprise/Warner Bros’s Michael Buble is closing the gap with Crazy Love, Syco’s Susan Boyle’s looks very likely to spend a fourth consecutive at the top of the artist albums chart on Sunday with I Dreamed A Dream. Interscope/Polydor’s Black Eyed Peas and Lady GaGa and Epic’s JLS presently join Boyle and Buble in the week’s top five sellers, while Virgin’s Robbie Williams and Syco’s Leona Lewis are benefiting from X Factor performances and could well return to the Top 10 as a result. Paul McCartney, who also performed on last Sunday’s X Factor show, is currently just outside the week’s Top 20 sellers with his newly-issued Hear Music/Mercury album Good Evening New York City, a few places behind J/RCA’s new Alicia Keys album The Element Of Freedom. ================================= Tuesday Update Top 40 Only Singles http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/4722242.JPG 1 Rage Against The Machine 83.2k 2 Joe McElderry 77.4k 3 Lady GaGa 20.5k 4 Robbie Williams 5 Peter Kay Top 10 7 Cheryl Cole 11.8k George Michael 11.10 9 Journey Top 15 11 3OH!3 ft. Katy Perry Top 20 Michael Buble Top 30 Alexandra Burke 22 Pet Shop Boys Leona Lewis [sCYHO] 27 Miley Cyrus Susan Boyle Top 40 Luther Vandross Miley Cyrus [Party In The USA] =========================== Albums http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697554542.JPG 1 Susan Boyle 2 Michael Buble 3 Black Eyed Peas 34.1k 4 JLS 5 Lady GaGa 30.8k Top 10 6 Robbie Williams Snow Patrol 24.6k 9 Leona Lewis Top 15 12 Will Young 14 Alicia Keys 15 Cheryl Cole Top 20 Paolo Nutini 19 Alexandra Burke Top 30 Paul McCartney Fleetwood Mac Top 40 Florence & The Machine Lily Allen Muse Katherine Jenkins [believe] NO SALES INFO ================================================= Artists Mini-Update Singles Alicia Keys 7+7 Cheryl "National Treasure" Cole FFTL 9+9 Pixie Lott 12+12 Pogues 20+5 JLS [EIL] 20+8 Mariah 20+10 Leona Lewis 30+5 Saturdays 30+6 Albums Take That 5+5 Will Young 6+6 Michael Jackson 10+7 Rihanna 20+2 N-Dubz 20+3
December 17, 200916 yr Author Wednesday Update The battle for the Christmas number one slot continues to heat up, with Rage Against The Machine’s Killing In The Name extending its lead over Joe McElderry’s The Climb. According to sales figures from the Official Charts Company yesterday, the American band’s 1993 hit had opened up a lead of about 10% over The Climb, the debut single from X Factor winner McElderry, after two days of sales. OCC figures today show that Killing In The Name has now extended that lead to around 60%, selling another 92,000 copies yesterday to bring its total for the week so far to more than 175,000. The Climb has sold around 110,000 copies so far but is expected to receive a massive boost today when the CD single goes on general sale around the country. While the singles market is now overwhelmingly made up of download sales, X Factor Christmas singles traditionally sell strongly on CD. ==================================== Top 40 Only Singles http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/4722242.JPG 1 Rage Against The Machine 175.1k 2 Joe McElderry 109.7k 3 Lady GaGa 29k 4 Peter Kay 23k 5 Robbie Williams 20k Top 10 6 Cheryl Cole 17k 7 3OH! feat Katy Perry 17k 9 Journey Top 15 11George Michael Top 20 Alexandra Burke Top 30 Michael Buble 24 Leona Lewis [sCYHO] 28 Miley Cyrus 30 Pet Shop Boys Top 40 33 Saturdays Luther Vandross =========================== Albums http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697554542.JPG 1 Susan Boyle 139k 2 Michael Buble 3 Black Eyed Peas 4 JLS 5 Lady GaGa Top 10 6 Robbie Williams Snow Patrol 8 Leona Lewis Top 15 12 Will Young 13 Cheryl Cole 15 Alicia Keys Top 20 Paolo Nutini 20 Alexandra Burke Top 30 Paul McCartney Fleetwood Mac Top 40 Florence & The Machine Lily Allen Katherine Jenkins [believe] ========================= Artists Mini-Update Singles Alicia Keys 7+7 Cheryl "National Treasure" Cole FFTL 10+7 Pixie Lott 12+11 Pogues 20+2 JLS [EIL] 20+5 Mariah 20+7 Leona Lewis 30+5 Albums Take That 5+5 Will Young 6+6 Michael Jackson 10+7 Rihanna 20+3 N-Dubz 20+1
December 17, 200916 yr Author Thursday Update More than 80,000 CD sales yesterday were not enough to allow Joe McElderry’s The Climb to overtake Rage Against The Machine’s Killing In the Name at the top of the midweek singles charts. However, the physical release of the single from the X Factor winner did allow it to cut the LA band’s lead at the top of the midweeks to just under 37,000 copies today from around 65,000 yesterday, according to figures from the Official Charts Company. Killing In The Name has sold around 253,000 copies so far this week, all of them digital. The majority of The Climb’s sales are still digital but this may change with the CD single now widely available. Many retailers who do not traditionally stock CD singles – including Asda and Tesco – are stocking The Climb on CD. The two singles are leading one of the closest races in years for the Christmas number one single. A number of bookmakers have now installed Rage Against The Machine as the favourite to top the festive charts. Source: MW ======================= Top 40 Only Singles http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/4722242.JPG 1 Rage Against The Machine 253.476k 2 Joe McElderry 216.795k 3 Lady GaGa 4 Peter Kay 5 Robbie Williams Top 10 6 Cheryl Cole 7 3OH!3 feat Katy Perry 8 Journey Top 15 11George Michael Top 20 Michael Buble Top 30 Alexandra Burke 27 Leona Lewis [sCYHO] 28 Miley Cyrus Top 40 32 Saturdays 33 Pet Shop Boys Luther Vandross Queen & The Muppets =========================== Albums http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697554542.JPG 1 Susan Boyle 2 Michael Buble 3 Black Eyed Peas 4 JLS 5 Lady GaGa Top 10 Snow Patrol 7 Robbie Williams 8 Leona Lewis Top 15 12 Will Young 13 Cheryl Cole 15 Alicia Keys Top 20 Paolo Nutini 20 Alexandra Burke Top 30 Fleetwood Mac Paul McCartney Top 40 Chris Moyles Seal Katherine Jenkins [believe] Florence & The Machine NO SALES INFO ==================================== Artists Mini-Update Singles Alicia Keys 10+5 Cheryl "National Treasure" Cole FFTL 10+7 Pixie Lott 12+12 Pogues 20+2 JLS [EIL] 20+5 Mariah 20+3 Leona Lewis 30+5 Albums Take That 5+5 Will Young 6+6 Michael Jackson 10+7 Rihanna 20+3 N-Dubz 20+1
December 17, 200916 yr Author Friday Update The gap between Rage Against The Machine and Joe McElderry in midweek sales figures has narrowed to just under 9,000 copies, as the race for the Christmas number one single goes right to the wire. Rage Against The Machine’s Nineties hit Killing In The Name had established a 60% lead over McElderry’s The Climb earlier this week, only for this to be cut back as the CD single of The Climb hit stores. The latest OCC figures show that Killing In The Name is still ahead – but only just. Killing In The Name has sold just over 306,000 copies so far this week, while The Climb has shifted around 297,000. The Climb has been helped by sales of more than 150,000 CD singles, while sales of Killing In The Name have been entirely digital. Bookmaker Ladbrokes yesterday re-installed The Climb as favourite to top the Christmas charts. With the weekend likely to see many consumers doing their Christmas shopping – and the suitability of The Climb as a stocking filler – the race looks set to go right to the end of Saturday. ====================== Friday Update Top 40 Only Singles http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/4722242.JPG 01 Rage Against The Machine 306,115 02 Joe McElderry 297,192 03 Lady GaGa 04 Peter Kay 05 3OH!3 feat. Katy Perry Top 10 6 Robbie Williams 7 Cheryl Cole 8 Journey Top 15 12 George Michael Top 30 Michael Buble Alexandra Burke 27 Leona Lewis (SCYHO) 30 Miley Cyrus Top 40 31 Saturdays 34 Pet Shop Boys 35 Queen & The Muppets Luther Vandross ----------------------------------- Albums http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697554542.JPG 01 Susan Boyle 02 Michael Buble 03 Black Eyed Peas 04 JLS 05 Lady GaGa Top 10 6 Snow Patrol 7 Robbie Williams 8 Leona Lewis Top 15 12 Will Young 13 Cheryl Cole Paolo Nutini Top 20 16 Alicia Keys Alexandra Burke Top 30 Fleetwood Mac Bette Midler Paul McCartney Top 40 Chris Moyles Katherine Jenkins [believe] Florence & The Machine Rod Stewart NO OTHER SALES INFO APART FROM THE TOP 2 SINGLES ======================================== Artists Mini-Update Singles Alicia Keys 10+4 Cheryl "National Treasure" Cole FFTL 10+7 Pixie Lott 20+3 Pogues 10+10 JLS [EIL] 20+5 Mariah 20+4 Leona Lewis 30+6 Albums Take That 5+5 Michael Jackson 10+7 Rihanna 20+2 N-Dubz 20+1
December 17, 200916 yr Can yee please tell me where Chipmunk Look For Me and N-Dubz Playing With Fire are at? Ty mate x.
December 17, 200916 yr im so glad that there is a genuine chart battle this year for the christmas number 1 even thought i truly hate both joe and ratm singles but hey its exciting
December 17, 200916 yr http://www.nme.com/news/rage-against-the-machine/48927 RATM 253,476 copies XF 216,795.
December 17, 200916 yr Author Do you have the position for Pixie's album if it is Top 40? Thank you :) 10+10+10 Can yee please tell me where Chipmunk Look For Me and N-Dubz Playing With Fire are at? Ty mate x. LFM 10+5+4 PWF 10+10+10
December 17, 200916 yr Rage still ahead! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: Im actually starting to think they can do it, if they stay ahead tomorrow KEEP BUYING PEOPLE!
December 17, 200916 yr SuBo has crashed through the mill then this week. I wonder if she can hit 1.5mill? Any Sugababes news is, as always, most appreciated.
December 17, 200916 yr Author Any Sugababes news is, as always, most appreciated. Nothing for Sugababes in both charts. http://www.togerland.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif
December 17, 200916 yr Author oooh, just found out where Madonna - Revolver is... in today's chart, if anyone cares its currently top 120. Whoop Pi Doo
December 17, 200916 yr Author where is westlife‘s album？ Top 10 and it probably be top 10 tomorrow, saves asking.
December 17, 200916 yr On Wednesday Joe sold 106k and RATM only sold 70k, so at this rate Joe will end up no.1 for the week :(
December 17, 200916 yr Joe sold far more than RATM yesterday then. If he carries on he may just catch up!
December 17, 200916 yr On Wednesday Joe sold 106k and RATM only sold 70k, so at this rate Joe will end up no.1 for the week :( he will sell less today, wednesday was always going to be a big day for him with the cd as it was the 1st day it was out. i expect him to drop to 60k cds and 15-20k downloads for tomorrows update.
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