Thanks, she must be the unluckiest artist to peak at #2. With "Only Girl" to add at some point

 

Err, not really. As I said, she's also had 3 #1s, one of them being one of the biggest hits of the 2000s, and she's massive worldwide.

 

For someone who's truly unlucky with #2 peaks, look at Sash!. 5 #2s and no #1s.

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I think just shows how a crap song performed on X Factor doesn't guarantee a number 1. Rihanna and Cheryl are both performing on X Factor on Week 3. Also Rihanna is on physicals too this time around. What I think is that it depends on the performance they both give on X Factor.

I heard Rihanna's been pushed back? I'd love it if she beat Cheryl though :wub:.

I wonder where the X Factor performance downloads would fit in, if they were allowed to chart...

I wonder where the X Factor performance downloads would fit in, if they were allowed to chart...

I reckon we've got something to be thankful for! :lol: Without the 14 million nutjobs that actually watch the nonsense every Weekend.

 

It actually comes across that if you are male & win it, you'll disappear a lot faster than if you're female i.e. McElderry/Ward etc.

I reckon we've got something to be thankful for! :lol: Without the 14 million nutjobs that actually watch the nonsense every Weekend.

 

It actually comes across that if you are male & win it, you'll disappear a lot faster than if you're female i.e. McElderry/Ward etc.

 

14 million watch the show, but I reckon only 50,000 max buy a song (legally) because they see it on the show (with the exception of the charity single and winners single).

I reckon we've got something to be thankful for! :lol: Without the 14 million nutjobs that actually watch the nonsense every Weekend.

 

It actually comes across that if you are male & win it, you'll disappear a lot faster than if you're female i.e. McElderry/Ward etc.

 

Joe hasn't disappeared yet. Shayne is bringing out his THIRD album five years after winning. He hasn't benefited form the investment, constant promotion and publicity that Alex and Leona have had OR the frequent 'returns' to the X Factor to prop up album sales. But he's sold 1 million album in the UK alone. Just imagine what he could have sold with more backing.

Joe hasn't disappeared yet. Shayne is bringing out his THIRD album five years after winning. He hasn't benefited form the investment, constant promotion and publicity that Alex and Leona have had OR the frequent 'returns' to the X Factor to prop up album sales. But he's sold 1 million album in the UK alone. Just imagine what he could have sold with more backing.

 

Yeah, I'm starting to wonder, is it coincidence that male X Factor winners don't get a great deal of support, or is there something more to it? I mean, Joe was a good singer, there's no doubt about that, it just seems he's been considered a bit of a gimmick now, and the campaign last Christmas seemed to be treated as an anti-Joe campaign by some, and an anti-X Factor campaign by others. The people who started the campaign said it's because they wanted to have a good chart battle for a change, but I wonder if that was the real reason, of if they were just trying to appear nice.

 

I doubt very much if the JLS Single will beat the Take That Single to

No.1. The Take That Track is far stronger. The JLS one - heard such

ballads a million times before. We will see, anyhow.

Don't see how Rihanna could be called unlucky. Most artists would kill to have 10 hits peak within the top 2...