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Not to mention the fact that Christmas songs will have dominated everything over Xmas Day cos of streaming. By the end of the week I think she'll still comfortably be Top 40.

Great to see that Jess Glynne dirge finally go. Was getting so sick of hearing "Wrapped up so consumed blah blah blah whatever it is" every half hour

Why have they still not deleted the single version of Hello? The album version would be a few places higher without it, right?

Feel sorry for those of you who have betted so much money on Bieber :( I was very tempted myself when his odds were longer but never got round to it. Glad I didn't now!

OH MY GOD. BRAIN WAVE Rumours are that Rihanna is releasing her 8th album on Xmas Day. Could this be a genius way of cashing in on the gift card effect?? Stick an iTunes exclusive out the day that thousands (or millions?) of people wake up with iTunes credit that they won't want to use on anything else in particular?? What do you lot think?

I'd say that's a perfectly legit number 1. A campaign would be a number 1 that comes out of nowhere purely due to a campaign of some sort. i.e. Rage.

Isn't it lovely that we're going to have a Christmas number one that isn't from a talent show, a campaign or for charity. The last time this happened must have been the 90s right?

NHS Choir coming for that top spot though

I'm so so annoyed I actually considered putting a bet on when he was 8/1.

??? And that was how many years ago?

Only about 6 million people watched the final though right? Plus the song is piss poor. It's a shame but it's not really down to Louisa that it's done badly.

It's a shame cos Louisa is fantastic, but that song is a pile of shite. Something I Need by Ben Haenow the year before was a million times better. The only winners singles I've ever actually enjoyed are that one and Alexandra's Hallelujah. And I am a HUGE X factor fan!

She is the best by a country mile and I've been rooting for her since her first audition, but I have a horrible feeling Reggie & Bollie will win.

xG5J_C4ltRc FlPu_H5X_ZE I'm still waiting for Zak Abel to be huge. He has such an incredible, distinctive voice, and is a fantastic writer. He has quite a few songs out there now and so many of them are SO SO SO GOOD. I fully expected him to be shortlisted for BBC Sound of 2016 but unfortunately he appears to have not made the cut. Seriously though, listen to any of his stuff on Spotify/Soundcloud and you'll fall in love. You may recognise his voice from Gorgon City's song Unmissable from 2014: 1zMMfrtTa64

So good to see Louisa Johnson on the playlist

Rita's a really good singer. She's not incredible but she can sing a hell of a lot better than a lot of pop stars out there now (Katy Perry, Meghan Trainor, Taylor Swift, Cheryl to name a few). I don't think I've ever seen her mime.

This would be much better if all the songs were actually Christmas songs, not just songs that were released around Christmas...

Glad Coming Home is doing well! Doubt it'll go Top 10 officially but it's good to see it not flopping

Cover Drive - Twilight going to #1. Baffling.

Love Yourself is so boring! It sounds like a bonus track to me

Yes to all of this. Broken Hearted Girl is so underrated. I always forget it went Top 40 officially though, always feels like an album track to me.

Adele ain't moving anywhere for weeks. Even if she drops off on sales (which is unlikely) her streaming numbers will keep her at the top

It's concerning that Louisa could pull off one of the best X Factor performances of all time but not be the highest ranked in the iTunes chart. Also - ouch at Monica. She's a cert for the bottom 3 then. Anyway, BACK ON TOPIC, where will Sax reach following Fleur's performance? I reckon #3 on iTunes but around #7 officially.

#4 MNEK & Zara Larsson Well...this has taken me by surprise! Still don't get the hype though.

That's a very hard choice. I reluctantly had to go with Russian Roulette, but only cos Rude Boy is TIMELESS and Fire Bomb is one of the best Rihanna songs of all time.