Thor

I don't think Leona would want to be connected with Chris Brown.

I expect the final chart to be 1 Pixie 2 Maroon 5 3 Saturdays 4 Example 5 Leona

Abandon all hope. One dimensional will be number one, probably with the biggest .sales of the year

No, because you can actually purchase a CD an they have value to people. The majority of the population wouldn't have a clue how to download a song, especially albums which normally involve rar or zip archives.

I think the Sats will fall out of the top 3 by Sunday.

HMV download chart has Collide #1, Pixie #11, Sats #12 http://www.hmvdigital.com/cms/launchoffersalbums

Radio play for Collide has been virtually non existent, its surprising its a contender at all TBH. I wonder why radio are boycotting it.

Early Irish Itunes feed shows the Sats leading, Leona 2nd.

No Leona is, William Baker is choreographing and she spent £100k on the set. http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/874199-leona-lew...draw-in-viewers

Saturday night will have all the X factor viewers.

Actually TVscoop have now said the only confirmed artist is Leona for Saturday night. Pixie is also definitely on but they don't know what night. Might be towards the end of the week. One direction are on the following Saturday.

Snow patrol are thrashing both on pre orders.

Should get some advanced popularity data tonight as they all go on Irish Itunes.

Its Red or Black not Red&Black. Red&Black makes no sense.

Pixie has just been confirmed for Red or Black on Sunday night. Its gone from duece to advantage Pixie. Mind you, for anyone that's seen "All about Tonight" performed live, I'm not actually sure it is an advantage.

Pixie might also get a slot on RoB midweek. Thats if Simon is feeling benevolent.

The Sats don't do #1's. Is Snow PAtrol out next week?

The view figures for Collide are huge on youtube. It passed 2 million in just a couple days.

I don't see Pixie getting #1. The song is so boring. Maybe none of them will be #1.

Hurts are amazing, but they can't get Radio 1 support, because they are British.

But you can't condemn all those amazing songwriters to the dustbin, just because they can't sing ! They need someone to sing their songs !

Before X factor, we had "Bob the Builder" and "Mr Blobby" as Xmas #1's. :unsure:

I guess I'm in the minority, because I like "The Time"

I don't like the Biffy clyro number, original or cover. and I've never bought any form of charity single. But I can understand why someone would want to buy a collection of sounds arranged in a form which may be pleasant to some peoples ears. I do give money to charity, but I do it in a way that doesn't make me look like a fool.

The mp3's do at least include some form of sound.