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Wasn't Morrissey #1 in physicals earlier this year? :unsure:

Yeah, and the reason is, the follow ups didn't sell very well... :D Okay, okay, I know what you're getting at. :lol: Actually, maybe coz singles that did become a UK #1 (with a few exceptions) didn't sell in the quantities of yesteryear, so perhaps they're become more vunerable to fluctuations. :thinking: Perhaps downloads are contributing to this effect. Who knows? :unsure:

I've never downloaded a song to date, but if I did download music, I think hell would have to freeze over, before I would buy this. I don't like it.

Entering the chart a day after release, was something I was wondering about with the X Factor 3 winning song, months ago.

So for the 2 or is it 3 weeks it's likely shift the most units in the coming weeks, it will be starred out. :???: Someones not to put a Santa hat on this one :???: lol

To will "Fairytale Of New York" be "combined chart" eligable on Jan 7th???

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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark :blink:

So if a "physical single" breaches the new rules for chart eligability, can we assume that any digital sales would still count? :unsure:

I voted for the All Saints "Black Coffee". "Pure Shores" is good, but "Black Coffee" is simply brilliant. There is a reason why "What Makes A Man" is not in the above list. ;)

"Crazy" is my fave song from the list, but I think that either "I don't feel like dancin'" or "Patience" are more likely to win.

1st I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake 2nd Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby 3rd Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie 4th Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) - The Darkness 5th I Was Born On Christmas Day - Saint Etienne ft Tim Burgess 6th Hazy Shade Of Winter - Bangles 7th Pipes of Peace - Paul McCartney 8th Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney 9th Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 10th The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting ..) - Nat King Cole (Christina Aguilera & Celine Dion covers) 11th Happy New Year - Abba 12th Walking In The Air - Aled Jones 13th Proper Crimbo - Bo Selecta 14th Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea 15th December Will Be Magic Again - Kate Bush 16th Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard 17th Stay Another Day - East 17 18th Wombling Merry Christmas - Wombles 19th Saviour's Day - Cliff Richard 20th The Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Westlife appearing on last weeks X Factor might have helped them. I wouldn't at all be surprised in fact if that clinched the #1 position for them. But this is only conjecture.

Close, but not as close as Chico #2 and BEP at #3 just 5 copies in it I believe from earlier this year.

It's a pity. Jackson is such a genius with J.R.R. Tolkien's work.

I was a clip of it on TV last night and I wanna see it.

You have a good point agreed. But the era I quoted was prior to the video becoming fully fledged. Video = image, so the power of the image was enhanced, perhaps sacrificing a little the influence of the tune. The sight of a handful of men sitting on stools, gazing into the middle distance whilst singing ballads seems to be a popular one. But I just don't get it??? For me, it's tune first, image second.

Also, there are so many other entertainment options these days to what there were 20 or 30 years ago.

In my opinion, the best era for pop music was the 20 year period from the start of 1965 through to the end of 1984. I consider the chart was not very exciting from the mid 1990's when suddenly nearly everything seemed to peak the week it was released, but downloads have thankfully added an extra dimention since then. The singles chart is not dead, it's just evolving with modern technology. Also, these days it's not just mainly music specialists who sell records, but supermarkets, which have other considerations to bear in mind.

It's very good that it's on Xmas Day. It just wouldn't be the same and it would feel weird tbh if it was missing from the schedules.

Christmas Day, I hope they're not releasing or selling anything on Christmas Day! I'd be mortified, if someone expected me to work on Christmas Day. It's different if it's an essential service e.g. A&E

1 Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) 2 Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancing 3 Razorlight - America 4 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California 5 Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child 6 Rihanna - S.O.S 7 Robbie Williams - Lovelight

My guess.........................................................................................I wish ...01...X Factor Winner - A Moment Like This..........................................41....Bah Humbug...:P (Maybe I'm being a bit harsh :( but I wish I felt something else had a reasonable chance of giving this "a run for its money" for the Xmas #1 spot). ...04...Scissor Sisters - Land of a Thousand Words.................................03 ...05...Take That - Patience..................................................................04 ...06...Girls Aloud - I Think We're Alone Now..........................................10 ...07...Ricky Tomlinson - Christmas My A*se..........................................02 ...08...Shakira - Illegal.........................................................................05 ...09...Cliff Richard - 21st Century Christmas/Move It.............................01...:winner: ...11...Crazy Frong - Last Christmas/We Wish You A Merry Christmas......06 ...15...El Chombo - Chacarron..............................................................14 ...18...Lily Allen - Littlest Things............................................................17

My guess I wish 01 X Factor Winner - A Moment Like This 41 Bah Humbug :P 04 Scissor Sisters - Land of a Thousand Words 03 05 Take That - Patience 04 06 Girls Aloud - I Think We're Alone Now 10 07 Ricky Tomlinson - Christmas My A*se 02 08 Shakira - Illegal 05 09 Cliff Richard - 21st Century Christmas/Move It 01 :winner: 11 Crazy Frong - Last Christmas/We Wish You A Merry Christmas 06 15 El Chombo - Chacarron 14 18 Lily Allen - Littlest Things 17

For me it's - Don't look back in anger