X Factor Joe Tops Singles Chart
X Factor winner Joe McElderry has bounced back from missing out on the Christmas number one to claim top spot with his single The Climb.
The 18-year-old lost out last week to Rage Against The Machine following a high-profile Facebook campaign.
But The Climb sold 196,000 copies in its second week to push the US rock band’s single Killing In The Name down to second place in the singles chart.
Top Ten UK Singles:
1. Joe McElderry – ‘The Climb’
2. Rage Against The Machine – ‘Killing In The Name’
3. Lady Gaga – ‘Bad Romance’
4. Cheryl Cole Ft Will I Am – ’3 Words’
5. 30H3 Ft Katy Perry – ‘Starstrukk’
6. The Black Eyed Peas – ‘Meet Me Halfway’
7. Journey – ‘Don’t Stop Believin”
8. Rihanna – ‘Russian Roulette’
9. Robbie Williams – ‘You Know Me’
10. Ke$ha – ‘Tik Tok’
In the UK albums chart, Susan Boyle has been knocked off the top spot by Michael Buble’s ‘Crazy Love’. However, Boyle is now established as having the biggest selling album of the year with ‘I Dreamed A Dream’, which has shifted 1.6 million units in the UK.
Top Ten UK Albums:
1. Michael Buble – ‘Crazy Love’
2. Susan Boyle – ‘I Dreamed A Dream’
3. Black Eyed Peas – ‘The End’
4. Lady Gaga – ‘The Fame’
5. JLS – ‘JLS’
6. Robbie Williams – ‘Reality Killed The Video Star’
7. Take That – ‘The Greatest Day’/'The Circus Live’
9. Snow Patrol – ‘Up To Now’
9. Will Young – ‘The Hits’
10. Cheryl Cole – ’3 Words’
Posted on December 28, 2009 | Filed Under Music
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