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Joe McElderry Gets His Number One
27/12/2009
After losing out in his epic battle for the Christmas number one to American rockers Rage Against The Machine, X Factor winner Joe McElderry tops the Official Singles Chart for the New Year, the Official Charts Company announces today.
McElderry has sold 196,000 copies in the last week to take the Official number one slot today with his debut single, The Climb, 130,000 units ahead of Rage Against The Machine’s Killing In The Name.
In maintaining its sales through Christmas, McElderry is also moving rapidly up the list of the year’s biggest selling singles. For much of the year, the field has been led by Lady Gaga's Poker Face, which has currently sold around 870,000 copies. The number five position for the year to date is currently held by In For The Kill by La Roux, with around 660,000 sales.
But The Climb sold 450,000 copies in its first week alone – 50,000 sales behind Rage Against The Machine’s Killing In The Name – and has now accumulated around 650,000 sales to find itself on the fringes of that prestigious Top Five.
Official Charts Company managing director Martin Talbot says:
"The race for Christmas number one was the most exciting many of us can
remember – but, having secured his own number one, McElderry can top his
year off with another honour and has an excellent chance of
making the year-end Top Five by next week."
The last week of the chart year ends at Midnight on Saturday January 2.
Currently the Official biggest selling singles of 2009 are:
1. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
2. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
3. Just Dance - Lady Gaga
4. Fight For This Love - Cheryl Cole
5. In For The Kill - La Roux
Source: Official Charts Company.
The Official Singles Chart Top 5 for this week is:
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
Source: Official Charts Company.
In the Official Albums Chart, Michael Buble's Crazy Love climbs to number one (from number two last week) and pushes Susan Boyle's debut I Dreamed A Dream into second place.
But I Dreamed A Dream is now established as the biggest selling album of the year - and is moving relentlessly towards the 2m mark, with around 1.6m units sold in the UK alone.
Currently the Official biggest selling albums of 2009 are:
1. I Dreamed A Dream – Susan Boyle
2. The Fame – Lady Gaga
3. Crazy Love – Michael Buble
4. Only By The Night – Kings Of Leon
5. The End – Black Eyed Peas
Source: Official Charts Company.
The Official Albums Chart Top 5 for this week is:
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
Source: Official Charts Company.
Notes to Editors:
1. Chart information quoted from this release must be credited to The Official Charts Company
2. The Official Charts Company (OCC) is a joint venture between record labels’ body the BPI and ERA, the Entertainment Retailers Association. The OCC is responsible for the commissioning, marketing, distribution and management of the UK’s industry standard music and video charts and is endorsed by the BVA (British Video Association).
3. The Official Charts Company compiles its charts from sales information gathered across all key distribution (or entertainment) channels including all major high street retail chains, independent stores, supermarkets, mail order internet retailers and digital music service providers. This market research sample equates to 99% of the total UK Singles market; 98% of the total UK Albums market and 90% of the total UK DVD market.
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