After the massive backlash about X Factor's dominance over the Christmas No.1's in recent years, the facebook group that was set up to challenge the Christmas No.1 has been successful. The song chosen to challenge Joe's "The Climb" was Rage Against The Machine's "Killing In The Name". The final figures were 502,600 to Rage Against The Machine's "Killing In The Name" and 450,800 to Joe McElderry's "The Climb".
Rage against the machine pulled an early lead at the start of the week, but it was feared that Joe would pull ahead when the physical single was released this Wednesday (RATM didn't have a physical single available for release). With close midweek figures on Friday's midweeks, it was thought that Joe would pull away come Sundays official announcement, but with all the press coverage garnered from the facebook campaign, the British public rallied behind the campaign and ensured that RATM secured the coverted No.1 spot (full breakdown of day by day sales figures at the bottom).
Here are the video's for each song as well as an amazing mash-up of "Killing In The Name" to X Factor clips.
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
Joe McElderry - The Climb
Parody of Killing in the Name with X Factor clips
Below is a list of sales figures for each day, along with the final figures:
Tuesday Midweeks
1 Rage Against The Machine 83k
2 Joe McElderry 77k
Wednesday Midweeks
No data released
Thursday Midweeks
1 Rage Against The Machine 253k
2 Joe McElderry 216k
Friday Midweeks
01 Rage Against The Machine 306,115
02 Joe McElderry 297,192
Final Figures
01 Rage Against The Machine 502,600
02 Joe McEldery 450,800
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