The UKs Christmas pop charts battle.

[English Paul]

This should be interesting this year. Recently the Christmas number one has been the winner of the 'X Factor' (tallent contest - I think it's pretty much a worldwide show now?) You know the score anyway - winners single released in time for Christmas.
To throw a spanner in the works this year a Facebook campaign has seen people buying Rage Against The Machines 'Killing In The Name Of' with a view to keep the X Factor winner off the top.
So far RATM are out in front, but it's only been based on download purchases as the X Factor single can now be bought in the shops.
It should be interesting to see whether pop power or rage power wins.

It just seems that people are getting a little tired of Simon Cowells pop factory.

BBC News - Rage Against The Machine's Morello praises chart race

[Mikey]

I have no idea what you're talking about

[jds1911a1]

I have no idea what you're talking about

X factor sounds alot like Pop idol (uk/amercian idol (us) and a spanner is a wrench so beyond that I don't use facebook so the rest might as well be russian for me

[scoth70]

well i look at it like this paul... simon will only be miffed off with facebook because it might make a very small hole in his allready overfull pockets.....he said people on face book doing that are silly and childish... ahhhhh poor old bank balance!!

he wants an extra 3 million to do x factor next year.... in a time of hardship for lots of people ..unemplyment etc... he personaly makes me sick .... doesnt stop to think for once how hard it is for most people in this country...

[Mikey]

X factor sounds alot like Pop idol (uk/amercian idol (us) and a spanner is a wrench so beyond that I don't use facebook so the rest might as well be russian for me

I knew the spanner / monkey wrench part --- but that was about it

[toystalker]

x factor will come through, cowell will have his hench men in the shops snapping up the copies and downloading on loop lol


i dont like rage against the machine never have never will, but id like to see some other entries trying an attempt sometime in future even if it was another charity gig.. i have a feeling midge ure and them crew are planning something next year ?

[wolfie]

Since people stopped buying singles ( i'm talking 7" records here ) the pop charts have been meaningless anyway.

Bring back the 70's.