After loosing out on the Christmas number one spot to Rage Against The Machine last week, Joe McElderry was pinning all his hopes on getting to number one in the singles chart this week, which would make him the New Year No 1.
McElderry spoke of his happiness today after he bounced back from the Christmas number one race, after a massively publicised campaign to stop Joe getting to number one succeeded.
Joe’s cover of Miley Cyrus‘s hit, The Climb sold a massive 196,000 copies in it’s second week, compared to just 69,000 copies shifted by Rage Against The Machine, which ended up at number ten this week.
“I am so happy that the single is No.1. Thank you so much to everyone that has supported me, this has been the best Christmas ever and I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year,” said Joe after hearing of his chart success.
Cheryl Cole’s 3 Words failed to shift enough copies to give her a top spot in the charts, but the sexy Girls Aloud singer did finish up at number 4, which is a little higher than the previously predicted 7th place earlier this week.
So while we have a victory for our Joe McElderry – The Climb, Cheryl Cole’s second solo single failed to capture enough sales to top the chart, but as a lot of you have pointed out in the comments recently, most people wouldnt have purchased the single because they already have it on Cheryl Cole’s album.
Did Cheryl Cole deserve a higher spot in the charts and did Joe deserve his number one spot? Leave a comment below…
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27/12/2009 at 6:26 pm
Congrats Joe <3
27/12/2009 at 6:38 pm
starstruk isn't number 3 its number 5 lol x and cheryl cole ain't number 5 coz starstruk is and the number 1 ain't been announced yet so how comes u know it is joe? x
27/12/2009 at 6:39 pm
what? the chart show is on now lol.
starstruck is number five
27/12/2009 at 6:42 pm
They're still announcing the chart right now! Cheryl's no4!
27/12/2009 at 6:42 pm
LOL, It seems the information i have been sent is from the iTunes chart, which i have just verified as correct.
As soon as details of the Radio One chart have been announced, i'll update this post, but judging by the sales numbers alone, I can confidently say that Joe IS number one!!
27/12/2009 at 6:44 pm
yeah i hope joe is number one, i love him x
27/12/2009 at 6:55 pm
YEP. Joe Is Number One.
27/12/2009 at 6:58 pm
Yay i'm so excited for him x
27/12/2009 at 7:06 pm
All sorted. Chart now updated. Well done Joe McElderry for getting to the number one spot. Very well deserved.
27/12/2009 at 7:08 pm
yeah i can … number 10 …. rihanna – russian roulette number 9 …. robbie williams – you know me number 8 …. peter kay's all star band number 7 …. the journey – don't stop believing number 6 … black eyed peas – meet me halfway number 5 …. starstruk number 4 … cheryl cole number 3 … lady gaga number 2 … rage against the machine number 1 … joe
27/12/2009 at 9:04 pm
Yes
sooo happy for joe xxx
01/02/2010 at 5:39 pm
I was miffed, to say the very least, to hear that Joe wasn't Christymas No.1. However, I was ecstatic to hear that Joe was New Year No.1! It's still a No.1, so that's great and I'm well pleased for Joe.