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Sun Dec-20-09 08:54 PM
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UK's number-one song for Christmas = "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine!

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Rage Against the Machine beat X Factor winner in charts
BBC News

Rock band Rage Against The Machine has won the most competitive battle in years for the Christmas number one.

The band's single, Killing In The Name, sold 500,000 downloads beating X Factor winner Joe McElderry's The Climb by 50,000 copies to clinch the top spot.

Their success followed a Facebook campaign designed to prevent another X Factor number one.

One retailer said it was a "truly remarkable outcome - possibly the greatest chart upset ever".

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8423340.stm

Given all the crummy songs that have been no. 1 in the US, I wonder when an American will organize something like this, say get a whole bunch of people to buy some obscure song on iTunes?

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UK's number-one song for Christmas = "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine! [View All]