Rage against the Machine for xmas no.1

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Steve AWOL

17-12-2009

Looks we're still winning the battle for Christmas number 1 against Cowell and his cronies

Quote:
“Rage Against the Machine v Joe McElderry: Chart update! | Music | guardian.co.uk

Rage Against the Machine are still ahead of Joe McElderry in the chart battle for the Christmas number one single a day after the X Factor winner's song hit the shelves. McElderry's debut single The Climb went on physical release yesterday and initial first day sales figures suggest he is still behind his unlikely chart rivals. However, the Official Chart Company said the "gap had closed considerably" since Wednesday morning, when McElderry trailed behind Rage Against the Machine by approximately 60,000 sales.

RATM's Tommy Morello spoke to BBC6 Music earlier this week about the campaign, saying: "I think people are fed up of being spoon-fed some sugary ballad that sits on top of the charts. It's a little dose of anarchy."

Morello also said some of the proceeds from the sale of Killing in the Name would go to a UK-based charity called Youth Music, which provides children with access to music education and training. They also said the the homeless charity Shelter would receive some of the profits.”

major winters

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by carnoch04:
“NO! By downloading it "again" you're just as bad as the RATM brigade!
Joe's career wont be over if he sells 200,000 copies whether he gets to number one or not.”

His career in music was over before it started. However, his career in retail is just around the corner!

Jumbo_Holden

17-12-2009

Just downloaded it again from Amazon (29p), that's 6 times in total. That's now it won't do anymore the rest is up to fate.

Go Rage, **** the X-factor!

Steve AWOL

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by Jumbo_Holden:
“Just downloaded it again from Amazon (29p), that's 6 times in total. That's now it won't do anymore the rest is up to fate.

Go Rage, **** the X-factor!”

I thought that all downloads from Amazon were ineligible for inclusion in the chart as they were below the 40p price threshold

Pr1s0n 13reak

17-12-2009

Does anybody think there would be this sort of backlash had somebody modertly "cool" won the xfactor? Like Jamie or Olly.

Mhmm, anyway I bought this on itunes, because for some reason I didn't have it in my libary, I fell in love with it again when it cropped up in guitar hero.

GARETH197901

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by Steve AWOL:
“I thought that all downloads from Amazon were ineligible for inclusion in the chart as they were below the 40p price threshold ”

Amazon have paid 40p per track but are selling them for 29p as it's a good way to get people onto the site and hopefully spend more,because the vendor has paid 40p they are included into the chart

Marksw76

17-12-2009

Much as I would love to see RATM get to number1. I reckon the download sales have probably peaked now. So I guess it just a case of waiting for XF to catch up. The weekend will be very kind to its sales (unfortunately

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Jumbo_Holden

17-12-2009

It's still No.1 on every download site.

I’m confident it will win on the download' sales but the physical CD singles of Joe is the problem.

GARETH197901

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by Jumbo_Holden:
“It's still No.1 on every download site.

I’m confident it will win on the download' sales but the physical CD singles of Joe is the problem. ”

A lot of people keep saying that Joe will sell 500k copies of the physical cd,but in all honesty I just can't see it myself

dend

17-12-2009

I just bought an online MP3 for the very first time, and it was RATM. If there was anytime to finally pay for some music, it was now.

Come on keep buying this song, we must beat the x factor!

Dizx

17-12-2009

How big is the chance that thingy, X Factor winner, could manage to get no. 1 given the current sales? I think I'll cry if he gets it. Must download Rage but haven't got 29p!

Darn Christmas!

Jumbo_Holden

17-12-2009

Can I just say that I ONLY first heard about this movement this Monday when a friend linked me to it on face book and I straight away signed up to it. I loved the idea and I genuinely do love the song and think it's a great choice, so anti everything the x-factor is. It's clearly the lyrical content that it was chosen for.

All these 'their both on Sony' 'it's pointless' folk, it's not about the s*ding money it's all about the principle of the thing.

CJClarke

17-12-2009

Out of interest, what was the final number of sales (download and physical) for Alexandra Burke last year? Surely if Rage manage to beat that then they're pretty much guaranteed the number 1 seeing as she won last years X Factor by quite a margin compared to the 60% that Joe won by.

major winters

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by GARETH197901:
“A lot of people keep saying that Joe will sell 500k copies of the physical cd,but in all honesty I just can't see it myself”

Do you not think alot of those people would wait for his album??

Haha, as if the f**er is ever going to have one. What a muppet.

Marksw76

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by CJClarke:
“Out of interest, what was the final number of sales (download and physical) for Alexandra Burke last year? Surely if Rage manage to beat that then they're pretty much guaranteed the number 1 seeing as she won last years X Factor by quite a margin compared to the 60% that Joe won by.”

According to wiki it was 576,046 so if thats anything to go by RATM has got one hell of a battle on!

Mikeandhersonq

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by Jumbo_Holden:
“Just downloaded it again from Amazon (29p), that's 6 times in total. That's now it won't do anymore the rest is up to fate.

Go Rage, **** the X-factor!”

I thought if you buy a song more than three times from a retailer it's eligible for disqualification

SPni

17-12-2009

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUGeoJtTnZQ

Jumbo_Holden

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by Mikeandhersonq:
“I thought if you buy a song more than three times from a retailer it's eligible for disqualification”

Once from itunes
once from 7digital
once from play
once from HMV (it counts, I've checked)
twice from Amazon (one radio edit, one album version - that still counts as 2 sales)

Did 3 from this computer, 3 from another

mr_scotty2hotty

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by Jumbo_Holden:
“Once from itunes
once from 7digital
once from play
once from HMV (it counts, I've checked)
twice from Amazon (one radio edit, one album version - that still counts as 2 sales)

Did 3 from this computer, 3 from another ”

All those times the same song.... Thats quite sad!!

mr_scotty2hotty

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by major winters:
“Do you not think alot of those people would wait for his album??

Haha, as if the f**er is ever going to have one. What a muppet.”

A muppet you are indeed!

mr_scotty2hotty

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by major winters:
“Do you not think alot of those people would wait for his album??

Haha, as if the f**er is ever going to have one. What a muppet.”

A muppet you are indeed!

JOE FOR NUMBER ONE!!

Pause

17-12-2009

836,939 members on Facebook, according to this Google search.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2228594104

How many of them have even bothered to buy the single? It's absolutely meaningless signing up for something and not even seeing it through, in this case with a purchase that costs less than £1.

If Joe Whatshisface gets to number 1, it would be a victory against idiotic Facebook groups and the people that flock to join them like f-eckless sheep.

jeymz

17-12-2009

hmmm....35,000 is still a pretty clear lead, but the sheep will no doubt be out in full force on saturday buying whatever crap simon cowell shoves down their throats. As a result, im thinking we may see a second wave in RATM downloads (like yesterdays numbers) as a result of the panic in the gap closing, at least, i hope so :P

major winters

17-12-2009

Originally Posted by mr_scotty2hotty:
“A muppet you are indeed!

JOE FOR NUMBER ONE!!”

That's a great insult. Did you just copy mine because you didn't know how to spell any others?

D*****

17-12-2009

I have downloaded both illegally.

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