The UK Chart for Singles and Albums 12/24/2011

The Official UK Singles and Album charts for  the week ending December 24th 2011


The Top 20 Singles

20 - The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
19 - Cannonball - Damien Rice
18 - Mama Do the Hump - Rizzle Kicks
17 - Wishing on a Star - X Factor Finalists 2011
16 - Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO
15 - Take Care - Drake w/Rihanna
14 - Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 w/Christina Aguilera
13 - Fairytale of New York - Pogues w/Kirsty McColl
12 - Earthquake - Labrinth w/Tinie Tempah
11 - All I Want for Christmas is You - Mariah Carey
10 - 5 O'Clock - T-Pain w/Wiz Kahlifa and Lily Allen
9  -  Lego House - Ed Sheeran
8  -  Hurt - Leona Lewis
7  -  Level - Avicii
6  -  Good Feeling - Flo Rida
5  -  We Found Love - Rihanna w/Calvin Harris
4  -  Dedication To My Ex (Miss That) - Lloyd w/Andre 3000 and Lil Wayne
3  -  Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs
2  -  Paradise - Coldplay
1  -  Cannonball - Little Mix
(Debut)



The Top Ten Albums

10 - Up All Night - One Direction
9  -  Greatest Hits - Westlife
8  -  + - Ed Sheeran
7  -  Heaven - Rebecca Ferguson
6  -  21 - Adele
5  -  Talk That Talk - Rihanna
4  -  In Case You Didnt Know - Olly Murs
3  -  Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
2  -  Lioness: Hidden Treasures - Amy Winehouse
1  -  Christmas - Michael Buble
(2nd of 2 non consecutive weeks at #1)

X Factor

"The X Factor" is the British version of "American Idol" and in fact the winners and runner ups on that show have had considerable more success in the UK than the "American Idol" winners have in the US.
The 2008 Winner of "The X Factor" was Alexandra Burke a teenager from London with a powerful voice. On the live finale of that season she sang the 1984 song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. The affect of this song was soon evident on the UK top 40 chart.
She released "Hallelujah" in December of 2008 and set the European record for single sales over a 24 hour period with 105,00 copies sold.
This beat the record of the 2007 winner of "The X Factor", Leona Lewis, who sold 82,000 copies of her debut single "A Moment Like This".
"Hallelujah" became the #1 Christmas single of 2008 and by January of 2009 sales of the single has passed the 1 million mark making Alexandra Burke the first British female solo artist to sell 1 million copies of a single in the UK.