Every Christmas number one ever. How does Rage Against the Machine compare?

When Rage Against the Machine beat X Factor winner Joe McElderry to the Christmas Number one slot, how did it contrast with previous festive hits?After a head to head not seen since Blur v Oasis, Rage Against the Machine have fought off X Factor winner Joe McElderry for the Christmas number one slot. It's a position long relinquished buy Cliff Richard in favour of a succession of reality TV show winners as the X Factor came to dominate every Yuletide chart.An estimated 5 million listeners tuned ...

3 stories in this thread

Order thread by:
Importance
Date published

10:00 on December 22 2009

Every Christmas number one ever. How does Rage Against the Machine compare?

Guardian Music — When Rage Against the Machine beat X Factor winner Joe McElderry to the Christmas Number one slot, how did it contrast with previous festive hits?After a head to head not... more info

11:00 on December 22 2009

Rage Against The Machine: 'We want Simon Cowell to host our Christmas Number One victory gig'

NME — Tom Morello tells NME.COM about band's plans for free show and how they got involved in 'X Factor' chart battle more info

Rage Against the Machine

06:39 on December 22 2009

Simon Cowell Offers RATM Campaigners A Job

Undercover, Australia — Simon Cowell has offered Jon and Tracy Morter jobs at his record company after losing the race for the Christmas #1. more info

Rage Against the Machine