Rage versus X Factor: The latest stats

Has the Facebook drive to thwart X Factor Joe McElderry's victory in the Christmas charts stalled? Or can Rage Against the Machine still grab a surprise festive number one?Though a 17-year-old song by Rage Against the Machine took an early lead in the Christmas No 1 sweepstakes, the campaign against Joe McElderry's The Climb has been sideswiped – both by the X Factor winner's popularity, and by Facebook bugs. Rage Against the Machine have now fallen all the way off of iTunes's best-sellin...

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