Summer on Radio 1

[Jono]

Alexandra Burke and Jeff Buckley have hit Number 1 and Number 2 in the chart respectively. Leonard Cohen's version charted at Number 36.

1. Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah

2. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

3. Leona Lewis - Run

4. Beyonce - If I Were A Boy

5. Geraldine - Once Upon A Christmas Song

6. James Morrisson/Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings

7. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody

8. Beyonce - Listen

9. Take That - Greatest Day

10. Britney Spears - Womanizer

It was announced first by Fearne and Reggie on the Radio 1 Chart Show.

[Sam]

Jeff got so close

[Grace]

At least Alexandra's version has bought the song to a really wide audience, as I know a fair amount of people my age who weren't even aware of it. The Jeff Buckley version never fails to give me goosebumps.

[The Stig]

I have nothing against Alex, I think she's great and look forward to buying her records, but I'd have liked someone else to be Number 1. X Factor has taken all the fun out of X Mas Number one. Having said that I love X Factor, just wish it ended a few weeks earlier so we get an X Mas Number 1 again.

[E*F*4L]

this should be the last year this happens

Moyles needs to shut up about x-factor next year, he is always going on about proper music & how much crap there is & yet he gives it his full support & backing, he should tell his pal Louie to "shove off" the next time he wants to come on the show to promote some of his crap music !

*rant over, i do apologize *

[The Stig]

this should be the last year this happens

Moyles needs to shut up about x-factor next year, he is always going on about proper music & how much crap there is & yet he gives it his full support & backing, he should tell his pal Louie to "shove off" the next time he wants to come on the show to promote some of his crap music !

*rant over, i do apologize *

So just because it stops the number one becoming a battle we should not be allowed to like X Factor, Moyles shouldn't be allowed to talk about it or be freinds with Louis Walsh? I don't like the fact it ruins it but I just think they should move the show back a month.

[Jono]

But after a while we forget who was in these shows anyway. The crap ones disappear and the famous ones go on to establish their names without having 'X Factor' all over them - for example Popstars' Girls Aloud and X Factor's Leona Lewis. I don't see why they should stop releasing records. If The X Factor doesn't get it one of these will, and it'll be just as bland.

Look at who would have been #1 if not - Beyonce. And I think that's even more depressing, especially considering the song...

[The Stig]

But after a while we forget who was in these shows anyway. The crap ones disappear and the famous ones go on to establish their names without having 'X Factor' all over them - for example Popstars' Girls Aloud and X Factor's Leona Lewis. I don't see why they should stop releasing records. If The X Factor doesn't get it one of these will, and it'll be just as bland.

Look at who would have been #1 if not - Beyonce. And I think that's even more depressing, especially considering the song...

True but I'd have at least liked the fact there was a competition. Don't get me wrong I love X Factor and think Alex is great. I think she could be as big as Leona.

[Jono]

So has anyone here purchased any of the Top 5? I'm guilty of buying all of the Top 3 - firstly because I didn't want to slag off something I'd not heard, and also because my mum wanted them. I also downloaded Peter Kay's single.

[E*F*4L]

The only one i have is Britney Spears - Womanizer because that came on the Britney album.

[Ryan16]

i liked the leonard coen one :x

[DC]

the x factor, ruining christmas number 1 for many years. the people who bought that crap should be shot.

it's sickening, i don't even know who she/he is who's got number one. some people have nothing to do on a saturday night it seems.

[Gamesmaster18993]

Alexandra sold 576,000

Jeff only sold 81,000

[Viv]

I have nothing against Alex, I think she's great and look forward to buying her records, but I'd have liked someone else to be Number 1. X Factor has taken all the fun out of X Mas Number one. Having said that I love X Factor, just wish it ended a few weeks earlier so we get an X Mas Number 1 again.

I agree with this. **sick of Simon Cowell**

[The Stig]

For the record I only bought Geraldine.

[Nik B.]

For the record I only bought Geraldine.

Same here. I'm incredibly sick of Cowells dominance of the Christmas chart now. He has to be stopped from ruining another christmas...

[Viv]

I say bring back the 80's when there was no X-factor, and we could have a proper Xmas number 1, rather than manufactured trash.

[tiggertaebo]

my sig sums up my feelings on the matter perfectly!

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[Viv]

ha! ha! classic lol

[cxx666]

the only reason I'd have bought peter kay's song was to burn it. I bought the JB version of hallelujah, purely because I think alexandra off of x factor is irritating and her song is very shrieky.

Heres 1 for those who like a challenge (although it may have already been answered)...

Have 2 versions of the same song ever both charted in the top 2 at the same time before? or did we experience a pretty unique event last weekend?

[Jono]

the only reason I'd have bought peter kay's song was to burn it.

Oh, were you making multiple copies then?

[T-DotKaren]

anyone else favour the kd lang version of hallelujah?

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