Make that two happy Sunday’s for X Factor stars Little Mix. For, exactly a week after winning the UK version of the show, Jade, Perrie, Jesy, and Leigh-Anne have more cause to celebrate – their debut single ‘Cannonball’ has rocketed to #1 on the Official UK Singles Chart.
Full story after the jump…
A cover of Damien Rice‘s track of the same name, ‘Ball’ unsurprisingly becomes the ladies first chart-topper, after selling 210,129 copies.
Interestingly, the feat sees the Pop outfit earn the title of fastest selling debut single of the year in the UK; yet the figure also sees the song serve as the second-worst selling X Factor winner’s single since the show started seven years ago.
A sign of the times, perhaps? Or an indication that their hype is just that – hype? Who knows. However, a number 1 is a number 1 and no doubt serves as the best of springboard’s for the group.
Congratulations! Although we should be saying that to the real winner here – their label, Simon Cowell’s SyCo – who, once again, are stacking their coins. Even more so this week, after fellow X Factor winner Leona Lewis scored the next highest entry with ‘Hurt’, which respectfully charted at #8.
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Congrats !!!
the UK is such a s***** market tho
UK’s Best-Selling Albums By Female Artist
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1. Adele – 21 – 3,590,000 (forecast)
2. Madonna – The Immaculate Collection – 3,565,000
3. Amy Winehouse – Back To Black (incl. Deluxe Edition) – 3,387,929
4. Shania Twain – Come On Over – 3,360,000
5. Dido – No Angel – 3,062,777
6. Leona Lewis – Spirit – 3,050,000
7. Dido – Life For Rent – 2,866,350
8. Lady Gaga – The Fame / Fame Monster – 2,735,000
9. Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill – 2,600,000
10. Norah Jones – Come Away With Me – 2,500,000
11. Whitney Houston – Whitney – 2,240,000
12. Duffy – Rockferry – 2,180,000
13. Tina Turner – Simply The Best – 2,130,000
14. Celine Dion – Falling Into You – 2,115,000
15. Kylie Minogue – Kylie: The Album – 2,100,000
16. Celine Dion – Let’s Talk About Love – 1,995,000
17. Madonna – True Blue – 1,980,000
18. Christina Aguilera – Stripped – 1,950,000
19. Susan Boyle – I Dreamed A Dream – 1,900,000
20. Adele – 19 – 1,890,498
21. Katie Melua – Call Off The Search – 1,865,000
22. Celine Dion – Colour Of My Love – 1,850,000
23. Eva Cassidy – Songbird – 1,840,000
24. Pink – Missundaztood – 1,815,000
25. Avril Lavigne – Let Go – 1,765,000
26. Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad – 1,740,000
27. Kylie Minogue – Fever – 1,710,000
28. Madonna – Ray Of Light – 1,710,000
29. Whitney Houston – Greatest Hits – 1,660,000
30. Rihanna – Loud – 1,652,000
31. KT Tunstall – Eye To The Telescope – 1,645,000
32. Madonna – Like A Virgin – 1,640,000
33. Madonna – Music – 1,625,000
34. Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway – 1,545,000
35. Mariah Carey – Music Box – 1,505,000
36. Macy Gray – On How Life Is – 1,410,000
37. Beyonce – I Am Sasha Fierce – 1,395,000
38. Tina Turner – Foreign Affair – 1,380,000
39. Gabrielle – Dreams Can Come True – Greatest Hits – 1,370,000
40. Barbra Streisand – Love Songs – 1,365,000
41. Sade – Diamond Life – 1,350,000
42. Pink – I’m Not Dead – 1,350,000
43. Madonna – Confessions On A Dancefloor – 1,345,000
44. Florence + The Machine – Lungs – 1,340,000
45. Celine Dion – All The Way – A Decade Of Song – 1,325,000
46. Katie Melua – Piece By Piece – 1,305,000
47. Kate Bush – Whole Story – 1,305,000
48. Alison Moyet – Alf – 1,280,000
49. Annie Lennox – Diva – 1,270,000
50. Madonna – Like A Prayer – 1,270,000
Enjoy the short time success while it last girls, with in the new year and 6 months down the line, no one will care, call me harsh but Little Mix ain’t the best X Factor winners by a long shot, what a good thing they have Perrie because other then the one good singer, they are nothing but hype.
The UK singles chart is usually a big mess. How can these x factor wannabes always get pointless #1´s. I know singles charts are f***** up all over the world. But really being succesful cos of these type of karaoke shows… it doesn´t happen anywhere else anymore.
@jayscorpio
Thank U for that list. At least for buying albums they have better taste. It´s clear Madonna and Celine Dion have had the logest impact in the UK seeing the number of albums they have in the top 50. Also Whitney and Tina Turner did great. Congrats to Adele that´s amazing having the best selling album by a female ever in the UK and in the illegal downloading era
I SEE BABYGIRL WIT THE RED HAIR SWAGGA JACKIN THE QUEEN’S TRESSELS…