Official Top 40!

Beyoncé has ended the X Factor finalists' three-week reign at the top of the UK singles chart.

Her track 'If I Were A Boy' climbs from three to one this week, becoming her fourth chart-topper as a solo artist. She also scored two number ones as a member of girl group Destiny's Child.

The X Factor finalists slip to two with charity single 'Hero', while The Killers climb to three with 'Human'.

Meanwhile, Katy Perry climbs to a new peak of five with 'Hot N Cold', the follow-up to her number one smash 'I Kissed A Girl'.

Outside of the top ten, Duffy climbs from 22 to 15 with 'Rain On Your Parade', while Robyn debuts at 29 with 'Dream On', a collaboration with Swedish producer Christian Falk.

The top ten singles in full:

1. (3) Beyoncé: 'If I Were A Boy'
2. (1) 'X Factor' Finalists 2008: 'Hero'
3. (4) The Killers: 'Human'
4. (2) T.I. ft. Rihanna: 'Live Your Life'
5. (7) Katy Perry: 'Hot N Cold'
6. (5) Alesha Dixon: 'The Boy Does Nothing'
7. (6) Girls Aloud: 'The Promise'
8. (9) Guru Josh Project: 'Infinity 2008'
9. (8) Britney Spears: 'Womanizer'
10. (10) Leona Lewis: 'Forgive Me'

Take That have notched up their eleventh number one on the UK singles chart.

'Greatest Day', the lead single from the group's upcoming album The Circus, debuts in the top spot this week. It becomes the group's third number one in five attempts since reforming in November 2005.

Last week's chart-topper, 'If I Were A Boy' by Beyoncé, falls to two, while T.I. and Rihanna climb to three with 'Live Your Life'.

Britney Spears bounces back to seven with 'Womanizer' following her performance on The X Factor, while Akon climbs to nine with 'Right Now (Na Na Na)'.

Meanwhile, singles by Same Difference and McFly both fall short of the top ten, debuting at 13 and 18 respectively.

Britain's Got Talent champion George Sampson also makes a disappointing chart debut, stalling at 30 with 'Get Up On The Dancefloor' / 'Headz Up'.

The top ten singles in full

1. (-) Take That: 'Greatest Day'
2. (1) Beyoncé: 'If I Were A Boy'
3. (4) T.I. ft. Rihanna: 'Live Your Life'
4. (3) The Killers: 'Human'
5. (5) Katy Perry: 'Hot N Cold'
6. (6) Alesha Dixon: 'The Boy Does Nothing'
7. (9) Britney Spears: 'Womanizer'
8. (2) 'X Factor' Finalists 2008: 'Hero'
9. (14) Akon: 'Right Now (Na Na Na)'
10. (7) Girls Aloud: 'The Promise'

Source: Official Chart Company

Alesha holding on well :cheer:

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Alesha holding on well :cheer:

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I know I love that song :p
Makes me wanna dance

Leona Lewis has knocked Take That off the top of the UK singles chart.

Her version of Snow Patrol's 'Run', which became available to download seven days ago, debuts at number one this week.

It becomes her third chart-topper - following her X Factor winner's song 'A Moment Like This' in 2006 and 'Bleeding Love' last year.

Take That slip to two with 'Greatest Day', while Britney Spears jumps to a new peak of three with 'Womanizer'.

Meanwhile, Katy Perry climbs to a new peak of four with 'Hot N Cold', while Kings of Leon leap from 15 to ten with 'Use Somebody'.

Outside of the top ten, notable gains come from Miley Cyrus, who jumps from 56 to 25 with '7 Things', and Will Young, who advances from 63 to 33 with 'Grace'.

The top ten singles in full:

1. (-) Leona Lewis: 'Run'
2. (1) Take That: 'Greatest Day'
3. (6) Britney Spears: 'Womanizer'
4. (5) Katy Perry: 'Hot N Cold'
5. (4) The Killers: 'Human'
6. (2) Beyoncé: 'If I Were A Boy'
7. (3) T.I. ft. Rihanna: 'Live Your Life'
8. (9) Akon: 'Right Now (Na Na Na)'
9. (6) Alesha Dixon: 'The Boy Does Nothing'
10. (15) Kings of Leon: 'Use Somebody'

01 (01) Leona Lewis – Run (D)
02 (10) Kings Of Leon – Use Somebody
03 (**) Bandaged – Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth
04 (03) Britney Spears – Womanizer
05 (02) Take That – Greatest Day
06 (08) Akon – Right Now (Na Na Na)
07 (05) The Killers – Human
08 (04) Katy Perry – Hot N Cold
09 (06) Beyoncé – If I Were A Boy
10 (07) T.I. feat. Rihanna – Live Your Life
11 (09) Alesha Dixon – The Boy Does Nothing
12 (17) Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You
13 (19) The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl – A Fairytale Of New York
14 (11) The X Factor Finalists – Hero
15 (14) Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
16 (20) Rihanna – Rehab (D)
17 (13) Guru Josh Project – Infinity 2008
18 (31) James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado – Broken Strings
19 (18) Wiley feat. Daniel Merriwether – Cash In My Pocket
20 (15) Girls Aloud – The Promise
21 (16) Pussycat Dolls – I Hate This Part
22 (56) Boyzone – Better
23 (22) P!nk – So What
24 (37) Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (D, A/T)
25 (21) N-Dubz – Papa (Can U Hear Me)
26 (36) Wham! – Last Christmas
27 (23) Kanye West – Love Lockdown
28 (27) The Script – Breakeven
29 (66) Gabriella Ciimi – Warm This Winter (D)
30 (43) Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah (D)
31 (48) Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
32 (49) Slade – Merry Christmas Everybody
33 (62) Ladyhawke – My Delirium
34 (26) Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon - Dangerous
35 (29) The Saturdays – Up
36 (44) Shakin’ Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone
37 (**) Ne’Yo – Mad (D)
38 (41) Basshunter – Jingle Bells (Bass) (D)
39 (32) Britney Spears – Circus (D, A/T)
40 (**) Status Quo – Its Christmas Time

Leona Lewis has notched up a second week at number one with her version of Snow Patrol's 'Run'.

Kings of Leon narrowly miss out on scoring a second consecutive chart-topper, climbing from ten to two with 'Use Somebody'.

The highest new entry of the week is 'Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth', a single recorded by Aled Jones and Sir Terry Wogan in aid of Children In Need.

Britney Spears falls to four with 'Womanizer', while Take That slip to five with former chart-topper 'Greatest Day'.

Outside of the top ten, notable gains come from James Morrison, who climbs from 31 to 18 with 'Broken Strings', and Boyzone, who leap from 56 to 22 with 'Better'.

The top ten singles in full:

1. (1) Leona Lewis: 'Run'
2. (10) Kings of Leon: 'Use Somebody'
3. (-) Bandaged: 'Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth'
4. (3) Britney Spears: 'Womanizer'
5. (2) Take That: 'Greatest Day'
6. (8) Akon: 'Right Now (Na Na Na)'
7. (5) The Killers: 'Human'
8. (4) Katy Perry: 'Hot N Cold'
9. (6) Beyoncé: 'If I Were A Boy'
10. (7) T.I. ft. Rihanna: 'Live Your Life'

Source: Official Chart Company

X Factor champion Alexandra Burke has topped the Christmas singles chart with her version of 'Hallelujah'.

Burke's recording of the Leonard Cohen classic sold 576,000 copies last week, outselling the rest of the top 20 combined.

Its sales tally makes it the fastest-selling single by a female artist in UK chart history, beating the previous record held by Leona Lewis and 'A Moment Like This'.

"This is absolutely crazy, I can't believe it. It's been the best week of my life," Burke said. "Thank you so much to everyone that has supported me and bought the single. I'm bursting with excitement right now, it's incredible!"

Jeff Buckley's interpretation of 'Hallelujah' - taken from the late singer's 1994 album Grace - sold 81,000 copies to chart in second place, while Leona Lewis sold 72,000 copies of 'Run' to claim third position.

Meanwhile, Beyoncé places two singles in the festive top ten, climbing to four with 'If I Were A Boy' and zooming to eight with 'Listen', the Dreamgirls ballad she sang with Burke on last week's X Factor final.

Peter Kay's alter ego Geraldine McQueen bows at five with yuletide offering 'Once Upon A Christmas Song'.

The top ten singles in full:

1. (1) Alexandra Burke: 'Hallelujah'
2. (30) Jeff Buckley: 'Hallelujah'
3. (1) Leona Lewis: 'Run'
4. (9) Beyoncé: 'If I Were A Boy'
5. (-) Geraldine McQueen: 'Once Upon A Christmas Song'
6. (18) James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado: 'Broken Strings'
7. (2) Kings of Leon: 'Use Somebody'
8. (60) Beyoncé: 'Listen'
9. (5) Take That: 'Greatest Day'
10. (4) Britney Spears: 'Womanizer'

Source: Official Chart Company.

Alexandra Burke still No. 1

How many weeks is that now?