Rage Against The Machine -

[hippychick215]

X Factor winner Joe McElderry has secured the top spot in this week's Irish singles chart with debut solo release 'The Climb'.

The 18-year-old singer held off competition from Rage Against The Machine's 1992 single 'Killing In The Name', which has become the focus of an internet campaign against The X Factor and Simon Cowell's dominance over the Christmas charts.

Lady GaGa's 'Bad Romance' drops two places to third, while 3OH!3 and Black Eyed Peas take fourth and fifth positions with 'Starstrukk' and 'Meet Me Halfway' respectively.

Meanwhile, Michael Bublé's 'Haven't Met You Yet' shoots back into the top ten, rising 15 places to seventh.

The top ten singles in full:

1. (-) Joe McElderry: 'The Climb'
2. (-) Rage Against The Machine: 'Killing In The Name'
3. (1) Lady GaGa: 'Bad Romance'
4. (-) 3OH!3 ft. Katy Perry: 'Starstrukk'
5. (2) Black Eyed Peas: 'Meet Me Halfway'
6. (3) X Factor Finalists 2009: 'You Are Not Alone'
7. (22) Michael Bublé: 'Haven't Met You Yet'
8. (7) Rihanna: 'Russian Roulette'
9. (5) Ke: 'Tik Tok'
10. (8) Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: 'The Official BBC Children In Need Medley'

Well done the Irish folk

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/ne...n-ireland.html

at least the irish have sum sense unlike us british ffs, ratm no1 is should have been joe no1 else

[Trinity]

I am just delighted that the Great British public have rebelled and stopped manufactured pap pop from being the Christmas number 1.

I agree with Bry that it would have been nice if it had been a more traditional alternative, my preference would have been the Pogues and Kirsty McColl, or Chris Rea. I don't like RATM, but they are preferable to X Factor.

This time we have Raged Against the Machine - and WON!!!

[Bryan]

Looking forward to reading about it in your blog Bry!

http://poptart88.blog.com/

Well I've had my rant and got it all off my chest. That's the last I have to say on the matter now

[Abbie]

I really cant stand this song

[annette_tr9]

woooooooooo!! I am really pleased it's number one!! I love the song, I can understand why people wouldn't like it mind.....i like heavy metal and remember it from my nights out when i was younger....and thinner. perhaps i was thinner because i was jumping around to heavy metal.....perhaps i should start doing that again..........

[Chris_2k11]

Cheryl's reaction today

[Bad Wolf]

the money from this song goes to shelter, not simon cowell. easy decision

[Meh]

The Top 40 is polluted with manufactured crap. Refreshing to see the British public stick two fingers up at the status quo. I like the song. Anarchy rules.

Damn, I wish I could play the bass guitar

[Siobhan]

Even though I don't like this song.. it is nice to see that X factor didn't get no 1 again... (yeah it is number one now so what is the big deal Cheryl??)

[Abbie]

Snap, I didnt like the song, and in a horrible way it was nice to see something else at the top spot