What X Factor winner has a Christmas song in the UK top five hits in 2013?
2013: Sam Bailey – ‘Skyscraper’ The Demi Lovato cover beat Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’ to claim the top spot and become the sixth Christmas number one to come out of the show’s 10 year stint. The proceeds will go to Great Ormond St Hospital and charity Together for Short Lives.
What is the biggest selling UK single?
The best-selling single in the UK is “Something About the Way You Look Tonight”/”Candle in the Wind 1997”, a double A-side released by Elton John following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Since September 1997, the single has sold over 4.93 million copies in the UK.
What was the Christmas number 1 in 2013?
“Congratulations to Sam Bailey, the UK’s Official 2013 Christmas Number 1!
What was the best-selling single of the decade in the UK?
Shape of You
Best-selling songs of the 2010s based on combined sales
| Position | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Shape of You” | Ed Sheeran |
| 2 | “Uptown Funk” | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars |
| 3 | “Happy” | Pharrell Williams |
| 4 | “Thinking Out Loud” | Ed Sheeran |
Who are the biggest selling X Factor winners of all time?
Leona Lewis, who won the third series in 2006, remains the biggest selling artist to emerge from X Factor with 4.4 million singles sales and 3.9 million albums sales to her name.
How many records have X Factor acts sold?
The biggest selling X Factor singles and albums acts revealed! X Factor acts have clocked up nearly 50 million UK record sales over the last decade as Simon Cowell’s reality TV singing contest gears up for its tenth series.
What was the biggest selling single of 2013?
“The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles Of 2013”. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2014. ^ a b c Jones, Alan (29 December 2013). “Official Charts Analysis: Pharrell Williams hits No.1 with 106k sales”.
How many series of the X Factor have there been?
For 12 series (so far), The X Factor has produced an impressive amount of chart-topping hits, multi-million-selling albums and the odd novelty hit. But here we’re looking at the best of the best, musically.