rage against the x-factor - Outcome: RATM is the Christmas Number One!

[Cosimo]

LOL at all the 13 year old girls banding together on that forum. Awesome.

They’re all holding hands and waiting for 18:50. Will they start crying if they don't make number one.

 

[CliffyBiro]

This manipulation thing is rubbish anyway, it's not an issue and I don't see why it's been so heavily debated on here for the last three pages (or however many it's been). It's just fallover from the Joe forums.

Well it's the one person doing all the arguing for one side.

 

[McBain]

Winners!

 

[Bennie-Mac]

Lol at all the Joe fanboys outside freezing their undecended testicles off

 

[Fegruson]

Where do I get this thing called a radio?
Is there a live stream ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_one

 

[JBuk]

They’re all holding hands and waiting for 18:50. Will they start crying if they don't make number one.

The UK could possibly lose an entire generation of girls tonight

A&E will be pushed to the limit as will funeral parlours

 

[vincent1989]

Where do I get this thing called a radio?
Is there a live stream ?

you think anyone under the age of 60 has a radio these days ([edit]that isn't in their car[/edit])? pfft

 

[MagicBoy]

They’re all holding hands and waiting for 18:50. Will they start crying if they don't make number one.

I wonder if the Beeb have called St John's ambulance and the Samaritans in yet...

 

[Ziggy]

Companies aim to get sales not chart positions. Charts are literally just a summary of sales figures. All that matters is how many records are sold.*

Joe would normally have been #1 -- if he's #2 with the same sales the record company will have made the same profit.**

The only downside is they can't market it later as "featuring the number one single"

*Yes I know that contradicts itself.

**In fact tons more considering RATM is on the same label.

 

[PMKeates]

It's PMKeates. He's always on the other side of the argument for kicks.

If it weren't 10 vs 1 it would be too easy

So getting a great song to #1 is distorting the charts. People buying a song they like isn't allowed.

If they had bought they song because they like it, fine. However, the group was set up, designed and run to maximise RATM's position in the chart, and for no other purpose.

 

[Bennie-Mac]

I wonder if the Beeb have called St John's ambulance and the Samaritans in yet...

I think its more of a childline issue, they have been abused by awful music

 

[Keltik THC]

its only un-confirmed rumours but check this out:

http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/x-fact...e-beat-joe-mcelderry-to-christmas-number-one/

'indicate that the Rage sold 502,000 copies of their single ‘Killing In The Name Of’ whilst X Factor winner Joe McElderry only sold 450,000 copies of his single ‘The Climb.'


!!!

 

[Cosimo]

The UK could possibly lose an entire generation of girls tonight

What a frightening thought.

 

[MagicBoy]

I think its more of a childline issue, they have been abused by awful music

 

[Cosimo]

I wonder if the Beeb have called St John's ambulance and the Samaritans in yet...

There will be a lot of trouble if they don’t.

 

[PMKeates]

Joe would normally have been #1; if he's #2 the record company will have still made the same profit.

That's a good point. All any of us have done is line the pockets of Sony.

There's a huge irony that RATM's revolutionary politics have just been spun in their face, as they've garnered a ton of money for a giant corporation, and a ton of publicity for Simon Cowell and the X-Factor.

 

[Bennie-Mac]

Notice how all the Joe supporting callers are female

 

[Viper²]

lol at all the girls ringing up Radio1.

 

[Shamikebab]

There's a huge irony that RATM's revolutionary politics have just been spun in their face.

how exactly

 

[Bennie-Mac]

lol at all the girls ringing up Radio1.

JINX!!