Rage Against The Machine Make Christmas Number 1
...But will the band make good on their free victory concert promise?
Rage Against The Machine have beaten The X Factor's Joe McElderry in the race for the Christmas No 1. The 1993 song 'Killing In The Name' has made it to the festive top spot, following a huge Facebook campaign that saw the track outsell its rival by 50,000 copies.
And Rage's Tom Morello has promised that the band would play a "A HUGE FREE CONCERT IN THE UK TO CELEBRATE THE VICTORY OF THIS HISTORIC PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN! It will be the victory party to end all victory parties."
Tweeting after the announcement, Morello claimed the triumph was "the anarchy Christmas miracle of 2009" and that "Rumor has it that next year's X-Factor winner will sing Killing in the Name for Christmas".
Meanwhile, Joe McElderry was gracious in defeat, telling the BBC: "It's been exciting to be part of a much-hyped battle and they definitely deserve congratulations."
And you can also read all about the campaign, as well as see some of the photos in out chronicle of Rage Against The Machine's Christmas Number One.
What do you think? Did Rage deserve the top spot, or was Joe robbed? Was it all a fantastic publicity stunt and what does it mean for the future of the charts? Do you even care? Have your say, leave us a comment below...
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