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Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars are gonna give it to you, and if you're in the U.K., "Uptown Funk" is something you want very much. For the third week, the funk-infused Uptown Special single sits atop the British singles chart and the track is breaking all sorts of streaming recrods. -
'X Factor' Winner Ben Haenow Tops Christmas Singles Chart in UK with OneRepublic Cover "Something I Need"
The results of the much-ballyhooed UK Christmas week singles charts has been revealed and once again the winner of the most recent season of X Factor has taken the prize. Ben Haenow and his single "Something I Need"—a OneRepublic cover—rose to face competition that Billboard had earlier cited would be tougher than usual. -
The Pogues Could Top UK's Song Charts with "Fairytale of New York" for Much Ballyhooed Christmas Week, Over 'X Factor' Winner Ben Haenow
We've already complained about how the addition of streaming numbers to the Billboard 200 is a bad idea...but now streaming data will have a major effect on another one of the music industry's big traditions: What single takes no. 1 during the week of Christmas in the UK. The Official Charts company now incorporates streaming numbers into its charts and that advantage may help The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" top the list.
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