Yet Another Year In Pop: 47

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The X Factor Finalists tug at the nation's heartstrings (double-whammy of i) sick children ii) recently-ish dead popstar) for some ultra-guaranteed #1 action.

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Heat #8 reminder: tomorrow lunchtime is the deadline for voting in the last poll of 2003. With only one clear leader, the other 4 places are pretty much up for grabs so go and vote for MES and his The Falls!

Comments

[rechabite.livejournal.com]

Yet again I have to remember that this is the run-up to Christmas and therefore people who never buy music suddenly start buying music. But even by the lame standards of charity records this is particularly malodorous. Perhaps the worst thing about it is that it's going to give Elbow a number one. 69K copies so far in the midweeks so no reason to believe that it won't. Rihanna being shut out of both top tens speaks volumes.