Which winner of the X Factor (UK) reached number 1 in the UK singles chart with their single 'Hallelujah'?
Controversy and criticism of The X Factor (UK) what it means to be an artist and that it leaves less room for people trying to work their up organically. Before the UK Singles Chart started to include streaming data in its chart, another criticism of "The X Factor" is that the winner routinely achieves the number one spot in the UK Christmas singles charts, which, it is claimed, has "taken the magic" out of the event. In 2008, a campaign was launched to encourage people to buy Jeff Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" instead of 2008 "X Factor" winner Alexandra Burke's version; however Burke beat Buckley's
Lists of UK Singles Chart number ones Lists of UK Singles Chart number ones The UK Singles Chart is a weekly record chart which for most of its history was based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom. Since July 2014 it has also incorporated streaming data, and from 10 July 2015 has been based on a Friday to Thursday week. , 1319 singles have reached number one. The chart was founded in 1952 by Percy Dickins of "New Musical Express" ("NME"), who telephoned 20 record stores to ask what their top 10 highest-selling singles were. Dickins aggregated the results into a top