Last year's X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has beaten Robbie Williams to the top of the UK single charts after both performed on the X Factor show last weekend
2009-10-19
Alexandra Burke's Bad Boys, featuring US rapper Flo Rida, sold more than twice as many copies (185,000) as Robbie's comeback single Bodies, which charted at number two.
Last week's number one, Oopsy Daisy by Chipmunk, slipped to number three, the Official UK Charts Company (OUCC) said.
Bad Boys is comfortably the fastest-selling single of 2009 so far - beating Dizzee Rascal's Bonkers, which was number one for two weeks.
Bodies' sales of 90,000 would have easily given Williams the number one in almost any other week, the OUCC said.
Speaking about her latest success, Burke said: "I'm blown away... I've been recording my album for the last six months, so I'm hugely excited to finally be sharing my music with everyone.
"I want to say a big thank you for all the support I'm receiving, I'm one very happy girl today."
HMV's Gennaro Castaldo said: "Fending off the mighty challenge of Robbie on his return, shows that her fan base has not only stayed with her, but is growing as she connects with a wider audience."
He added that she had created a "tremendous platform" for her debut album, Overcome, which is released on Monday.
