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According to the latest midweek sales figures, 'Killing In The Name' is still 37,000 units ahead of the 'The Climb', which was made available physically yesterday.
More than 80,000 CD sales were not enough for McElderry’s single to overtake Rage Against The Machine. However, the 18-year-old has cut the lead from 65,000 yesterday.
'Killing In The Name', which became the focus of a Facebook campaign to prevent the X Factor winner's song from topping the Christmas singles chart for the fifth consecutive year, has now shifted a total of 253,000 copies so far this week.
Many retailers who do not traditionally stock CD singles, including Asda and Tesco, are expected to help 'The Climb' maintain strong physical sales as the week continues.
Bookmaker William Hill has now slashed the odds of Rage Against The Machine topping the festive charts.
> McElderry: 'I've never heard Rage single'
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