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The X Factor winner, who was sensationally held off the Christmas top spot by Rage Against The Machine's 'Killing In The Name', is currently outselling his rivals by two to one.
'The Climb' has shifted 80,000 copies over the past two days, while 'Killing In The Name' has sold 40,000.
McElderry's success has been driven by CD sales of 'The Climb', which stand at 53,000 so far this week.
X Factor judge Louis Walsh recently claimed that the track, which sold 450,000 copies last week, could pass the million mark in the New Year.
Lady GaGa's single 'Bad Romance' is currently in third place, figures from the Official Charts Company reveal.
On the album chart, Michael Buble's Crazy Love has a marginal lead of 5,000 over Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream, which has held the top spot for the past four weeks.
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