'X Factor' charity single debuts at No.1

A charity single recorded by this year's X Factor finalists has debuted at number one on the UK singles chart.

'Hero', a cover of Mariah Carey's 1993 hit, sold 313,244 copies last week to become the fastest-selling single of 2008.

Proceeds from the single go to Help For Heroes, a charity that supports wounded servicemen and women, and the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

Last week's number one, 'The Promise' by Girls Aloud, falls to two, while Pink slips a place to three with 'So What'.

The only new entry in the top ten comes from Jack White and Alicia Keys, who climb from 18 to ten with 'Another Way To Die', the theme to new Bond film Quantum Of Solace.

The top ten singles in full (click to read our reviews):

1. (-) 'X Factor' Finalists 2008: 'Hero'
2. (1) Girls Aloud: 'The Promise'
3. (2) Pink: 'So What'
4. (3) Guru Josh Project: 'Infinity 2008'
5. (4) Kings of Leon: 'Sex On Fire'
6. (7) Katy Perry: 'Hot N Cold'
7. (6) The Saturdays: 'Up'
8. (8) Kanye West: 'Love Lockdown'
9. (5) Razorlight: 'Wire To Wire'
10. (18) Jack White & Alicia Keys: 'Another Way To Die'

Source: Official Chart Company

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