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Joe McElderry congratulates Rage

Published Sunday, Dec 20 2009, 19:01 GMT | By Catriona Wightman
Joe McElderry congratulates Rage

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Joe McElderry has congratulated Rage Against The Machine on beating him to the Christmas number one.

The rock group's 1992 single 'Killing In The Name' triumphed in the chart battle after an online campaign urged fans to stop the X Factor winner from reaching the top spot.

Writing on Twitter, McElderry thanked his fans for their support.

"Heyy guys thankyou to everybody that bought the single and supported me!" he wrote. "Well done to ratm for a interesting chart battle xx"

McElderry's debut single 'The Climb' finished at number two after selling more than 450,000 copies.
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