Based on sales on Amazon.co.uk, Rage Against The Machine are just ahead of Joe McElderry in the race for Christmas number one. 'Killing in the Name' currently accounts for 50.3% of the total sales of the two tracks combined with 'The Climb' accounting for 49.7%.
'The lead continues to change and it looks like it will go down until the very last minute before we know who the winner in this chart battle will be,' said Julian Monaghan, head of music buying at Amazon.co.uk Ltd. 'Should Rage Against The Machine take the number one spot, it will be the most unlikely Christmas number one in UK music history. 'Killing in the Name' would certainly be an interesting addition on the track lists of the Christmas compilation albums that come out every year.'
Both 'The Climb' by Joe McElderry and 'Killing in the Name' by Rage Against The Machine are available for 29p at the Amazon.co.uk MP3 store.