X-traordinary sales for Shayne single
X Factor winner Shayne Ward sold a staggering 313,784 copies of his single on its first day of release, figures showed today.
That’s My Goal has become the third fastest-selling single of all time behind Elton John’s Candle In The Wind and Evergreen by Will Young.
Retailers were swamped by fans with some stores selling out of the record altogether.
Around 250,000 copies were sold over the counter and the rest as internet downloads.
That’s My Goal is now so certain to bag the Christmas number one spot that bookmakers have stopped taking bets on it.
Will Young’s Evergreen, released after he won Pop Idol, sold 403,027 copies on its first day of release in 2002.
Gennaro Castaldo of HMV said: “Day one sales of That’s My Goal are truly astounding – nothing short of incredible.
“We haven’t seen anything as big as this since Will Young’s Evergreen.
“It is the second fastest-selling non-charity single of all time and it’s telling that the one record to beat it was another product of a TV talent show.
“So many millions of people watch these shows that it only needs a proportion of them to buy the single for it to achieve massive sales.”
William Hill closed the book on the Christmas number one today – with Shayne’s odds at 100/1 on.
Spokesman Rupert Adams said: “Even the biggest bands can’t take on the X Factor winner.
“This is our worst results on Christmas number one ever. We just have to hope it doesn’t snow on Christmas Day to add to our woes.”
