James Arthur claims fastest-selling debut X Factor winner's single in history

James Arthur debut single Impossible had sold 187,000 copies by midnight on Monday, according to Official Charts Company’s sales data.

That makes his releae the fastest-selling debut single by an X Factor winner in history. The CD version of the song is released on CD today (December 12).

According to the Official Charts Company, in 2008, Alexandra Burke’s Hallelujah had sold 147,000 copies by the end of Monday, while Matt Cardle’s When We Collide in 2010 had sold 112,000 and ...

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