I used to have a bit of a fascination with the number 1s produced by former X Factor contestants. And what with Harry being number 1 at the moment, it’s made me think about it a bit more. Which ones are your favourites? Steve Brookstein - Against All Odds Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal Chico - It’s Chico Time Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love Leona Lewis - Run Leon Jackson - When You Believe Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah Alexandra Burke - Bad Boys Alexandra Burke - Start Without You JLS - Beat Again JLS - Everybody In Love JLS - The Club Is Alive JLS - Love You More JLS - She Makes Me Wanna Diana Vickers - Once X Factor Finalists 2008 - Hero Joe McElderry - The Climb Olly Murs - Please Don’t Let Me Go Olly Murs - Heart Skips A Beat Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight Olly Murs - Troublemaker X Factor Finalists 2009 - You Are Not Alone Matt Cardle - When We Collide One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful One Direction - Little Things One Direction - One Way or Another One Direction - Drag Me Down Zayn - PILLOWTALK Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times Harry Styles - As It Was Cher Lloyd - Swagger Jagger X Factor Finalists 2010 - Heroes Little Mix - Cannonball Little Mix - Wings Little Mix - Black Magic Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex Little Mix - Sweet Melody X Factor Finalists 2011 - Wishing On A Star James Arthur - Impossible James Arthur - Say You Won’t Let Go Ella Henderson - Ghosts Sam Bailey - Skyscraper Ben Haenow - Something I Need
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love Leona Lewis - Run Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah Diana Vickers - Once Matt Cardle - When We Collide Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times Harry Styles - As It Was Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex Little Mix - Sweet Melody James Arthur - Impossible James Arthur - Say You Won’t Let Go Ella Henderson - Ghosts ( Ben Haenow - Something I Need ) I love these.
When I used to watch it, I always found it weird that there were multiple dull male winners and, James Arthur aside, they only ever had that winner's number one before fading away with maybe one other moderate hit, but the too-few female winners (up to and including Little Mix at least) all had multiple number ones.
Bleeding Love supremacy tbh. With Bad Boys a close second. Imagine being Syco and finding two massive talents like that, and...fucking both up.
Beat Again, Heart Skips A Beat and Pillowtalk aside, those male number 1s are varying degrees of dirge ew.
Olly Murs has had four number ones??? Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love Leona Lewis - Run Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah Alexandra Burke - Bad Boys JLS - Beat Again JLS - She Makes Me Wanna Olly Murs - Heart Skips A Beat One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times Little Mix - Wings Little Mix - Black Magic Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex James Arthur - Impossible Ella Henderson - Ghost
If there was any justice in the world Chamgane Shirley and Boys Will be Boys by the Dolly Rockers would be on this list.
Shayne Ward - That’s My Goal Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah Alexandra Burke - Bad Boys Alexandra Burke - Start Without You JLS - Beat Again JLS - Everybody In Love JLS - The Club Is Alive JLS - Love You More JLS - She Makes Me Wanna Diana Vickers - Once Olly Murs - Heart Skips A Beat Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight Little Mix - Wings Little Mix - Black Magic Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex Ella Henderson - Ghosts
Leona Lewis - Run Olly Murs - Please Don’t Let Me Go One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful One Direction - Little Things Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times Harry Styles - As It Was Little Mix - Wings Little Mix - Black Magic Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex Little Mix - Sweet Melody James Arthur - Say You Won’t Let Go Ella Henderson - Ghosts .
Funny even labelling Sweet Melody as an ‘X Factor Number 1’. It’s much more in the ‘Little Mix: Pop Legends’ portion of their career than it is ‘Little Mix: X Factor Winners’ portion.
I stan the last bit where the production folds in on itself and the random adlibs come in. Invented hyperpop tbh.
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love Leona Lewis - Run Alexandra Burke - Bad Boys Alexandra Burke - Start Without You JLS - Beat Again JLS - Everybody In Love Olly Murs - Please Don’t Let Me Go Olly Murs - Heart Skips A Beat Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight Olly Murs - Troublemaker Matt Cardle - When We Collide One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful Little Mix - Black Magic Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex Little Mix - Sweet Melody James Arthur - Impossible James Arthur - Say You Won’t Let Go Ella Henderson - Ghosts
