James Arthur: "Impossible" tops 1 million UK sales
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James Arthur has sold over a million copies of his X Factor winner's single.
The talent show champion's winning release 'Impossible' passed the milestone at midnight last night (January 11) just over four weeks after the track was released.
"Hitting the million mark in around a month is a fantastic achievement for James Arthur," said Martin Talbot, the Official Charts Company's managing director.
"X Factor winners often score strong first week sales, but to push through to the million mark so quickly is truly impressive."
Arthur's 'Impossible' has become the UK's 127th million-selling single, with nine tracks reaching the summit in 2012 alone.
'Impossible' is now the fourth best-selling winner's single by an X Factor champion, trailing Matt Cardle's 'When We Collide', Shayne Ward's 'That's My Goal' and Alexandra Burke's 'Hallelujah'. (source)