Some people really seem to be living under a rock.
E.T. had the Remix very high and the original version lower. Then the Remix got removed and the original version climbed up high. Then the Remix was re-added and for quite some time both versions are sitting in the top5/top15.
How can anyone who follows the itunes-charts, be really that surprised?
Unless, of course, it's just the result of severe pressedness.