[Jack_]

Originally Posted by MTVN

It does make sense, he's basically saying that Cowell and the X Factor dictate who will be in a success in the charts because they have such a huge influence now over the music industry. Like last year, all the artists who performed on the results show saw a big boost to their sales, all thanks to their appearance on X Factor.

No, not that bit. The part where he says 'they put a name in the press and in the charts saying that that is the number one. Then people will buy it because they are told it is the number one'. That's what doesn't make sense in the slightest - he is basically implying that the Official Charts Company make up the #1 each week...

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Jack_

No, not that bit. The part where he says 'they put a name in the press and in the charts saying that that is the number one. Then people will buy it because they are told it is the number one'. That's what doesn't make sense in the slightest - he is basically implying that the Official Charts Company make up the #1 each week...

I dont think he is literally saying that though. I took it as him basically saying that because anything to do with the X Factor is shoved into the public eye and on the front page of national newspapers, they can effectively decide what artist will have chart success (to an extent anyway) by publicising their work, having them perform live etc.