Brit Sweep: December 16, 2012...

It's time to bring you the latest songs making their way on the official music chart in Britain.

The X Factor UK finally came to a close, and the winner, James Arthur, lands the #1 spot with his version of Shontelle's R&B hit "Impossible", which sold almost a half a million copies. The original went to #9 in Britain in 2010, and it also jumps back on the chart at #22...

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The runner-up single this week (thankfully) is the musical abortion that is will.i.am and Britney Spears' "Scream & Shout". It follows the chart-topping (and much more worthy) "This Is Love" from earlier this year...

Rihanna performed "Stay" on the final X Factor UK show, and the song jumps on the chart at #9 (here with her #1 hit "We Found Love")...

  British soul singer Daley enters at #24 with "Remember Me" featuring Jessie J. It's his first hit as a lead artist, though he appeared as a featured credit on the Gorillaz' "Doncamatic" which went to #37 in 2010...

Scottish singer and personal fave Emeli Sande is at #35 with sixth top-40 hit from her debut Our Version Of Events, "Clown". Emeli just was at #1 on Labrinth's "Beneath Your Beautiful"...

And just in time for the novelty Christmas rush, Muhammad Shahid Nazir, billed as the "One Pound Fish Man", swims in at #47 with "One Pound Fish". The Pakistani-born Brit was discovered naturally singing at a local fish market.

Rod Stewart jingles in at #51 with his version of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas". It's a benefit single to fight teenage cancer...

Katherine Crowe debuts at #64 with "Smile". The singer, who is fighting terminal breast cancer, has a groundswell of support to make her the "Christmas #1"..(it's also available in the States)..

Another charity record that arrives at #78 is "Caden's Song (My First Christmas)" by David Beggan & Union Station. Caden, David's son, died of meningococcal septicaemia in November, and this record benefits the Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow Scotland that cared for the boy...

California rock group Haim are at #81 with "Don't Save Me". They are up for the prestigious 2013 BBC Sound Of 2013 poll...

English indie-rockers The Courteeners enter at #82 with "Lose Control". "Not Nineteen Forever" went to #19 for them in 2008...

French DJ/producer David Guetta is at #89 with "Just One Last Time" featuring Swedish act Taped Rai...

American rapper ASAP Rocky is at #91 with the expletive-filled "Fuckin' Problems" featuring Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar...

British alt-rock group Alt-J jump in at #95 with "Matilda"...

The final new entry at #100 is Clean Bandit with "A+E"...

That does it for tonight...Thanks for stopping by, and I'll be back tomorrow with another Song of the Day, Candletime, the first part of my 2012 twostepcubchart recap, and this week's "Robbed Hit". Cheers!