JLS - X Factor 2008

Former X Factor runners up, JLS have narrowly beaten Robbie Williams and scooped their first number one album.

Both albums reportedly sold over 200,000 copies, and JLS beat Williams to the top spot by a margin of less than 1%.

Not only have the boys hit the number one spot, but their debut album is also the fastest-selling debut album since the Arctic Monkeys’s Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not in 2006.

JLS told the Official Charts Company: “It is absolutely unbelievable that we have reached the number one spot on the album chart this week after such an incredible race with the pop icon that is Robbie Williams.

“We are so overwhelmed by the support of the people that have purchased our album and can’t thank them enough for making our dreams come true. We truly have the best supporters in the world and can’t express our gratitude enough.”