1.   The song has topped the charts for seven weeks.

2.   Most songs simply top the pitch-shifting of Roland synthesizers and pounding, distorted drum machine beats with squeaky electronic versions of familiar carol melodies.

3.   The song topped the charts in Britain and then in the United States a few months after she made her first trip to a recording studio.

4.   John said he was surprised the song had topped the singles chart so soon.

5.   The following month, the song had topped the charts, eventually selling more than a million copies.