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Notable charity singles
1980s
Release Date
Title
Artists
Charity/Cause
Highest Chart Position
December
1984
"
Do They Know It's Christmas?
"
Band Aid
famine in
Ethiopia
1 (UK), 1 (Australia)
December
1984
"
Last Christmas
"/"
Everything She Wants
"
Wham!
Ethiopia
n famine appeal (not originally a charity record, but George Michael acceded to give royalties to Band Aid)
2 (UK)
April
1985
"
We Are The World
"
USA For Africa
famine in
Ethiopia
1 (US), 1 (UK), 1 (Australia)
June
1985
"
You'll Never Walk Alone
"
The Crowd
Bradford City Disaster
1 (UK)
November
1985
"
That's What Friends Are For
"
Dionne Warwick
,
Stevie Wonder
,
Gladys Knight
and
Elton John
American Foundation for
AIDS
Research (
AmFAR
)
1 (US), 16 (UK), 1 (Australia)
April
1986
"
Living Doll
"
Cliff Richard
and the cast of ''
The Young Ones
''
Comic Relief
1 (UK), 1 (Australia)
April
1986
"
Heroes/A Long Way To Go
"
The County Line
featuring
Suzi Quatro
,
Bronski Beat
and
Wendy Roberts
BBC Children In Need
76 (UK)
May
1986
"
Everybody Wants To Run The World
"
Tears For Fears
Sport Aid
5 (UK)
March
1987
"
Let It Be
"
Ferry Aid
Herald Of Free Enterprise
disaster at
Zeebrugge
1 (UK)
November
1987
"
The Wishing Well
"
G.O.S.H.
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Wishing Well Appeal
22 (UK)
December
1987
"
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
"
Mel & Kim (
Mel Smith
and
Kim Wilde
)
Comic Relief
3 (UK)
May
1988
"
With A Little Help From My Friends
"
Wet Wet Wet
ChildLine
1 (UK)
August
1988
"
Running All Over The World
"
Status Quo
Sport Aid
17 (UK)
February
1989
"
Help!
"
Bananarama
&
La Na Nee Nee Noo Noo
(
French And Saunders
with
Kathy Burke
)
Comic Relief
3 (UK)
April
1989
"
Ferry Cross The Mersey
"
The Christians
,
Holly Johnson
,
Paul McCartney
,
Gerry Marsden
,
Stock Aitken Waterman
Hillsborough Disaster
1 (UK)
December
1989
"
Do They Know It's Christmas?
"
Band Aid II
famine in
Ethiopia
1 (UK)
1990s
Release Date
Title
Artists
Charity/Cause
Highest Chart Position
April
1990
"
Use It Up And Wear It Out
"
Pat
and
Mick
Help A London Child
22 (UK)
June
1990
"
You've Got A Friend
"
Big Fun
,
Sonia
, featuring
Gary Barnacle
on saxophone
ChildLine
14 (UK)
March
1991
"
The Stonk
"
Hale And Pace
(backing band includes
David Gilmour
)
Comic Relief
1 (UK)
April
1992
"
(I Want To Be) Elected
"
Smear Campaign
(
Bruce Dickinson
,
Rowan Atkinson
,
Angus Deayton
)
Comic Relief
9 (UK)
September
1992
"
Suicide Is Painless
"
Manic Street Preachers
The Spastics Society (now
SCOPE
)
7 (UK)
February
1993
"
Stick It Out
"
Right Said Fred
and friends
Comic Relief
4 (UK)
May
1994
"
Absolutely Fabulous
"
Pet Shop Boys
with
Jennifer Saunders
and
Joanna Lumley
(of the television series ''
Absolutely Fabulous
'')
Comic Relief
6 (UK), 2 (Australia)
March
1995
"
Love Can Build A Bridge
"
Cher
,
Chrissie Hynde
,
Neneh Cherry
and
Eric Clapton
Comic Relief
1 (UK)
December
1996
"
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
/
Throw These Guns Away
"
Dunblane
,
Aid Of Victims Of The Dunblane Massacre
1 (UK)
March
1997
"
Mama
"/"
Who Do You Think You Are
"
The Spice Girls
Comic Relief
1 (UK), 13 (Australia)
September
1997
"
Candle In The Wind 1997
"/"
Something About The Way You Look Tonight
"
Elton John
Diana, Princess Of Wales Memorial Fund
1 (US), 1 (UK), 1 (Australia)
November
1997
"
Perfect Day
"
''
Various Artists
, see specific article for full list''
Children In Need
1 (UK)
April
1998
"
Release
"
The Tea Party
White Ribbon Campaign
March
1999
"
When The Going Gets Tough
"
Boyzone
Comic Relief
1 (UK)
November
1999
"
Talking In Your Sleep
/
Love Me
"
Martine McCutcheon
Children In Need
6 (UK)
2000s
Release Date
Title
Artists
Charity/Cause
Highest Chart Position
December
2000
"
Never Had A Dream Come True
"
S Club 7
Children In Need
1 (UK), 10 (US)
March
2001
"
Uptown Girl
"
Westlife
Comic Relief
1 (UK), 6 (Australia)
October
2001
"
What's Going On
"
All Star Tribute
Artists Against AIDS Worldwide
and
9/11
victims
27 (US), 6 (UK), 38 (Australia)
November
2001
"
Have You Ever
"
S Club 7
Children In Need
1 (UK), 48 (Australia)
July
2002
Your Song
Elton John
and
Alessandro Safina
Sport Relief
4 (UK)
November
2002
"
Don't Let Me Down
"
Will Young
Children In Need
2 (UK),
March
2003
"
Spirit In The Sky
"
Gareth Gates
and the
Kumars
Comic Relief
1 (UK)
November
2003
"
I'm Your Man
"
Shane Richie
Children In Need
2 (UK)
July
2004
"
Some Girls
"
Rachel Stevens
Sport Relief
2 (UK)
November
2004
"
I'll Stand By You
"
Girls Aloud
Children In Need
1 (UK)
November
2004
"
Do They Know It's Christmas?
"
Band Aid 20
famine in
Ethiopia
1 (UK), 9 (Australia)
December
2004
"
Twelve Days Of Christmas
"
Dreamtime Christmas All-Stars
Starlight Foundation
and
Youth Off The Streets
26 (Australia)
December
2004
"
Father And Son
"
Ronan Keating
featuring
Yusuf Islam
Band Aid
Foundation
2 (UK)
December
2004
"
Come On Aussie, Come On
"
Shannon Noll
Australian Red Cross' Good Start Breakfast Club
2 (Australia)
February
2005
"
Grief Never Grows Old
"
One World Project
2004 Asian Tsunami Relief
4 (UK)
February
2005
"
Evie Parts 1, 2 And 3
"
The Wrights
Stevie Wright
,
The Salvation Army
and
2004 Asian Tsunami Relief
2 (Australia)
March
2005
"
All About You
"/"
You've Got A Friend
"
McFly
Comic Relief
1 (UK)
March
2005
"
Is This The Way To Amarillo?
"
Tony Christie
featuring
Peter Kay
Comic Relief
1 (UK)
March
2005
"
All Around The World
"
ProgAID
2004 Asian Tsunami Relief
unknown
October
2005
"
Do They Know It's Hallowe'en
?"
The North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative
UNICEF
4 (CAN)
November
2005
"
A Night To Remember
"
Liberty X
Children In Need
6 (UK)
July
2006
"
Please Please
/
Don't Stop Me Now
"
Mcfly
Sport Relief
1 (UK)
November
2006
"
Downtown
"
Emma Bunton
Children In Need
3 (UK)
December
2006
"
Great Divide
"
Hanson
Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU) At Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital In Soweto, South Africa
2007
"
Walk This Way
"
Girls Aloud
vs
Sugababes
Comic Relief
1 (UK)
2007
"
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
"
Matt Lucas
and
Peter Kay
Comic Relief
1 (UK)