| 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), 1 (Netherlands) |
| December 1984 |
"Last Christmas"/"Everything She Wants" |
Wham! |
Ethiopian Famine appeal (not originally a charity record, but George Michael acceded to give royalties to Band Aid) |
2 (UK), 2 (Netherlands) |
| March 1985 |
"Tears Are Not Enough" |
Northern Lights |
famine in Ethiopia |
1 (Canada) |
| April 1985 |
"We Are the World" |
USA for Africa |
famine in Ethiopia |
1 (US), 1 (UK), 1 (Australia), 1 (Netherlands) |
| June 1985 |
"You'll Never Walk Alone" |
The Crowd |
Bradford City stadium fire |
1 (UK), 1 (Ireland), 30 (Netherlands) |
| 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), 13 (Netherlands) |
| April 1986 |
"Living Doll" |
Cliff Richard and the cast of The Young Ones |
Comic Relief |
1 (UK), 1 (Australia), 1 (Netherlands) |
| April 1986 |
"Heroes/A Long Way To Go" |
The County Line featuring Suzi Quatro, Bronski Beat and Wendy Roberts |
Children in Need |
76 (UK) |
| May 1986 |
"Everybody Wants to Run the World" |
Tears For Fears |
Sport Aid |
5 (UK) |
| March 1987 |
"Amor & Paz" (Amor E A Paz) |
AUA (Artistas Unidos da América) |
famine and poverty around the world |
3 (US), 2 (Portugal), 1 (Canada) |
| March 1987 |
"Let It Be" |
Ferry Aid |
Herald of Free Enterprise disaster at Zeebrugge |
1 (UK), 4 (Netherlands) |
| 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) |
| February 1988 |
"Man In The Mirror" |
Michael Jackson |
Michael Jackson Burn Center, Childhelp, United Negro College Fund.[1] |
1 (USA), 1 (UK R&B), 13 (Netherlands) |
| May 1988 |
"With a Little Help from My Friends" |
Wet Wet Wet |
ChildLine |
1 (UK) |
| July 1988 |
"Another Part of Me" |
Michael Jackson |
Michael Jackson Burn Center, Childhelp |
1 (US R&B), 8 (Netherlands) |
| 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), 24 (Netherlands) |
| February 1989 |
"Pour toi Arménie" |
Charles Aznavour & many other French artists |
Earthquake in Armenia |
1 (FR) |
| April 1989 |
"Ferry Cross the Mersey" |
The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden, Stock Aitken Waterman |
Hillsborough disaster |
1 (UK), 21 (Netherlands) |
| December 1989 |
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" |
Band Aid II |
famine in Ethiopia |
1 (UK), 20 (Netherlands) |
| 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) |
| February 1991 |
"Voices that Care" |
Voices that Care |
To boost the morale of U.S. troops involved in Operation Desert Storm |
11 (US) |
| March 1991 |
"The Stonk" |
Hale and Pace (backing band includes David Gilmour) |
Comic Relief |
1 (UK) |
| November 1991 |
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" |
George Michael, Elton John |
10 charities for AIDS, children and education |
1 (UK), 1 (US), 1 (Netherlands) |
| 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) |
| November 1992 |
"Heal The World" |
Michael Jackson |
Heal the World Foundation |
1 (Spain), 2 (UK), 2 (Ire), 2 (Aus), 4 (Netherlands) |
| February 1993 |
"Stick It Out" |
Right Said Fred and friends |
Comic Relief |
4 (UK) |
| December 1993 |
"Gone Too Soon" |
Michael Jackson |
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, AIDS-related research, |
3 (Zimbabwe), 20 (Netherlands) |
| 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), 41 (Netherlands) |
| November 1995 |
"Earth Song" |
Michael Jackson |
Heal the World Foundation, Environmental Awareness |
1 (UK), 1 (Spain), 1 (Sweden), 3 (Netherlands) |
| December 1996 |
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Throw These Guns Away" |
Ted Christopher (aka Dunblane), Mark Knopfler |
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), 3 (Netherlands) |
| 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), 1 (Netherlands) |
| October 1997 |
"Perfect Day" |
Various Artists, see specific article for full list |
Children in Need |
1 (UK), 6 (Netherlands) |
| 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) |
| December 1999 |
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" |
Various Artists |
Children's Promise |
14 (UK) |
| 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) |
| December 2000 |
"If That Were Me" |
Melanie C |
Homeless charity |
18 (UK), 22 (SWE), 29 (AUS), 41 (Netherlands) |
| March 2001 |
"Uptown Girl" |
Westlife |
Comic Relief |
1 (UK), 6 (Australia), 2 (Netherlands) |
| September 2001 |
El Último Adiós (The Last Goodbye) |
Various Artists |
American Red Cross and United Way of America |
|
| December 2001 |
"What More Can I Give" |
Michael Jackson |
United We Stand: What More Can I Give |
|
| October 2001 |
"What's Going On" |
All Star Tribute |
Artists Against AIDS Worldwide and 9/11 victims |
27 (US), 6 (UK), 38 (Australia), 26 (Netherlands) |
| November 2001 |
"Have You Ever" |
S Club 7 |
Children In Need |
1 (UK), 48 (Australia) |
| December 2001 |
"Cry" |
Michael Jackson |
9/11 Relief |
7 (Eurochart), 16 (Denmark), 39 (Netherlands) |
| December 2001 |
"Never Too Far/Hero Medley" |
Mariah Carey |
9/11 victims |
5 (Japan), 81 (US), 67 (Netherlands) |
| July 2002 |
"Your Song" |
Elton John and Alessandro Safina |
Sport Relief |
4 (UK), 88 (Netherlands) |
| 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), 11 (Netherlands) |
| September 2003 |
"Pandora's Kiss/Don't Give Up" |
Louise |
Breast Cancer Care |
5 (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), 85 (Netherlands) |
| November 2004 |
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" |
Band Aid 20 |
famine in Ethiopia |
1 (UK), 9 (Australia), 3 (Netherlands) |
| 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), 84 (Netherlands) |
| December 2004 |
"Come On Aussie, Come On" |
Shannon Noll |
Australian Red Cross' Good Start Breakfast Club |
2 (Australia) |
| December 2004 |
"We are the world (Cantonese)" |
Various Chinese Artists |
2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake |
1 (Hong Kong) |
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
"Any Dream Will Do" |
Lee Mead |
Children in Need |
2 (UK) |
| 2007 |
"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" |
Matt Lucas and Peter Kay |
Comic Relief |
1 (UK) |
| October 2007 |
"Sing" |
Annie Lennox in collaboration with Madonna and 22 other artists |
HIV/AIDS organization Treatment Action Campaign |
29 (U.S. Adult Contemporary) 18 (U.S. Hot Club Play) 161 (UK) |
| November 2007 |
"Crazy Place" |
Esmee Denters |
Oxfam |
N/A |
| November 2007 |
"Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" |
Spice Girls |
Children in Need |
11 (UK)90 (US), 52 (Netherlands) |
| December 2007 |
"What A Wonderful World" |
Eva Cassidy and Katie Melua |
British Red Cross |
1 (UK) |
| January 2008 |
"The Ballad of Natalie Edgemoore" |
Hirschfelder |
Victims of O |
uncharted |
| March 2008 |
"Better in Time/Footprints in the Sand" |
Leona Lewis |
Sport Relief |
2 (UK) |
| September 2008 |
"Just Stand Up" |
Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Natasha Bedingfield, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Carrie Underwood, Keyshia Cole, Leann Rimes, Ashanti, Ciara |
Stand Up to Cancer |
11 (US), 3 (Italy), 10 (Canada), 26 (UK), 39 (Australia) |
| October/November 2008 |
"Hero" |
The X Factor Finalists |
Help for Heroes[2] |
1 (UK) |
| November 2008 |
"Follow My Lead" |
Justin Timberlake, featuring Esmee Denters |
Shriners Hospitals for Children |
N/A |
| December 2008 |
"Once Upon a Christmas Song" |
Geraldine McQueen |
NSPCC |
5 (UK) |
| March 2009 |
"Just Can't Get Enough (Depeche Mode song)" |
The Saturdays |
Comic Relief |
2 (UK) |
| April 2009 |
"Domani 21/04.09" |
Mauro Pagani |
2009 L'Aquila earthquake |
1 (Italy) |
| July 2009 |
"Home" |
La Toya Jackson |
AIDS Project Los Angeles |
|
| August 2009 |
"Send It On" |
Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez |
Disney's Friends for Change |
20 (US) |
| October 2009 |
"I Got Soul" |
Young Soul Rebels |
War Child UK |
10 (UK), 19 (IRE) |
| October 2009 |
"Kaya Natin Ito! (We can do it!)" |
60+ Artists including Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Janno Gibbs, Jaya, Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, KC Concepcion, The Opera, The Company, Lea Salonga, Rico Blanco, Charice Pempengco, Arnel Pineda, Piolo Pascual, Sharon Cuneta and many more. |
Typhoon Ketsana (2009) and Typhoon Parma (2009) relief |
|
| November 2009 |
"You Are Not Alone" |
The X Factor Finalists |
Great Ormond Street Hospital |
1 (UK), 1 (IRE) |
| Release Date |
Title |
Artists |
Charity/Cause |
Highest Chart Position |
| January 2010 |
"Oh Africa" |
Akon, Keri Hilson |
Konfidence |
4 (Hungary) |
| January 2010 |
"Together Again" |
Evanescence |
2010 Haiti earthquake relief (United Nations Foundation) |
|
| February 2010 |
"Everybody Hurts"[3][4] |
Alexandra Burke, Cheryl Cole, JLS, James Blunt, James Morrison, Joe McElderry, Jon Bon Jovi, Kylie Minogue, Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Michael Bublé, Mika, Miley Cyrus, Robbie Williams, Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle, Take That, Westlife |
2010 Haiti earthquake relief |
1 (UK) |
| February 2010 |
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" |
70+ artists, including Akon, Tony Bennett, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Harry Connick Jr., Miley Cyrus, Celine Dion, Snoop Dogg, Josh Groban, Jennifer Hudson, Enrique Iglesias, LL Cool J, Janet Jackson, Kanye West, Jonas Brothers, Gladys Knight, Jason Mraz, Pink, Carlos Santana, Jordin Sparks, Barbra Streisand, Usher,etc. |
2010 Haiti earthquake relief |
2 (US) |
| March 2010 |
"(People of Haiti) 1Radio For Haiti" |
artists, including all DJ's from 1radio.org |
2010 Haiti earthquake relief (Haiti Hospital Appeal) |
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| March 2010 |
"Gracias a la Vida" |
Beto Cuevas, Fher, Juanes, Miguel Bosé, Alejandro Sanz, Laura Pausini, Michael Bublé, Julieta Venegas and Juan Luis Guerra. |
2010 Chile earthquake relief |
|
| March 2010 |
"Que Cante la Vida" |
Alberto Plaza, Michael Bublé, Alejandro Sanz, Julieta Venegas, Laura Pausini, Juanes, among others. |
2010 Chile earthquake relief |
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| March 2010 |
"Wavin' Flag" |
K'naan, Nelly Furtado, Sam Roberts, Avril Lavigne, Pierre Bouvier, Tyler Connolly, Kardinal Offishall, Jully Black, LIGHTS, Deryck Whibley, Serena Ryder, Jacob Hoggard, Emily Haines, Hawksley Workman, Drake, Chin Injeti, Ima, Pierre Lapointe, Elisapie Isaac, Esthero, Corb Lund, Fefe Dobson, Nikki Yanofsky, Matt Mays, Justin Nozuka and Justin Bieber,etc. |
2010 Haiti earthquake relief |
1 (Canada) |
| August 2010 |
"A Charity Record" |
Undiscovered Country, Be Black, Sammy Paul, Ellee Ven, Daniel Fern, etc. |
RAINN |
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| October 2010 |
"In the Army Now" |
Status Quo and the Corps of Army Choir |
Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes |
31 (UK) |
| November 2010 |
"Heroes" |
The X Factor 2010 Finalists |
Help for Heroes |
1 (UK) |
| December 2010 |
"Need U Need Us" |
Nigel Palmer |
Gib Mission Africa |
1 (Gibraltar-UK) |
| March 2011 |
"Gold Forever" |
The Wanted |
Comic Relief |
3 (UK) |
| May 2011 |
"Light For Japan" |
The Answering Machine, Exile Parade, Tribes of the City,Dream Affair,Mad Planet, Elika, Colorblind,Hemlock Smith, Chochukmo,Vidulgi OoyoO,Apollo18, Lullatone,88 Balaz,Bottlesmoker,Nao,Sparrow |
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami relief |
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