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Most weeks at No.1 (artist): Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson (5) Most No.1s: Phil Collins (2 shared No.1s) NOTE: There were 4 Various Artist No. 1s this year (Band Aid, The Concerned, USA for Africa and The Crowd)
Three re-recordings of the song to raise further money for charity also topped the charts, first the Band Aid II version in 1989, the Band Aid 20 version in 2004 and finally the Band Aid 30 version in 2014. [6] Band Aid II and Band Aid 20 were also Christmas number one. The original was produced by Ure. The 12" version was mixed by Trevor Horn.
At a press conference on 10 November 2014, Geldof and Ure announced that another group of artists would come together to record the song, this time under the banner of Band Aid 30 and in aid of the Ebola crisis. The 2014 version was recorded on Saturday 15 November 2014 and released on the following Monday, 17 November.
All versions of the song reached number one in the UK singles chart. A 1985 concert, Live Aid, and another in 2005, Live 8, saw many of the artists and bands join forces to continue raising money ...
This is a list of number-one songs in 1985 on the Italian charts compiled weekly by the Italian Hit ... Band Aid: February 2 ... Artist Weeks #1 1: Madonna: 11 1: USA ...
Recorded "Za Milion Godina (For Million Years)" contribution of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the famous Bob Geldof's Band Aid famine relief campaign 1985 Hear 'n Aid: Ronnie James Dio; Recorded the charity single and album "Stars" for famine relief in Africa: 1985 Artists United Against Apartheid: Steven Van Zandt
This was the first charity record to make the UK charts and reached Number 2. [ citation needed ] Due to its success, it was followed by a second compilation in 1957. George Harrison 's " Bangla Desh " single in 1971 is commonly regarded as the first successful international charity single; [ 1 ] it was recorded to help fund relief efforts ...
was the first song to debut at number one on the RPM Singles Chart. Excluding the musical acts composing Band Aid, Northern Lights, and USA for Africa, 19 different artists reached the top spot for the first time in 1985. This year, three artists earned more than one chart-topping single: Phil Collins, Madonna, and Tears for Fears.