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Encyclopedia > Ferry Aid

A charity record (also known as a charity single) is a release of a song for a specific charitable cause. Band Aid's Do They Know it's Christmas? began the revolution of the charity record, which would be popularised throughout the 1980s.


Notable charity singles

Release Date Title Artists Charity/Cause Highest Chart Position
December 1984 Do They Know It's Christmas? Band Aid famine in Ethiopia 1
April 1985 We Are the World USA for Africa famine in Ethiopia 1
April 1986 Living Doll Cliff Richard and the cast of The Young Ones Comic Relief 1
May 1986 Everybody Wants to Run the World Tears For Fears Sport Aid 5
March 1987 Let it Be Ferry Aid Herald of Free Enterprise disaster at Zeebrugge 1
December 1987 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Mel & Kim (Mel Smith and Kim Wilde) Comic Relief 4
May 1988 With a Little Help from My Friends Wet Wet Wet Childline 1
August 1988 Running All Over The World Status Quo Sport Aid 17
April 1989 Ferry 'Cross the Mersey The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden, Stock Aitken Waterman Hillsborough disaster 1
February 1989 Help! Bananarama & La Na Nee Nee Noo Noo (French and Saunders with Kathy Burke) Comic Relief 4
December 1989 Do They Know it's Christmas? Band Aid 2 famine in Ethiopia 1
April 1990 Use it Up and Wear it Out Pat and Mick Help a London Child 22
June 1990 You've Got A Friend Big Fun, Sonia, featuring Gary Barnacle on saxophone Childline 14
March 1991 The Stonk Hale and Pace (backing band includes David Gilmour) Comic Relief 1
April 1992 (I want to be) Elected Smear Campaign (Bruce Dickinson, Rowan Atkinson, Angus Deayton) Comic Relief 9
February 1993 Stick It Out Right Said Fred and friends Comic Relief 4
May 1994 Absolutely Fabulous Pet Shop Boys, Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley Comic Relief 6
March 1995 Love Can Build A Bridge Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry and Eric Clapton Comic Relief 1
March 1997 Mama / Who Do You Think You Are The Spice Girls Comic Relief 1
September 1997 Candle in the Wind Elton John Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund 1
March 1999 When The Going Gets Tough Boyzone Comic Relief 1
March 2001 Uptown Girl Westlife Comic Relief 1
March 2003 Spirit in the Sky Gareth Gates and the Kumars Comic Relief 1
November 2003 I'm Your Man Shane Richie Children in Need (1 - TBC)
November 2004 Do They Know it's Christmas? Band Aid 20 famine in Ethiopia 1
March 2005 All About You McFly Comic Relief

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Band Aid's 'Do They Know it's Christmas' begun the revolution of the charity record, which would be popularised throughout the 1980s.
A wealth of pop stars contributing en masse to a single continued in 1987, when a collaboration named Ferry Aid launched The Beatle's Let it Be after the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster at Zeebrugge.
The 1989 Hillsborough disaster led to a release of Ferry 'Cross the Mersey, originally a hit for Gerry & the Pacemakers.
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