A Curated List of Charity Songs

🎶 Charity Songs 

• “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” (1984) – Band Aid (Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, George Michael, Bono, Duran Duran, Boy George, etc.) Charity:Famine relief in Ethiopia

• “We Are the World” (1985) – USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, etc.) Charity: Famine and disease relief in Africa

• “That’s What Friends Are For” (1985) – Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder Charity: AIDS research and prevention

• “Candle in the Wind 1997” – Elton John Charity: Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund

• “Perfect Day” (1997) – Lou Reed & Friends Charity: BBC Children in Need

• “Voices That Care” (1991, but widely reissued in the 90s) – Various Artists Charity: Support for U.S. troops in the Gulf War

• “Sing” (2007) – Annie Lennox feat. Various Artists Charity: HIV/AIDS awareness and treatment initiatives

• “Ronan” (2012) – Taylor Swift Charity: Cancer research (profits donated to the Ronan Thompson Foundation)

• “One Last Time” (2017) – Ariana Grande Charity: Victims of the Manchester Arena bombing

• “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (2017) – Artists for Grenfell (including Stormzy, Rita Ora, Liam Payne, Robbie Williams, etc.) Charity: Support for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire

• “Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Band Aid 30)” – Various Artists (2014, incl. One Direction, Bono, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, etc.) Charity: Fight against Ebola

• “Everybody Hurts” (2010) – Helping Haiti (Various Artists incl. Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle, Take That, etc.) Charity: Relief efforts for the Haiti earthquake

• “We Are the World 25 for Haiti” (2010) – Artists for Haiti (incl. Justin Bieber, Celine Dion, Kanye West, etc.) Charity: Earthquake relief in Haiti

• “Take Me Home” (2015) – Jess Glynne Charity: BBC Children in Need

• “How Long Will I Love You” (2013) – Ellie Goulding Charity: BBC Children in Need

• “One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)” (2013) – One Direction Charity: Comic Relief

• “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” (2016) – Friends of Jo Cox (Various Artists) Charity: Jo Cox Foundation
  
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