The fourth version of the legendary Xmas charity song 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' exploded with a big bang atop the Global Track Chart next week and 364.000 points! The original version from 1984 was six weeks at the summit. Especially in United Kingdom it was a spectacular success, with more than 750.000 sales in the start-week and 3,7 million sales to date. it's the second most successful single of all time in UK, only Elton John's necrology 'Candle In The Wind' sold more with 4,9 million. The second version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas' from 1989, produced by Stock / Aitken / Waterman, reached no.8 globally and ten years ago the third version went to on.2. The line-up of the new Band Aid outfit included, as usual, many of British music giants, like Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Coldplay, One Direction, Ellie Goulding, Clean Bandit, Emeli Sandé, Rita Ora, Bastille, Sinéad O'Connor, Bono and of course Bob Geldof. The earnings of the song go to the victims of the Ebola tragedy in West-Africa. Back to the current tally, at no.2 remains Taylor Swift's 'Blank Space' with 358.000 points and the leader of the last eight weeks, Meghan Trainor's 'All About That Bass', throws down at no.3 with 296.000 points. One of the biggest hits of 2014, 'Rather Be' by Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, is on the way out of the Top 40, in its 44th week on the tally it falls from no.31 to no.39 with 82.000 points. But at the last moment it enters the ALL TIME CHART at no.347 with a total of 6.070.000 points. By the way, the new Clean Bandit smash 'Real Love' lands at no.41 this week. Also outside the Top 40 waiting among other Toy feat. Crush & Beenzino's 'U&I' at no.45, Big Sean feat. E 40's 'I Don't F**k With You' at no.54 and I Love Makonnen feat. Drake's 'Tuesday' at no.55 for their first appearance on the big list.
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