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Band Aid

Band Aid was a charity supergroup featuring leading British and Irish
musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and
Midge Ure to raise money for anti-poverty efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the
song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. On 25
November 1984, the song was recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting ... read more

Still going strong, 21 years on!

There's no big surprise here. In at Number 3 of our Christmas music video poll, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure's 'Do They Know It's Christmas' is still one of the most popular songs at this time of year. Just shows that originals are still the best. Plus, this video has one other bonus: you can have...

Watch: Do They Know It's Christmas?

Do They Know It's Christmas? video


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Top songs

The 5 most played Band Aid songs in the past year.

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Band Aid over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 25 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 19 plays
  3. Absolute Classic Rock 3 plays
  4. Absolute Radio 00s 2 plays
  5. Absolute Radio 90s 2 plays

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