Since the release of George Harrison's "Bangla Desh" and the Music for UNICEF concert in 1979, musicians have used their art to raise awareness for causes or help raise funds in the wake of tragedies. Often accompanied by benefit concerts, many of these songs have had a large impact in awareness of issues and many are still well-known to this day. Some are original to their cause, such as the aforementioned "Bangla Dash", while others are works originally intended for other purposes but had proceeds go to charitable causes, such as Coldplay's "Fix You", which went to support victims of Hurricane Katrina. "We Are the World" and "Do They Know It's Christmas" are two of the most successful, but what is the greatest charity single? That's for us to rate from this group of 59 songs.
The Rules:
Rate each single from 0 to 10 (.5 decimals allowed)
Since this is about charity, you can give one song a 11
Have thoughts about a song? Send in your comments!
Songs Chad Kroeger was involved in weren't allowed due to his participation in crimes against humanity. Support Avril's ICONIC part in "Wavin' Flag" and her home country with "Tears Are Not Enough" though!