Singel amal

Rekaman amal atau lagu amal (singel amal, bahasa Inggris:charity single) adalah lagu yang dirilis untuk organisasi amal. Beberapa contoh lagu amal terawal misalnya Music for UNICEF Concert yang berisi lagu "Chiquitita" dari ABBA dan "Too Much Heaven" dari Bee Gees yang semua royaltinya diberikan untuk UNICEF. Singel Do They Know It's Christmas? dari Band Aid merupakan awal dari tren singel amal yang populer sepanjang dekade 1980-an. Di Amerika Serikat, We Are the World pada tahun 1985 merupakan puncak keemasan singel amal. Namun setelah itu, tren ini menyurut sebelum dihidupkan kembali pada tahun 2000-an.

Singel amal utama

1970-an

Tanggal rilis	Judul	Artis	Sumbangan/untuk	Posisi puncak
Februari 1975	"Santa Never Made It Into Darwin"	Bill and Boyd	Pembangunan kembali Darwin setelah Siklon Tracy	1 (Australia)
Desember 1976	"Si Se Puede"	Los Lobos, Ersie, Raul P. Brambila	"United Farm Workers"

1980-an

Tanggal rilis	Judul	Artis	Sumbangan/untuk	Posisi puncak
Desember 1984	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	Band Aid	Kelaparan di Ethiopia	1 (UK), 1 (Australia), 1 (Belanda)
Desember 1984	"Last Christmas"/"Everything She Wants"	Wham!	Kelapadan di Ethiopia (awalnya bukan singel amal, namun George Michael memberikan royalti kepada Band Aid)	2 (UK), 2 (Belanda)
Maret 1985	"Tears Are Not Enough"	Northern Lights	Kelaparan di Ethiopia	1 (Kanada)
April 1985	"We Are the World"	USA for Africa	famine in Ethiopia	1 (US), 1 (UK), 1 (Australia), 1 (Belanda)
Juni 1985	"You'll Never Walk Alone"	The Crowd	Kebakaran stadion di Bradford City	1 (UK), 1 (Irlandia), 30 (Belanda)
November 1985	"That's What Friends Are For"	Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight dan Elton John	American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR)	1 (US), 16 (UK), 1 (Australia), 13 (Belanda)
April 1986	"Living Doll"	Cliff Richard dan pemeran The Young Ones	Comic Relief	1 (UK), 1 (Australia), 1 (Belanda)
April 1986	"Heroes/A Long Way To Go"	The County Line featuring Suzi Quatro, Bronski Beat and Wendy Roberts	Children in Need	76 (UK)
Mei1986	"Everybody Wants to Run the World"	Tears For Fears	Sport Aid	5 (UK)
Maret 1987	"Amor & Paz" (Amor E A Paz)	AUA (Artistas Unidos da América)	Kelaparan dan kemiskinan di seluruh dunia	3 (US), 2 (Portugal), 1 (Kanada)^[butuh rujukan]
Maret 1987	"Let It Be"	Ferry Aid	Kecelakaan Herald of Free Enterprise di Zeebrugge	1 (UK), 4 (Belanda)
November 1987	"The Wishing Well"	G.O.S.H.	Great Ormond Street Hospital	22 (UK)
Desember 1987	"Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"	Mel & Kim (Mel Smith dan Kim Wilde)	Comic Relief	3 (UK)
Februari 1988	"Man In The Mirror"	Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson Burn Center, Childhelp, United Negro College Fund.	1 (USA), 1 (UK R&B), 13 (Belanda)
Mei 1988	"With a Little Help from My Friends"	Wet Wet Wet	ChildLine	1 (UK)
Juli 1988	"Another Part of Me"	Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson Burn Center, Childhelp	1 (US R&B), 8 (Belanda)
Agustus 1988	"Running All Over the World"	Status Quo	Sport Aid	17 (UK)
Februari 1989	"Help!"	Bananarama & La na nee nee noo noo (French and Saunders with Kathy Burke)	Comic Relief	3 (UK), 24 (Belanda)
Februari 1989	"Pour toi Arménie"	Charles Aznavour & banyak lagi artis Prancis	Gempa bumi di Armenia	1 (FR)
April 1989	"Ferry Cross the Mersey"	The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden, Stock Aitken Waterman	Bencana Hillsborough	1 (UK), 21 (Belanda)
Desember 1989	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	Band Aid II	Kelaparan di Ethiopia	1 (UK), 20 (Belanda)

1990-an

Tanggal rilis	Judul	Artis	Sumbangan/untuk	Posisi puncak
April 1990	"Use It Up and Wear It Out"	Pat and Mick	Help a London Child	22 (UK)
Juni 1990	"You've Got a Friend"	Big Fun, Sonia, bintang tamu Gary Barnacle pada saksofon	ChildLine	14 (UK)
Februari 1991	"Voices that Care"	Voices that Care	Meningkatkan moral tentara Amerika Serikat dalam Operasi Desert Storm	11 (US)
Maret 1991	"The Stonk"	Hale and Pace (band later termasuk David Gilmour)	Comic Relief	1 (UK)
November 1991	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"	George Michael, Elton John	10 amal untuk AIDS, anak-anak, dan pendidikan	1 (UK), 1 (US), 1 (Belanda)
April 1992	"(I Want To Be) Elected"	Smear Campaign (Bruce Dickinson, Rowan Atkinson, Angus Deayton)	Comic Relief	9 (UK)
September 1992	"Suicide Is Painless"	Manic Street Preachers	The Spastics Society (sekarang SCOPE)	7 (UK)
November 1992	"Heal The World"	Michael Jackson	Heal the World Foundation	1 (Spanyol), 2 (UK), 2 (Irlandia), 2 (Aus), 4 (Belanda)
Februari 1993	"Stick It Out"	Right Said Fred and friends	Comic Relief	4 (UK)
Desember 1993	"Gone Too Soon"	Michael Jackson	Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, riset AIDS	3 (Zimbabwe), 20 (Belanda)
Mei 1994	"Absolutely Fabulous"	Pet Shop Boys bersama Jennifer Saunders dan Joanna Lumley (serial televisi Absolutely Fabulous)	Comic Relief	6 (UK), 2 (Australia)
Maret 1995	"Love Can Build a Bridge"	Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry, dan Eric Clapton	Comic Relief	1 (UK), 41 (Belanda)
November 1995	"Earth Song"	Michael Jackson	Heal the World Foundation, Environmental Awareness	1 (UK), 1 (Spanyol), 1 (Swedia), 3 (Belanda)
Desember 1996	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Throw These Guns Away"	Ted Christopher (alias Dunblane), Mark Knopfler	Membantu korban Pembantaian Dunblane	1 (UK)
Maret 1997	"Mama"/"Who Do You Think You Are"	The Spice Girls	Comic Relief	1 (UK), 13 (Australia), 3 (Belanda)
September 1997	"Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About The Way You Look Tonight"	Elton John	Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund	1 (US), 1 (UK), 1 (Australia), 1 (Belanda)
Oktober 1997	"Perfect Day"	Various Artists	Children in Need	1 (UK), 6 (Belanda)
April 1998	"Release"	The Tea Party	White Ribbon Campaign
Maret 1999	"When the Going Gets Tough"	Boyzone	Comic Relief	1 (UK)
November 1999	"Talking in Your Sleep/Love Me"	Martine McCutcheon	Children In Need	6 (UK)
Desember 1999	"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)"	Various Artists	Children's Promise	14 (UK)

2000-an

Tanggal rilis	Judul	Artis	Sumbangan/untuk	Posisi puncak
Desember 2000	"Never Had a Dream Come True"	S Club 7	Children In Need	1 (UK), 10 (US)
Desember 2000	"If That Were Me"	Melanie C	Sumbangan untuk tuna wisma	18 (UK), 22 (SWE), 29 (AUS), 41 (Belanda)
Maret 2001	"Uptown Girl"	Westlife	Comic Relief	1 (UK), 6 (Australia), 2 (Belanda)
September 2001	El Último Adiós (The Last Goodbye)	Various Artists	American Red Cross dan United Way of America
Desember 2001	"What More Can I Give"	Michael Jackson	United We Stand: What More Can I Give
Oktober 2001	"What's Going On"	All Star Tribute	Artists Against AIDS Worldwide dan korban 9/11	27 (US), 6 (UK), 38 (Australia), 26 (Belanda)
November 2001	"Have You Ever"	S Club 7	Children In Need	1 (UK), 48 (Australia)
Desember 2001	"Cry"	Michael Jackson	Korban 9/11	7 (Eurochart), 16 (Denmark), 39 (Belanda)
Desember 2001	"Never Too Far/Hero Medley"	Mariah Carey	Korban 9/11	5 (Jepang), 81 (US), 67 (Belanda)
Juli 2002	"Your Song"	Elton John dan Alessandro Safina	Sport Relief	4 (UK), 88 (Belanda)
November 2002	"Don't Let Me Down"	Will Young	Children In Need	2 (UK),
Maret 2003	"Spirit in the Sky"	Gareth Gates dan Kumars	Comic Relief	1 (UK), 11 (Belanda)
September 2003	"Pandora's Kiss/Don't Give Up"	Louise	Breast Cancer Care	5 (UK)
November 2003	"I'm Your Man"	Shane Richie	Children in Need	2 (UK)
Juli 2004	"Some Girls"	Rachel Stevens	Sport Relief	2 (UK)
November 2004	"I'll Stand By You"	Girls Aloud	Children in Need	1 (UK), 85 (Belanda)
November 2004	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	Band Aid 20	Kelaparan di Ethiopia	1 (UK), 9 (Australia), 3 (Belanda)
Desember 2004	"Twelve Days of Christmas"	Dreamtime Christmas All-Stars	Starlight Foundation dan Youth Off the Streets	26 (Australia)
Desember 2004	"Father And Son"	Ronan Keating featuring Yusuf Islam	Band Aid Foundation	2 (UK), 84 (Belanda)
Desember 2004	"Come On Aussie, Come On"	Shannon Noll	Australian Red Cross' Good Start Breakfast Club	2 (Australia)
Desember 2004	"We are the world (bahasa Kanton)"	Various Chinese Artists	Gempa bumi Samudra Hindia 2004	1 (Hong Kong)
Februari 2005	"Grief Never Grows Old"	One World Project	Bantuan kemanusiaan korban gempa bumi Samudra Hindia 2004	4 (UK)
Februari 2005	"Evie Parts 1, 2 and 3"	The Wrights	Stevie Wright, The Salvation Army dan Bantuan kemanusiaan korban gempa bumi Samudra Hindia 2004	2 (Australia)
Maret 2005	"All About You/You've Got a Friend"	McFly	Comic Relief	1 (UK)
Maret 2005	"Is This the Way to Amarillo?"	Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay	Comic Relief	1 (UK)
Maret 2005	"All Around the World"	ProgAID	Bantuan kemanusiaan korban gempa bumi Samudra Hindia 2004
Oktober 2005	"Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?"	The North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative	UNICEF	4 (Kanada)
November 2005	"A Night to Remember"	Liberty X	Children in Need	6 (UK)
Juli 2006	"Please, Please/Don't Stop Me Now"	Mcfly	Sport Relief	1 (UK)
November 2006	"Downtown"	Emma Bunton	Children in Need	3 (UK)
Desember 2006	"Great Divide"	Hanson	Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU) di Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, South Africa
2007	"Walk This Way"	Girls Aloud vs Sugababes	Comic Relief	1 (UK)
2007	"Any Dream Will Do"	Lee Mead	Children in Need	2 (UK)
2007	"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"	Matt Lucas dan Peter Kay	Comic Relief	1 (UK)
Oktober 2007	"Sing"	Annie Lennox bekerja sama dengan Madonna dan 22 artist	Organisasi HIV/AIDS Treatment Action Campaign	29 (U.S. Adult Contemporary) 18 (U.S. Hot Club Play) 161 (UK)
November 2007	"Crazy Place"	Esmee Denters	Oxfam	-
November 2007	"Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)"	Spice Girls	Children in Need	11 (UK)90 (US), 52 (Belanda)
Desember 2007	"What A Wonderful World"	Eva Cassidy dan Katie Melua	British Red Cross	1 (UK)
Januari 2008	"The Ballad of Natalie Edgemoore"	Hirschfelder	Victims of O	-
Maret 2008	"Better in Time/Footprints in the Sand"	Leona Lewis	Sport Relief	2 (UK)
September 2008	"Just Stand Up"	Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Natasha Bedingfield, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Carrie Underwood, Keyshia Cole, Leann Rimes, Ashanti, Ciara	Stand Up to Cancer	11 (US), 3 (Italia), 10 (Kanada), 26 (UK), 39 (Australia)
Oktober/November 2008	"Hero"	The X Factor Finalists	Help for Heroes	1 (UK)
November 2008	"Follow My Lead"	Justin Timberlake, bintang tamu Esmee Denters	Shriners Hospitals for Children	N/A
Desember 2008	"Once Upon a Christmas Song"	Geraldine McQueen	NSPCC	5 (UK)
Maret 2009	"Just Can't Get Enough (Depeche Mode song)"	The Saturdays	Comic Relief	2 (UK)
April 2009	"Domani 21/04.09"	Mauro Pagani	2009 L'Aquila earthquake	1 (Italia)
Juli 2009	"Home"	La Toya Jackson	AIDS Project Los Angeles
Agustus 2009	"Send It On"	Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez	Disney's Friends for Change	20 (US)
Oktober 2009	"I Got Soul"	Young Soul Rebels	War Child UK	10 (UK), 19 (Irlandia)
Oktober 2009	"Kaya Natin Ito! (We can do it!)"	60+ artis termasuk Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Janno Gibbs, Jaya, Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, KC Concepcion, The Opera, The Company[[{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] , Lea Salonga, Rico Blanco, Charice Pempengco, Arnel Pineda, Piolo Pascual, Sharon Cuneta and many more.	Typhoon Ketsana (2009) and Typhoon Parma (2009) relief
November 2009	"You Are Not Alone"	Finalis The X Factor	Great Ormond Street Hospital	1 (UK), 1 (Irlandia)

2010-an

Tanggal rilis	Judul	Artis	Sumbangan/untuk	Posisi puncak
Januari 2010	"Oh Africa"	Akon, Keri Hilson	Konfidence	4 (Hungaria)
Januari 2010	"Together Again"	Evanescence	Gempa bumi Haiti 2010 (United Nations Foundation)
Februari 2010	"Everybody Hurts"	Alexandra Burke, Cheryl Cole, JLS, James Blunt, James Morrison, Joe McElderry, Jon Bon Jovi, Kylie Minogue, Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Michael Bublé, Mika, Miley Cyrus, Robbie Williams, Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle, Take That, Westlife	Gempa bumi Haiti 2010	1 (UK)
Februari 2010	"We Are the World 25 for Haiti"	70+ artis, termasuk Akon, Tony Bennett, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Harry Connick Jr., Miley Cyrus, Celine Dion, Snoop Dogg, Josh Groban, Jennifer Hudson, Enrique Iglesias, LL Cool J, Janet Jackson, Kanye West, Jonas Brothers, Gladys Knight, Jason Mraz, Pink, Carlos Santana, Jordin Sparks, Barbra Streisand, Usher,etc.	Gempa bumi Haiti 2010	2 (US)
Maret 2010	"(People of Haiti) 1Radio For Haiti"	artis, termasuk semua DJ dari 1radio.org	Gempa bumi Haiti 2010 relief (Haiti Hospital Appeal)
Maret 2010	"Gracias a la Vida"	Beto Cuevas, Fher, Juanes, Miguel Bosé, Alejandro Sanz, Laura Pausini, Michael Bublé, Julieta Venegas dan Juan Luis Guerra.	Gempa bumi Chili 2010
Maret 2010	"Que Cante la Vida"	Alberto Plaza, Michael Bublé, Alejandro Sanz, Julieta Venegas, Laura Pausini, Juanes	Gempa bumi Chili 2010
Maret 2010	"Wavin' Flag"	K'naan, Nelly Furtado, Sam Roberts, Avril Lavigne, Pierre Bouvier, Tyler Connolly, Kardinal Offishall, Jully Black, LIGHTS, Deryck Whibley, Serena Ryder, Jacob Hoggard, Emily Haines, Hawksley Workman, Drake, Chin Injeti, Ima, Pierre Lapointe, Elisapie Isaac, Esthero, Corb Lund, Fefe Dobson, Nikki Yanofsky, Matt Mays, Justin Nozuka and Justin Bieber,etc.	Gempa bumi Haiti 2010	1 (Kanada)
August 2010	"A Charity Record"	Undiscovered Country, Be Black, Sammy Paul, Ellee Ven, Daniel Fern, etc.	RAINN
October 2010	"In the Army Now"	Status Quo dan Corps of Army Choir	Royal British Legion dan Help for Heroes	31 (UK)
November 2010	"Heroes"	Finalis The X Factor 2010	Help for Heroes	1 (UK)
Desember 2010	"Need U Need Us"	Nigel Palmer	Gib Mission Africa	1 (Gibraltar-UK)
Maret 2011	"Gold Forever"	The Wanted	Comic Relief	3 (UK)
Mei 2011	"Light For Japan 2011-05-11 di Wayback Machine."	The Answering Machine, Exile Parade, Tribes of the City dan kawan-kawan	Gempa bumi dan tsunami Tohoku 2011
April 2011	"Dareka no Tame ni: What Can I Do for Someone?" (誰かのために -What can I do for someone?code: ja is deprecated )	AKB48	Gempa bumi dan tsunami Tohoku 2011

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2. "X Factor stars will defy alert and stand up to terror on Saturday's show". The Sun. 
3. . Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2010-01-28. Diakses tanggal 2012-02-10. 
4. X Factor Simon Cowell Earthquake Charity Single To Be REM's Everybody Hurts, Sky Sources Say | Showbiz News | Sky News