Do They Know It's Christmas (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Do They Know It's Christmas" in English language version.

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14web.archive.org

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12officialcharts.com

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agata.lt (Global: 4,839^th place; English: 2,908^th place)

"2021 52-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

aljazeera.com (Global: 268^th place; English: 215^th place)

Malone, Barry (18 November 2014). "We got this, Bob Geldof, so back off". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

allmusic.com (Global: 25^th place; English: 22^nd place)

"Bob Geldof credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

amazon.de (Global: 2,145^th place; English: 2,190^th place)

"Do They Know It's Christmas? (Deutsche Version / 2014)". Amazon Germany.
"Do They Know It's Christmas? (German + UK Version)". Amazon Germany. Universal Music. 15 December 2014.
"Do They Know It's Christmas? (German + UK Versionen)". Amazon Germany.

apple.com (Global: 67^th place; English: 64^th place)

podcasts.apple.com

"A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 52: Listen To Your Heart to Do They Know It's Christmas? on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

audiogest.pt (Global: 5,282^nd place; English: 4,165^th place)

"Portuguese single certifications – Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

australian-charts.com (Global: 596^th place; English: 389^th place)

"Band Aid II – Do They Know It's Christmas?". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
"Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It's Christmas?". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
"Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

austriancharts.at (Global: 276^th place; English: 477^th place)

"Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
"Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It's Christmas?" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
"Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
"Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (Deutsche Version / 2014)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 8^th place; English: 10^th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

"1984: Extent of Ethiopia famine revealed". BBC. 7 January 2018.
"The nurse who inspired Live Aid". BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
"Live Aid: The show that rocked the world". BBC News. 5 April 2000. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
"Bono sings famous Band Aid line". BBC. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
Murray, Shane (30 November 2004). "How Band Aid 20 came together". BBC News. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
Youngs, Ian (14 November 2004). "Blogging the Band Aid recording". BBC News. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

bbc.co.uk

"Live Aid: Against All Odds: Episode 1". BBC. 7 January 2018.
"BBC apologises over Band Aid money reports". BBC News. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
Ollerenshaw, Tracy (17 November 2014). "Bob Geldof: Fuse ODG felt awkward about Band Aid track". BBC. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
McGregor, Nesta (18 November 2014). "Band Aid is 'detrimental' to African continent says Fuse ODG". BBC. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
"Band Aid at 40: 'We knew Christmas before your ancestors'". BBC News. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

bbc.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 30^th place)

"Elbow and Ed Sheeran among Band Aid 30 artists". BBC News. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
"Band Aid 30-line-up: A clickable guide of who's who". BBC. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
"LadBaby launches bid for third Christmas number one". BBC News. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

billboard.com (Global: 19^th place; English: 18^th place)

"Band-Aid Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
"Band Aid Chart History (Luxembourg Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
"Band Aid Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Band Aid 30 Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Band Aid 30 Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Band Aid 30 Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Band Aid 30 Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
"Glee Cast Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
"Glee Cast Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
"Glee Cast Chart History (Holiday 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

McFarlen, Donald (December 1988). Guinness Book of World Records, 1989, page 155-156. Jim Pattison Group. ISBN 9780806902760. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
"Hits of the World". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 9 February 1985. p. 62. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
Kirk LaPointe (9 March 1985). "Rush Release For All-Star Charity Single". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 10. p. 74. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 12 June 2021 – via Google Books.

bpi.co.uk (Global: 292^nd place; English: 226^th place)

"British single certifications – Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas". British Phonographic Industry.
"British single certifications – Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
"British single certifications – Band Aid II – Do They Know It's Christmas?". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
"British single certifications – Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It's Christmas?". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
"British single certifications – Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

charts.nz (Global: 720^th place; English: 419^th place)

"Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?". Top 40 Singles.
"Band Aid II – Do They Know It's Christmas?". Top 40 Singles.
"Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It's Christmas?". Top 40 Singles.
"Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

cia.gov (Global: 89^th place; English: 147^th place)

"Ethiopia". CIA World Factbook. 2 December 2022.

collectionscanada.gc.ca (Global: 956^th place; English: 562^nd place)

"RPM 100 Singles, January 5, 1985". RPM, Vol. 41 No. 17. Canada: Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

dailytelegraph.com.au (Global: 957^th place; English: 592^nd place)

McCabe, Kathy (27 November 2010). "Sir Bob Geldof's tacky curse of Christmas". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, Australia: Nationwide News. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

danishcharts.dk (Global: 2,791^st place; English: 1,649^th place)

"Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?". Tracklisten.
"Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It's Christmas?". Tracklisten.
"Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)". Tracklisten. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

deadline.com (Global: 10^th place; English: 9^th place)

Frost, Caroline (25 December 2023). "Band Aid's Festive Anthem Slammed For Its Lyrics Of "Racist And Patronising African Stereotypes"". Deadline. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

dropbox.com (Global: 1,209^th place; English: 689^th place)

"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

dutchcharts.nl (Global: 400^th place; English: 259^th place)

"Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
"Band Aid II – Do They Know It's Christmas?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
"Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It's Christmas?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
"Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
"Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

english-heritage.org.uk (Global: 4,061^st place; English: 2,530^th place)

"Early Medieval: Religion". English Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

fee.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Miltimore, Jon (23 December 2022). "The Wonderful (and Tragic) Story Behind 'Do They Know It's Christmas' | Jon Miltimore". fee.org. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

fimi.it (Global: 848^th place; English: 1,037^th place)

"Italian single certifications – Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
"Mix e singoli" (PDF) (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

flickr.com (Global: 1,013^th place; English: 739^th place)

"News". Number One. 1 December 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 16 July 2022 – via Flickr.

forbes.com (Global: 54^th place; English: 48^th place)

"Music, Tax & The Prime Minister: How Live Aid Changed The UK And The World". Forbes. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

foreverill.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Garfield, Simon (13 March 1985). "This Charming Man: No SEX No DRUGS No ROCK 'N' ROLL and Definitely No ROYALTY!". Time Out. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013.

getsurrey.co.uk (Global: 6,298^th place; English: 3,511^th place)

Morris, Jennifer. "Band Aid 30: remember when Paul Weller mimed as Bono?". Surrey Advertiser. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

ghostarchive.org (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

Eggar, Robin (18 November 2004). "From fears to tears". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
"Why Adele was right to ignore Bob Geldof and Band Aid". Telegraph.co.uk. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022.

hitparade.ch (Global: 307^th place; English: 874^th place)

"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

ifpi.dk (Global: 2,432^nd place; English: 1,597^th place)

"Danish single certifications – Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
"Danish single certifications – Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It's Christmas?". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

ifpi.fi (Global: 1,413^th place; English: 1,091^st place)

"Band Aid 20: Do They Know It's Christmas?" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.

ifpicr.cz (Global: 2,014^th place; English: 1,250^th place)

"ČNS IFPI – SK Radio – Top 100 – 51+52. týden 2023" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

imgur.com (Global: 1,445^th place; English: 946^th place)

i.imgur.com

"Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.

independent.co.uk (Global: 36^th place; English: 33^rd place)

"Opinion: This December, can we please cancel one awful Christmas song?". The Independent. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
"Spotify calls out Bob Geldof's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' with cold hard facts". The Independent. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
Denham, Jess (18 November 2014). "Band Aid 30: Fuse ODG turned down Bob Geldof single over 'negative' image of Africa". The Independent. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
"Band Aid 30 lyrics: Reworked lyrics for Ebola-themed 'Do they know it's Christmas?' revealed". The Independent. 18 November 2014.
"Band Aid 30: Fuse ODG turned down Bob Geldof's song over 'negative' image of Africa". The Independent. 19 November 2014.

irishcharts.ie (Global: 1,454^th place; English: 841^st place)

"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Do They Know It's Christmas?". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

irishtimes.com (Global: 266^th place; English: 182^nd place)

"Higgins marvels at change in Ethiopia's Tigray province". The Irish Times. 7 January 2018.

irma.ie (Global: 5,582^nd place; English: 3,210^th place)

"Best of Singles 2004". IRMA. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

italiancharts.com (Global: 1,739^th place; English: 1,547^th place)

"Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It's Christmas?". Top Digital Download.
"Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

itv.com (Global: 494^th place; English: 290^th place)

"LadBaby goes for 5th consecutive Christmas number one with Martin Lewis". ITV. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

jstor.org (Global: 26^th place; English: 20^th place)

Müller, Tanja R (2013). "The Long Shadow of Band Aid Humanitarianism: revisiting the dynamics between famine and celebrity". Third World Quarterly. 34 (3): 470–484. ISSN 0143-6597 – via JSTOR.

ladbible.com (Global: 4,989^th place; English: 3,367^th place)

"People are shocked 'Do They Know It's Christmas' keeps being played after listening to the lyrics". LADbible. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

lescharts.com (Global: 582^nd place; English: 541^st place)

"Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?" (in French). Le classement de singles.
"Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It's Christmas?" (in French). Le classement de singles.
"Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

lse.ac.uk (Global: 2,117^th place; English: 1,361^st place)

blogs.lse.ac.uk

Briggs, Mark (10 January 2025). "Do they know it's payday?". Africa at LSE - LSE’s engagement with Africa. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

marketwatch.com (Global: 1,303^rd place; English: 808^th place)

"Glee Holiday Track to Benefit the Band Aid Trust Charity" (Press release). PR Newswire. 9 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

mashable.com (Global: 561^st place; English: 392^nd place)

Yeo, Amanda (23 December 2019). "Spotify drags 'Do They Know It's Christmas' right there in the app". Mashable. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

musicaedischi.it (Global: 6,020^th place; English: 3,998^th place)

"Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Band Aid II".

musiccanada.com (Global: 767^th place; English: 503^rd place)

"Canadian single certifications – Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?". Music Canada.

musicradar.com (Global: 2,140^th place; English: 1,259^th place)

Rogerson, Ben (20 November 2024). ""Bono took me aside and asked if I was sure I wanted him to sing this line": Bob Geldof remembers what the U2 singer said to him before he recorded his vocals on Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?"". MusicRadar. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
"Watch Point Blank deconstruct Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas?". musicradar.com. November 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

musikindustrie.de (Global: 1,018^th place; English: 999^th place)

"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Band Aid; 'Do They Know It's Christmas?')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Band Aid 30; 'Do They Know It's Christmas?')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

norwegiancharts.com (Global: 1,106^th place; English: 702^nd place)

"Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?". VG-lista.
"Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It's Christmas?". VG-lista.
"Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Holden, Stephen (27 February 1985). "The Pop Life; Artists Join in Effort for Famine Relief". The New York Times. New York City, USA. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
"In a Send-Up of Charity Songs, the Elite Of Indie Rock Take On Halloween Revelry". The New York Times. 5 October 2005.

officialcharts.com (Global: 76^th place; English: 69^th place)

Copsey, Rob (19 September 2017). "The UK's Official Chart 'millionaires' revealed". The Official Charts Company.
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"Official Singles Chart on 23/12/2022 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
"Official Independent Singles Chart on 23/12/2022 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

offiziellecharts.de (Global: 190^th place; English: 325^th place)

"Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
"Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
"Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
"Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
"Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
"Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

olis.pl (Global: 5,985^th place; English: 4,988^th place)

"OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 20.12.2024–26.12.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

openculture.com (Global: 6,746^th place; English: 4,803^rd place)

"Revisiting Band Aid's Cringe-Inducing 1984 Single, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Open Culture". Retrieved 9 March 2024.

parmuziku.lv (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Mūzikas patēriņa tops gadu mijā" (in Latvian). LaIPA. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

pitchfork.com (Global: 159^th place; English: 112^th place)

Colly, Joe (10 December 2009). ""Do They Know It's Christmas?" [ft. Andrew W.K., Ezra Koenig, David Cross, et al.]". Pitchfork.

plotutidindi.is (Global: low place; English: 5,586^th place)

"Tónlistinn – Lög, Vika 50 – 2019". Tonlist. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

portuguesecharts.com (Global: 3,519^th place; English: 2,106^th place)

"Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

radioscope.co.nz (Global: low place; English: low place)

"New Zealand single certifications – Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?". Radioscope. Retrieved 12 December 2025. Type Do They Know It’s Christmas? in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
"New Zealand single certifications – Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)". Radioscope. Retrieved 12 December 2025. Type Do They Know It’s Christmas? (2014) in the "Search:" field and press Enter.

riaa.com (Global: 162^nd place; English: 128^th place)

"American single certifications – Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 June 2012.

rollingstone.com (Global: 47^th place; English: 38^th place)

"Flashback: Band Aid Raises Millions With 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 August 2021. The single, released in the United Kingdom on December 3rd, 1984, was crafted to "touch people's heartstrings and to loosen the purse strings".
"Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

slagerlistak.hu (Global: 1,726^th place; English: 1,006^th place)

"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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