Up the charts for charity

We're sitting around the kitchen table, eating PITA & HUMMUS and listening to the BBC RADIO 1 CHART SHOW online.
They're up to No. 6 and "Starstrukk" by 3OH!3 (feat. Katy Perry). It is OK, but not as significant as what's coming up at No. 1.
The R.E.M. cover "EVERYBODY HURTS," by the all-star collective HELPING HAITI, debuted at the top of the British charts today.
Leona Lewis, Rod Stewart, Cheryl Cole, Mika and even Susan Boyle are among the soloists on the charity single, produced by SIMON COWELL.
We purchased it on iTunes today, as well as the newly recorded version of "WE ARE THE WORLD."
Judging from the tear-jerking video (see it by clicking here), "Everybody Hurts" will probably remain on the charts for some time.
Since the proceeds will help victims of the earthquake, while raising awareness of their plight, that's a good thing.