London,
Feb
15
(ANI):
The
single,
'Everybody
Hurts",
which
was
recorded
to
help
Haiti"s
earthquake
victims,
has
reached
the
top
of
the
UK
chart
after
selling
more
than
453,000
copies
in
its
first
week.
According
to
the
Official
UK
Charts
Company
(OCC),
the
record
has
scored
the
biggest
first
week
sales
of
any
charity
track
this
century.
“The
public
have
clearly
taken
the
plight
of
the
Haitian
people
to
heart
-
this
record
is
huge," the
BBC
quoted
the
OCC"s
Martin
Talbot
as
saying.
The
recording
of
the
Helping
Haiti
song
had
been
organised
by
Simon
Cowell,
and
the
REM
cover
features
a
host
of
stars
including
Leona
Lewis,
Kylie
Minogue,
Robbie
Williams
and
Take
That.
“It"s
already
the
biggest
seller
of
the
year
so
far,
and
is
now
likely
to
go
on
to
be
the
number
one
single
of
2010,"
HMV
spokesman
Gennaro
Castaldo
stated.
Proceeds
from
the
sale
will
be
split
between
the
Disasters
Emergency
Committee
(DEC)
and
The
Sun
newspaper"s
Helping
Haiti
campaign.
The
song
moves
ahead
of
The
X
Factor
Finalist"s
version
of
'Hero" as
the
charity
song
selling
the
most
copies
in
its
first
week
of
release
since
2000.
Westlife"s
'Uptown
Girl",
released
in
aid
of
Comic
Relief,
fell
back
to
third
place.
UK
TOP
FIVE
SINGLES
1
Everybody
Hurts
-
Helping
Haiti
2
Fireflies
-
Owl
City
3
If
We
Ever
Meet
Again
-
Timbaland
ft
Katy
Perry
4
Empire
State
of
Mind
-
Alicia
Keys
5
Don"t
Stop
Believin"
-
Glee
cast