The Best Charity Singles For Haiti

Since the earthquake struck Haiti back on January 12, millions have asked what they can do to help. Some of the biggest names in music stepped forward to perform or record for the cause, donating proceeds of the recordings to nonprofits working for recovery in Haiti.

Which one of the performances below is your favorite? Vote, then purchase the ones you love to keep relief efforts running smoothly.

"We Are The World 25"

Twenty-five years after the first "We Are The World," Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones assembled a superstar crew of performers to update the song, this time to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. All money raised will be funneled through the We Are The World Foundation.

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[lotion]

08:55 PM on 02/27/2010

Mary J Blige's performance of "Hard times come again no more", just beautiful.

[hibeam]

05:45 PM on 02/27/2010

My favorite Haitian charity is called “Birth control for a grossly overpopulated tiny island with few resources”. What is their address again? I’m a common sense kind of guy and I’m ready to donate.

[Cunningham]

03:37 PM on 02/27/2010

Haiti president pleads for shelter for quake's homeless

Sat Feb 20, 4:44 pm ET
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) – Haitian President Rene Preval on Saturday pleaded for the world to urgently help provide shelter for some 1.2 million people left homeless by last month's devastating earthquake.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100220/wl_afp/haitiquakehomelesschile_20100220214509
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Where are our donations going? Where is the money from these singles going? Where are the corporations who use Haitians in their sweatshops? Supposedly almost the entire world chipped in to help Haiti.

Why don't the Haitians have the simplest of housing by now... tents?

How do we get them under shelter?

I don't understand why the most basic of needs still haven't been met. It disgusts me to know that Haitians are living in such squalid conditions. We've failed them.

[MelanieMatthias]

01:48 PM on 02/27/2010

Does anyone else think it is odd that a song about oral sex is number one?

[gsell44]

10:39 PM on 02/26/2010

What a bunch of crybabies. Just because there are poor people here doesn't mean we can't help desperately poor people there (Haiti). Until you become part of the solution you are part of the problem. Also Everything is Not Obama's fault!

[T4]

10:21 PM on 02/26/2010

I vote all of them for the toilet of hypocrisy. We have 30% of children at the poverty level in Chicago and americans being thrownon the streets whil Obma pays off hisbanker friendsand yet the entertainment industry doesn;t address them because they are Obamaites. Insteadthey devote themselves to Haiti. Cetrainly aplace taht endured devastation. But charity begins at home. I sorry all you singers thathas been your fav Obama that has donethis tothe country. I wishit couldhave been another political hypocrite but it isn;t. Start thinking about this country people.

[aznurse]

10:29 PM on 02/26/2010

well, I'd step right past you.

[Dustee]

11:41 AM on 02/27/2010

Then explain why most GOP congress critters are in the pockets of the insurance company. and why most red states get more then they give in income tax.

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[Maud Lyn]

10:09 PM on 02/26/2010

All of the performers contributed so much toward this wonderful cause to help these truly desperate people. My own personal favorite was justin Timberlake singing Halleluyah.

[T4]

10:23 PM on 02/26/2010

what wonderful cause? Sure Haiti had an earthquake andtheir is 10% unemploymnet inthis country amd mass foreclosures and straving vhildren by the milions because of Obama how about thsi takent get focused on their own country first.

[aznurse]

10:30 PM on 02/26/2010

are you drunk? again?

[GastlyOrchid]

01:46 PM on 02/28/2010

Because of Obama? Um, where were you hiding while Bush was financially raping America? We will be dealing with the fallout from his incompetence for years to come, and it still may destroy us.

[aznurse]

10:31 PM on 02/26/2010

Yes. That was wonderful!!

[CheapTrick]

09:59 PM on 02/26/2010

That "we are the world 25" was the most embarrassing thing ever. It just showed how talentless American pop stars are. It made me want to contribute to the Quincey Jones retirement fund.

[cameron d]

09:55 PM on 02/26/2010

Shane McGowan covering Screamin' Jay? Now that's something I can get behind!