Charts: Band Aid 30 goes straight to number one with Ebola appeal single

Bob Geldof's Band Aid 30 Group has gone straight to number one with 'Do They Know It's Christmas'. 

Stars including One Direction, Olly Murs, Ellie Goulding and Chris Martin of Coldplay joined Sir Bob to record the track a week ago, with the single then released last Monday. Hundreds of thousands of copies have sold, with the proceeds going towards fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The outbreak of the disease has claimed over 5,000 lives so far.

The Band Aid 30 Track has hit Number One in 60 countries Worldwide.
Image - nydailynews.com/ Band Aid. 

'Do They Know It's Christmas' went to Number One in both the Official Chart Company chart, and the Vodafone Big Top 40 Chart. The single has also hit the top of the charts in 60 countries around the World. 

One Direction band member Niall Horan tweeted that the single had "smashed everything else out of the park" adding; "So Happy".

Well done everyone!