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Earth Day: Every 'Earth' song on the Official Singles Chart Top 40
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April 22 marks Earth Day, a day where millions across the world draw attention to the huge challenges facing the planet.
It's also a popular theme in pop; from artists singing hoping to bring peace on earth, to highlighting the climate crisis or musing about our brief time on the planet.
31 'earth'-related singles in the Official Chart's 75-year history have reached the Top 40, with two hitting Number 1: Michael Jackson's socially conscious Earth Song in 1995, and Belinda Carlisle's breezy pop anthem Heaven Is A Place On Earth in 1987 (a trance cover by dance outfit Soda Club released in 2003 also features in the list).
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Four songs about Earthquakes have hit the Top 40, led by Labrinth's Number 2 hit Earthquake ft. Tinie Tempah in 2011, while the similar (or possibly not) 'Feel The Earth Move' features twice with two Top 10 classics from Carole King and Martika.
Elsewhere, U2 and Jamiroquai each have two entries with songs about the planet, and the most recent entry comes from comedian/rapper Lil Dicky - his single Earth was released in aid of Earth Day in 2019, and features 30 A-list cameos in the music video including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus.
Every 'Earth' song on the Official Singles Chart Top 40
| TITLE | ARTIST | PEAK | YEAR |
| EARTH SONG | MICHAEL JACKSON | 1 | 1995 |
| HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH | BELINDA CARLISLE | 1 | 1987 |
| EARTHQUAKE | LABRINTH FT TINIE TEMPAH | 2 | 2011 |
| DOWN TO EARTH | CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT | 3 | 1986 |
| LITTLE DRUMMER BOY/PEACE ON EARTH | BANDAGED | 3 | 2008 |
| PEACE ON EARTH/LITTLE DRUMMER BOY | DAVID BOWIE & BING CROSBY | 3 | 1982 |
| EARTHQUAKE | DJ FRESH/DIPLO/DOMINIQUE YOUNG | 4 | 2013 |
| EARTH ANGEL | CREW CUTS | 4 | 1955 |
| IT'S TOO LATE/I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE | CAROLE KING | 6 | 1971 |
| I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE | MARTIKA | 7 | 1989 |
| GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH) | GEORGE HARRISON | 8 | 1973 |
| LAST NIGHT ON EARTH | U2 | 10 | 1997 |
| TO EARTH WITH LOVE | GAY DAD | 10 | 1999 |
| THE EARTH DIES SCREAMING | UB40 | 10 | 1980 |
| PLANET EARTH | DURAN DURAN | 12 | 1981 |
| SOME KIND-A EARTHQUAKE | DUANE EDDY AND THE REBELS | 12 | 1959 |
| HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH | SODA CLUB FT HANNAH ALETHEA | 13 | 2003 |
| NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON MOTHER EARTH | SPARKS | 13 | 1974 |
| NOT IF YOU WERE THE LAST JUNKIE ON EARTH | DANDY WARHOLS | 13 | 1998 |
| EARTHBOUND | CONNER REEVES | 14 | 1997 |
| HEAVEN AND EARTH | POP | 14 | 2004 |
| LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH (LET IT BEGIN WITH ME) | MICHAEL WARD | 15 | 1973 |
| DOWN TO EARTH | GRACE | 20 | 1996 |
| EARTH | LIL DICKY | 21 | 2019 |
| CANNONBALL (EARTHQUAKE) | SHOWTEK/JUSTIN PRIME/MATTHEW | 29 | 2014 |
| I'LL GIVE YOU THE EARTH | KEITH MICHELL | 30 | 1971 |
| CORNER OF THE EARTH | JAMIROQUAI | 31 | 2002 |
| DOWN TO EARTH | MONIE LOVE | 31 | 1990 |
| EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH | JAMIROQUAI | 32 | 1993 |
| THE EARTHSHAKER | PAUL MASTERSON PTS SUSHI | 35 | 2002 |
| THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH | STRANGELOVE | 36 | 1997 |
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The Legendz
Michael Jackson's Earth song is great. Unique and amazing.
BP
Michael Jackson's Earth Song is one of a kind.
In 2021 more relevant than ever before, imo.
Michael Jackson sang the Anthem for the Earth -- selftitled music critics don't really understand art -- but the people listening to his MUSIC totally get it!!
bobmoo79
I remember Earth Song by Michael Jackson being number 1 on the single chart for weeks and weeks. The video was amazing too.