''Hope for Haiti Now'' is a

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by various artists to benefit

Hope for Haiti Now ''Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief'' was a charity telethon held on January 22, 2010 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (January 23, 2010 from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. UTC). The telethon was the most widely distri ...

's campaign to alleviate the

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. All benefits from the album sales go to Haiti relief organizations, including the

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and

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's Yele Haiti foundation. ''Hope for Haiti Now'' features 19 live performances from the

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'' Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief'' as well as the studio version of "

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", an original track performed by

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and

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during the

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. The digital-only album was made available for pre-order through

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on January 22, 2010. It set a record as the biggest one-day album pre-order in iTunes history. The album sold 171,000 copies in its first weekend, and, in merely two days, became the first digital-only album to top the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. The album has since also become available at

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and

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Track listing

Chart performance

''Hope for Haiti Now'' debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 1, selling 171,000 copies in only two days as

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's sales tracking week at the time ended at the close of business each Sunday, thus becoming the first digital-exclusive set to top the tally in Billboard's history.Caulfield, Keith
"'Hope For Haiti' Album Debuts At No. 1 on Billboard 200"

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. January 27, 2010. It also became the second independently distributed album to reach the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart that year (and 13th overall) following

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's ''

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Hope for Haiti Now website
{{Authority control Charity albums 2010 Haiti earthquake relief Albums produced by Swizz Beatz 2010 live albums 2010 compilation albums Various artists albums