"Songs for Japan," the digital and physical double CD set that begins with a John Lennon track and was rush-released after the devastating Japanese earthquake, has tallied $5 million in sales for the Japanese Red Cross Society in its first month of release, industry sources said Wednesday. Over 500,000 copies in digital and CD versions have been sold to date.
The 38 tracks in the set are led off by John Lennon's "Imagine" and also include songs by U2, Bob Dylan, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Eminem, Madonna, Bon Jovi, the Black Eyed Peas, Keith Urban, Pink, Bruce Springsteen, Sade, Justin Bieber, Enya, Elton John, Sting, Norah Jones, Leona Lewis and others.
Last month, the Japanese Red Cross Society received an initial $2 million payment. Another $3 million was paid to the Japanese Red Cross on Monday. The participating artists, songwriters, music labels and music publishers and iTunes waived all royalties and proceeds for the project.
"Songs For Japan" was first released digitally on March 25 on iTunes, two weeks after the earthquake on March 11. It was made available as a physical CD worldwide on April 4.
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The full lineup of "Songs for Japan":
1. John Lennon "Imagine"
2. U2 "Walk On"
3. Bob Dylan "Shelter From The Storm"
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers "Around The World"
5. Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
6. Beyonce "Irreplaceable"
7. Bruno Mars "Talking To The Moon"
8. Katy Perry "Firework"
9. Rihanna "Only Girl (In The World)"
10. Justin Timberlake "Like I Love You"
11. Madonna "Miles Away"
12. David Guetta "When Love Takes Over"
13. Eminem "Love The Way You Lie"
14. Bruce Springsteen "Human Touch"
15. Josh Groban "Awake"
16. Keith Urban "Better Life"
17. Black Eyed Peas "One Tribe"
18. Pink "Sober"
19. Cee Lo Green "It's Ok"
20. Lady Antebellum "I Run To You"
21. Bon Jovi "What Do You Got?"
22. Foo Fighters "My Hero"
23. R.E.M. "Man On The Moon"
24. Nicki Minaj "Save Me"
25. Sade "By Your Side"
26. Michael Buble "Hold On"
27. Justin Bieber "Pray"
28. Adele "Make You Feel My Love"
29. Enya "If I Could Be Where You Are"
30. Elton John "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
31. John Mayer "Waiting On The World To Change"
32. Queen "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)"
33. Kings Of Leon "Use Somebody"
34. Sting "Fragile"
35. Leona Lewis "Better In Time"
36. Ne-Yo "One In A Million"
37. Shakira "Whenever, Wherever"
38. Norah Jones "Sunrise"
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