Band Aid 30’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? has claimed the title of fastest-selling single of 2014 - despite having been officially released for download only yesterday.

The record has already sold 206,000 copies according to Official Charts Company early sales data, since it was available to pre-order last week and officially released at 8am yesterday (November 17).

The figure means the track is on par with the opening-day sales of previous Band Aid releases. The 1984 original shifted approximately ...