Rik Mayall’s Noble England for No 1

A campaign has begun to get Rik Mayall’s 2010 World Cup song, Noble England, to the top of the music charts.

The comedian and actor, who shot to fame alongside Adrian Edmonson on The Young Ones, died on Monday morning aged 56.

A Facebook page dedicated to making Mayall’s Noble England number one currently has over 12,000 ‘likes’, and the track has already reached the top of the Amazon charts.

DJ Jon Morter, who started the campaign to get Rage Against The Machine to Christmas number one, has also thrown his weight behind the movement.

He said: “It would be a great thing for Rik’s memory. He was a comedy legend.

“Rage Against The Machine was more of a protest whereas this campaign seems to be a way of displaying respect. It’s a vehicle for a lot of people to say something and it would be a great accolade.

“In 2010 the song didn’t do so well because there were so many others out there. It’s a cruel irony that on the eve of the World Cup we have lost him. It’s now time for everyone to wake up to this fantastic song.”

You can buy the track here.