His charity singe Assembly Bangers is the bestseller on the iTunes chart

Jason Manford has topped  the iTunes charts with a single based on songs from school assemblies.

The track, Assembly Bangers, aims  to raise funds  for the Trussell Trust food banks and is currently outselling top 10 artists such as Meghan Trainor and  Taylor Swift on the Apple platform.

Manford has been playing the track as the finale of his Like Me  tour.

He said: ‘When I first started talking about Assembly Bangers on stage I never once thought we’d get to this point of releasing an actual record. It’s nuts. But so many people have messaged asking me to do it so here we are.

‘Not only am I delighted to be releasing this single, but all profits will be going to the Trussell Trust; I’m a big supporter of the work they do.

‘The track is a bit of nostalgic fun from our school days and if we can raise money for the charity, while having a laugh with the single, that would be fantastic!’

The Trussell Trust’s chief executive, Emma Revie said: ‘Our food banks are preparing for the toughest winter yet as they struggle to balance rising operational costs with a tsunami of need as more people find themselves unable to afford the essentials.

‘We greatly appreciate Jason’s support and the funds raised by this single will play a vital part in helping to keep food banks going this winter as they distribute an estimated 7,000 parcels each day.’

Stream or download the track here.

Published: 25 Nov 2022