In 1983, Stevie Wonder, at the height of his popularity, gave the programme a musical exclusive when he agreed to let a "World in Action" crew record him performing an unreleased song, written to help the Democratic politician Jesse Jackson's electioneering, for "The Race Against Reagan". Another popular singer, Sting, appeared in a more critical "World in Action" episode, which questioned the effectiveness of his Rainforest Foundation. In August 1980 the series devoted an edition to the story behind chart rigging – an ongoing practice where record companies were bribing the British chart compilers to put certain artists' singles higher in the charts than they actually were. Singles mentioned on the programme included several UK number one hits of the previous 12 months.