"We Are the World" - USA for Africa

"We Are the World" is a charity single released in 1985 by the supergroup USA for Africa. Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie wrote it, and Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson produced it for the album We Are the World. It is the eighth best-selling physical single of all time, with over 20 million copies sold.

Columbia Records released the song as the album's first single on March 7, 1985. It was a worldwide commercial success, topping music charts all over the world and becoming the fastest-selling US pop single in history. The Recording Industry Association of America certified "We Are the World" as Quadruple Platinum, making it the first multi-platinum single. The song received numerous awards, including three Grammys, one American Music Award, and a People's Choice Award, and was promoted with a critically acclaimed music video, a VHS, a special edition magazine, a simulcast, and several books, posters, and t-shirts.

Sales: 20 million copies