WE ARE THE WORLD
USA FOR AFRICA
Gold & Platinum Records
RIAA
ARTIST |
TITLE |
CERT. DATE |
LABEL |
AWARD DESCRIPTION |
LEVEL |
FORMAT |
CATEGORY |
Usa For Africa | "We Are The World" | 04/01/85 | Columbia | Gold | - | Single | Group |
Usa For Africa | "We Are The World" | 04/01/85 | Columbia | Platinum | - | Single | Group |
Usa For Africa | "We Are The World" | 04/01/85 | Columbia | Multi Platinum | 4.0 | Single | Group |
Usa For Africa | "We Are The World" | 04/01/85 | Columbia | Gold | - | Album | Group |
Usa For Africa | "We Are The World" | 04/16/85 | Columbia | Platinum | - | Album | Group |
Usa For Africa | "We Are The World" | 04/16/85 | Columbia | Multi Platinum | 2.0 | Album | Group |
Usa For Africa | "We Are The World" | 06/24/85 | Columbia | Multi Platinum | 3.0 | Album | Group |
Grammy Awards
YEAR |
EDITION |
GENRE |
CATEGORY |
WINNER |
TITLE |
PERFORMING ARTIST |
1985 | 28th | General | Record of the year | Quicy Jones, producer. | "We Are The World" | Usa For Africa (various artists) |
1985 | 28th | General | Song Of The Year | Lionel Richie & Michael Jackson, songwriters. | "We Are The World" | Usa For Africa (various artists) |
1985 | 28th | Pop | Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal | Quicy Jones, producer. | "We Are The World" | Usa For Africa (various artists) |
1985 | 28th | Music Video | Best Music Video, Short Form | Tom Trbovich, video director. Quincy Jones, video producer. | We Are The World - The Video Event | Usa For Africa (various artists) |
Single charted on Billboard
SONG |
WRITER |
PERFORMER |
UK |
USA |
CHART DEBUT |
"We Are The World" |
Michael Jackson & Lionel Ritchie |
Usa For Africa | #1 |
Adult Contemporary #1 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales #1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks #1 Mainstream Rock Tracks #27 The Billboard Hot 100 #1 |
03/23/1985 |
Album charted on Billboard
- |
ALBUM |
PRODUCER |
USA |
CHART |
UK |
1. | "We Are The World" |
Quincy Jones (track #1) | Pop Albums #1 | April 27, 1985 |
#31 |
MTV MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS
EDITION |
VIDEO |
AWARD DESCRIPTION |
YEAR |
RESULT |
2nd | "We Are The World" |
Best Group Video |
1985 |
WINNER |
2nd | "We Are The World" |
Viewer's Choice |
1985 |
WINNER |
2nd | "We Are The World" |
Best Overall Performance in a Video |
1985 |
NOMINÉE |
2nd | "We Are The World" |
Video of the Year |
1985 |
NOMINÉE |
Compiled by Guilherme Corrêa (September/2009)
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