On April 5th, 1985, at 3:50 p.m., over 8,000 radio stations worldwide aired the charity single "We Are The World" by USA for Africa.

They played it to show their support for the relief of famine in  Ethiopia. It was also simultaneously broadcast on Muzak. The single went on to be a No.1 in the U.S.and the UK and won three Grammies.

The all-star line up of singers included Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Bob Geldof and many others as well as the song's writers Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

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