a similar charity single by British and Irish stars that would soon hit No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100) that 50 artists ended up in the group, dubbed USA ... and “We Are the World” was ...

Ken Kragen's 1984 charity single "We Are the World" raised $64 million for USA for Africa Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...