This song, recorded in 1986, won the Grammy Award as best Record of the Year, was one of the largest selling records of the 1980's, and the group that recorded it never recorded another album before or after. What was the song and the group name?

This monumental track was born from a desire to combat the devastating famine in Africa, following the lead of the UK's Band Aid project. Spearheaded by activist Harry Belafonte, the song was famously penned by two of the era's biggest superstars, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. The collective of 46 artists who performed it, known as USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa), was a one-time-only supergroup created solely for this charitable purpose.

In a legendary all-night session on January 28, 1985, producer Quincy Jones gathered music royalty immediately following the American Music Awards, ensuring dozens of top artists were already in Los Angeles. The roster included icons like Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, and Ray Charles. A sign on the studio door famously read, "Check your egos at the door," setting the collaborative tone for the historic recording.

The song was a massive commercial and critical success. Released in March 1985, it became one of the best-selling singles of all time and swept the 1986 Grammy Awards, winning four honors including the coveted Record of the Year. The project raised over $63 million (the equivalent of over $175 million today) for humanitarian aid. As a single-purpose charity project, USA for Africa was never intended to be a permanent band, which is why this historic recording remains their one and only release.