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Tina Turner's song 'What's Love Got To Do With It' hits #1 on the charts following her death
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Updated 04:49 26 May 2023 GMT+1Published 02:56 26 May 2023 GMT+1

Tina Turner's song 'What's Love Got To Do With It' hits #1 on the charts following her death

The icon also has three records, including All The Best: The Hits, Simply The Best and Private Dancer, topping the iTunes album charts.

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Tina Turner's 'What's Love Got To Do With It' has reached number one on the charts following her death.

The legendary singer's 1984 pop hit has climbed to the top of the US iTunes chart days after she passed away.

Not only that, but she has six other songs in the top 10.

She has also has three albums, including All The Best: The Hits, Simply The Best and Private Dancer, topping the iTunes album charts.

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'What's Love Got To Do With It' was released as the third single from Private Dancer, which debuted on May 29, 1984.

It spent 28 weeks on the Billboard chart - including three at number one, making it one of just six top 10 hits from the singer's career.

But TIME reported that the singer initially had reservations about the tune, as it was a pop record, meaning that she would stray away from her usual R&B genre.

The 2021 HBO Documentary Tina showed the singer referring to the song as 'terrible', revealing that it was only released after Turner’s manager, Roger Davies, pushed for her to meet music producer Terry Britten.

Britten collaborated with engineer John Hudson to rework the song to fit Turner’s R&B vocals better.

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The song went on to win three Grammys, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Thank the heavens for Davies not just being another 'yes' person in Turner's corner.

Turner’s publicist announced that the singer had passed away in Switzerland earlier this week after battling a long illness at the age of 83.

"Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock'n Roll' has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland," the statement said.

The American-Swiss musician, born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee, entertained millions for over 60 years and has a star on both the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the St Louis Walk of Fame.

Turner sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling recording artists of all time.

Along with sky-rocketing record sales, the iconic singer had 12 Grammy Awards, including three Grammy Hall of Fame awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Turner became the first woman to grace the cover of Rolling Stone, and the same publication later ranked her among the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 1967.

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