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Events in February 1985 4
1985Whitney Houston debut — best-selling female debut everWhitney Houston's self-titled debut album, released in February 1985 on Arista, is the best-selling debut album by a solo female artist in history, selling over 22 million copies worldwide. Three singles reach Number 1: 'Saving All My Love for You,' 'How Will I Know' and 'Greatest Love of All.' Davis selects every song on the album personally. The album establishes a template for the polished, gospel-inflected R&B pop that dominates radio through the late 1980s and 1990s. Davis and Houston become the most successful artist-executive partnership in music history.
1985 – presentCristiano RonaldoCR7The most famous Portuguese athlete in history and a record-breaking global football icon.
198513th ElfstedentochtWinner: Evert van Benthem — 6h 47m (record)After 22 years without sufficient ice, the Elfstedentocht returned on 21 February 1985 to national celebration. Evert van Benthem won in a record time of 6 hours and 47 minutes. It was the first edition broadcast live on television. Lenie van der Hoorn was the first woman to finish.
1985"Songs from the Big Chair" — US #125 February 1985Released their second album, "Songs from the Big Chair", on 25 February 1985 — recorded partly at The Wool Hall in Somerset and produced by Chris Hughes. It reached #2 in the UK and #1 in the US, sold over 16 million copies, and became the defining album of the band's career.