Private Dancer was Tina Turner's breakthrough solo album.
Turner's success with the album came after several challenging years of going solo after a public divorce from husband and performing partner Ike Turner. Private Dancer was released on November 16, 1984.
In the U.S. it sold around 250,000 each week for 2 months. The album was an outstanding success in the United States and worldwide. The United States (U.S) sales of Private Dancer topped the 6 million mark, and worldwide, the album has sold over 20 million copies, thus, making Private Dancer Tina Turner's most successful solo album.
At the 1985 Grammy Awards, Private Dancer won four of the six awards for which it was nominated and was the most successful album of 1985.