Tina began making a comeback as a solo artist first with the business partnership with promoter Roger Davies and then opening for the Rolling Stones.
1982
Tina signed with Capitol Records.
1983
Tina returns to the charts with a Top 10 hit in England - the Al Green cover of "Let's Stay Together."
1984
Tina returned to the Top 40 as a solo artist with "Let's Stay Together" which eventually hit the Top 20 in the U.S. and prepared radio for her return.
Began touring as Lionel Richie's opening act.
The single "What's Love Got To Do With It" became her first and only #1 solo effort in the US.
The LP Private Dancer sold millions of copies around the world (5X Platinum in the US) and also contained the Top 10 hits "Better Be Good To Me" and "Private Dancer."
"What's Love Got To Do With It" was certified gold.
1985
Tina took part in USA For Africa's "We Are The World" session.
At the American Music Awards, Tina won Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist.
Private Dancer was certified 3x platinum.
Tina won 3 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female ("What's Love Got To Do With It") and Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female ("Better Be Good To Me").
Tina returned to the movies with a prominent role in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, and released two tracks from the movie: "We Don't Need Another Hero" and "One Of The Living."
Appeared at Live Aid with a memorable reunion with Mick Jagger.
Tina was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Private Dancer was certified 5x platinum.
Tina won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video for "What's Love"
Won Best Actress from the NAACP for her performance in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
1986
Tina teamed up with Bryan Adams for the rocking duet, "It's Only Love" which hit the Top 10.
Tina's much anticipated follow-up LP, Break Every Rule, was released.
Toured world-wide to sell-out crowds.
Tina won a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female ("One Of The Living").
Tina won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance ("It's Only Love" with Bryan Adams).
Tina hit UK #1 with "Typical Male"
Break Every Rule was certified platinum.
Tina hit the Top 40 with "Two People."
1987
Tina won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female ("Back Where You Started").
Tina embarked on a record-breaking worldwide tour.
1988
Tina entered the Guinness Book of Records when she performed in front of the largest audience ever (182,000) in Rio de Janeiro. Tina's touring was captured on a live 2-LP set: Tina Live In Europe.
Tina inducted Phil Spector into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Tina won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female (Tina: Live In Europe).
Tina released Foreign Affair. The LP contained tracks such as "The Best" and "Steamy Windows" but it was considered only a modest hit.
Foreign Affair was certified gold.
Tina hit the Top 40 with "Steamy Windows."
1991
A greatest hits collection, Simply The Best, was released.
Tina continued to find her greatest success with occasional touring around the globe, even though at least one tour was meant to be a farewell tour.
Tina was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Ike.
Tina could be heard on the Elton John tribute LP Two Rooms - Celebrating The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin with her version of "The Bitch Is Back."
1993
# 42 Singles Artist of the Year
Tina was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female ("The Bitch Is Back").
At the World Music Awards, Tina was honored with the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award.
Tina's autobiography, I Tina, was made into a hit movie, What's Love Got To Do With It. Tina contributed old, new and re-done tracks for the soundtrack and was instrumental in making the movie true to the facts.
The soundtrack to What's Love Got To Do With It allowed Tina to return to the Top 10 with "I Don't Wanna Fight."
Tina hit the US #8 "I Don't Wanna Fight."
Tina topped the Billboard Top Adult Contemporary Singles chart for 7 weeks with with "I Don't Wanna Fight."
What's Love Got To Do With It soundtrack was certified gold.
Tina hit the UK Top 40 with "Why Must We Wait Until Tonight."
1994
Tina was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("I Don't Wanna Fight").
Tina released a box set of old and new hits and unreleased material: Collected Recordings - Sixties To Nineties.
Simply The Best and What's Love Got To Do With It were certified platinum.
1996
Tina released Wildest Dreams and again launched a world-wide tour. The LP contained the UK hits "Missing You" as well as the title track of a James Bond movie released the previous year, "Goldeneye."
1997
The Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes includes "River Deep Mountain High" (with Ike Turner).
Tina performed on Saturday Night Live.
According to Pollstar, Tina had the 7th highest grossing tour of 1997 with her "Wildest Dreams Tour" taking in over $24 million.
1998
Tina was nominated for a Grammy Award Best Music Video, Long Form for Live In Amsterdam - Wildest Dreams Tour (with video director, David Mallet).
Tina was ranked # 80 on VH-1's GREATEST ROCK 'N ROLL ARTISTS POLL
1999
Tina could be seen on VH1 as part of VH1 Divas Live '99.
Tina could be heard on the compilation, Elton John And Tim Rice's Aida, with "Easy As Life."
VH1: 100 Greatest Artist of Rock & Roll ranks Tina at # 2.
Tina received the Lifetime Achievement award at the Black Music Awards in Britain. Tina will also be touring in the spring of 2000 and said of the tour: "This will be my final big stadium rock tour. I want to change my working habits... smaller.. less is more - that kind of thing."
The Advocate named Tina as one of the '25 Coolest Women.'
2000
Tina hit the UK Top 40 with "When The Heartache Is Over."
Twenty Four Seven was released in the U.S.
Tina appeared on the TV show Ally McBeal.
Tina started touring the U.S. and indicated that this could be her last major tour. Tina announced in the fall that she'll be taking it easy now that she has turned 60: "There comes a point where it is just undignified to be a rock 'n roll star... I don't want to be dragging myself on stage in year out until someone else tells me it is time to go. There are certain birthdays that make you revalue your life."
Twenty Four Seven was certified gold.
Tina made this year's listing of People's "50 Most Beautiful People."
Tina told the a crowd at a Switzerland performance that she would retire after her current tour. Her publicist said: "Tina said she wants 'simply a rest'... She wants to go out on top while she is at her best. She doesn't want to become a faded caricature of herself."
Tina gave what she's saying is her last concert in Anaheim, California. She ended the year as the top money-earner on the concert circuit taking in over $80 million for 95 concerts (according to Pollstar).
2002
Tina ranked # 6 on VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists.
Rolling Stone: 50 Essential 'Woman In Rock' Albums includes Proud Mary: The Best Of Ike & Tina Turner at # 11.
2003
Tina could be heard on the Brother Bear soundtrack with "Great Spirits."
2004
It was announced that Tina will star in the next Merchant Ivory film, The Goddess, which is set to begin filming in 2005.
Tina headed back to the studio to record three new songs, Open Arms, Complicated Disaster and Something Special for a new repackaging of her old hits on the LP All the Best. How creative.
