Various Artists "The 80's Collection 1984 (Time Life Music)"

The 80's Collection 1984 (Time Life Music) is a double CD compilation album, edited by Time-Life Music in 1993.

Track listing:

CD1

1. Wham! Wake Me Up Before You Go Go 3:54
2. Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 3:49
3. Duran Duran Wild Boys 4:19
4. Miami Sound Machine Dr Beat 4:21
5. The Thompson Twins Doctor Doctor 4:36
6. The Style Council Shout To The Top 3:21
7. Wang Chung Dance Hall Days 3:57
8. Hazell Dean Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man) 3:12
9. The Pointer Sisters Jump (For My Love) 4:20
10. The Jacksons State Of Shock 4:32
11. Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler A Rockin' Good Way 2:53
12. Pat Benatar Love Is A Battlefield 4:04

CD2

1. The Cars Drive 3:59
2. Elton John Sad Songs (Say So Much) 4:11
3. Sade Smooth Operator 4:18
4. Spandau Ballet Only When You Leave 4:47
5. Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good 4:28
6. Laura Branigan Self Control 4:06
7. John Waite Missing You 3:33
8. Deniece Williams Let's Hear It For The Boy 4:18
9. Bronski Beat Smalltown Boy 5:00
10. Bananarama Robert De Niro's Waiting 3:28
11. Murray Head One Night In Bangkok 3:56
12. Jim Diamond I Should Have Known Better 4:08

Various Artists "Time Life: The Sound Of The Eighties - 1984"

Time Life: Sounds of the Eighties was a 10-volume series issued by Time-Life.

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Ghostbusters"

The soundtrack to Ghostbusters was released on LP in 1984 by Arista Records. The film's theme song, "Ghostbusters", written and performed by Ray Parker, Jr., sparked the catchphrases "Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!" and "I ain't afraid of no ghost." The song was a huge hit, staying at number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and for two weeks on the Black Singles chart, and brought Parker an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. According to Bruce A. Austin (in 1989), the theme "purportedly added $20 million to the box office take of the film".

In autumn of 1984, singer and songwriter Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker, Jr. for plagiarism, claiming that Parker copied the melody from his 1984 song "I Want a New Drug". Lewis had been approached to compose the main theme song for the movie, but declined due to his work on the soundtrack for Back to the Future. The two musicians settled out of court. It was reported in 2001 that Lewis allegedly breached an agreement not to mention the original suit, doing so on VH1's Behind the Music.

The music video produced for the song became a number-one video on MTV. Featuring actress Cindy Harrell, directed by Ivan Reitman, produced by Jeffrey Abelson, and conceptualized by Keith Williams, the video integrated footage of the film with a humorous performance by Parker. It also featured cameo appearances by celebrities who joined in the call-and-response chorus, including Chevy Chase, Irene Cara, John Candy, Melissa Gilbert, Ollie E. Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wendt, Al Franken, Danny DeVito, Carly Simon, Peter Falk, and Teri Garr. The video concludes with Parker and the stars of the film, in full Ghostbuster costume, dancing and singing behind Parker in Times Square.

Sony gained rights to the film's soundtrack when its music division Sony Music Entertainment acquired the Arista catalog via 2004 Bertelsmann Music Group joint venture and 2008 BMG buyout from Sony.