Ghostbusters
Ray Parker, Jr.
- Key
- A major
- Camelot
- 11B
- BPM
- 115.6
Key confidence low · relative F# minor (11A) · BPM confidence high · half-time 57.8 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13
The recording is tuned near 447 Hz, not A440.
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As of 2026-10-28, "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. has charted in 5 markets across 3 platforms, peaking at #12 (US) on the Rotation chart. Measured from the full recording, it runs at 115.6 BPM.
- Markets
- 5
- First seen
- 2026-10-17
- Latest chart date
- 2026-10-28
- Peak
- #12 us
Started in 1 market, now in 5.
Why it's moving
- Breaking in the Anglosphere and the Nordics: Canada, the UK, Ireland, Sweden and more
- #12 on Shazam in 2 countriesOct 28
- On Shazam in 2 countries, up from 1Oct 19–28
- Climbed #143 → #81 in SwedenOct 22–25
Score 64.3
In culture
Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.
- Covered Andrew Goldsource
- Covered Armcannonsource
- Covered Broken Peachsource
- Covered Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Bandsource
- Covered Bruce Springsteensource
- Sampled by Dainumo, Groovebusterssource
- Covered Frog Leapsource
- Covered Goosesource
- Sampled by Mistah F.A.B. feat. Dem Hoodstarz, Ghost Ride Itsource
- Covered Monster Madnesssource
- Remixed by Neil Cicierega, Bustinsource
- Covered Paweł Zadrożniaksource
- Covered Rasmussource
- Written by Ray Parker Jr.source
- Covered Spritneybearssource
- Covered The Hit Crewsource
Across markets · earliest pickup first
Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- United Statesus · applemusic shazam spotify · 8 cities#12#12#12
- Swedense · applemusic spotify#83#61#83
- Irelandie · applemusic spotify#47#31#47
- Canadaca · applemusic shazam spotify · 1 city#46#42#46
- United Kingdomgb · applemusic spotify#91#91#91
City pickups
City charts record their parent country as the market, so these do not add to the market count above. One line per country: how many of its rooms picked the song up, and the best of them.
- us 8 cities · best #12 charlotte
- ca 1 city · best #42 edmonton
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Editions
- 2026-10-28Chart-only editionE5
- 2026-10-27Chart-only editionE8
Identity
- ISRC
- QZ4KE1600002
- Slug
- ray-parker-jr__ghostbusters
- Sources
- applemusic, shazam, spotify
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Every source whose chart has ever carried this song.
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