一切的源头应该追朔到由于内战与连年乾旱爆发大饥荒的非洲古老的艾塞俄比亚. 在1984年圣诞节前原 Boomtown Rates 合唱团的团员、也是爱尔兰知名摇滚歌手 Bob Geldof 与英籍电子团Ultravox 的 Midge Ure 合写一首 "Do They Know It\'s Christmas" 并召集了当红的英籍歌手与团体如保罗。杨、文化俱乐部(主唱乔治男孩)、杜兰杜兰合唱团、史汀…组成临时超级团体 Band Aid 演唱，期望能募款七万五千英镑来帮助这些难民。 专辑曲目: PREQUEL: BBC News report including Michael Buerk's report from Korem in Ethiopia Band Aid Video-Do They Know it's Christmas USA for Africa Video-We are the World Disc 1: 01..Coldstream Guards-Royal Salute 02.Status Quo-Rockin' All Over the World, Caroline 03.The Style Council-Internationalists, Walls Come Tumbling Down 04.The Boomtown Rats-I Don't Like Mondays, Drag Me Down 05.Adam Ant-Vive Le Rock 06.Ultravox-Dancing with Tears in My Eyes, Vienna 07.Spandau Ballet-Only When You Leave, True 08.Elvis Costello-All You Need is Love 09.Nik Kershaw-Wouldn't it be Good 10.Sade-Your Love is King 11.Sting-Roxanne 12.Phil Collins-Against All Odds 13.Sting & Phil Collins-Every Breath You Take 14.Howard Jones-Hide and Seek 15.Bryan Ferry-Slave to Love, Jealous Guy 16.Paul Young-Do They Know it's Christmas?, Come Back and Stay, Every Time You Go Away 17.Paul Young & Alison Moyet-That's the Way Love Is 18.Bryan Adams-Kids Wanna Rock, Summer of '69 19.U2-Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bad Disc 2: 01.The Beach Boys-Wouldn't it be Nice, Good Vibrations, Surfin' USA 02.Dire Straits & Sting-Money for Nothing 03.Dire Straits-Sultans ofng 04.George Thorogood & The Destroyers-Madison Blues 05.Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Gaga, Hammer to Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You, We are the Champions 06.Simple Minds-Ghost Dancing, (Don't You) Forget About Me 07.David Bowie-TVC15, Rebel Rebel, Modern Love, Heroes 08.CBC Ethiopian Famine Film 09.Joan Baez-Amazing Grace 10.Pretenders-Stop Your Sobbing, Chain Gang, Middle of the Road 11.The Who-Love Reign O'er Me, Won\'t Get Fooled Again 12.Kenny Loggins-Footloose 13.Elton John-Benny and the Jets, Rocket Man 14.Elton John & Kiki Dee-Don't Go Breaking My Heart 15.Elton John & George Michael-Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Disc 3: 01.Madonna-Holiday, Get into the Groove 02.Freddie Mercury & Brian May-Is This the World We Created? 03.Paul McCartney-Let it Be 04.Band Aid Finale-Do They Know It's Christmas? 05.Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-American Girl, Refuge 06.Black Sabbath-Paranoid 07.REO Speedwagon-Can't Fight This Feeling, Roll with the Changes 08.Crosby, Stills & Nash-Teach Your Children 09.Judas Priest-Living After Midnight, Green Manalishi 10.The Cars-Just What I Needed, Heartbreak City 11.Neil Young-The Needle and the Damage Done, Nothing is Perfect (In God's Perfect Plan) 12.Thompson Twins, Steve Stevens, Nile Rodgers & Madonna-Revolution 13.Eric Clapton-White Room, She's Waiting, Layla 14.Phil Collins-In the Air Tonight 15.Duran Duran-Union of the Snake, Save a Prayer, The Reflex 16.Patti LaBelle-Imagine, Forever Young Disc 4: 01.MANEATER-HALL & OATES 02.GET READY (COS HERE I COME)-HALL & OATES WITH EDDIE KENDRICKS 03.AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG-HALL & OATES WITH EDDIE KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN 04.MY GIRL-HALL & OATES WITH EDD KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN 05.JUST ANOTHER NIGHT-MICK JAGGER 06.MISS YOU-MICK JAGGER 07.STATE OF SHOCK-MICK JAGGER & TINA TURNER 08.IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL-MICK JAGGER & TINA TURNER 09.BLOWING IN THE WIND-BOB DYLAN WITH KEITH RICHARDS & RON WOOD 10.WE ARE THE WORLD-USA FOR AFRICA FINALE EXTRAS(额外收录): 11.WHAT YOU NEED-INXS 12.DON'T CHANGE-INXS 13.WHY I SING THE BLUES-B.B. KING 14.DON'T ANSWER THE DOOR-B.B. KING 15.ROCK ME BABY-B.B. KING 16.REACH OUT AND TOUCH-ASHFORD & SIMPSON WITH TEDDY PENDERGRASS 17.KING OF ROCK-RUN DMC 18.A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE-CLIFF RICHARD 19.VARIOUS-OVERSEAS CONTRIBUTORS 21.DANCING IN THE STREETS-DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER (VIDEO) 22.FOOD & TRUCKS & ROCK 'N' ROLL - DOCUMENTARY