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What is the best Halloween song of all time?

by YPB Team

Novelty hits share this list with records that were never meant to be seasonal at all. Pick the one that owns the night.

  1. Thriller — ranked #11
    Thriller
    Michael Jackson's 1982 funk-horror epic with Vincent Price's closing narration and the most famous music video ever made.
    1000pts
  2. Monster Mash — ranked #22
    Monster Mash
    Bobby "Boris" Pickett's 1962 novelty single, a Billboard number one that became the holiday's unofficial anthem.
    769pts
  3. This Is Halloween — ranked #33
    This Is Halloween
    The opening number from The Nightmare Before Christmas, sung by the residents of Halloween Town.
    666pts
  4. Highway to Hell — ranked #44
    Highway to Hell
    AC/DC's 1979 title track, the loudest and least subtle entry on any Halloween playlist.
    577pts
  5. Superstition — ranked #55
    Superstition
    Stevie Wonder's 1972 clavinet funk classic built around bad omens and broken mirrors.
    516pts
  6. Don't Fear the Reaper — ranked #66
    Don't Fear the Reaper
    Blue Oyster Cult's 1976 meditation on death, cowbell and all.
    515pts
  7. Sympathy for the Devil — ranked #77
    Sympathy for the Devil
    The Rolling Stones' 1968 samba narrated by Lucifer himself across two thousand years of history.
    515pts
  8. Bad Moon Rising — ranked #88
    Bad Moon Rising
    Creedence Clearwater Revival's cheerful 1969 song about impending doom.
    461pts
  9. Dragula — ranked #99
    Dragula
    Rob Zombie's 1998 industrial metal stomp, the default soundtrack of a haunted house.
    329pts
  10. Halloween Theme — ranked #1010
    Halloween Theme
    John Carpenter's 1978 piano motif in 5/4 time, arguably the most efficient scare in film music.
    329pts
  11. Werewolves of London — ranked #1111
    Werewolves of London
    Warren Zevon's 1978 piano shuffle about a well-dressed werewolf ordering a big dish of beef chow mein.
    329pts
  12. Ghostbusters — ranked #1212
    Ghostbusters
    Ray Parker Jr.'s 1984 theme song, a chart-topper that doubles as the most quotable hook of the decade.
    248pts
  13. I Put a Spell on You — ranked #1313
    I Put a Spell on You
    Screamin' Jay Hawkins's 1956 howl of a record, performed from a coffin and covered ever since.
    248pts
  14. Disturbia — ranked #1414
    Disturbia
    Rihanna's 2008 dance-pop single about a mind coming apart, and the era's biggest modern Halloween hit.
    248pts
  15. Somebody's Watching Me — ranked #1515
    Somebody's Watching Me
    Rockwell's 1984 paranoia anthem with an uncredited Michael Jackson chorus.
    248pts
  16. Psycho Killer — ranked #1616
    Psycho Killer
    Talking Heads' 1977 debut single, jittery and unsettling without a single horror cliche.
    154pts
  17. Season of the Witch — ranked #1717
    Season of the Witch
    Donovan's 1966 psychedelic groove, the sound of folk music going slightly sinister.
    154pts
  18. Time Warp — ranked #1818
    Time Warp
    The dance number from The Rocky Horror Picture Show that turns any Halloween party into a floor show.
    0pts

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