What is the best Halloween song of all time?

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

1. 1
   Thriller

   Michael Jackson's 1982 funk-horror epic with Vincent Price's closing narration and the most famous music video ever made.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Monster Mash

   Bobby "Boris" Pickett's 1962 novelty single, a Billboard number one that became the holiday's unofficial anthem.
   772pts
3. 3
   This Is Halloween

   The opening number from The Nightmare Before Christmas, sung by the residents of Halloween Town.
   722pts
4. 4
   Halloween Theme

   John Carpenter's 1978 piano motif in 5/4 time, arguably the most efficient scare in film music.
   676pts

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5. 5
   Highway to Hell

   AC/DC's 1979 title track, the loudest and least subtle entry on any Halloween playlist.
   676pts
6. 6
   Don't Fear the Reaper

   Blue Oyster Cult's 1976 meditation on death, cowbell and all.
   611pts
7. 7
   Superstition

   Stevie Wonder's 1972 clavinet funk classic built around bad omens and broken mirrors.
   500pts
8. 8
   Bad Moon Rising

   Creedence Clearwater Revival's cheerful 1969 song about impending doom.
   500pts
9. 9
   Werewolves of London

   Warren Zevon's 1978 piano shuffle about a well-dressed werewolf ordering a big dish of beef chow mein.
   500pts
10. 10
    Dragula

    Rob Zombie's 1998 industrial metal stomp, the default soundtrack of a haunted house.
    357pts
11. 11
    Sympathy for the Devil

    The Rolling Stones' 1968 samba narrated by Lucifer himself across two thousand years of history.
    357pts
12. 12
    Season of the Witch

    Donovan's 1966 psychedelic groove, the sound of folk music going slightly sinister.
    269pts
13. 13
    Psycho Killer

    Talking Heads' 1977 debut single, jittery and unsettling without a single horror cliche.
    269pts
14. 14
    Disturbia

    Rihanna's 2008 dance-pop single about a mind coming apart, and the era's biggest modern Halloween hit.
    269pts
15. 15
    Ghostbusters

    Ray Parker Jr.'s 1984 theme song, a chart-topper that doubles as the most quotable hook of the decade.
    167pts
16. 16
    I Put a Spell on You

    Screamin' Jay Hawkins's 1956 howl of a record, performed from a coffin and covered ever since.
    167pts
17. 17
    Somebody's Watching Me

    Rockwell's 1984 paranoia anthem with an uncredited Michael Jackson chorus.
    167pts
18. 18
    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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