Big List of Popular Halloween Songs |
Here are the popular Halloween songs of all time. Halloween songs are in Tune Timeline order by when they were popular. Happy Halloween, goblins and ghouls. Find a scary song. |
| red # = weekly rock chartblue # = pop chart |
| 1 | Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) | 1949 |
| Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra |
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| 2 | My Friend The Ghost | 1954 |
| Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Dorsey with Gordon Polk |
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| 3 | I Put A Spell On You | 1956 |
| Screamin' Jay Hawkins |
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| 4 | The Rockin' Ghost | 1956 |
| Steve Allen-Ira Lee with Archie Bleyer Orchestra |
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| 5 | Witchcraft | 9 | Feb 1958 |
| Frank Sinatra |
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| 6 | Dinner With Drac Part I | 6 | Apr 1958 |
| John The Cool Ghoul Zacherle |
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| 7 | Witch Doctor | 1 | May 1958 |
| David Seville |
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| 8 | The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor | Aug 1958 |
| Joe South |
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| 9 | Frankenstein Of '59 | Feb 1959 |
| Buchanan & Goodman with Count Dracula |
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| 10 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky | Mar 1961 |
| The Ramrods |
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| 11 | Halloween Spooks | Oct 1961 |
| Lambert, Hendricks & Ross |
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| 12 | Monster Mash | 1 | Oct 1962 |
| Bobby Boris Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
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| 13 | My Baby's Got A Crush On Frankenstein | Jul 1963 |
| Soupy Sales |
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| 14 | Haunted House | 7 | Sep 1964 |
| Jumpin' Gene Simmons |
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| 15 | I Want Candy | 11 | Jul 1965 |
| The Strangeloves |
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| 16 | Season Of The Witch | Oct 1966 |
| Donovan |
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| 17 | Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead | 15 | Jun 1967 |
| The Fifth Estate |
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| 18 | People Are Strange | 9 | Oct 1967 |
| The Doors |
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| 19 | My Girlfriend Is A Witch | 1967 |
| October Country |
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| 20 | Spooky | 4 | Feb 1968 |
| Classics IV |
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| 21 | Strange Brew | Feb 1968 |
| Cream |
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| 22 | Season Of The Witch | Dec 1968 |
| Vanilla Fudge |
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| 23 | Sympathy For The Devil | Feb 1969 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 24 | Witch's Promise | Mar 1970 |
| Jethro Tull |
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| 25 | The Witch | Jul 1970 |
| The Rattles |
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| 26 | Black Sabbath | Oct 1970 |
| Black Sabbath |
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| 27 | Friend Of The Devil | Dec 1970 |
| Grateful Dead |
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| 28 | The Witch Queen Of New Orleans | 20 | Feb 1972 |
| Redbone |
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| 29 | Witchy Woman | 14 | Nov 1972 |
| Eagles |
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| 30 | Swamp Witch | Jul 1973 |
| Jim Stafford |
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| 31 | Monster Mash | 7 | Aug 1973 |
| Bobby Boris Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers |
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| 32 | Frankenstein | 1973 |
| New York Dolls |
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| 33 | Tubular Bells | 11 | Apr 1974 |
| Mike Oldfield |
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| 34 | There's A Ghost In My House | Jun 1974 |
| R. Dean Taylor |
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| 35 | Time Warp | Nov 1975 |
| Little Nell, Patricia Quinn, Richard O'Brien |
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| 36 | Welcome To My Nightmare | 11 | Nov 1975 |
| Alice Cooper |
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| 37 | (Don't Fear) The Reaper | 11 | Nov 1976 |
| Blue Oyster Cult |
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| 38 | Psycho Killer | Mar 1978 |
| Talking Heads |
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| 39 | Werewolves Of London | 14 | May 1978 |
| Warren Zevon |
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| 40 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky | Jun 1979 |
| Johnny Cash |
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| 41 | Ghost Dancer | Sep 1979 |
| The Addrisi Brothers |
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| 42 | Spooky | 6 | Oct 1979 |
| Atlanta Rhythm Section |
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| 43 | Bela Lugosi's Dead | 1979 |
| Bauhaus |
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| 44 | Riders In The Sky | Mar 1980 |
| The Shadows |
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| 45 | Hells Bells | 1 | Oct 1980 |
| AC/DC |
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| 46 | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | Nov 1980 |
| David Bowie |
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| 47 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky | 2 | Mar 1981 |
| Outlaws |
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| 48 | Ghost Town | Jul 1981 |
| The Specials |
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| 49 | Halloween | Oct 1981 |
| Misfits |
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| 50 | Halloween | Oct 1981 |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees |
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| 51 | I Want Candy | 17 | Jul 1982 |
| Bow Wow Wow |
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| 52 | Ghost Town | Oct 1982 |
| Poco |
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| 53 | The Haunted House Of Rock | Jun 1983 |
| Whodini |
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| 54 | Disturbing The Priest | Oct 1983 |
| Black Sabbath |
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| 55 | Bark At The Moon | 6 | Dec 1983 |
| Ozzy Osbourne |
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| 56 | Thriller | 3 | Mar 1984 |
| Michael Jackson |
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| 57 | Somebody's Watching Me | 2 | Mar 1984 |
| Rockwell With Michael Jackson |
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| 58 | The Ghost In You | 12 | 30 | May 1984 |
| The Psychedelic Furs |
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| 59 | Ghostbusters | 1 | Jul 1984 |
| Ray Parker Jr. |
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| 60 | All You Zombies | 9 | Jun 1985 |
| Hooters |
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| 61 | Halloween | Oct 1985 |
| King Diamond |
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| 62 | Dead Man's Party | 13 | Nov 1985 |
| Oingo Boingo |
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| 63 | Everyday (Is Halloween) | 1985 |
| Ministry |
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| 64 | Eye Of The Zombie | 3 | Sep 1986 |
| John Fogerty |
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| 65 | (Waiting For) The Ghost-Train | Nov 1986 |
| Madness |
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| 66 | Teenage Frankenstein | 16 | Dec 1986 |
| Alice Cooper |
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| 67 | The Family Ghost | Aug 1987 |
| King Diamond |
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| 68 | Ghost On The Beach | 7 | Sep 1987 |
| The Insiders |
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| 69 | Devil Inside | 2 | 1 | Apr 1988 |
| INXS |
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| 70 | A Nightmare On My Street | 11 | Sep 1988 |
| DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
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| 71 | Ghost Town | 20 | Dec 1988 |
| Cheap Trick |
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| 72 | Witchdoctor | May 1989 |
| Sidewinders |
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| 73 | Ghostbusters | Sep 1989 |
| Run-D.M.C. |
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| 74 | Haunted Heart | Aug 1990 |
| Alias |
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| 75 | Eye Of The Witch | Jan 1991 |
| King Diamond |
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| 76 | Monster | Jul 1991 |
| Fred Schneider |
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| 77 | Magic's Back (Theme From The Ghosts Of Oxford Street) | Dec 1991 |
| Malcolm McLaren Featuring Alison Limerick |
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| 78 | Ghost Of Texas Ladies' Man | 13 | Mar 1992 |
| Concrete Blonde |
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| 79 | Feed My Frankenstein | Jun 1992 |
| Alice Cooper |
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| 80 | The Ghost At Number One | Mar 1993 |
| Jellyfish |
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| 81 | Haunted Heart | Jul 1993 |
| Sammy Kershaw |
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| 82 | This Is Halloween | Oct 1993 |
| The Citizens Of Halloween |
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| 83 | Jesus Mary & The Holy Ghost | Mar 1994 |
| Ronnie James Dio |
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| 84 | Zombie | 1 | 1 | Dec 1994 |
| The Cranberries |
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| 85 | The Ghost Of Tom Joad | Dec 1995 |
| Bruce Springsteen |
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| 86 | The Ghost Of Tom Joad | 18 | Jan 1998 |
| Rage Against The Machine |
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| 87 | Dragula | 4 | Sep 1998 |
| Rob Zombie |
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| 88 | Haunting Me | Feb 1999 |
| Stabbing Westward |
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| 89 | Headful Of Ghosts | 21 | Dec 2001 |
| Bush |
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| 90 | Walking With A Ghost | Feb 2005 |
| Tegan And Sara |
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| 91 | Wicked Old Witch | Mar 2005 |
| John Fogerty |
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| 92 | Bat Country | 2 | Nov 2005 |
| Avenged Sevenfold |
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| 93 | Burn The Witch | 8 | Nov 2005 |
| Queens Of The Stone Age |
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| 94 | American Witch | 25 | May 2006 |
| Rob Zombie |
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| 95 | Spooky Halloween Sounds | Oct 2006 |
| Captain Audio |
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| 96 | This Is Halloween | Oct 2006 |
| Marilyn Manson |
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| 97 | Ghost | Apr 2007 |
| Deepsky Featuring Jes |
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| 98 | What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost? | Jul 2007 |
| Taking Back Sunday |
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| 99 | Among The Dead | Oct 2007 |
| Tim Armstrong |
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| 100 | Is There A Ghost | Feb 2008 |
| Band Of Horses |
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| 101 | Ghost Town | 29 | Feb 2009 |
| Shiny Toy Guns |
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| 102 | All Nightmare Long | 23 | Jun 2009 |
| Metallica |
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| 103 | Cemetery - Scary Halloween Sounds, Monsters And Wolves | Oct 2009 |
| Monster's Halloween Party |
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| 104 | Keepin' Halloween Alive | Oct 2009 |
| Alice Cooper |
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| 105 | Sleeping With A Zombie | Oct 2009 |
| Bob & Tom |
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| 106 | Ghosts N' Stuff | Feb 2010 |
| Deadmau5 Featuring Rob Swire |
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| 107 | Monster | Feb 2010 |
| Lady Gaga |
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| 108 | Ghost | Jul 2010 |
| FeFe Dobson |
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| 109 | Say You'll Haunt Me | 1 | Sep 2010 |
| Stone Sour |
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| 110 | Halloween Theme - Main Title | Oct 2010 |
| John Carpenter |
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| 111 | One Hour Haunted House Music | Oct 2010 |
| Halloween Sound Effects Studio |
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| 112 | Witchcraft | Oct 2010 |
| Matt Costa |
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| 113 | Anyone's Ghost | Nov 2010 |
| The National |
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| 114 | Haunted | Nov 2010 |
| Taylor Swift |
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| 115 | Monster | Nov 2010 |
| Kanye West Jay-Z Rick Ross Bon Iver, Nicki Minaj |
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| 116 | Ghost | Dec 2010 |
| Slash Featuring Ian Astbury & Izzy Stradlin |
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| 117 | The Ghost Inside | Dec 2010 |
| Broken Bells |
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| 118 | All American Nightmare | 23 | Dec 2010 |
| Hinder |
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| 119 | Haunting At 1300 McKinley | Feb 2011 |
| The Black Angels |
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| 120 | Monster | 15 | Aug 2011 |
| Paramore |
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| 121 | Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites | Oct 2011 |
| Skrillex |
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| 122 | Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead | Oct 2011 |
| Glee Cast |
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| 123 | Ghost Walking | Feb 2012 |
| Lamb Of God |
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| 124 | Ghosts | Jul 2012 |
| The Head And The Heart |
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| 125 | Witchtripper | Sep 2012 |
| Down |
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| 126 | Zombie Messiah | Oct 2012 |
| Shotgun Rodeo |
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| 127 | I'm A Witch | Nov 2012 |
| Ladyhawk |
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| 128 | Ghost | May 2013 |
| The Almost |
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| 129 | Came Back Haunted | 1 | Jul 2013 |
| Nine Inch Nails |
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