Top 100 Halloween Song Suggestions
October 7, 2007 by Kim
Are you looking for the perfect song for your Halloween video scrapbook? I created an iMix of my favorite top 100 Halloween hits.
If you can think of any other great songs, please leave a comment to share with the rest of us.
- Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band
- The Addams Family by Kidz Bop Kids
- Alfred Hitchcock Theme
- Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood & The Destroyers
- Black Magic Woman by Santana
- The Blob by The Metrolites
- Boris the Spider by The Who
- Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf
- Casper the Friendly Ghost by The Hit Crew
- The Cat Came Back by Fred Penner
- Dark Lady by Cher
- Dead Man’s Curve by Jan & Dean
- Devil Inside by INXS
- The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band
- Devil With the Blue Dress On by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
- Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead by The Hit Crew
- Do You Believe In Magic by Aly & AJ
- Doin’ the Zombie by Chubby Checker
- Dry Bones by Heath Whitehead
- Elvira by The Oak Ridge Boys
- Enchanted Forest by Mannheim Steamroller
- Evil Ways by Santana
- Evil Woman by Electric Light Orchestra
- Express Yourself by Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- Five Little Pumpkins by Raffi
- Friend of the Devil by Grateful Dead
- Fright Night by Elysian Fields
- Ghost Riders In the Sky by The Ghost Rider Orchestra
- Ghost Voices by Mannheim Steamroller
- Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr
- Haunted House by Jumpin’ Gene Simmons
- Haunted House (From “Halloween”) by The City of Prague Philharmonic
- Haunted House of Rock by Whodini
- He’s a Pirate by Klaus Badelt
- I Put a Spell On You by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
- I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow
- I’m Your Boogie Man by KC & The Sunshine Band
- In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
- Kids of the Future by Jonas Brothers
- King Tut by The Hit Crew
- Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas
- The Legend of Wooley Swamp by The Charlie Daniels Band
- Lil’ Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
- Linus and Lucy by George Winston
- Little Shop of Horrors by Jennifer Leigh Warren, Leilani Jones & Sheila Kay Davis
- Love Potion No. 9 by The Searchers
- Macho Man by Village People
- Magic Man by Heart
- Marie Laveau by Bobby Bare
- Men In Black by Will Smith
- Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett
- Monster’s Holiday by Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
- The Munster’s Theme by Jack Marshall
- A Nightmare on My Street by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- Nobody Loves a Pirate by The Hit Crew
- Overture by Danny Elfman
- Party Like a Rock Star by Shop Boyz
- People Are Strange by The Doors
- “Psycho” Theme Song by Mannheim Steamroller
- The Pumpkin Twist by Victor R. Vampire and friends
- The Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley
- The Reaper by Mannheim Steamroller
- Remains of the Day by Danny Elfman
- Rock Star by Prima J
- Runnin’ with the Devil by John Cowan Band
- Scooby Doo by The C.R.S. Players
- Scream Dream by Ted Nugent
- Sesame Street Theme by Elmo
- She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby
- The Simpsons Theme by Hans Zimmer
- Sittin’ Up With the Dead by Ray Stevens
- Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell
- Soul Man by The Blues Brothers
- Spider-Man Theme by Michael Bublé
- Spiderman Theme by The Hit Crew
- Spooky by The Classics IV
- Super Freak by Rick James
- Supernatural Thing by Ben E. King
- Superstition by Stevie Wonder
- Teenage Frankenstein by Alice Cooper
- Thank God for Kids by The Oak Ridge Boys
- Theme From Halloween by John Carpenter
- They’re Coming to Take Me Away Ha! Haa!! by Napoleon’s Ghost
- This Is Halloween by The Citizens of Halloween
- Thomas the Tank Engine by The Goggle Box Band
- Thriller by Michael Jackson
- Time Warp by The Rocky Horror Show Original Cast
- Toxic by Britney Spears
- Tubular Bells (Opening Theme) by Mike Oldfield
- Twilight Zone by Neil Norman
- Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles
- We Like to Party by Crazy Frog
- Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon
- When October Goes by Barry Manilow
- Who Let the Ghost Out by The Hit Crew
- Witch Doctor by Sha Na Na
- Witchy Woman by Eagles
- Worms Crawl In by Robert Walsh
- You Can Do Magic by America
- (You’re The) Devil In Disguise by Elvis Presley
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That is wild! I didn’t even know there were one hundred songs about Halloween! Had no idea! TIME WARP is my all time FAV! I LOVE that song! When I worked for Duke TiP (Talent Identification Program) one summer, we ended EVERY night of that camp on the steps w/ all the Tipsters singing and dancing to this song! Good Memories, takes me back! I guess I will bust it out for my Elementary Students and we can all dance too!
That sounds like fun, Melanie. TIME WARP is a great song. It can get most anyone out of their chair.
I also like LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
Just surfing by but I found “Famous Monsters” in this article.
Hope you like,
K
Other good ones:
King of Pain – The Police
Don’t Fear the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
Sympathy for the Devil – Rolling Stone
Bad Moon Rising – CCR
Hotel California – The Eagles
Thanks, Andy! These are some good songs too… especially Hotel California. I love the Eagles.
THE HALLOWEEN THEME IS CUTE!
LINK TO THE SONG: THE HALLOWEEN THEME
http://www.myspace.com/thehalloweentheme
Cacn’t believe you guys missed the obvious songs by Concrete Blonde..living breathing halloween everyday…
Bloodletting- the entire album!
Good list:
I would also add a couple of more modern songs incase you want to mix things up a bit:
Outcast – Dracula’s wedding
Rihanna – Disturbia
A couple of old-school rock:
Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
AC/DC – Highway to Hell
Halloween Lover,
Awww… how could I have forgotten “Welcome to the Jungle” and “Highway to Hell”? Those are classics. Thanks for your suggestions.
KIM – i was scouring the net for some halloween song ideas and surfed many (MANY) pages and stumbled across your page – Im a DJ myself (22 yrs) let me just say that hands down WITHOUT QUESTION – best list!! most complete and easily the most “FUN” thx for leaving out the 4+ min. “spooky” instrumentals/ movie themes that are totally blah – who needs em?? they’re not fun and certainly won’t inspire anyone to dance. your list is a “10″ thank you for this!!
- if i may…
The Addams Family Groove – MC Hammer
The Crypt Jam – The Crypt Keeper
The Creeps (Fedde Le Grand RMX) – Camille Jones
My Boo – Ghost Town DJs
Enter Sandman – Metallica
Being an old guy, I know the old songs. “That Old Black magic” (has me in its spell. That old black magic that you weave so well. Those icy fingers up and down my spine. That same old witchcraft when you eyes meet mine. etc. It was written by the same guy, Harold Arlen, who wrote “Over the Rainbow” for the Wizard of Oz.)
Also, Sinatra (you may have heard of him) had a hit with a song titled just “Witchcraft.”
Thanks, DJ Shea-Butter. Glad you like the list and thanks for adding to it. Maybe next year I can post a top 200 list with all these great suggestions I’m getting.
Have a great Halloween!
Hey Tom! I learn something new every day. Thanks for the trivia and contributing. I’m off to iTunes right now to check out “That Old Black Magic”.
scary monsters by David Bowie
Devil Woman by Cliff Richards
Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Evil Woman bt ELO
Sorry if any of these were alreay listed, have a happy and safe halloween, watch out for our little trick or treaters.
Thanks for the great Halloween song list. It’s really going to help with the Halloween party planning. I can just imagine how many wanna be Michael Jackson lookalikes are going to show up this year!
What about “Moon over Bourbon Street” by Sting, “Bark at the Moon” by Ozzy Osbourne, and “The Legend of Wooley Swamp” by Charlie Daniels. These make my list every year
I think someone mentioned Don’t Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult in a previous comment, but it deserves to be mentioned again, along with my additions for good Halloween music.
Hell’s Bells – AC/DC
Living Dead Girl – Rob Zombie
Shakira – She Wolf
Timbaland – Scream
Also….. “Cry Little Sister” by Sisters of Mercy. (Lost Boys soundtrack)
I got some ideas from your list! Thanks! And from the comments!
Here are mine:
I Used to Lover Her (but I had to kill her) by Guns N’ Roses
Riders on the Storm by The Doors
Shout to the Devil by Motley Crue
Dead Man’s Party by Oingo Boingo (remember the movie Back to School?)
Cruella De Ville by Selena Gomez does a version from 101 Dalmations
Ghost Town by The Specials (it’s really groovy and cool one)
It’s Spooky In Here by Rhythm and Boos (especially for kids)
Fox Family Halloween Countdown by Rhythm and Boos (good for kids)
The hard stuff (most popular):
Cemetary Gates by Pantera
Dead Souls by Nine Inch Nails
House of 1000 Corpses by Rob Zombie
Dragula by Rob Zombie
Living Dead Girl by Rob Zombie
Welcome to My Nightmare by Alice Cooper
Feed My Frankestein by Alice Cooper (remember Wayne’s World 2?)
Sweet Dreams by Marilyn Manson (Annie Lennox’s song)
I Put A Spell on You by Marilyn Manson
Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson
Any Rap Fans?
Mind Playing Tricks On Me by Geto Boys
Hell Sent by B.O.N.E (has a creepy intro: 1,2, Freddy’s coming for you….)
6 Feet Deep by Geto Boys
Dance With the Devil by Immortal Technique…awesome
Murder Ink. by Dr. Dre
I Always Feel Like (somebody’s watching me) by Master P
Thriller/Snoop Dogg vs. Micheal
Ghostbuster 2 by Run DMC
Freak Come Out At Night by Whoudini ( love this one)
Doctor and the medics-spirit in the sky
Haunted when the minutes drag – Love & Rockets
I Can Be A Frog – Flaming Lips
Mad Hatter – The Stranglers
Halloween – Siouxsie & the Banshees
The Ghost in You – Psychedelic Furs
Dr. Evil (Austin Powers Theme) – They Might Be Giants
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead – Judy Garland
Spellbound – Siouxsie & the Banshees
Bela Lugosi’s Dead – Bauhaus
The Ramones-Pet Cemetary
Michael Jackon-Thriller
Blue Oyster Cult- Don’t fear the reaper
Rocky Horror Picture Show- Over at the Frankenstein Place (Classic)
Sam the Sham and the Pharos- Little Red Riding Hood
The Blasters-Dark Night
CCR- The Midnight Special
Hands down, this is the best Halloween music list! Thank you so much for providing it. I had forgotten a lot of these! Following are a few I don’t remember seeing on your list that you may or may not want to add! Happy Halloween!!!
Cindy
Season of the Witch- Donovan
Devil is Disguise-Elvis
Oh, Oh, Oh, It’s Magic- ELO(Electric Light Orchestra)
Bad Moon Rising- CCR(Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Wow! Thanks for everyone’s suggestions. This list keeps growing!
not to be rude or anything i just saw a mistake. im 17 and im really into metal and halloween..but i saw you said the simpsons theme was done by hans zimmer, danny elfman actually did the main theme..sorry if i came across rude