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.
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If you can think of any other great songs, please leave a comment to share with the rest of us.

  1. Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band
  2. The Addams Family by Kidz Bop Kids
  3. Alfred Hitchcock Theme
  4. Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood & The Destroyers
  5. Black Magic Woman by Santana
  6. The Blob by The Metrolites
  7. Boris the Spider by The Who
  8. Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf
  9. Casper the Friendly Ghost by The Hit Crew
  10. The Cat Came Back by Fred Penner
  11. Dark Lady by Cher
  12. Dead Man’s Curve by Jan & Dean
  13. Devil Inside by INXS
  14. The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band
  15. Devil With the Blue Dress On by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
  16. Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead by The Hit Crew
  17. Do You Believe In Magic by Aly & AJ
  18. Doin’ the Zombie by Chubby Checker
  19. Dry Bones by Heath Whitehead
  20. Elvira by The Oak Ridge Boys
  21. Enchanted Forest by Mannheim Steamroller
  22. Evil Ways by Santana
  23. Evil Woman by Electric Light Orchestra
  24. Express Yourself by Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
  25. Five Little Pumpkins by Raffi
  26. Friend of the Devil by Grateful Dead
  27. Fright Night by Elysian Fields
  28. Ghost Riders In the Sky by The Ghost Rider Orchestra
  29. Ghost Voices by Mannheim Steamroller
  30. Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr
  31. Haunted House by Jumpin’ Gene Simmons
  32. Haunted House (From “Halloween”) by The City of Prague Philharmonic
  33. Haunted House of Rock by Whodini
  34. He’s a Pirate by Klaus Badelt
  35. I Put a Spell On You by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  36. I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow
  37. I’m Your Boogie Man by KC & The Sunshine Band
  38. In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
  39. Kids of the Future by Jonas Brothers
  40. King Tut by The Hit Crew
  41. Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas
  42. The Legend of Wooley Swamp by The Charlie Daniels Band
  43. Lil’ Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
  44. Linus and Lucy by George Winston
  45. Little Shop of Horrors by Jennifer Leigh Warren, Leilani Jones & Sheila Kay Davis
  46. Love Potion No. 9 by The Searchers
  47. Macho Man by Village People
  48. Magic Man by Heart
  49. Marie Laveau by Bobby Bare
  50. Men In Black by Will Smith
  51. Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett
  52. Monster’s Holiday by Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
  53. The Munster’s Theme by Jack Marshall
  54. A Nightmare on My Street by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
  55. Nobody Loves a Pirate by The Hit Crew
  56. Overture by Danny Elfman
  57. Party Like a Rock Star by Shop Boyz
  58. People Are Strange by The Doors
  59. “Psycho” Theme Song by Mannheim Steamroller
  60. The Pumpkin Twist by Victor R. Vampire and friends
  61. The Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley
  62. The Reaper by Mannheim Steamroller
  63. Remains of the Day by Danny Elfman
  64. Rock Star by Prima J
  65. Runnin’ with the Devil by John Cowan Band
  66. Scooby Doo by The C.R.S. Players
  67. Scream Dream by Ted Nugent
  68. Sesame Street Theme by Elmo
  69. She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby
  70. The Simpsons Theme by Hans Zimmer
  71. Sittin’ Up With the Dead by Ray Stevens
  72. Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell
  73. Soul Man by The Blues Brothers
  74. Spider-Man Theme by Michael Bublé
  75. Spiderman Theme by The Hit Crew
  76. Spooky by The Classics IV
  77. Super Freak by Rick James
  78. Supernatural Thing by Ben E. King
  79. Superstition by Stevie Wonder
  80. Teenage Frankenstein by Alice Cooper
  81. Thank God for Kids by The Oak Ridge Boys
  82. Theme From Halloween by John Carpenter
  83. They’re Coming to Take Me Away Ha! Haa!! by Napoleon’s Ghost
  84. This Is Halloween by The Citizens of Halloween
  85. Thomas the Tank Engine by The Goggle Box Band
  86. Thriller by Michael Jackson
  87. Time Warp by The Rocky Horror Show Original Cast
  88. Toxic by Britney Spears
  89. Tubular Bells (Opening Theme) by Mike Oldfield
  90. Twilight Zone by Neil Norman
  91. Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles
  92. We Like to Party by Crazy Frog
  93. Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon
  94. When October Goes by Barry Manilow
  95. Who Let the Ghost Out by The Hit Crew
  96. Witch Doctor by Sha Na Na
  97. Witchy Woman by Eagles
  98. Worms Crawl In by Robert Walsh
  99. You Can Do Magic by America
  100. (You’re The) Devil In Disguise by Elvis Presley

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26 Responses to “Top 100 Halloween Song Suggestions”

  1. Melanie on October 8th, 2007 12:24 am

    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! :-)

  2. Kim on October 8th, 2007 1:10 am

    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.

  3. Famous Monsters on October 27th, 2007 7:22 pm

    Just surfing by but I found “Famous Monsters” in this article.

    Hope you like,

    K

  4. Andy on October 29th, 2007 5:24 pm

    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

  5. Kim on October 29th, 2007 5:29 pm

    Thanks, Andy! These are some good songs too… especially Hotel California. I love the Eagles.

  6. Maxxi on July 4th, 2008 12:55 am

    THE HALLOWEEN THEME IS CUTE!
    LINK TO THE SONG: THE HALLOWEEN THEME
    http://www.myspace.com/thehalloweentheme

  7. Cate on September 11th, 2008 11:20 am

    Cacn’t believe you guys missed the obvious songs by Concrete Blonde..living breathing halloween everyday…
    Bloodletting- the entire album!

  8. Halloween Lover on October 16th, 2008 1:24 pm

    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

  9. Kim on October 16th, 2008 1:33 pm

    Halloween Lover,
    Awww… how could I have forgotten “Welcome to the Jungle” and “Highway to Hell”? Those are classics. Thanks for your suggestions.

  10. DJ SHEA-BUTTER on October 16th, 2008 3:42 pm

    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

  11. Tom in Waco on October 16th, 2008 4:04 pm

    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.”

  12. Kim on October 16th, 2008 4:22 pm

    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!

  13. Kim on October 16th, 2008 4:28 pm

    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”.

  14. dave on October 19th, 2008 7:02 pm

    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.

  15. Annie Oakes on September 3rd, 2009 2:33 am

    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!

  16. Sarah on September 22nd, 2009 3:49 am

    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

  17. Scot on September 29th, 2009 1:58 pm

    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

  18. johnny on October 16th, 2009 12:29 am

    Shakira – She Wolf
    Timbaland – Scream

  19. Megan on October 17th, 2009 5:46 am

    Also….. “Cry Little Sister” by Sisters of Mercy. (Lost Boys soundtrack)

  20. Deegs on October 23rd, 2009 2:19 pm

    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)

  21. viper on October 24th, 2009 4:14 pm

    Doctor and the medics-spirit in the sky

  22. Steve on October 26th, 2009 12:14 am

    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

  23. Mr. Spooky on October 29th, 2009 4:46 am

    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

  24. Cindy on October 29th, 2009 10:14 pm

    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)

  25. Kim on November 2nd, 2009 2:37 am

    Wow! Thanks for everyone’s suggestions. This list keeps growing!

  26. Halloween Kid on December 7th, 2009 6:50 am

    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

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