Topping the list is Ray Parker Jr.'s smash hit theme song to the 1984 film \"Ghostbusters,\" followed at No. 2 by the Michael Jackson classic \"Thriller.\" In third place is perhaps the quintessential Halloween song, Bobby \"Boris\" Pickett's \"Monster Mash.\"
The No. 4 song is one-hit-wonder Rockwell's \"Somebody's Watching Me,\" which famously features guest vocals by Jackson. Further down in the top 10 is Warren Zevon's \"Werewolves of London\" at No. 8.
Other tunes on the list by veteran pop and rock acts include the Steve Miller Band's \"Abracadabra\" at No. 14, Blue Öyster Cult's \"(Don't Fear) The Reaper\" at No. 15 and KC and The Sunshine Band's \"I'm Your Boogie Man\" at No. 16.
Further down the tally, it's The Searchers' \"Love Potion No. 9\" at No. 19, Talking Heads' \"Psycho Killer\" at No. 20, Screamin' Jay Hawkins' \"I Put a Spell on You\" at No. 25, Alice Cooper's \"Feed My Frankenstein\" at No. 28 and Van Halen's \"Runnin' with the Devil\" at No. 29.
Here's YouTube's full list of the \"31 Songs that Peak on Halloween\":
1. \"Ghostbusters\" -- Ray Parker Jr. 2. \"Thriller\" -- Michael Jackson 3. \"Monster Mash\" -- Bobby Pickett 4. \"Somebody's Watching Me\" -- Rockwell 5. \"I'm In Love with a Monster\" -- Fifth Harmony 6. \"This Is Halloween\" -- Marilyn Manson 7. \"Disturbia\" -- Rihanna 8. \"Werewolves of London\" -- Warren Zevon 9. \"A Nightmare on My Street\" -- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 10. \"Halloween\" -- John Carpenter 11. \"Day O (Banana Boat Song)\" -- Harry Belafonte 12. \"Witch Doctor\" -- Cartoons 13. \"Dragula\" -- Rob Zombie 14. \"Abracadabra\" -- Steve Miller Band 15. \"(Don't Fear) The Reaper\" -- Blue Öyster Cult 16. \"I'm Your Boogie Man\" -- KC and The Sunshine Band 17. \"Halloween\" -- Kodak Black 18. \"The Time Warp\" -- The Rocky Horror Picture Show 19. \"Love Potion No. 9\" -- The Searchers 20. \"Psycho Killer\" -- Talking Heads 21. \"Heads Will Roll\" -- Yeah Yeah Yeahs 22. \"Mind Playing Tricks on Me\" -- Geto Boys 23. \"Freaks Come Out at Night\" -- Whodini 24. \"Every Day Is Halloween\" -- Ministry 25. \"I Put a Spell on You\" -- Screamin' Jay Hawkins 26. \"Bela Lugosi's Dead\" -- Bauhaus 27. \"It's Almost Halloween\" -- Panic! at the Disco 28. \"Feed My Frankenstein\" -- Alice Cooper 29. \"Runnin' with the Devil\" -- Van Halen 30. \"Last Caress\" -- Misfits 31. \"Addams Groove\" -- MC Hammer
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