The Best Halloween Songs of All Time [FairlyCoherent.com]

Originally From: FairlyCoherent.com

It’s October 1st and I get to listen to 31 days of Halloween music! This is my favorite season, my favorite month, and my favorite holiday. You get to listen to funky music ranging from surfer rock to psychobilly to 50s pop to heavy metal to the just plain weird.

This super mix includes all of the standards and some inspired new additions to the canon of Halloween music. The mix is currently at 169 songs but it’s always growing. So if I missed your favorite, leave a message in the comments and it’ll get added.

For the entire month of October this playlist will be on the main page, left hand side. Ya know, the orange and black one.

If you have and Android or other non-Apple phone, you can listen to the playlist on the go here at GrooveShark..

The top 20 are ordered in what I think are the 20 best and essential Halloween songs out there.

1. Bobby “Boris” Picket and the Crypt Kickers – The Monster Mash

This is the quintessential Halloween song and I’m not sure if any song will ever beat it. I know it’s #1 on every single persons list, but it’s #1 for a reason. It’s the best Halloween song ever.

2. North American Hallowe’en Prevention Initiative – Do They Know it’s Hallowe’en?

If you haven’t heard this song before you are in for a treat. Made up members from Arcade Fire, Beck, Sonic Youth, the Islands, Les Savy Flav, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and also includes David Cross. And it’s a parody song of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ Amazing. Check the Wikipedia article for more cool info.

3. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – I Put a Spell on You

There are approximately a million and a half covers of this class, but Screamin’ Jay does it best (for Halloween).

4. Michael Jackson – Thriller

This song is even scarier now that he’s dead (and possibly murdered).

5. Red Lipstique – Drac’s Back

You’re going to hate me for this because ‘Drac’s Back’ is possibly the most addictive Halloween song out there. It just gets stuck in your brain.

6. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising

This needs no explanation.

7.  Sheb Wooley – The Purple People Eater

Probably the second most beloved, essential Halloween song on the list.

8. Danny Elfman – This is Halloween

The greatest, most clever Halloween movie ever. And screw the Marilyn Manson remake! Just kidding, that is pretty awesome too and is included later on.

9. Tracy Morgan – Werewolf Bar Mitzvah

The most hilarious lyrics ever. This was taken from an episode of 30 Rock.

10. Rob Zombie – Halloween (She’s So Mean)

Probably an odd choice for most, but Rob Zombie’s Halloween mix called Halloween Hootenanny is just so good I had to pull a song from there.

11. Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London

Again, needs no explanation.

12. Vince Guaraldi Trio – Great Pumpkin Waltz

The Trio just makes the best score for Charlie Brown’s Halloween and Christmas specials. This song appears to be tragically missing from many a list on the internet.

13.The Polyphonic Spree – Town Hall Meeting

At an epic 9 minutes this song is a whirlwind of fun.

14. Stevie Wonder – Superstition

Come-on, it’s spooky and groovy!

15. Jill Tracy – Evil Night Together

Probably the first actually scary song on this list.

16. Zacherley – Coolest Little Monster

I have no idea where I first heard this song, and it was a pain to track down the original singer (the Electric Frankenstein version kept coming up) but I love the lyrics and style.

17. Theme From Halloween

Not my favorite movie, but it has my favorite music.

18. Marci Lee and Johnny Otis – Casting My Spell on You

Sounds yummy…..

19. Jonathon Coulton – Re Your Brains

I mean, they really aren’t being unreasonable. We….er…They promised not to eat your eyes.

20. MC Chris – I Want Candy

Remember that’s 612 Warf Avenue. Bring the candy.

Well, that’s the Top 20 greatest Halloween songs of All Time according to one random person on the internet. If you want to look at the rest of the list, follow me after the jump! You can listen to the playlist there as well!

21. Bill Riley – Nightmare Mash
22. The Clovers – Love Potion No. 9
23. The Bird and the Bee – Witch
24. Nekromantix – Haunted Cathouse
25. Bliss n Eso – Dark Tower
26. Dead Elvis – The Creature Stole My Surfboard
27. M83 – Graveyard Girl
28. Frank Sinatra – Witchcraft
29. HorrorPops – Walk Like a Zombie
30. Be Your Own Pet – Zombie Graveyard
31. Rob Zombie – Living Dead Girl
32. Meteors – Halloween Scream
33. “Weird Al” Yankovic – Nature Trail to Hell
34. Wyclef Jean – We Trying to Stay Alive
35. Queens of the Stone Age – Burn the Witch
36. Oingo Boingo – Dead Mans Party
37. The Doors – People are Strange
38. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll
39. Marilyn Manson – Sweet Dreams
40. Kid Cudi – No One Believes Me
41. Muse – Apocalypse Please
42. Bobby Bare – Vampira
43. Dj Shyboy – Don’t Fear The Rocker
44. Jace Everett – Burn For You
45. Q Lazarus – Goodbye Horses
46. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
47. Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks
48. Outkast – Dracula’s Wedding
49. St. Vincent – Cruel
50. Aphex Twin – Come To Daddy
51. Steve Miller – Abracadabra
52. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Nightmare On My Street
53. Nekromantix – Trick Or Treat
54. Squirrel Nut Zippers – Hell
55. The Meteors – Graveyard Stomp
56. The Beegees – Stayin’ Alive
57. Jumpin’ Gene Simmons – Haunted House
58. Rocky Horror Picture Show – Time Warp
59. Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
60. The Tramps – Disco Inferno
61. Rockwell – Somebodys Watching
62. White Zombie – More Human Than Human
63. The Five Blobs – Beward Of The Blob
64. Nouvelle Vague – Human Fly
65. Frank Zappa – Goblin Girl
66. Round Robin – I’m The Wolfman Baby
67. The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil
68. Swingin’ Neckbreakers – No Costume, No Candy
69. Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky
70. Sponge Bob Square Pants – The Campfire Song
71. Jackie Morningstar – Rockin’ In The Graveyard
72. Kc And The Sunshine Band – I’m Your Boogie Man
73. The Duponts – Screamin’ Ball At Dracula Hall
74. Islands – Creeper 75. Tubes – Attack Of The Fifty Foot Woman
76. Duke Horror – Ghostbusters
77. Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
78. Deadbold – Psycic Voodoo
79. Reverend Horton Heat – The Halloween Dance
80. X Files Theme
81. Sonny Richard’s “Panics” With Cindy & Misty – The Voodoo Walk
82. Lovebug Starski – Amityville
83. Revels – Dead Man’s Stroll
84. Meatloaf – Bat Out Of Hell
85. Bobby Please – The Monster
86. AC/DC – Hells Bells
87. The Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down To Georga
88. Exorcist Theme – Tubular Bells
89. Santana – Black Magic Woman
90. House Of Krazees – Hallow’s Eve
91. B-52s – Rock Lobster
92. Marilyn Manson – This Is Halloween
93. The Builders And The Butchers – Vampire Lake
94. Dave Matthews Band – Halloween
95. Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear The Reaper
96. Primus – Tragedy’s A’comin’
97. Screaming Jay Hawkins – Little Demon
98. Horrorpops – Ghouls
99. The Unicorns – Tuff Ghost
100. Mitch Ryder – Devil With A Blue Dress
101. Mc Hammer – Addams Groove
102. Fuzztones – I’m A Wolfman
103. The Flaming Lips – Halloween On The Barbary Coast
104. Addams Family Theme
105. Echo And The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
106. Jimi Hendrix – Voodoo Child
107. Pixies – Wave Of Mutilation
108. Interpol – Evil
109. Howlin’ Wolf – Howlin For My Darlin’
110. The Who – Boris The Spider
111. Wild Beasts – Hooting And Howling
112. Gary Jules – Mad World
113. Dusty Springfield – Spooky
114. WAT – Kill Kill
115. Johnny Kidd – Shakin’ All Over
116. James Blake – The Wilhelm Scream
117. Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath
118. The Rural Alberta Advantage – Don’t Haunt This Place
119. The Chesterfield Kings – Running Through My Nightmares
120. Drowing Pool – Bodies
121. Redbone – The Witch Queen Of New Orleans
122. Tegan And Sara – Walking With A Ghost
123. Donovan – Season Of The Witch
124. The Black Keys – Howlin’ For You
125. DJBC – Haunted House Of Mash Ups
126. Band Of Skulls – Blood
127. The Sweet – Hell Raiser
128. Pixies – Where Is My Mind
129. Twilight Zone Theme
130. Mxpx – Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
131. The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
132. Cheekyboy – Halloween Hassle
133. Glenn Miller And His Orchestra – Ding Don’t! The Witch Is Dead
134. Salem – Till The World Ends
135. The Automatic – Monster
136. Elvis Costello – Spooky Girlfriend
137. The Stems – She’s A Monster
138. Rick James – Super Freak
139. YACHT – Psychic City
140. Jan And Dead – Dead Man’s Curve
141. Britis Sea Power – No Lucifer
142. The Pretty Things – Walking Through My Dreams
143. Say Hi – Devils
144. Cat Power – Werewolf
145. Helloween – I Want Out
146. You Say Party! We Say Die! – Dark Days
147. Cheekyboy – Skeleton Crew On A Graveyard Shift
148. Cary Ann Hearst – Are You Ready To Die?
149. The White Stripes – Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
150. Frenchy – Ribcage Mambo
151. V V Brown – Crying Blood
152. David Bowie – Starman
153. Famous Monster – International Monster Presentation
154. Frank Sinatra – That Old Black Magic
155. DJ Engineer – Purple Monster Bop
156. Rocky Horror Picture Show – Science Fiction / Double Feature
157. El Creepo – To Become A Werewolf
158. Electric Light Orchestra – Evil Woman
159. Toto Coelo – Dracula’s Tango
160. The Rural Alberta Advantage – Drain The Blood
161. The Greatful Dead – Friend Of The Devil
162. The Keytones – I Was A Teenage Monster
163. The Halloween Freaks – It’s A Hip Hop Halloween
164. Oingo Boingo – Weird Science
165. AC/DC – Highway To Hell
166. Ministry – Everday Is Halloween
167. Cliverster – Fallen Transvestites
168. King Of Pants – Frankenbooted
169. Flight of the Conchords – Demon Woman