Top 12 Most Popular Halloween Songs on YouTube

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 25 Oct 2016

In preparation for the most ghoulish day of the year, people decorate their homes, stock up on candy, and turn to YouTube to listen to some Halloween songs.

YouTube took a look at the traffic and identified the top 12 songs that got the most attention during this time of year, for the past three years (2013, 2014, and 2015). On Halloween, the 12 songs listed below get at least two times the amount of views they get during any other day (which is an average of at least ten thousand views per day).

Halloween’s 12 Biggest Hits on YouTube

12. China Anne McClain – "Calling All The Monsters"




11. Tiny Tim – "Tiptoe Through The Tulips"




10. Johan Sebastian Bach – "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"




9. Rob Zombie – "Dragula"




8. Dusty Springfield – "Spooky"




7. David Seville – "Witch Doctor"




6. Various artists – "Dem Bones"

Written by James Weldon Johnson and recorded in 1928. Covered by countless artists since them.




5. Marilyn Manson – "This Is Halloween"




4. Michael Jackson – "Thriller"




3. "Ghostbusters" Soundtrack – Ghostbusters Theme




2. "Nightmare Before Christmas" Soundtrack – This Is Halloween




1. Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt Kickers – "Monster Mash"

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Quick Recap

All the songs on the list below get around ten thousand views per day. But on Halloween, the amount of views doubles (or more). This has happened on Halloween 2013, 2014, and 2015.


Via YouTube Trends.



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