Scary Hits Only: 13 Halloween songs every party needs tonight

Our usual motto is Hit Music Only, but this Halloween weekend it’s Scary Hits Only on Energy Radio. To get you in the mood, here are 13 spooky songs every Halloween party needs, from Michael Jackson’s zombies to Lady Gaga’s latest spell.

1. 1Thriller · Michael Jackson (1982)
   The ultimate Halloween anthem, complete with Vincent Price’s creepy spoken-word rap and that zombie dance.
2. 2Ghostbusters · Ray Parker Jr. (1984)
   Who you gonna call? Still impossible not to shout along to.
3. 3Somebody’s Watching Me · Rockwell (1984)
   Paranoid synth-pop with Michael Jackson singing the chorus.
4. 4Disturbia · Rihanna (2008)
   Dark, twitchy pop that sounds made for a Halloween dancefloor.
5. 5One Way or Another · Blondie (1978)
   A stalker anthem in disguise, given a witchy makeover by the Sanderson Sisters in Hocus Pocus 2.
6. 6Heads Will Roll · Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2009)
   “Off with your head, dance till you’re dead” – the A-Trak remix still fills every club.
7. 7bury a friend · Billie Eilish (2019)
   Written from the point of view of the monster under the bed. Properly unsettling.
8. 8Abracadabra · Lady Gaga (2025)
   Gaga’s dark, theatrical spell of a single, made for a night of costumes.
9. 9Spooky · Dusty Springfield (1968)
   A smoky, sixties slow-burn for when the party winds down.
10. 10Time Warp · The Rocky Horror Show (1973)
    It’s just a jump to the left… everyone knows the moves.
11. 11Dead Man’s Party · Oingo Boingo (1985)
    Danny Elfman’s band before he wrote the music for The Nightmare Before Christmas.
12. 12Bad Moon Rising · Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
    A cheerful-sounding tune about the end of the world. Perfect.
13. 13Monster Mash · Bobby “Boris” Pickett (1962)
    The original Halloween novelty hit. It was a graveyard smash.

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Release years from each artist’s original release. Photo: F0i, CC BY 4.0.

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