Amid pounding drums and flashing lights, Alice donned a hooded robe to partake in a mock black magic ritual. “Black Ju Ju” was even more sinister live. Closing out side one, startled listeners had a moment to process the jarring song before lifting the needle from dead wax. “Black Ju Ju” portrayed an unholy rising from the dead. The first of these creepy compositions was a nine-minute epic titled “Black Ju Ju.”

Although “I’m Eighteen” became a smash hit, a series of darker songs overshadowed other tracks. The new relationship brought a tightened approach to songwriting. It was the first record released on Warner Brothers, but more importantly, it marked the start of an enduring collaboration with producer Bob Ezrin. Love it to Death was a pivotal album for Alice Cooper. With topics ranging from insanity to necrophilia, the following songs demonstrate why Alice Cooper is the undisputed king of shock rock. This gave us the most popular Halloween songs.Alice Cooper has been creeping out audiences since the early seventies. We compiled the song and artist names to find the number of times each song appeared across all 226 playlists.

Using Spotify, we searched for playlists using the terms ‘Halloween’ and ‘spooky’ and looked at 226 playlists containing 30,000 songs total. For a truly spooktacular weekend, with a dolls pram your children can dress up and pretend to be parents. Halloween is a great time to wear costumes, carve pumpkins and make food with the whole family. Some tunes on our list date as far back as the 50s, but half were released from the 70s-90s, showing we just can’t get enough of the classics! Although with five songs from the 2000s making the cut there’s no denying we’ve got some new favourites.ĭid your favourite Halloween song make the list? But it’s clear the genre with the most terrifying tracks is Rock – at six songs it dominates our top 20. Our top 20 features four soundtrack songs, from the Ghostbusters theme to the more recent Stranger Things. The iconic 1982 tune comes in second place and it’s no surprise why considering its horror-themed music video! If you were expecting to see Michael Jackson’s classic Thriller in the top spot, it’s not a mistake. Out of 30,000 songs, the world’s favourite song to boo-gie too is Bobby Pickett’s Monster Mash, which appeared in 104 playlists! We’ve searched over 200 Spotify playlists and selected the 20 most popular Halloween songs that everyone can’t stop listening to. Lucky for you there’s no need to worry about your playlist. Whether they’re the old classics, new releases or from your favourite movie soundtrack, the tunes at your Halloween party are crucial for setting the mood. But between making wacky snacks and getting your ghoulish costume, have you thought about the music? So you’ve got the fake blood, cobwebs and scary movies all ready for your spooky Halloween weekend.

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