There are so many fun Halloween songs. Many are catchy, fun, and make you want to dance. These songs get you into the Halloween spirit. All of these songs are old, but they all resurface and regain popularity when Halloween arrives.

Here are five songs that you are guaranteed to hear during Halloween:

‘Thriller’ by Michael Jackson 

This song is a classic. I hear this song a million times when Halloween rolls around. It’s very catchy and popular. The song was released in 1982 and is still trending every Halloween. The song was released 40 years ago and has almost 1 billion views on YouTube. The music video is like a short story; it is nearly 14 minutes long! It’s a fun song to listen to; it will surely make you want to get up and dance, especially with its fun choreography. During Halloween, this is the #1 song you are going to hear. 

‘Monster Mash’ by Bobby ‘’Boris’’ Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers

Monster Mash is a fun song. It’s easy to dance to and is catchy. The lyrics are fun and easy to learn and sing along to. You’ll hear this song often during Halloween because of how fun it is; it lightens the mood of everything scary and makes you want to dance. It’s a viral song during this time of the year; it’s hard to believe that it was released in 1962. It was released a long time ago but is still popular during Halloween! This only goes to show what a classic this song is. 

‘Ghostbusters’ by Ray Parker Jr.

This is a song that every person knows by heart. Even if you don’t realize it, you probably have heard it many times and know all the lyrics. It gets stuck in your head and is hard to get out. You probably know this song from hearing it replay many times during Halloween, or you have watched the movie Ghostbusters. It was a popular movie and is still relatively popular when thinking of fun movies to watch during Halloween. This song came out in 1984; even if you’re young or old, you probably know this song. 

‘This is Halloween’ by Danny Elfman

This is another song that most people know due to the movie or just by hearing it every Halloween. Most people have watched the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas, and if you have watched it, you’ll know that the song was sung by the residents of the “Halloween Town.” It’s a fun song to listen to. The movie is just as fun as the song. This song was released in 1993 along with the movie. Both are still popular and well-known to this day. 

‘Somebody’s Watching Me’ – Rockwell

This song pops up during Halloween and random times of the year. It’s catchy and fun although the lyrics give a paranoid feeling. The lyrics are hard to get out of your head after getting stuck. Learning the lyrics is easy because of how catchy the song is. Everything about this song is good; it’s a classic. Everyone has heard this song at least once; it’s popular during Halloween. Michael Jackson sang backup for this song. It was released in 1984, the same year as “Ghostbusters.” They are both still popular and classics.

We all know and love these songs. We hear them a lot during Halloween. These songs are classics and deserve the recognition they get every Halloween. Of course, many more songs do deserve that recognition as well as songs that are also classics that weren’t placed here. Just because they weren’t here does not mean that they are any less good; these are just songs I feel I hear the most during Halloween. There are many songs that people listen to during Halloween, these are just a few. Those are the five songs you are guaranteed to hear during Halloween. Happy Halloween!!!