This 14-song Halloween playlist is guaranteed to liven up any Halloween party. From classic hits to nontraditional jams, this collection of tunes will put everyone in the trick-and-treat mood.
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Dead Man's Party was released in 1985 for Oingo Boingo's fifth studio album of the same name. The single was featured in the 1986 movie, Back to School, and the album cover is an homage to the Mexican festival, Day of the Dead.
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Psycho Killer was released first by, The Artistic in 1974. Talking Heads recorded it in 1975 for Talking Heads: 77. Though David Byrne has denied the connection, the song became associated with the Son of Sam serial killings.
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Stevie Wonder's Superstition was the lead single from his 1972 album, Talking Book. The song mentions several superstitious fables and marked Wonder's first number one single since the live version of Fingertips Pt. 2 in 1963.
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People Are Strange was released in 1967 for The Doors' second album, Strange Days. It was written by Jim Morrison and Robby Krieger after one of Morrison's bouts with depression but writing credit was given to The Doors evenly.
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The Devil Went Down To Georgia was written and released by The Charlie Daniels Band on their 1979 album, Million Mile Reflections. The song was featured in the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy and is the band's biggest hit.
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Bad Moon Rising was written by John Fogerty and recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival as the lead single for the 1969 album Green River. The song's been covered by at least 20 artists. Fogerty said he wrote it after watching the movie The Devil and Daniel Webster.
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Ghostbusters is the theme song for the 1984 hit movie Ghostbusters. It was recorded by Ray Parker, Jr. and nominated for an Academy Award but lost to Stevie Wonder's I Just Called to Say I Love You, which was written for the movie The Woman in Red.
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Black Magic Woman was written by Peter Green and first recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 1968. Santana recorded a version in 1970 that includes Gábor Szábo's 1966 instrumental Gypsy Queen. Most radio stations play Black Magic Woman and Gypsy Queen as one song.
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B.o.B released Magic as the fifth single on his debut album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray (2010). The track features Weezer's lead singer, Rivers Cuomo. The Treblemakers covered the song in the movie, Pitch Perfect, and rapper, Becky G has a version on Smurfs 2.
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Highway to Hell is from Australian hard rock band, AC/DC's fifth (6th in Australia) studio album of the same name. Released in 1979, Highway to Hell was the last album featuring lead singer, Bon Scott, who died Feb. 15, 1980.
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In less than a year Michael Jackson's 1982 album Thriller became (and still is) the best-selling album of all-time. The song Thriller was the last release from that album. Its 14-minute video is a thrill to watch, to say the least.
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Devil Inside is from the album, Kick. It was released in 1988 and is one of INXS's best known songs. London Grammar's cover of Devil Inside was used in a trailer for season four of HBO's Game of Thrones.
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This Is Halloween was created by Danny Elfman, who created the band Oingo Boingo, for one of our favorite films, Tim Burton's film The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Marilyn Manson and Panic! at the Disco did covers in 2006.
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