Wherever you’re celebrating this year, whether you’re going all out in your favorite costume, planning a Halloween Zoom bash, or just chilling on the couch with a bowl of candy, you still need some spooky tunes to jam out to. Listen now by following our Halloween playlist on Spotify or using this compiled list, and be sure to click the links below to learn more about each artist and order your own 33 1/3.
1. “Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)” – David Bowie
2. “Thriller” – Michael Jackson
3. “Psycho Killer” — The Talking Heads
4. “Monster” – Kanye, JAY-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver
5. “Hells Bells” – AC/DC
6. “Creep” – Radiohead
7. “Superstition” – Stevie Wonder
8. “Black Magic Woman” – Fleetwood Mac
9. “Children of the Grave” – Black Sabbath
10. “Spooky” — Dusty Springfield
11. ‘Spellbound’ – Siouxsie and the Banshees
12. “Closer” – Nine Inch Nails
13. “Halloween” – Dead Kennedys
14. “Features Creatures” – Björk
15. “Batdance” – Prince
16. “Giving Up the Ghost” – DJ Shadow
17. “Raining Blood” – Slayer
18. “Pet Semetary” – Ramones
19. “Happy Phantom” – Tori Amos
20. “How Soon Is Now?” – The Smiths
21. “Red Right Hand” – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
22. “A Wolf at the Door” – Radiohead
23. “Dead Souls” – Joy Division
24. “Zombie Zoo” – Tom Petty
25. “Paint It, Black” – The Rolling Stones
26. “Ain’t No Grave” – Johnny Cash
27. “Magic Dance” – David Bowie
28. “Halloween” – Sonic Youth
29. “Scream” – Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson
30. “Highway to Hell” – AC/DC
31. “Skeletons of Society” – Slayer
32. “Ghosts” – Bruce Springsteen
33. “Moon Song” – My Bloody Valentine
34. “In the Flesh?” – Pink Floyd
35. “The Murder Mystery” – The Velvet Underground
36. “Nightmares by the Sea” – Jeff Buckley
37. “Aunt Eggma Blowtorch” – Neutral Milk Hotel
38. “On Graveyard Hill” – Pixies
39. “Heart-Shaped Box” – Nirvana
40. “Cut-out Witch” – Guided By Voices
41. “Dead Souls” – Nine Inch Nails
42. “Dust N’ Bones” – Guns N’ Roses
43. “Metal Banshee” – Massive Attack, Mad Professor
44. “Welcome to the Dead Zone” – Manic Street Preachers
45. “Sympathy for the Devil” – The Rolling Stones
46. “Midnight in a Perfect World” – DJ Shadow
47. “Supernatural” – DC Talk
48. “The Kill” – Fugazi
49. “Black Magic” – Slayer
50. “Ghosts” – Michael Jackson
51. “Blue Moon” – Elvis Presley