8th-“Ghostbusters” - Ray Parker, Jr.When October rolls around, the clear answer to the lyrical question, "Who ya gonna call?," is Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters," which topped the Hot 100 in 1984.If there's something strange in your neighborhood Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters If there's something weird and it don't look good Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters I ain't afraid of no ghost I ain't afraid of no ghost If you're seeing things running through your head Who can you call? Ghostbusters An invisible man sleeping in your bed Oh, who you gonna call? Ghostbusters I ain't afraid of no ghost I ain't afraid of no ghost Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters If you're all alone, pick up the phone And call Ghostbusters I ain't afraid of no ghost ![]() 9th-"Monster Mash" - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-KickersThough it's been decades since this kitschy, creepy faux-Frankenstein party tune scared up a No. 1 slot on the Hot 100 in 1962, Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers' "Monster Mash" has been on Halloween party playlists ever since. Read about 50 Years of "Monster Mash" I was working in the lab late one nightWhen my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my monster from his slab began to rise And suddenly to my surprise He did the mash, he did the monster mash The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash He did the mash, it caught on in a flash He did the mash, he did the monster mash From my laboratory in the castle east To the master bedroom where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes They did the mash, they did the monster mash The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash They did the mash, it caught on in a flash They did the mash, they did the monster mash The zombies were having fun The party had just begun The guests included Wolf Man Dracula and his son The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds ![]() 10th-"Thriller" - Michael Jackson"Thriller," which hit No. 4 on the Hot 100 in 1984, is the most-downloaded Halloween-themed hit of all-time, with digital sales to-date of 3.4 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (It's also Jackson's best-selling download, ahead of runner-up "Billie Jean," which has sold 2.7 million).It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes You're paralyzed 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike You know it's thriller, thriller night You are fighting for life inside a killer, thriller tonight You hear a door slam and realize there's nowhere left to run You feel the cold hand and wonder if you'll ever see the sun You close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination But all the while you hear the creature creepin' up behind You're out of time 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night There ain't no second chance against the thing with forty eyes You know it's thriller, thriller night You're fighting to survive inside a killer, thriller tonight Night creatures call The dead start to walk in their masquerade There's no escapin' the jaws of the alien this time (they're open wide) This is the end of your life They're out to get you, there's demons closing in on every side They will possess you unless you change the number on your dial Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together All thru the night I'll save you from the terrors on the screen I'll make you see Cause it's a thriller, thriller night Girl I can thrill you more than any ghoul who would dare to try Girl, this is thriller, thriller night So let me hold you tight and share a killer, diller, chiller ![]() |