Songs by Warren Zevon, Steve Miller Band among YouTube's most-viewed tunes on Halloween 2018

Posted By: Staff
October 31, 2019 @ 6:00 am
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iStock/Arseniy45Happy Halloween, all you monsters and ghouls! In honor of the world’s scariest holiday, YouTube has unveiled a list of the 31 songs that had the most daily global views on October 31, 2018, than on any other day of last year, and they include tunes by quite a few famous classic-rock acts.

The classic rocker with the song ranked highest on the tally is Warren Zevon, whose 1978 hit “Werewolves of London” bounds into eighth place.

Other tunes by veteran rock acts appearing in the top half of the list are the Steve Miller Band‘s “Abracadabra” at #14 and Blue Öyster Cult‘s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” at #15.

Further down on the tally are Talking Heads‘ “Psycho Killer” at #20, Alice Cooper‘s “Feed My Frankenstein” at #28, and Van Halen‘s “Runnin’ with the Devil” at #29.

Topping the list is Ray Parker Jr.‘s smash hit theme song to the 1984 film Ghostbusters, followed at #2 by the Michael Jackson classic “Thriller” and, in third place, perhaps the quintessential Halloween tune, Bobby “Boris” Pickett‘s “Monster Mash.”

Here’s YouTube’s full list of the “31 Songs that Peak on Halloween”:

1. “Ghostbusters” — Ray Parker Jr.
2. “Thriller” — Michael Jackson
3. “Monster Mash” — Bobby Pickett
4. “Somebody’s Watching Me” — Rockwell
5. “I’m In Love with a Monster” — Fifth Harmony
6. “This Is Halloween” — Marilyn Manson
7. “Disturbia” — Rihanna
8. “Werewolves of London” — Warren Zevon
9. “A Nightmare on My Street” — DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
10. “Halloween” — John Carpenter
11. “Day O (Banana Boat Song)” — Harry Belafonte
12. “Witch Doctor” — Cartoons
13. “Dragula” — Rob Zombie
14. “Abracadabra” — Steve Miller Band
15. “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” — Blue Öyster Cult
16. “I’m Your Boogie Man” — KC and The Sunshine Band
17. “Halloween” — Kodak Black
18. “The Time Warp” — The Rocky Horror Picture Show
19. “Love Potion No. 9” — The Searchers
20. “Psycho Killer” — Talking Heads
21. “Heads Will Roll” — Yeah Yeah Yeahs
22. “Mind Playing Tricks on Me” — Geto Boys
23. “Freaks Come Out at Night” — Whodini
24. “Every Day Is Halloween” — Ministry
25. “I Put a Spell on You” — Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
26. “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” — Bauhaus
27. “It’s Almost Halloween” — Panic! at the Disco
28. “Feed My Frankenstein” — Alice Cooper
29. “Runnin’ with the Devil” — Van Halen
30. “Last Caress” — Misfits
31. “Addams Groove” — MC Hammer