“Dracula” by Tame Impala and JENNIE rebounds from No. 25 to No. 14 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 (dated June 6). That nearly equals its highest rank to No. 10. This makes it a springtime smash, even though it’s ghoulishly obvious it will be part of Halloween playlists forevermore. It has that in common with such other springtime hits as Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (No. 4 in March 1984) and Justin Bieber’s “Ghost” (No. 5 in April 2022).
“Dracula” first entered the Hot 100 a few weeks before Halloween last year – on the chart dated Oct. 11, 2025 – and took its time becoming (not-just-a-graveyard) smash.
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Some bewitching hits did peak on the Hot 100 during trick-or-treat season. Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers’ “Monster Mash” topped the Hot 100 on Oct. 20, 1962, or just 11 days before Halloween. Janet Jackson’s “Black Cat” topped the Hot 100 even closer to the target on Oct. 27, 1990.
Other songs that some might consider Halloween-appropriate that peaked on the Hot 100 in the weeks around Halloween include Eagles’ “Witchy Woman” (No. 9 on Nov. 18, 1972), Blue Öyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” (No. 12 on Nov. 6, 1976), D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince’s “A Nightmare on My Street” (No. 15 on Sept. 28, 1988) and Shakira’s “She Wolf” (No. 11 on Sept. 26, 2009).
Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” and Rihanna’s “Disturbia” both reached No. 1 in August (in 1984 and 2008, respectively), close enough to Spooky Season for radio stations to play them on Oct. 31 without them seeming like moldy oldies.
But many songs that we now consider Halloween perennials peaked months away from Fright Night. Here are 15 examples. They are listed in chronological order.
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