Halloween music is one of the greatest gifts this time of year gives us. So we’ve compiled 50 of our favorite scary songs — but we’re fully aware we’re leaving out some of the greats. If we missed your favorite, or if you have a song that must, must, must be played today, let us know!
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Generally, we tried to narrow this playlist down, by only letting each artist have one song on it, although Danny Elfman and Beetlejuice are the exceptions. Beetlejuice has both its theme and “Day-O,” while Danny Elfman’s on it for The Nightmare Before Christmas classic “This Is Halloween,” and as a member of Oingo Boingo. It seemed kind of impossible to leave those off.
Head here to see the full playlist.
Thanks to Meredith Woerner for her suggestions!
A version of this article first appeared in 2013.
