Kids Halloween Party Music List

We’re super excited to be able to share our top family friendly kids’ Halloween party music picks with our community on Brisbane Kids Radio! These songs will get your party guests in the spooky mood. We have carefully chosen every song to ensure that it is suitable for kids of all ages – they’re all non-explicit and not too scary!

The top 40 kids Halloween party music tracks

Hit the play button on the app below and take a listen while we give you the low-down on our top 40 songs for kids at Halloween –

1. The Monster – Eminem + Rihanna

Eminem has found universal appeal to a broad audience across multiple music genres, and this is partly due to his knack for collaborating with just the right people. Kids and grown-ups alike just love the Rihanna-sung chorus of “The Monster”, which speaks about the invisible “monsters that are around us and that live inside of us.”

2. Time Warp (from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”) – Richard O’Brien + Little Nell

Still hugely popular with musical fans of modern times, the virtually timeless “Rocky Horror Picture Show” is a wonderfully kitsch and camp stage play which translated brilliantly to the big screen thanks largely to the amazing performance of Tim Curry as mad scientist Dr. Frank N. Furter. This homage to B-grade science fiction films has seen many revivals over the years, and the “Time Warp” with its how-to spoken and sung instructions is certainly the centrepiece and most memorable moment of this production.

3. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon

Another much-loved Halloween standard, Warren Zevon’s tale of a Werewolf spotted out and about at night on the streets of London-town was a surprise hit in 1978. Of course, it didn’t hurt to have music-industry heavyweights Jackson Browne and members of Fleetwood Mac on the production!

4. The Addams Family (main theme) – Victor Mizzy and His Orchestra and Chorus

One of the most memorable TV themes ever, “The Addams Family” was a massive hit show when it hit the airwaves in the ‘60s, which was in fact an adaptation of an American comic strip which debuted in 1938. Revived again as big-budget Hollywood films in the ‘90s, you just won’t be able to avoid snapping your fingers to this one!

5. Ghostbusters (from “Ghostbusters”) – Ray Parker, Jnr

Another fantastic example of Hollywood’s ability to produce great pop songs for movies, “Ghostbusters” was not only a huge box office success but the title track earned itself top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 of 1984. Don’t you still find yourself shouting the catchphrase “who you gonna call?” 30 years after the film’s theatrical release?

6. Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett + The Crypt-Kickers

The quintessential Halloween song, the “Monster Mash” is essentially a dance inspired by the well-known “Mashed Potato”… though apparently can only be performed by the dead! A #1 hit in 1962, it has become a staple for Halloween celebrations ever since.

7. Thriller (2003 edit) – Michael Jackson

Does this song really need an introduction? Probably the quintessential Halloween party track, “Thriller” may well be Michael Jackson’s most memorable production in both a musical and visual sense. The 13-minute video is epic, and unlike anything that came before it, ultimately setting a new benchmark for music promos that followed with choreography that is still performed by fans today.

8. The Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley

Before the “Monster Mash” came about, another hit novelty song with a spooky aspect ruled the airwaves. Sheb Wooley’s tale of an alien being coming down to Earth to play in a rock & roll band captured the attention of audiences worldwide, partly thanks to the use of experimental recording techniques of the time which involved speeding up tape to achieve the high-pitched voice of The Purple People Eater itself.

9. Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead! (re-mastered) – The Munchkins

Certainly the oldest song in the list, “Ding-Dong” dates back to 1939 when the ground-breaking “The Wizard of Oz” motion picture was released to movie theatres worldwide. While the film may have aged, the story and its sentiments are timeless, appealing to children and grown-ups for countless generations.

10. Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell

Half-brother of present-day personality Redfoo, Rockwell had a huge hit on the Motown record label in 1984 with this spooky song. Yes, you ARE hearing Michael Jackson and brother Jermaine singing on the chorus here — allegedly done as a favour… wow! Those ex-clubbing Mums and Dads might also recall when DJ Bobo appropriated the chorus for his dance hit “Somebody Dance With Me” almost a decade later.

11. Main Title Theme (from “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”) – Danny Elfman

12. Nightmares Come To Life – Cast of “High School Musical, The Musical, The Series”

13. vampire – Olivia Rodrigo

14. Halloween Monster Rally – Shaun Harvey

15. Call Me Cruella – Florence + The Machine

16. Calling All The Monsters – China Anne McClain

17. Killing Me – Conan Gray

18. Materia Primorsis: The X Files Main Theme – Mark Snow

19. I Did Something Bad – Taylor Swift

20. We Own The Night – Chandler Kinney, Pearce Joza, Baby Ariel, ZOMBIES – cast

21. Rotten To The Core – Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, Sofia Carson

22. Dark Lord Funk (Harry Potter “Uptown Funk” Parody) – K-Face Rules + Eli Thomas

23. Men In Black – Will Smith

24. Black Magic – Little Mix

25. Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival

26. This Is Halloween – The Citizens of Halloween (from “Nightmare Before Christmas Special Edition”)

27. Spooky, Scary Skeletons – Adnrew Gold

28. Monster High Fright Song – Monster High

29. Highway To Hell – AC/DC

30. I’m In Love With A Monster – Fifth Harmony

31. Bad Guy – Billie Eilish

32. Fve Nights At Freddy’s – The Living Tombstone

33. E.T. – Katy Perry

34. Wednesday Main Titles – Danny Elfman

35. Hungry Like The Wolf: 2009 Remaster – Duran Duran

36. Stranger Things Theme – Kyle Dixon + Michael Stein

37. One Way Or Another (Hocus Pocus 2 version) – Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy

38. Goosebumps Original Theme Song – Jack Lenz

39. Poor Unfortunate Souls – Melissa McCarthy

40. The Munsters Main Title (Season 1) – Jack Marshall

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