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These Are The YouTube Music Videos With The Highest Halloween Viewership

In honor of Halloween, YouTube Music has culled the 31 most popular music videos that earned more daily views last Oct. 31 in the U.S. than on any other day of the year in 2018.

The list is unsurprisingly topped by standards like Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” (the theme song for the cult 1984 film), Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” and Bobby Pickett’s “Monster Mash” — though it also includes more contemporary hits by artists like Fifth Harmony (whose “I’m In Love With a Monster” placed fifth) and Rihanna’s “Disturbia,” which landed at No. 7. Jackson technically has two songs in the top five, given that he provided guest vocals on Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me,” which came in at No. 4.

Not a whole lot has changed since last Halloween — when “Thriller” took the top spot and “Ghostbusters” was at No. 2. “Monster Mash” has remained steady at No. 3, with Andrew Gold‘s “Spooky Scary Skeletons” (which is not on this year’s list) and Cartoons‘ “Witch Doctor” (No. 12 this year) rounding out the top five.

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You can check out the full rundown of the most-viewed Halloween music videos on YouTube right here:

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