Playlists & MusicNo. 4147 · The 2026 edition
Halloween music
Discover the spooky sounds that define the season, including the undisputed king of Halloween anthems.
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at en.wikipedia.org.
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' reigns as the most popular Halloween song in the United States, according to Wikipedia's coverage of Halloween music.
About this
This is the Wikipedia talk page for the article "Halloween music", consisting almost entirely of an archived Did you know (DYK) nomination discussion plus project banner assessments. It documents the hooks proposed, the resulting Main Page fact (that "Thriller" is the most popular Halloween song in the United States), and the ratings the article received from WikiProjects. It is not a song list or a piece of Halloween entertainment content itself.
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... that Halloween music is most popular in Utah?
Original proposed hook (ALT0), struck through; sourced to a 2018 New York Times article. Reviewer Lightburst did not find it interesting.
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... that "Thriller" is the most popular Halloween song?
ALT1, struck through; reviewer preferred it but asked that it be clarified as most popular in the US rather than worldwide.
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... that "Thriller" is the most popular Halloween song in the United States?
ALT1a; accepted wording that ran on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 October 2023.
