"AILSA CHANG, HOST: All right. If that beat tells you anything, it's that Halloween is almost here. And last week, Billboard published a list of the 25 biggest Halloween songs of all time based on their Hot 100 performance. But the list ruffled some feathers among the ALL THINGS CONSIDERED staff. So we asked them for their thoughts and recommendations."
"JONAS ADAMS, BYLINE: I'm Jonas Adams, director of ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm usually good at seeing these lists online and ignoring them, but this one rubbed me the wrong way. I don't understand how Michael Jackson "Thriller" could be ranked 22 out of all Halloween songs. The video for that song plays the whole month of October. The song is everywhere. You cannot deny that this song is the No. 1 Halloween song. I don't care what the numbers say."
"AVERY KEATLEY, BYLINE: My name is Avery Keatley and I'm a producer on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MONSTER MASH") BOBBY BORIS PICKETT AND THE CRYPT-KICKERS: (Singing) He did the mash. He did the monster mash. The monster mash. It was a graveyard smash. KEATLEY: "Monster Mash" was No. 1. But, you know, it's a Halloween classic. I wouldn't say it's, like, a song I'm going to listen to more than once per year (laughter)."
Billboard published a list of the 25 biggest Halloween songs of all time based on Hot 100 performance. Jonas Adams rejected 'Thriller''s placement at No. 22, emphasizing the song's ubiquitous October presence and cultural dominance. Avery Keatley acknowledged 'Monster Mash' as a Halloween classic and its No. 1 placement, while noting it is typically listened to only once per year. Kathryn Fink named 'This Is Halloween' from The Nightmare Before Christmas as her favorite Halloween song. Musical soundbites of 'Thriller', 'Monster Mash', and 'This Is Halloween' appear in the segment.
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