Greatest Halloween Songs (2024 Edition)

 Greatest Halloween Songs (2024 Edition)

1.  Thriller - Michael Jackson
2.  Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
3.  I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
4.  Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
5.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult          
6.  Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
7.  Haunted House - Jumpin' Gene Simmons
8.  Time Warp - Rocky Horror Cast
9.  Theme From "Halloween" - John Carpenter
10.  Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
11.   Nightmare On My Street - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
12.  Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
13.  Season of the Witch - Donovan
14.  Spooky, Scary Skeletons - Andrew Gold
15.  Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
16.  Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus
17.  Dinner With Drac - John Zacherle "Cool Ghoul"

18.  Theme from "Twilight Zone" - Jerry Goldsmith
19   Theme From "Psycho" - Bernard Herrmann
20.  Hell's Bells - AC/DC
21.  I Was A Teenage Werewolf - Cramps
22.  What's He Building In There? - Tom Waits
23.  Lucifer - Alan Parsons Project
24.  Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo 
25.  Theme From "Psycho" - Bernard Herrmann
26.  Toccata and Fugue in D Minor -   Bach
27.  Theme From "Addams Family" - Vic Mizzy
28.  In The Hall of the Mountain King - Edvard Grieg
29.  I Walked With A Zombie - Roky Erickson
30.  Theme From "Munsters: - Jack Marshall
31.  Nature Trail To Hell - Weird Al Yankovic
32.  Dream Within A Dream/Raven - Alan Parsons Project
33.  Witch Queen of New Orleans - Redbone
34.  (Ghost) Riders In The Sky - Johnny Cash
35.  Spooky - Classics IV
36.  Welcome To My Nightmare - Alice Cooper
37.  Dinner With Drac - John Zacherle "Cool Ghoul"
38.  Fire On High - ELO
39.  Surfin' Dead - Cramps
40.  Halloween - Misfits
41.  In The Hall Of The Mountain King - ELO
42.  Lucifer - Alan Parsons Project
43.  Jack the Ripper - Screaming Lord Sutch
44.  Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
45.  Goo Goo Muck - Ronnie Cook
46.  Knoxville Girl - Louvin Brothers
47.  Witchy Woman - Eagles
48.  Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
49. Halloween - Siouxsie & the Banshees
50. Night of the Vampire - Roky Erickson
51. Unquiet Grave - Gryphon
52. Dragula - Rob Zombie
53. Heartbreak Hotel - Jacksons
54. Spooktacular Finale - Spike Jones
55. Whistlin' Past The Graveyard - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
55. Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
56. Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
57. Spooky - George Barnes
58. Pet Sematary - Ramones
59. Theme From The X-Files - Mark Snow
60. 'Til The Following Night - Screaming Lord Sutch
61. Shadow Knows - Coasters
62. Blob - Five Blobs
62. Creep - Three Suns

63. Supernature - Cerrone

64. Werewolf - Barry Dransfield

65. Downbound Train - Chuck Berry

66. Bo Meets The Monster - Bo Diddley

67. Twilight Zone - Golden Earring

68. Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson

69. Everyday Is Halloween - Ministry

70. Boris the Spider - Who

71.  Marie Laveau - Bobby Bare

72. Scary Monsters - David Bowie

73. Careful With the Axe Eugene - Pink Floyd

74. Race With The Devil - Gene Vincent

75. The Witch - Sonics

76. Zombie Zoo - Tom Petty

77. Black Widow - Alice Cooper

78. You're Dead - Norma Tanega 

My Top 50 Rock Hall Snubs (Performers, Influences, Non-Performers) (2023 Edition)

 Updated November 2024

For 2024 I've slotted my snubs into four categories.   My main list only includes performers.

One note:  I was hesitant about ranking the Commodores and Chic on my main snub list.  Both groups are huge snubs of course, but the solo nods for Lionel Richie and Nile Rodgers have most likely put an end to their chances. But I decided to keep them on for another year at least.  

A reminder.  This is my personal snub list.

Main Snub List

1.  B-52’s

2.  Barry White

3.  Teddy Pendergrass/Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

4.  Joe Cocker

5.  The Smiths

6.  Warren Zevon 

7   War

8.  Monkees

9.  Mariah Carey

10. Patti LaBelle

11. Luther Vandross

12. Neville Brothers

13. Commodores

14. White Stripes

15. Cyndi Lauper

16. Bangles

17. Paul Rodgers/Bad Compamy

18. Chic

19. Carpenters

20. OutKast

21. Devo

22. Diana Ross

23. Sinead O’Connor

24. Phil Collins

25. Pointer Sisters 

26. Sade

27. INXS

28. Roberta Flack

29. Joy Division/New Order

30. Oasis

31. Los Lobos

32. Queen Latifah

33. Snoop Dogg

34. Soundgarden 

35. Jethro Tull

36. Gap Band

37. Replacements

38. Motörhead

39. Coldplay

40. Alanis Morissette

41. Beck 

42. Tracy Chapman

43. Iron Maiden 

44. Pet Shop Boys

45. Salt-N-Pepa

46. Eric B. & Rakim 

47. Thin Lizzy

48.. Billy Idol

49. De La Soul

50. John Prine

Musical Influence/Excellence:  60's/ 70's/80’s Era Snubs

Ashford & Simpson

Bob Geldof 

Fela Kuti 

Giorgio Moroder

Glen Campbell

Gram Parsons

Harry Nilsson 

Herbie Hancock

Joe Tex

Kris Kristofferson

Loretta Lynn

Marvelettes

Merle Haggard

Meters

New York Dolls

Shangri-Las

Steve Albuni 

Tom Jones

Toots & The Maytals

Wailers (Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh)

Waylon Jennings

Musical Influence (Pre-1960) Snubs

Billy Ward & The Dominoes

Carter Family

Celia Cruz
Chuck Willis
Clovers

Connie Francis

Dick Dale

John Coltrane 

Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio

Neil Sedaka

Patsy Cline

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Tito Puente

Wynonie Harris

Non-Performer Snubs

Burt Bacharach & Hal David

Carol Kaye

Casey Kasem

Estelle Axton

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Linda Creed

Ralph Gleason

Rick Rubin

Russell Simmons

Sylvia Rhone

Thom Bell

Wolfman Jack

Playlist for 10/21

Coldplay -  Moon Music

MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks

David Gilmour - Luck and Strange

Heavy Heavy - One Of A Kind

Shovels & Rope - Something Is Working

Faces - Complete BBC Concerts

LL Cool J - The Force

Poll; August 1976 Songs

Such a glorious tme fo AM Top 40 Radio.

Here are my picks:

To listen to this go to:

  For this latest poll 32 songs were picked to vote on. Here are my rankings.  Listen to this countdown at popradiogold.com

Hello, Tom Lane ! Here's how you ranked The Songs of September 1976:

"She's Gone", Daryl Hall & John Oates : 1
"Lowdown", Boz Scaggs : 2
"You Should Be Dancing", Bee Gees : 3
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart", Elton John & Kiki Dee : 4
"Get Closer", Seals & Crofts (featuring Carolyn Willis) : 5
"Play That Funky Music", Wild Cherry : 6
"I'd Really Love To See You Tonight", England Dan & John Ford Coley : 7
"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine", Lou Rawls : 8
"Baby, I Love Your Way", Peter Frampton : 9
"If You Leave Me Now", Chicago : 10
"Devil Woman", Cliff Richard : 11
"Kiss And Say Goodbye", Manhattans : 12
"This Masquerade", George Benson : 13
"Let 'Em In", Wings (Paul McCartney) : 14
"With Your Love", Jefferson Starship : 15
"Getaway", Earth, Wind & Fire : 16
"Rock'n Me", Steve Miller : 17
"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", KC & the Sunshine Band : 18
"That'll Be The Day", Linda Ronstadt : 19
"Summer", War : 20
"Say You Love Me", Fleetwood Mac : 21
"A Fifth Of Beethoven", Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band : 22
"A Little Bit More", Dr. Hook : 23
"Still The One", Orleans : 24
"Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", Tavares : 25
"Afternoon Delight", Starland Vocal Band : 26
"Who'd She Coo", Ohio Players : 27
"Disco Duck", Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots : 28
"The Best Disco In Town", Ritchie Family : 29
"I Only Want To Be With You", Bay City Rollers : 30
"Magic Man", Heart : 31
"Wham Bam”, Quicksilver

Name: Tom Lane 
Email Address: tmlane12@gmail.com

Playlist for 10/11

Miranda Lambert - Postcards from Texas

Mickey Guyton - House on Fire

Shemekia Copeland - Blame It On Eve

George Strait - Cowboys & Dreamers

Garth Brooks - Time Traveler

Steve Cropper - Friendlytown

Cactus Blossoms - Every Time I Think About You 

Tom's Favorite Albums of 2004

A.C. Newman - Slow Wonder

Alan Jackson - What I Do

Arcade Fire - Funeral

Badly Drawn Boy - Hour of Bewilderbeast

Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs

Big & Rich - Horse of A Different Color

Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue Vol. 2

Brian Wilson - Smile

Common - Like Water for Chocolate

D'Angelo - Voodoo

Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled

Drive-By Truckers - Dirty South

Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun

Franz Ferdinand - s/t

Grandaddy - Sophtware Slump

Green Day - American Idiot

Gretchen Wilson - Here for the Party

Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me

Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days

Jill Scott - Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2

John Legend - Get Lifted

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now

Joss Stone - Mind Body & Soul

Kanye West - College Dropout

Kasey Chambers - Wayward Angel

Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway

Killers - Hot Fuss

Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak

Leonard Cohen - Dear Heather

Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose

Madonna - Music

Madvillain - Madvillainy

Merle Haggard - If I Could Only Fly

Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News

Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Nellie McKay - Get Away From Me

Norah Jones - Feels Like Home

Outkast - Stankonia

Pink - Can't Take Me Home

PJ Harvey - Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

Prince - Musicology

Randy Travis - Passing Trhough

Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company 

Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous 

Scissor Sisters - s/t

Shelby Lynne - I Am Shelby Lynne

Steely Dan - Two Against Nature

Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free

Sugarland - Twice the Speed of Life

Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying

Usher - Confessions

Van Hunt - s/t

Wilco - A Ghost Is Born

Playlist for 10/2