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11 Horror Movie Tie-In Songs That Hit the Billboard Hot 100

Written by on October 30, 2024

These artists scared up cinematic hits on the Boo-board Haunted 100.

From Alice Cooper’s “He’s Back” (Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives) and Goo Goo Dolls’ “I’m Awake Now” (Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare) to Ramones’ “Pet Sematary” (Pet Sematary) and AC/DC’s “Who Made Who” (Maximum Overdrive), the horror genre has spawned some of the most memorable (and certainly some of the most unashamedly cheesy) original movie songs. But only a select few have made the leap from the silver screen to the Billboard Hot 100.

None of the aforementioned classics achieved the feat. And neither did Dokken’s “Dream Warriors” (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors), The Cramps’ “Surfin’ Dead” (The Return of the Living Dead) or Megadeth’s cover of Cooper’s Hot 100 hit “No More Mr. Nice Guy” (Shocker). It’s the same story with 21st century offerings such as Panic! At the Disco’s “New Perspective” (Jennifer’s Body), Demi Lovato’s “Still Alive” (Scream VI) and Charli XCX’s “Hot Girl” (Bodies Bodies Bodies).

Many of the horror movie tie-ins that did make the Hot 100 weren’t recorded specifically for their respective films, either. Mike Oldfield’s truly chilling “Tubular Bells” (No. 7, 1974), for example, appeared on his first studio album several months before ramping up scares in The Exorcist. And while the likes of Billy Idol’s “Eyes Without A Face” and Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” reference spookfests from yesteryear, they were only inspired by them.

Here is a look at 11 horror movie hits which defeated the baddie and staked their claim as the Hot 100’s final girls.

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