Bobby 'Boris' Pickett: Monster Mash (1962)

The original Halloween novelty hit. Mixing rock ‘n’ roll with graveyard giggles, Pickett’s Monster Mash topped the charts in 1962 and reappears every October. Its ghoulish charm never fades. proof that even monsters love to boogie.

He said: “It was meant as a joke — just me doing my Boris Karloff impression — but it turned into a monster hit.”