Thriller vs. Dracula: The Halloween Streaming Race That Could Rewrite the Hot 100

Halloween week streaming numbers are in, and the headline is a battle between a 1982 classic and a modern mood piece. Michael Jackson’s“Thriller”led all seasonal songs on Saturday, Oct. 24, with nearly 1.7 million official on-demand U.S. streams, per Billboard. Tame Impala’s“Dracula”followed with over 1.1 million streams, its best day since Aug. 21, and the two are now positioned to potentially compete for the Hot 100 No. 1. Neither song has ever topped that chart, which makes this week’s numbers worth watching.

The rest of the leaderboard is a Halloween playlist in chart form. Rockwell’s“Somebody’s Watching Me”and Ray Parker Jr.’s“Ghostbusters”each drew just under 1.1 million streams, while“This Is Halloween,”“Monster Mash”and“Spooky Scary Skeletons”all hovered around a million. There’s also a wild side story: Glee Cast streams jumped 56% to 3.8 million after news of a 2027 revival on Hulu and Disney+, plus fresh movement from Megan Thee Stallion’s Limp Bizkit-sampling“Thin Ice”and Steve Lacy’s“The Feeling,”which hit a new Hot 100 peak at No. 61.

So the question is simple: which song is actually the Halloween GOAT? Is“Thriller”still untouchable after four decades, or has“Dracula”earned a permanent spot in your October rotation? Drop your pick in the comments.