Bobby Pickett - Monster Mash (1962) •American Bandstand, October 13, 1964. | The 1950s/Early 1960s Music & Memories

Bobby “Boris” Pickett and his immortal Halloween anthem, “Monster Mash.” Released in 1962, the song was recorded by Bobby Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers and became an instant graveyard smash — climbing all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 just in time for Halloween. Pickett’s spot-on impersonation of Boris Karloff, mixed with a ghoulishly catchy beat, made “Monster Mash” the definitive Halloween novelty hit. It reappeared on the charts several times over the decades — in 1970, 1973, and even