Bobby "Boris" Pickett's Monster Mash reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 October 20, 1962. Released August 25, it has become an annual favorite for Halloween ever since. Pickett had been performing with his band the Cordials and did an impression of Boris Karloff one night during a performance. The audience loved it and band members encouraged him to do more with it. Thus, Monster Mash was born.
