{
  "id": 19399040,
  "title": "Is Halloween About to Become the New Christmas on the Hot 100?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/is-halloween-about-to-become-the-new-christmas-on-the-hot-100",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T21:14:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/halloween-streaming-michael-jackson-thriller-tame-impala-1236378963/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Billboard Hot 100 recently showed Halloween coming closer than ever to pushing a spooky-season song to the top of its rankings. \"Thriller\" by Michael Jackson and Tame Impala & JENNIE's \"Dracula\" appeared right below the reigning \"Choosin' Texas.\" These two spooky-themed hits led the six total Halloween-themed titles on the chart, including one entry that debuted: \"Spooky, Scary Skeletons\" by Andrew Gold. Could \"Thriller\" ascend to No. 1 next year, or could Halloween one day impact the Hot 100 as much as Christmas does? Billboard staff weigh in on the matter.",
  "summary": "This week's Five Burning Questions looks at new Oct. 31-boosted chart peaks for Michael Jackson's \"Thriller\" and Tame Impala & JENNIE's \"Dracula.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}