Through the years, Halloween has seen many different costumes. From celebrities to superheroes to the classic ghost. As new movies and TV shows are released and new trends arise, Halloween costumes are made.
The best part of Halloween, besides candy of course, is the costumes! Whether you buy your costume or you make one from scratch, dressing up is fun!
Although there are thousands of different costumes, every year it seems there is one costume that everyone is wearing. So, what were the most popular Halloween costumes each year?
The most popular costumes each year, according to Reader’s Digest and 97x:
1950s:
1950: A Cowboy
1951: Tarzan
1952: Don Lockwood (Singin in the Rain)
1953: Mickey Mouse
1954: Batman
1955: Davy Crockett
1956: Anna Leonowens (The King and I)
1957: Frankenstein
1958: Zorro (Zorro)
1959: Marilyn Monroe
1960s:
1960: Hula Girl
1961: Holly Golighty (Breakfast at Tiffanys)
1962: Rocky and Bullwinkle (The adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle)
1963: Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra)
1964: The Beatles
1965: Sonny and Cher
1966: Barbie
1967: Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)
1968: Rosemary Woodhouse (Rosemary’s Baby)
1969: Astronaut
1970s:
1970: Elvis Presley
1971: Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
1972: Don Corleone (The Godfather)
1973: Marcia Brady (The Brady Bunch)
1974: Richard Nixon
1975: Dr. Frank-N-Furter (The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
1976: Charlie’s Angels
1977: Star Wars
1978: Michael Myers (Halloween)
1979: Rocky Balboa (Rocky)
1980s:
1980: John Travolta
1981: Indiana Jones
1982: E. T. (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
1983: Michael Jackson
1984: Madonna
1985: Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
1986: California Raisin
1987: ALF (ALF)
1988: Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)
1989: Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters)
1990s:
1990: Marty McFly (Back to the Future)
1991: Terminator (The Terminator)
1992: Barney (Barney & Friends)
1993: Power Rangers (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
1994: Bart Simpson (The Simpsons)
1995: Lloyd Chirstmas and Harry Dunne (Dumb and Dumber)
1996: The Spice Girls
1997: Austin Powers (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
1998: Ghostface (Scream 2)
1999: Neo (The Matrix)
2000s:
2000: Britney Spears
2001: Harry Potter and Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)
2002: Spider Man (Spider-Man)
2003: Captain Jack Sparrow (The Cruise of the Black Pearl)
2004: SpongeBob SquarePants
2005: Darth Vader (Star Wars)
2006: V (V for Vendetta)
2007: Hannah Montana
2008: High School Musical Cast
2009: Lady Gaga
2010s:
2010: Princess Tiana (Princess in the Frog)
2011: Sue Sylvester (Glee)
2013: Iron Man
2014: Anna (Frozen)
2015: Harley Quinn (Suicide Squad)
2016: Kids (Stranger Things)
2017: Wonder Woman
Between 1950 and 2017—Halloween costumes have changed quite a bit. From simple to flashy, fictional characters to celebrities, on October 31 there is a little bit of everything!
What costumes will the next 67 years bring?
