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Thanks to Juicy J’s rap, Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” is the latest No. 1 song to mention a convicted murderer by name.  From Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” to Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” and Foster the People’s “Pumped up Kicks,” pop music has its share of songs about bad people who can inflict physical harm, including the devil himself (The Charlie Daniels Band’s “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”).

There have been many songs about outlaws (Jesse James, for instance), who are often more brutal than the romanticized legend.  There are also songs that make references to people who were never found guilty (Lizzie Borden is a prime example) and songs that mention a fictional killer like Hannibal Lecter.  Here are all the No. 1 songs that refer to convicted killers and assorted criminals specifically.

Then there are No. 1 songs that are somehow connected to real-life criminals.

And finally, let’s end with chart-topping songs about fictional characters.

 

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