| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 12 | |
| ↙Live albums | 1 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 9 | |
| ↙Extended plays | 3 | |
| ↙Singles | 43 | |
| ↙B-sides | 42 (11 unreleased B-sides) | |
| ↙Video albums | 6 | |
| ↙Music videos | 33 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
Since
Contents |
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak Chart Position | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Sales | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Comedy | AUS [1] |
CAN | NZ [2] |
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| 1983 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | US: Gold[3] | +500,000 | ||
| 1984 |
|
17 | — | — | — | — | CAN: Gold[4] US: Platinum[3] |
50,000+ +1,000,000 |
||
| 1985 | Dare to Be Stupid
|
50 | — | — | — | — | US: Platinum[3] | +1,000,000 | ||
| 1986 | Polka Party!
|
177 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | Even Worse
|
27 | — | — | — | 44 | CAN: Gold[4] US: Platinum[3] |
50,000+ +1,000,000 |
||
Peter and the Wolf[I]
|
— | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1989 | UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff
|
146 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | Off the Deep End
|
17 | — | 45 | — | — | CAN: Platinum[4] US: Platinum[3] |
100,000+ +1,000,000 |
||
| 1993 | Alapalooza
|
46 | — | — | — | — | CAN: 2x Platinum[4] US: Gold[3] |
200,000+ +500,000 |
||
| 1996 | Bad Hair Day
|
14 | — | — | — | — | CAN: Platinum[4] US: Platinum[3] |
100,000+ +1,000,000 |
||
| 1999 | Running with Scissors
|
16 | — | 18 | 16 | — | AUS: Gold[5] CAN: Gold[4] US: Platinum[3] |
35,000+ 50,000+ +1,000,000 |
||
| 2003 | Poodle Hat
|
17 | 12 | 26 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | Straight Outta Lynwood
|
10 | 1 | 27 | — | — | US: Gold[3] | +500,000 | ||
| TBA | "Weird Al" Yankovic's 13th Album
|
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
- I^ Although Peter and the Wolf was released by Yankovic, it was co-recorded by Wendy Carlos and is thus not counted as one of Yankovic's twelve studio albums.
Compilation albums
This is a comprehensive list of compilation albums released by "Weird Al" Yankovic, which he actually refers to has his "Cheesy Compilation Albums."
Internationally released
| Year | Album details | US | US Comedy | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |
|
— | — | ||||||
| 1992 | The Food Album
|
— | — | ||||||
| 1994 | Permanent Record: Al in the Box
|
— | — | ||||||
|
198 | — | |||||||
| 1995 | The TV Album
|
— | — | ||||||
| 2009 | The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic[6]
|
178 | 2 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
Non-internationally released
| Year | Album details | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 |
|
Japan |
|
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| 1992 | The Best of Yankovic
|
Korea |
| 2000 | The Saga Begins
|
Japan |
Singles
Yankovic has released and sold more singles than any other comedy act in history. Yankovic has had 3 singles reach the top 40 in the Billboard Hot 100, including 2006's "White & Nerdy" which peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his highest peaking single on a U.S. chart.
- I^ Although "My Bologna" was later re-recorded and re-released on Yankovic's
debut album , the earlier single version was never released on a studio album, although it did appear on the now out-of-print box set "Permanent Record." - II^ Chart on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
- IV^ "Hooked on Polkas" was exclusively released as a single in Japan.
- VII^ "Polka Power!" was exclusively released as a single in Germany.
- VIII^ "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" was exclusively released as a single in Australia.
- X^ "Don't Download This Song," "Canadian Idiot," and "eBay," were all released as album cuts in the U.S. "Canadian Idiot" was released as a promo single exclusively in Australia.
- XI^ Charted on the "Hot Singles Sales" Billboard chart.
- XII^ Charted on the "Hot Digital Songs" Billboard chart.
- XIII^ Released as a digital single.
B-sides
| Year | Title | Released on |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "School Cafeteria" | "My Bologna" single |
| 1984 | "I Lost on Jeopardy (Extended Mix)" | "I Lost on Jeopardy" single |
| 1992 | "Waffle King" | "Smells Like Nirvana" single (later released on Alapalooza) |
| 1994 | "Christmas at Ground Zero (Alternate Mix)" | "Headline News" single |
| 1996 | "The Night Santa Went Crazy (Extra Gory Version)" | "Amish Paradise" single |
| 1996 | "Dare to Be Stupid (Instrumental)" | "Amish Paradise" single |
| 1996 | "Spy Hard" | "Gump" single (later released as its own single) |
| 1996 | "Since You've Been Gone (Karaoke Version)" | "Gump" single |
| 1996 | "Callin' in Sick (Instrumental)" | "Gump" single |
| 1996 | "Spy Hard (Instrumental)" | "Gump" single |
| 1996 | "Spy Hard (Orchestral Mix)" | "Gump" single |
Special projects and contributions
- Crispin Hellion Glover – The Big Problem ≠ The Solution. The Solution = Let It Be — 1989
- Yankovic is listed as an accordionist in the album's extensive production credits.[7]
- Babalu Music! — October 22, 1991
- A collection of music from and related to the television sitcom I Love Lucy. Yankovic's contribution as producer seems not to extend past the title track.[8]
- Frankie Yankovic – Songs of the Polka King, Vol. 1 — September 24, 1996
- Accordion and backing vocals for "Who Stole the Kishka?"
- Pokémon The Movie 2000 (soundtrack) — July 18, 2000
- Ben Folds – Songs for Silverman — April 26, 2005
- Yankovic performs background vocals for the song "Time".
- Sandra Boynton – Dog Train — 2005
- Yankovic sings a duet with Kate Winslet on "I Need a Nap".
- MC Lars – This Gigantic Robot Kills — 2009
- Yankovic played and arranged the accordion hook on "True Player for Real".
Songs not commercially released
Main article: List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic#Songs not commercially released
Awards and nominations
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards[9]
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "Eat It" | Best Comedy Recording | Won |
| 1985 | Dare to Be Stupid | Best Comedy Album | Nominated |
| 1987 | Polka Party! | Best Comedy Album | Nominated |
| 1988 | "Fat" | Best Concept Music Video | Won |
| Even Worse | Best Comedy Album | Nominated | |
| Peter and the Wolf | Best Recording for Children | Nominated | |
| 1992 | Off the Deep End | Best Comedy Album | Nominated |
| 2004 | Poodle Hat | Best Comedy Album | Won |
| 2006 | Straight Outta Lynwood | Best Surround Sound Album | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Comedy Album | Nominated |
Australian gold records[9]
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Canadian gold records[9]
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Canadian platinum records[9]
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Canadian double platinum records[9]
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Gold single[9][10]
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| The "Eat It" single reached the #1 position on the Australian singles chart in 1984.[9] |
Platinum single[9][10]
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United States gold records[9]
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United States platinum records[9]
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See also
List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Notes and references
Notes
While "Canadian Idiot" was not intentionally released as a single in the US and (currently) has no music video, the song received enough digital purchases to warrant being placed on the Billboard charts. The song, however, was released as a promo CD single in Australia.
Poodle Hat did not have any commercially released CD singles, but a low-budget music video was made for "Bob" to show on 2003's Al TV special. Additionally, the video for "Couch Potato" (which received some radio play) was cancelled in pre-production, due to Eminem's objecting to the release of a video for the parody.
From 1994 to 2003, the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album was changed to the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album and restricted to spoken word comedy only. Hence, none of Yankovic's albums from this time were considered in the comedy category. In 2004, the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album was reinstated and Yankovic's albums could once again be considered. His album Poodle Hat won the Grammy in this category in its first year after reinstatement.
References
- ^ http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Weird+Al
- ^ http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Weird+Al&cat=a
- ^ a b c d e f g h i http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
- ^ a b c d e f http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
- ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm
- ^ "FMQB". Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. http://www.webcitation.org/5jW4OZbVa. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ ""Weird Al" Yankovic: Rare Items - The Big Problem". http://www.weirdal.com/rare56.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ a b ""Weird Al" Yankovic: Catalog". http://www.weirdal.com/awards.htm. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j ""Weird Al" Yankovic: Awards". http://www.weirdal.com/awards.htm. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
- ^ a b "RIAA Searchable database". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
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