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"Weird Al" Yankovic discography

 
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"Weird Al" Yankovic discography
Releases
Studio albums 12
Live albums 1
Compilation albums 9
Extended plays 2
Singles 43
B-sides 42 (11 unreleased B-sides)
Video albums 6
Music videos 33
References and footnotes

Since "Weird Al" Yankovic secured a recording contract in 1981, he has released many albums and parodies. The following is a comprehensive list of his releases to date with United States release date and RIAA certification.

Contents

Studio albums

Date Title Charts Label Certifications Sales
April 26, 1983 "Weird Al" Yankovic 139 (U.S.) Scotti Brothers Gold[1][2] +500,000
February 28, 1984 "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D 17 (U.S.) Scotti Brothers Platinum[1][2] +1,000,000
June 18, 1985 Dare to Be Stupid 50 (U.S.) Scotti Brothers Platinum[1][2] +1,000,000
October 21, 1986 Polka Party! 177 (U.S.) Scotti Brothers
April 12, 1988 Even Worse 27 (U.S.) Scotti Brothers Platinum[1][2] +1,000,000
October 4, 1988 Peter and the Wolf[I] CBS Records
July 18, 1989 UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff 146 (U.S.) Scotti Brothers
April 14, 1992 Off the Deep End 17 (U.S.) Scotti Brothers Platinum[1][2] +1,000,000
October 5, 1993 Alapalooza 46 (U.S.) Scotti Brothers Gold[1][2] +500,000
March 12, 1996 Bad Hair Day 14 (U.S.) Scotti Brothers Platinum[1][2] +1,000,000
June 29, 1999 Running with Scissors 16 (U.S.) Volcano Records Platinum[1][2] +1,000,000
May 20, 2003 Poodle Hat 17 (U.S.) Volcano Records
September 26, 2006 Straight Outta Lynwood 10 (U.S.) Volcano Records Gold[1][2] +500,000
  • 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.

Internationally released

Year Title Charts Label
October 18, 1988 "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits Scotti Brothers
June 22, 1992 The Food Album Scotti Brothers
September 27, 1994 Permanent Record: Al in the Box Scotti Brothers
October 25, 1994 Greatest Hits Volume II 198 (U.S.) Scotti Brothers
November 7, 1995 The TV Album Scotti Brothers

Non-internationally released

Year Title Released Label
May 1, 1984 Eat It Japan Scotti Brothers
June 1984 The Official Music of "Weird Al" Yankovic Japan Scotti Brothers
1992 The Best of Yankovic Korea Scotti Brothers
January 25, 2000 The Saga Begins Japan Volcano Records

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.

Year Title Chart positions Album
US
Hot 100
US Hot Singles/

Digital Tracks

Australia
ARIA Charts
UK
Singles Chart
1979 "My Bologna" Non-album single[I]
1981 "Another One Rides the Bus" [II] 104 "Weird Al" Yankovic
1983 "Ricky" 64
"I Love Rocky Road" [II] 106
1984 "Eat It" 12 1 36 "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D
"King of Suede" 62
"I Lost on Jeopardy" 81
"This Is the Life" Dare to Be Stupid
1985 "Like a Surgeon" 47 19
"I Want a New Duck"
"One More Minute"
"Hooked on Polkas"[IV]
1986 "Dare to Be Stupid"
"Living with a Hernia" Polka Party!
"Christmas at Ground Zero"
1988 "Fat" 99 11 80 Even Worse
"Lasagna"
"I Think I'm a Clone Now"
1989 "UHF" UHF
"Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*"
"Isle Thing"
1992 "Smells Like Nirvana" [XI] 35 12 24 58 Off the Deep End
"You Don't Love Me Anymore"
"Taco Grande"
1993 "Jurassic Park" Alapalooza
"Bedrock Anthem"
"Achy Breaky Song"
1994 "Headline News" [II] 104 Permanent Record: Al in the Box
1996 "Amish Paradise" [XI] 53 22 Bad Hair Day
"Gump" [II] 102
"Spy Hard" Non-album single
"The Night Santa Went Crazy" Bad Hair Day
1999 "The Saga Begins" Running with Scissors
"It's All About the Pentiums"
"Polka Power!"[VII]
"Pretty Fly for a Rabbi"[VIII] 67
2006 "Don't Download This Song"[X] Straight Outta Lynwood
"White & Nerdy" [XII] 9 10 80
"Canadian Idiot"[X] [XII] 82 36
2007 "eBay"[IIX] [II] 115 Poodle Hat
2008 "Whatever You Like"[XIII] [II] 104 "Weird Al" Yankovic's 13th untitled album
2009 "Craigslist"[XIII]
  • 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

Songs not commercially released

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards[1]

Year Nominated work Award Result
1984 "Eat It" Best Comedy Recording Won
1985 Dare to Be Stupid Best Comedy Album Nomination
1987 Polka Party! Best Comedy Album Nomination
1988 "Fat" Best Concept Music Video Won
Even Worse Best Comedy Album Nomination
Peter and the Wolf Best Recording for Children Nomination
1992 Off the Deep End Best Comedy Album Nomination
2004 Poodle Hat Best Comedy Album Won
2006 Straight Outta Lynwood Best Surround Sound Album Nomination
2007 Best Comedy Album Nomination
Australian gold records[1]
  • Running with Scissors
Canadian gold records[1]
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D
  • Even Worse
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits
  • Greatest Hits Volume II
  • Running with Scissors
Canadian platinum records[1]
  • Off the Deep End
  • Bad Hair Day
Canadian double platinum records[1]
  • Alapalooza
Gold single[1][2]
  • "Eat It" (U.S., Canada, & Australia)
The "Eat It" single reached the #1 position on the Australian singles chart in 1984.[1]
Platinum single[1][2]
  • "White & Nerdy" (U.S.)
United States gold records[1]
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic
  • The Food Album
  • Alapalooza
  • Straight Outta Lynwood
United States platinum records[1]
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D
  • Dare to Be Stupid
  • Even Worse
  • Off the Deep End
  • Bad Hair Day
  • Running with Scissors

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.

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