# "Weird Al" Yankovic discography

The discography of American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor and parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic consists of fourteen studio albums, two soundtrack albums, nine compilation albums, eleven video albums, two extended plays, two box sets, forty-six singles and fifty-four music videos. Since the debut of his first comedy song in 1976, he has sold more than 12 million albums—more than any other comedy act in history—recorded more than 150 parody and original songs, and performed more than 1,000 live shows. His works have earned him five Grammy Awards among sixteen nominations, along with several gold and platinum record certifications in the United States. Yankovic's first single, "My Bologna", was released in 1979, and he made his chart debut two years later with his second single, "Another One Rides the Bus", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. His self-titled debut studio album was released on Scotti Brothers Records on May 3, 1983, peaking at number 16 on the US Billboard 200 and being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Ricky", the album's third single, became his first single to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 64.
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D followed in February 1984. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA, while also charting in Australia and Canada. The album's lead single "Eat It" was a commercial success, topping the Australian singles chart and also reaching the top 15 in Canada and the United States. Follow-up singles "King of Suede" and "I Lost on Jeopardy" peaked at numbers 62 and 81 respectively on the Hot 100. Yankovic's third studio album, Dare to Be Stupid, was released in June 1985, peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200, and produced six singles, the most successful being the Hot 100 hit "Like a Surgeon". Issued in October 1986, his fourth studio album Polka Party! charted at a disappointing number 177 on the Billboard 200, with the album and its accompanying singles failing to match the commercial success of Yankovic's previous work. His fifth studio album, released in April 1988, Even Worse, fared better commercially, peaking at number 27 on the Billboard 200 and earning him a minor chart hit with the single "Fat". Released later in October 1988 was Peter and the Wolf, a collaboration with American composer Wendy Carlos.
In 1989, Yankovic starred in and recorded the soundtrack for the 1989 film UHF. The soundtrack album was released in July 1989, charting at number 146 on the Billboard 200. Released in April 1992, Yankovic's seventh studio album Off the Deep End helped revitalize his career after a decline in commercial success in the late 1980s, peaking at number 17 on the Billboard 200, earning a platinum certification from the RIAA, and producing the Billboard top 40 hit "Smells Like Nirvana". Alapalooza, his eighth studio album, was released in October 1993; it peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200. Bad Hair Day, Yankovic's ninth studio album was released in April 1996, peaked at numbers 9 and 14 respectively on the Canadian Albums Chart and Billboard 200. "Amish Paradise", the album's lead single, peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100.
After signing to new label Volcano Records, Yankovic released his tenth studio album Running with Scissors in June 1999. The album peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and produced a minor Australian chart hit, "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi". Poodle Hat, his eleventh studio album, was released in May 2003 and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200. Straight Outta Lynwood was released in September 2006 and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, becoming Yankovic's first top ten album on the chart. He also scored his first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the album's lead single "White & Nerdy". Alpocalypse was released in June 2011 and peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200, and Mandatory Fun followed in July 2014. The latter became Yankovic's first number-one album on the chart, with first-week sales of 104,000 copies.
Since 1991, when Nielsen started tracking sales, Yankovic has sold 10.3 million albums in United States as of December 2019.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US Com. | AUS | BEL (FL) | CAN | NLD | NZ | UK | Certifications |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | Released: May 3, 1983 Label: Rock 'n Roll Formats: Cassette, LP | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D | Released: February 28, 1984 Label: Rock 'n Roll Formats: Cassette, LP | 17 | — | 61 | — | 16 | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold |
| Dare to Be Stupid | Released: June 18, 1985 Label: Rock 'n Roll Formats: CD, cassette, LP | 50 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum |
| Polka Party! | Released: October 21, 1986 Label: Rock 'n Roll Formats: CD, cassette, LP | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Even Worse | Released: April 12, 1988 Label: Rock 'n Roll Formats: CD, cassette, LP | 27 | — | — | — | 23 | — | 44 | — | RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold |
| UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff | Released: July 18, 1989 Label: Rock 'n Roll Formats: CD, cassette, LP | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Off the Deep End | Released: April 14, 1992 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, cassette, LP | 17 | — | 45 | — | 24 | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum |
| Alapalooza | Released: October 5, 1993 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, cassette | 46 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold MC: 2× Platinum |
| Bad Hair Day | Released: March 12, 1996 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, cassette | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum |
| Running with Scissors | Released: June 29, 1999 Label: Volcano Formats: CD, cassette, digital download | 16 | — | 18 | — | 16 | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: Gold |
| Poodle Hat | Released: May 20, 2003 Label: Volcano Formats: CD, cassette, digital download | 17 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Straight Outta Lynwood | Released: September 26, 2006 Label: Volcano Formats: CD, cassette, digital download | 10 | 1 | 27 | — | 26 | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Alpocalypse | Released: June 21, 2011 Label: Volcano Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 9 | 1 | 28 | — | 13 | — | — | — | |
| Mandatory Fun | Released: July 15, 2014 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 1 | 1 | 9 | 198 | 3 | 99 | 16 | 71 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||

#### Collaborative albums

List of collaborative studio albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Peter & the Wolf (with Wendy Carlos) | Released: October 4, 1988 Label: CBS Formats: CD, cassette, LP |

### Soundtrack albums

| Title | Album details |
| Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Released: November 4, 2022 Label: Ear Booker Music, Roku, Inc., Sony Music Formats: Streaming, CD, LP |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US Com. | AUS | Certifications |
| Eat It | Released: 1984 (Japan) Label: Scotti Brothers, Canyon Formats: CD, cassette, LP | — | — | — | |
| The Official Music of "Weird Al" Yankovic: Al Hits Tokyo | Released: 1984 (Japan) Label: Scotti Brothers, Canyon Formats: Cassette, LP | — | — | — | |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits | Released: October 1988 Label: Rock 'n Roll Formats: CD, cassette, LP | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Yankovic | Released: 1992 (South Korea) Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: LP | — | — | — | |
| The Food Album | Released: June 22, 1993 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, cassette | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Greatest Hits Volume II | Released: October 25, 1994 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, cassette | 198 | — | — | |
| The TV Album | Released: November 7, 1995 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, cassette | — | — | — | |
| The Saga Begins | Released: January 25, 2000 (Japan only) Label: Avex Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic | Released: October 27, 2009 Label: Volcano Formats: CD, digital download | 178 | 1 | 45 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

### Video releases

List of video releases, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US Video | Certifications |
| Eat It | Released: 1984 Label: Scotti Brothers, Pony Video Formats: VHS | — | |
| The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library | Released: May 22, 1992 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: VHS | — | RIAA: Gold |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Collection | Released: 1993 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: VHS | — | |
| Alapalooza: The Videos | Released: February 2, 1994 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: VHS | 4 | RIAA: Gold |
| Bad Hair Day: The Videos | Released: June 4, 1996 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: VHS | 1 | RIAA: Gold |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos | Released: January 21, 1998 Label: Image Entertainment Formats: DVD, LD | — | |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! | Released: November 23, 1999 Label: Volcano Formats: DVD | — | RIAA: Gold |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection | Released: November 4, 2003 Label: Volcano Formats: DVD | 22 | RIAA: Platinum |
| Video Triple Play | Released: 2007 Label: Zomba Formats: Digital download | — | |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! – The Alpocalypse Tour | Released: October 4, 2011 Label: Volcano Formats: DVD, BD | — | |
| Alpocalypse HD | Released: November 8, 2011 Label: Volcano Formats: BD | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

## Box sets

List of box sets, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US Com. |
| Permanent Record: Al in the Box | Released: September 27, 1994 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD | — | — |
| Squeeze Box | Released: November 24, 2017 Label: Legacy Recordings Formats: Vinyl, CD | 185 | 1 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Com. |
| Another One Rides the Bus | Released: February 1981 Label: Placebo Formats: 7" | — |
| Internet Leaks | Released: August 25, 2009 Label: Volcano Formats: Digital download | 8 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | CAN | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "My Bologna" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Another One Rides the Bus" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| "Ricky" | 1983 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| "I Love Rocky Road" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| "Eat It" | 1984 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 36 | RIAA: Gold MC: Gold | "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D |
| "King of Suede" | 1984 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | | "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D |
| "I Lost on Jeopardy" | 1984 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | | "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D |
| "This Is the Life" | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dare to Be Stupid |
| "Like a Surgeon" | 1985 | 47 | 19 | 35 | — | — | — | | Dare to Be Stupid |
| "I Want a New Duck" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dare to Be Stupid |
| "One More Minute" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dare to Be Stupid |
| "Hooked on Polkas" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dare to Be Stupid |
| "Dare to Be Stupid" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dare to Be Stupid |
| "Living with a Hernia" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Polka Party! |
| "Christmas at Ground Zero" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Polka Party! |
| "Fat" | 1988 | 99 | 12 | 73 | 3 | — | 80 | | Even Worse |
| "Lasagna" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Even Worse |
| "I Think I'm a Clone Now" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Even Worse |
| "UHF" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff |
| "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff |
| "Isle Thing" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff |
| "Smells Like Nirvana" | 1992 | 35 | 24 | 48 | 4 | 38 | 58 | ARIA: Gold | Off the Deep End |
| "You Don't Love Me Anymore" | 1992 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | | Off the Deep End |
| "Taco Grande" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Off the Deep End |
| "Jurassic Park" | 1993 | — | 84 | 5 | — | — | — | | Alapalooza |
| "Bedrock Anthem" | 1993 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | | Alapalooza |
| "Achy Breaky Song" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Alapalooza |
| "Headline News" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Permanent Record: Al in the Box |
| "Amish Paradise" | 1996 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | | Bad Hair Day |
| "Gump" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Bad Hair Day |
| "Spy Hard" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "The Night Santa Went Crazy" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Bad Hair Day |
| "The Saga Begins" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Running with Scissors |
| "It's All About the Pentiums" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Running with Scissors |
| "Polka Power!" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Running with Scissors |
| "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" | 1999 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | | Running with Scissors |
| "Don't Download This Song" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Straight Outta Lynwood |
| "White & Nerdy" | 2006 | 9 | — | — | — | 14 | 80 | RIAA: Platinum | Straight Outta Lynwood |
| "Canadian Idiot" | 2006 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | | Straight Outta Lynwood |
| "Whatever You Like" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Alpocalypse |
| "Craigslist" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Alpocalypse |
| "Skipper Dan" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Alpocalypse |
| "CNR" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Alpocalypse |
| "Ringtone" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Alpocalypse |
| "Perform This Way" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Alpocalypse |
| "The Hamilton Polka" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Now You Know" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story |
| "Polkamania!" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||

## Other charted songs

The following songs charted in the US, despite not having been released as official singles:
List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Release Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Release Year | US | Album |
| "eBay" | 2003 | — | Poodle Hat |
| "Word Crimes" | 2014 | 39 | Mandatory Fun |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

## Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Take Me Down" | 1978 | none | Slo Grown |
| "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Zoo" | 1985 | Z100 Morning Zoo staff (Scott Shannon, et al.) | The Z100 Morning Zoo – Greatest Hits (Volume 1) |
| "Who Stole the Kishka?" | 1996 | Frankie Yankovic | Songs of the Polka King, Vol. 1 |
| "Polkamon" | 2000 | none | Pokémon: The Movie 2000 soundtrack |
| "I Need a Nap" | 2005 | Kate Winslet | Dog Train |
| "True Player for Real" | 2009 | MC Lars, Wheatus | This Gigantic Robot Kills |
| "Street Meat (You Keep Tauntin' Me)" | 2010 | Mike Phirman | The Very Last Songs I Will Ever Record (Part One) |
| "Circus Parade" | 2011 | none | Music Is...Awesome! Volume 3 |
| "Track 5 (And a Bit)" | 2012 | Chris Moyles, Ricky Wilson | The Difficult Second Album |
| "Daisy Bell" | 2014 | none | The Gay Nineties: Olde Tyme Music |
| "What Is Life" | 2014 | Brian Wilson, Ann Wilson, Norah Jones, et al. | George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison |
| "Who's Gonna Stop Me" | 2020 | Portugal. The Man | none |
| "Word Search/Vacuum" | 2021 | Mike Phirman | Activity Books |
| "Yo Me Estreso" | 2024 | The Linda Lindas | No Obligation |
| "New Year's Eve Polka (5-4-3-2-1)" | 2024 | Jimmy Fallon and the Roots | Holiday Seasoning |

## Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors :
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Ricky" | 1983 | Janet Greek |
| "I Love Rocky Road" | 1983 | Dror Soref |
| "Eat It" | 1983 | Jay Levey |
| "I Lost on Jeopardy" | 1983 | Francis Delia |
| "This Is the Life" | 1984 | Jay Levey, Robert K. Weiss |
| "Like a Surgeon" | 1985 | Jay Levey, Robert K. Weiss |
| "Dare to Be Stupid" | 1985 | Jay Levey, Robert K. Weiss |
| "One More Minute" | 1985 | Jay Levey, Robert K. Weiss |
| "Living with a Hernia" | 1986 | Jay Levey |
| "Christmas at Ground Zero" | 1986 | Al Yankovic |
| "Fat" | 1988 | Jay Levey |
| "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*" | 1989 | Jay Levey |
| "UHF" | 1989 | Jay Levey |
| "Smells Like Nirvana" | 1992 | Jay Levey |
| "You Don't Love Me Anymore" | 1992 | Jay Levey |
| "Jurassic Park" | 1993 | Mark Osborne, Scott Nordlund |
| "Bedrock Anthem" | 1993 | Al Yankovic |
| "Headline News" | 1994 | Al Yankovic |
| "Amish Paradise" | 1996 | Al Yankovic |
| "Gump" | 1996 | Al Yankovic |
| "Spy Hard" | 1996 | Al Yankovic |
| "The Saga Begins" | 1999 | Al Yankovic |
| "It's All About the Pentiums" | 1999 | Al Yankovic |
| "Bob" | 2003 | Al Yankovic |
| "Don't Download This Song" | 2006 | Bill Plympton |
| "I'll Sue Ya" | 2006 | Thomas Lee |
| "Virus Alert" | 2006 | David C. Lovelace |
| "Close but No Cigar" | 2006 | John Kricfalusi |
| "Pancreas" | 2006 | Jim Blashfield |
| "Weasel Stomping Day" | 2006 | Robot Chicken |
| "White & Nerdy" | 2006 | Al Yankovic |
| "Do I Creep You Out" | 2006 | Evan Spiridellis |
| "Trapped in the Drive-Thru" | 2007 | Doug Bresler |
| "Craigslist" | 2009 | Liam Lynch |
| "Skipper Dan" | 2009 | Divya Srinivasan |
| "CNR" | 2009 | Gregg Spiridellis, Evan Spiridellis |
| "Ringtone" | 2009 | Josh Faure-Brac, Dustin McLean |
| "TMZ" | 2011 | Bill Plympton |
| "Party in the CIA" | 2011 | Roque Ballestros |
| "Another Tattoo" | 2011 | Augenblick Studios |
| "If That Isn't Love" | 2011 | Brian Frisk |
| "Whatever You Like" | 2011 | Cris Shapan |
| "Stop Forwarding That Crap to Me" | 2011 | Koos Dekker |
| "Perform This Way" | 2011 | Al Yankovic |
| "Polka Face" | 2011 | Melanie Mandl, et al. |
| "Daisy Bell" | 2014 | Mark Ryden |
| "Tacky" | 2014 | Al Yankovic |
| "Word Crimes" | 2014 | Jarrett Heather |
| "Foil" | 2014 | Al Yankovic |
| "Handy" | 2014 | Al Yankovic |
| "Sports Song" | 2014 | Al Yankovic, Andrew Bush |
| "First World Problems" | 2014 | Liam Lynch |
| "Lame Claim to Fame" | 2014 | Tim Thompson |
| "Mission Statement" | 2014 | TruScribe |
| "Now You Know" | 2022 | TruScribe |
| "Your Horoscope for Today" | 2023 | Josh Pilch |
| "Polkamania" | 2024 | Melanie Mandl, et al. |