| "Yankovic is one of the few musicians who play with words and pop culture as deftly as Eminem." |
| --Entertainment Weekly |
Want to mention all that Al has achieved but cannot think of a single accomplishment if your life depended on it? Have no fear. We've done our best to compile a list of all of Al's known major awards, nominations, peak chart positions (good and bad), etc. This info has been compiled from a variety of sources and is correct to the best of our knowledge (and we're still not done; head to the bottom if you want to help us track down more!).
Although it should be relatively easy to simply copy and paste the following data into your letter, try to present it in a unique way. Make a chart if you'd like. Map it out on a timeline. Be creative!
As said, this info came from a number of sources. The majority of Al's accolades are available at Weirdal.com, while additional information came from the All Music Guide, Billboard, the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA), LexisNexis, and elsewhere. And we'd also like to acknowledge Allison Corbin and her Weirdness Central web site for partial inspiration and assistance.
All cited charts are from Billboard unless noted.
"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC (1983)
Another One Rides the Bus
- #104 on "Bubbling Under Hot 100" chart
- #19 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
Ricky
- #63 on "Hot 100"
- #58 on "Top 100 Singles" chart (Cashbox)
- #6 on "Hot 100/Rock-Video Hall of Fame" list (Rolling Stone Book of Rock Video)
I Love Rocky Road
- #106 on "Bubbling Under Hot 100" chart
- #78 on "Top 100 Singles" chart (Cashbox)
"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC IN 3-D (1984)
Eat It
- Grammy Award, Best Comedy Recording 1984
- Gold certification (U.S.)
- Gold certification (Canada)
- Gold certification (Australia)
- #12 on "Hot 100"
- #6 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
- #4 on "Top 100 Singles" chart (Cashbox)
- #1 on "Kent Music Report" singles chart (Australia)
- #6 on top 40 (Canada)
- #36 on Official UK Charts Company singles chart (England)
- #44 on "Top 100 Pop Singles" year-end chart, 1984 (Cashbox)
- American Video Award, Best Male Performance 1984
King of Suede
- #62 on "Hot 100"
- #63 on "Top 100 Singles" chart (Cashbox)
I Lost on Jeopardy
- #81 on "Hot 100"
DARE TO BE STUPID (1985)
Like a Surgeon
- #47 on "Hot 100"
- #41 on "Top 100 Singles" chart (Cashbox)
- #35 on top 40 (Canada)
Yoda
- #17 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
POLKA PARTY! (1986)
EVEN WORSE (1988)
Fat
- Grammy Award, Best Concept Music Video 1988
- #99 on "Hot 100"
- #14 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
- #89 on "Top 100 Singles" chart (Cashbox)
- #80 on Official UK Charts Company singles chart (England)
PETER AND THE WOLF/CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS PART II (1988)
"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC'S GREATEST HITS (1988)
UHF/ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK AND OTHER STUFF (1989)
UHF (1989)
OFF THE DEEP END (1992)
Smells Like Nirvana
- #35 on "Hot 100"
- #12 on "Hot Singles Sales" chart
- #35 on "Mainstream Rock Tracks" chart
- #22 on "Top 100 Singles" chart (Cashbox)
- #5 on top 40 (Canada)
- #24 on ARIA singles chart (Australia)
- #58 on Official UK Charts Company singles chart (England)
- #38 on GLF "Veckolista Singlar" singles chart (Sweden)
- MTV Video Music Award nomination, Best Male Performance 1992
- #68 on "Top 100 Videos of All Time" list (Rolling Stone)
You Don't Love Me Anymore
- #26 on top 40 (Canada)
THE "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC VIDEO LIBRARY (1992)
THE FOOD ALBUM (1993)
ALAPALOOZA (1993)
Jurassic Park
- Grammy nomination, Best Music Video 1994
- #5 on top 40 (Canada)
ALAPALOOZA: THE VIDEOS (1994)
GREATEST HITS VOLUME II (1994)
Headline News
- #104 on "Bubbling Under Hot 100" chart
BAD HAIR DAY (1996)
Amish Paradise
- #53 on "Hot 100"
- #2 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
- #22 on "Hot Singles Sales" chart
- #50 on "Top 100 Pop Singles" chart (Cashbox)
Gump
- #102 on "Bubbling Under Hot 100" chart
- #71 on "Hot Singles Sales" chart
The Night Santa Went Crazy
- #11 on "Holiday/Seasonal Digital Songs" chart
BAD HAIR DAY: THE VIDEOS (1996)
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS (1999)
The Saga Begins
- #15 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC LIVE! (1999)
POODLE HAT (2003)
eBay
- #115 on "Bubbling Under Hot 100" chart
- #9 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
A Complicated Song
- #24 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
THE ULTIMATE VIDEO COLLECTION (2003)
STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD (2006)
Don't Download This Song
- Annie nomination, Best Animated Short Subject
- Excellence in Animation award, Sponsored Films category (ASIFA-East)
White & Nerdy
- Platinum certification (U.S.)
- Gold (Mastertone) certification (U.S.)
- #9 on "Hot 100"
- #3 on "Hot Digital Tracks" chart
- #4 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
- #5 on "Hot Digital Songs" chart
- #9 on "Hot Canadian Digital Singles" chart
- #12 on "Pop 100"
- #20 on "Hot RingMasters" chart
- #21 on "Hot Videoclip Tracks" chart
- #21 on "Hot Singles Recurrents" chart
- #12 on ARIA digital tracks chart (Australia)
- #80 on Official UK Charts Company singles chart (England)
- #84 on Official UK Charts Company downloads chart (England)
- #14 on GLF "Veckolista Singlar" singles chart (Sweden)
- #1 on "VSpot Top 20 Countdown" (VH1)
- #13 on "Music Videos" chart (Yahoo! Music)
- #2 on "Top Songs" chart (iTunes)
- #1 on "Top Videos" chart (iTunes)
- #2 on "Top Songs" chart (Urge)
- #26 on "ARC Weekly Top 40" chart
- VH1 Big in '06 nomination, Big Web Hit
- #20 on "Top 40 Videos of 2006" list (VH1)
- #76 on "Top 100 Songs of 2006" list (Blender)
- #84 on "Top 100 Songs" list, 2006 (AOL Music)
- Most-Played Comedy Recording, 2006 (Napster)
- MVPA nomination, Best Direction of a Male Artist
- #5 on "Top Videos of the Year" list, 2007 (iTunes)
Canadian Idiot
- #82 on "Hot 100"
- #16 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
- #33 on "Hot Digital Tracks" chart
- #36 on "Hot Digital Songs" chart
- #57 on "Pop 100"
Trapped In The Drive-Thru
- #77 on "100 Best Songs of the Year" list, 2006 (Rolling Stone)
- Funniest Video, 2007 (Music Choice)
- Funniest Film, 2008 (Channel Frederator Awards)
- Best Flash Film nomination, 2008 (Channel Frederator Awards)
- Best Music Video nomination, 2008 (Channel Frederator Awards)
INTERNET LEAKS (2009)
Whatever You Like
- #104 on "Bubbling Under Hot 100" chart
- #11 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
- #56 on "Hot Digital Songs" chart
- #67 on "Pop 100"
THE ESSENTIAL "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC (2009)
THE ESSENTIAL "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC 3.0 (2010)
WHEN I GROW UP (2011)
ALPOCALYPSE (2011)
Perform This Way
- Grammy nomination, Best Short Form Music Video 2011
- #6 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
- #12 on "Yahoo Video" chart
Party in the CIA
- #5 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
Polka Face
- #6 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
TMZ
- #17 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
Another Tattoo
- #19 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
MANDATORY FUN (2014)
Word Crimes
- #39 on "Hot 100"
- #1 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
- #6 on "Streaming Songs" chart
- #17 on "Twitter Top Tracks" chart
- #17 on "YouTube" chart
Foil
- #3 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
- #41 on "Twitter Top Tracks" chart
Tacky
- #2 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
NOW That's What I Call Polka!
- #4 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
Handy
- #5 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
Inactive
- #10 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
Sports Song
- #25 on "Comedy Digital Tracks" chart
Help Fill Our Gaps!
Our info is not nearly as complete as we'd like it to be, and our research is ongoing. But in the meantime, you might be able to help us out!
Our Canadian and Australian chart info is a bit lacking, so any additions would be more than appreciated. Just be sure to cite a source, as charts vary greatly depending on the outlet. We're looking for what would be considered the national sales chart.
Any info can be e-mailed to the site, and we'll be sure to thank you on here!