Thursday, December 9, 2021

Listmas 2021: Weird Albums

"Weird Al" Yankovic is my favorite musicsl artist of all time. I saw him live twice, shook the man's hand once (and totally choked), and he remains a big part of my entertainmrnt life. I had to devote a full Listmas entry to him.



Top 3 Non-Album Songs
1. You're Pitiful
2. Headline News
3. Spy Hard

Al's Polka Medleys are usually amongst my favorite part of the album, so I'll give them their own Top 5 so they don't muddle the Album section.

Top 5 Polkas
1. Polka Face
2. The Alternative Polka
3. Polka Power!
4. The Hot Rocks Polka
5. Polka Party!

"Weird Al" Yankovic's Discography Ranked Least to Most Favorite

This was difficult to rank as albums I thought would be ranked higher ended up lower in relation - especially since some of my top favorite songs come from those albums (Incidentally, I'm not doing my full Top 11 Parodies and Originals as they would be kind of redundant after this list. Maybe another time). Really, most of his albums are at least solid which is why I love him so much. Without further ado:


14. "Weird Al" Yankovic
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. Stop Draggin' My Car Around
2. Another One Rides the Bus
3. I Love Rocky Road

Top 3 Originals: 
1. The Check's in the Mail
2. Happy Birthday
3. Mr. Frump in the Iron Lung



13. Dare to be Stupid
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. Yoda
2. Like a Surgeon
3. I Want A New Duck

Top 3 Originals: 
1. This is the Life
2. Dare to be Stupid
3. One More Minute



12. UHF Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. Spam
2. She Drives Like Crazy
3. Money for Nothin'/Beverly Hillbillies

Top 3 Originals: 
1. UHF
2. Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters From a Planet Near Mars
3. Generic Blues 



11. Polka Party!
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. Living with a Hernia
2. Addicted to Spuds
3. Here's Johnny

Top 3 Originals: 
1. Dog Eat Dog
2. One of Those Days
3. Don't Wear Those Shoes



10. Even Worse
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. I Think I'm a Clone Now
2. (This Song's Just) Six Words Long
3. Lasagna

Top 3 Originals: 
1. You Make Me
2. Stuck in a Closet with Vanna White
3. Good Old Days



9. Off the Deep End
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. The White Stuff
2. Smells Like Nirvana
3. The Plumbing Song
 
Top 3 Originals: 
1. When I was Your Age 
2. Trigger Happy
3. You Don't Love Me Anymore



8. Straight Outta Lynwood
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. Trapped in the Drive-Thru
2. White & Nerdy
3. Confessions Part III

Top 3 Originals: 
1. Close but No Cigar
2. Virus Alert
3. Weasel Stomping Day



7. Bad Hair Day
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. Cavity Search
2. Amish Paradise
3. Gump

Top 3 Originals: 
1. Everything you Know is Wrong
2. I'm So Sick of You
3. Callin' In Sick



6. In 3D
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. King of Suede
2. The Rhye or the Kaiser (Theme from Rocky XIII)
3. I Lost on Jeopardy

Top 3 Originals: 
1. Nature Trail to Hell
2. Midnight Star
3. That Boy Could Dance



5. Alapalooza
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. Jurassic Park
2. Livin' in the Fridge
3. Achy Breaky Song

Top 3 Originals: 
1. Traffic Jam
2. Talk Soup
3. Waffle King



4. Poodle Hat
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. A Complicated Song
2. Ode to a Superhero
3. eBay

Top 3 Originals: 
1. Hardware Store
2. Genius in France
3. Bob



3. Mandatory Fun
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. Tacky
2. Word Crimes
3. Foil

Top 3 Originals: 
1. Mission Statement
2. Jackson Park Express
3. First World Problems



2. Alpocalypse
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. Party in the CIA
2. Another Tattoo
3. Perform This Way

Top 3 Originals: 
1. Skipper Dan
2. CNR
3. Craigslist



1. Running with Scissors
Top 3 Parodies: 
1. The Saga Begins
2. Grapefruit Diet
3. Pretty Fly for a Rabbi

Top 3 Originals: 
1. Your Horoscope For Today
2. Germs
3. Albuquerque

See you next time (aiming for the 11th but no later than the 12th)

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