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Weird Al is finally #1
Posted on 7/23/14 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 7/23/14 at 7:31 pm
According to Nielsen SoundScan, it (Mandatory Fun) sold just over 104,700 copies in the week ending in July 20, making "Mandatory Fun" Yankovic's first No. 1 album.
A career in a genre that is barely given much respect, Al, an artist who has had hits in every decade since the 80s, finally has a #1 hit album in Mandatory Fun.
He made his break parodying Madonna and Michael Jackson and used the power of social media and the internet in an age where anyone with iMovie and a phone can put out a parody of a hit song.
Kudos to Al for sustained excellence, marketing savy and talent. Never stop being a weirdo.
A career in a genre that is barely given much respect, Al, an artist who has had hits in every decade since the 80s, finally has a #1 hit album in Mandatory Fun.
He made his break parodying Madonna and Michael Jackson and used the power of social media and the internet in an age where anyone with iMovie and a phone can put out a parody of a hit song.
Kudos to Al for sustained excellence, marketing savy and talent. Never stop being a weirdo.
This post was edited on 7/23/14 at 7:33 pm
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Posted on 7/23/14 at 7:33 pm to Nimbus2000
Hell yea Al 
I was watching him on @midnight last night and he's still funny
I was watching him on @midnight last night and he's still funny
Posted on 7/23/14 at 7:41 pm to Nimbus2000
lolfuego
Posted on 7/23/14 at 7:44 pm to Nimbus2000
Posted on 7/23/14 at 8:37 pm to Nimbus2000
Happy for him, been laughing at his stuff since "Eat It."
And UHF doesn't get the love it deserves.
And UHF doesn't get the love it deserves.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 11:20 pm to Nimbus2000
Weird. Seems like his popularity would have climaxed during the "Eat It" years.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 11:38 pm to shutterspeed
Drake has the most #1 rap/hip hop tracks ever. Fun fact.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 8:04 am to DanglingFury
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And UHF doesn't get the love it deserves.
Couldn't agree more
Posted on 7/24/14 at 8:39 am to kingbob
I didn't even know he still put shite out...
Who buys Weird Al records?!?! He did have some funny stuff, but the one off listen always sufficed for me...
Who buys Weird Al records?!?! He did have some funny stuff, but the one off listen always sufficed for me...
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:01 am to TFTC
He'd had a few good songs on Poodlehat and Straight Outta Lynwood, but this album is a cut above the rest. Easily the best album since Running With Scissors. Also, with album sales in the tank across the industry, it doesn't take a lot of sales to make something #1.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:01 am to TFTC
ok, I'll admit it. I had the Weird Al in 3D cassette.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:17 am to Nimbus2000
Is the fact that a Weird Al album in No. 1 a condemnation on the state of music in this country or a commendation to a man who has been making music for 30 years?
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:20 am to Larry
Neither. Weird Al is a national treasure.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:22 am to Larry
I just never got why someone would buy a Weird Al CD...it really is something you listen to once, smirk at a few lines, and then forget about. Not something you have in your truck and go "dude, you HAVE to listen to this Weird Al song"
Posted on 7/24/14 at 9:37 am to Baloo
ETA: NVMD that made no sense
This post was edited on 7/24/14 at 9:39 am
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:06 pm to Spaulding Smails
I have three Weird Al albums on my mp3 player and listen to him in the car all the time.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:46 pm to Spaulding Smails
Word Crimes might be his best song in a decade. Very clever parody.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:57 pm to Nimbus2000
I saw that vid the other day. I don't even know what song he was parodying....is that a word?
Posted on 7/24/14 at 1:12 pm to Cdawg
albuquerque is one of the greatest songs of all time.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 1:23 pm to Spaulding Smails
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I just never got why someone would buy a Weird Al CD...it really is something you listen to once, smirk at a few lines, and then forget about. Not something you have in your truck and go "dude, you HAVE to listen to this Weird Al song"
You're definitely a special breed to be a follower of Weird Al's music.
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