"Weird Al" Yankovic - Another One Rides the Bus

This month marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Another One Rides the Bus, the four song debut EP from "Weird Al" Yankovic. This 1981 comedy release was on the independent Placebo label with only a one thousand copy pressing. Yankovic personally distributed them to various record stores, selling them via consignment deals.

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Dare to Be Stupid

Today (June 18th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Dare to Be Stupid, the third studio album from "Weird Al" Yankovic. The Platinum seller went to number 55 in Canada and number 50 on the US Billboard Album chart (with a sixteen week total run on that chart).

“Weird Al” Yankovic – Mandatory Fun

This week (July 15th), “Weird Al” Yankovic released his fourteenth studio album Mandatory Fun. The album quickly shot to the number one spot on iTunes. As always, there is a healthy balance between parodies of previous hit songs by other artists and his own original compositions done in the style of particular artists.

“Weird Al” Yankovic - “Weird Al” Yankovic In 3-D

Following his 1983 self-titled debut album (click here for that review), Weird Al Yankovic returned to record stores again with his sophomore effort In 3-D. That 1984 release celebrates its thirtieth anniversary today (February 28th). The certified-Platinum album went to number 61 in Australia, number 17 on the US Billboard Album chart (with twenty-three weeks total on the chart) and number 16 in Canada.

"Weird Al" Yankovic - "Weird Al" Yankovic (30th anniversary)

Today (April 26th) is a milestone day in comedy. Thirty years ago marked the release of the debut album from "Weird Al" Yankovic. Armed with an accordion and a sense of wordplay, he totally reinvented the genre of music parodies for a whole new generation.

Click here for my full review of Al's debut album.

"Weird Al" Yankovic - "Weird Al" Yankovic

In the early 80's, musician and parodist Alfred Matthew Yankovic became known the world over as “Weird Al”. With his self-titled debut album released on April 26th 1983 “Weird Al” Yankovic, the 24 year old from Lynwood, California, began a musical journey of comedic songs that continues to this day. This first release had moderate success, reaching number 139 on the US Billboard 200 charts and certifying Gold. There were three singles released from the album which also included his very first song from back in 1979.