The discography of American musician 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 Certifications US USCom. AUSPeak chart positions in Australia: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until June 12, 1988. Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: BEL(FL) CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: In 3-D: Dare to Be Stupid: Even Worse: Off the Deep End: Alapalooza: Bad Hair Day: Running with Scissors: Straight Outta Lynwood: Alpocalypse and Mandatory Fun: SCO NLD NZ UK "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 85 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 detailsUS Classical Crossover Peter & the Wolf(with Wendy Carlos) Released: October 4, 1988 Label: CBS Formats: CD, cassette, LP8
Soundtrack albums Title Album detailsWeird: The Al Yankovic StoryReleased: 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 Certifications US USCom. AUS Eat It Released: 1984 Label: Scotti Brothers, Canyon Formats: CD, cassette, LP — — — The Official Music of "Weird Al" Yankovic: Al Hits Tokyo Released: 1984 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 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 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 USVideoPeak chart positions for video albums on the Top Music Video chart in the United States: Alapalooza: The Videos: Bad Hair Day: The Videos: "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection: 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 US USCom. Permanent Record: Al in the Box Released: September 27, 1994 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, Cassette — — 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 USCom. 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 Certifications Album US AUS CANPeak chart positions for singles in Canada: "Eat It": "Like a Surgeon": "Fat": "Smells Like Nirvana": "You Don't Love Me Anymore": "Jurassic Park": NZ SWE UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: "Eat It" and "Smells Like Nirvana": "White & Nerdy": "My Bologna" 1979 — — — — — — "Another One Rides the Bus" 1981 — — — — — — "Weird Al" Yankovic "Ricky" 1983 63 — — — — — "I Love Rocky Road" — — — — — — "Eat It" 1984 12 1 5 6 — 36 RIAA: Gold