"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits

July 2025 June 2025 "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits greatest "Weird Al" Yankovic Weird Al Yankovic Greatest Hits Volume I.jpg October 18, 1988 1983–1988 Comedy pop parody 33:59 Rock 'n Roll Scotti Brothers Peter & the Wolf 1988 UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff 1989 "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits is a compilation album of parody and original songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic, featuring his best known songs from his first five studio albums, all of which were released in the 1980s. "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits was met with mostly positive reviews from critics, with Heather Phrase of AllMusic noting that it provided a good overview of the early part of Yankovic's career. Despite this, the album failed to chart upon release, and ranks as one of Yankovic's lowest-selling records. Production Music The music featured on the album span Yankovic's release in the 1980s, with the earliest songs being recorded in 1983, and the most recent song being recorded in 1988. http://www.weirdal.com/rcdgdate.htm Recording Dates 26 June 2010 Yankovic Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic December 2007 WeirdAl.com 6 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080756/http://www.weirdal.com/rcdgdate.htm dead Yankovic's 1983 debut album is represented solely by "Ricky". "Weird Al" Yankovic - "Weird Al" Yankovic 1983 liner Scotti Brothers Records Both "Eat It" and "I Lost on Jeopardy" were taken from Yankovic's 1984 release "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D. "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D - "Weird Al" Yankovic 1984 liner Scotti Brothers Records Yankovic's third album, Dare to Be Stupid has three songs featured: "Like a Surgeon", the eponymous "Dare to Be Stupid", and "One More Minute". "Living with a Hernia" and "Addicted to Spuds" were culled from the 1986 album Polka Party!. Finally, Yankovic's then-recent studio album Even Worse is represented by "Fat" and "Lasagna". Reception Critical response AllMusic 5 5 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 3 5Larkin Colin Colin Larkin (writer) The Encyclopedia of Popular Music The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 2007 Omnibus Press United Kingdom 978-1-84609-856-7 1962 5th concise The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3.5 5 Brackett Nathan Christian Hoard The Rolling Stone Album Guide Simon and Schuster 2004 New York City, New York 893 0-7432-0169-8 https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac registration rolling stone weird al yankovic alapalooza review. Heather Phares of AllMusic noted that, "though [the album] only covers the first half of "Weird Al" Yankovic's career, it nevertheless features nearly all of his best work". She highlighted "Eat It", "Fat", and "I Lost on Jeopardy" as the album's stand-out tracks, and concluded that the release "is still the most consistent and concise album in his catalog, and a great introduction to his very special brand of musical humor."Phares Heather Greatest Hits – 'Weird Al' Yankovic http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-mw0000198177 AllMusic July 6, 2014 Nathan Brackett and Christian Hoard, in The Rolling Stone Album Guide, awarded the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, denoting that the album averaged between good and excellent. Commercial performance The record was released on October 18, 1988, and upon its release failed to chart. As of January 1997, the album was one of Yankovic's least-selling records, although it ranked above several other albums such as Yankovic's second greatest hits compilation, The Food Album, the soundtrack album to his 1989 film UHF, The TV Album, and the Permanent Record box set in terms of sales.Yankovic Alfred http://weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#0699 'Ask Al' Q&As for June, 1999 WeirdAl.com June 1999 June 21, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060902121655/http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#0699 September 2, 2006 Track listing "Fat" (orig. Michael Jackson, arr. Yankovic) – 3:37 Parody of "Bad" by Michael Jackson; the spoof discusses a man's obesity, which is blown out of proportion. Even Worse - "Weird Al" Yankovic 1987 liner Scotti Brothers Records Note: the original vinyl and CD release of the album contained complete liner notes, which included lyrics. The 1991 re-issue, however, does not feature liner notes as a cost saving mechanism. From the 1988 album Even Worse. "Eat It" (orig. Michael Jackson, arr. "Weird Al" Yankovic) – 3:21 Parody of "Beat It" by Michael Jackson; a song about a parent's exasperating quest to get their picky child to eat.Mather Marianne Story Time http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-13583610A6B437E8.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140714121930/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-13583610A6B437E8.html usurped July 14, 2014 Naperville Sun Sun-Times Media Group April 29, 2013 HighBeam Research subscription IL February 20, 2011 From the 1984 album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D. "Like a Surgeon" (orig. Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, arr. Yankovic) – 3:32 Parody of "Like a Virgin" by Madonna; the song is about an incompetent surgeon performing surgery.Dare to Be Stupid "Weird Al" Yankovic 1985 liner Scotti Bros. Records From the 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid. "Ricky" (orig. Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn, arr. Yankovic) – 2:36 Parody of "Mickey" by Toni Basil; this is an ode to I Love Lucy with Yankovic playing the part of Ricky and Tress MacNeille as Lucy.Raftery Brian Weird Al: Forefather of the YouTube Spoof https://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/16-10/ff_weirdal Wired September 22, 2008 October 21, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081021051438/http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/16-10/ff_weirdal October 21, 2008 live From the 1983 album "Weird Al" Yankovic. "Addicted to Spuds" (orig. Robert Palmer, arr. Yankovic) – 3:50 "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer; a song about a man's obsession for potatoes and potato-based dishes.Polka Party! "Weird Al" Yankovic 1986 liner Scotti Brothers Records Note: the original vinyl and CD release of the album contained complete liner notes, which included lyrics. The 1991 re-issue, however, does not feature liner notes as a cost saving mechanism. From the 1986 album Polka Party!. "Living with a Hernia" (orig. Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight, arr. Yankovic) – 3:20 Parody of "Living in America" by James Brown;Yankovic Alfred Parodies & Polkas http://www.weirdal.com/parodypolkas.htm WeirdAl.com April 24, 2013 January 13, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070113231432/http://www.weirdal.com/parodypolkas.htm dead the song discusses various types of hernias. From the 1986 album Polka Party!. "Dare to Be Stupid" (Yankovic) – 3:25 Style parody of Devo; http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#0100 'Ask Al' Q&As for January 2000 June 30, 2010 Yankovic Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic January 2000 WeirdAl.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100624113954/http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#0100 June 24, 2010 the song recounts a list of "stupid" things a person can do. From the 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid. "Lasagna" (arr. "Weird Al" Yankovic) – 2:46 Parody of the folk song "La Bamba"; a song centered largely around Italians and Italian cuisine. From the 1988 album Even Worse. "I Lost on Jeopardy" (orig. Greg Kihn, Steve Wright, arr. Yankovic) – 3:28 Parody of "Jeopardy" by The Greg Kihn Band; a Jeopardy! contestant details why he lost. From the 1984 album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D. "One More Minute" (Yankovic) – 4:04 Style parody of Elvis Presley-like doo-wop; 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection 2003 Jay Levey, "Weird Al" Yankovic Volcano Entertainment 82876-53727-9 the song describes the myriad tortures that the singer would sooner endure than spending "one more minute" with his ex-girlfriend. From the 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid. 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