Mandatory Fun Chart Watch

[Yankovic-Gretzky]

Mandatory One: 'Weird Al' Tops Chart for First Time in 30-Year Career
Parody king is first comedy performer to hit Number One since 1963
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'Weird Al' Yankovic Gets First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200 with 'Mandatory Fun'
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Weird Al Yankovic Finally Has A No. 1 Album
After dominating the internet for a week, the singer-comedian tops the charts for the first time in his three-decade career.
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[Just a Bill]

Since this is (probably) Al's last conventional album, it was also (probably) his last opportunity to ever rank #1 on Billboard.

Feels kinda like sinking a 3-point buzzer-beater to win the championship.

[Wolfman]

Why did Word Crimes do better than Tacky?

I believe it has to do with having a subject matter that is so easy to relate to among such a wide audience. There are many people who never would have listened to Al normally who have taken notice of that song.

Besides that, the song is really expertly written. The lyrics are possibly the strongest of any parody he's ever written.

[Yankovic-Gretzky]

NUMBER ONE COMEDY ALBUMS

01. 1960 - The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
02. 1962 - Vaughn Meader - The First Family
03. 1963 - Allan Sherman - My Son, the Nut
04. 2014 - "Weird Al" Yankovic - Mandatory Fun

[DrDecay]

Man, this is such a great time for Al and his fans. I have been in aw all day knowing that he has the number 1 album in America right now. This truly is an amazing time to be alive and well!

[avesjohn]

As I mentioned in my Facebook post just now, it's a good time to be an Al fan.

[Yankovic-Gretzky]

'Word Crimes' enters the Hot 100 at #39. 4th Top 40 Hit!

Where did you find this info?

[jbracciante]

'Word Crimes' enters the Hot 100 at #39. 4th Top 40 Hit!

Where did you find this info?

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[just2good]

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YES! I hope to hear some radio airplay, but that is a FANTASTIC accomplish. Congrats to Al and the band!

I'm sure Foil would have been on there as well if it was posted on the VEVO account initially.

[MatthewChojnacki]

And then there's this from Rolling Stone:

"...track 'NOW That's What I Call Polka!' (notably not one of the eight videos released) topped Spotify's Viral Charts in seven countries."

Amazing~

Here are the countries: US, UK, Australia, Poland (!), Sweden (!), Netherlands (!), and Norway (!).

Globally on the Spotify Viral chart, Al's current rankings are as follows:

1. NOW That's What I Call Polka!
2. Word Crimes
3. Handy
4. Foil
6. Inactive
14. Tacky
18. Mission Statement
33. Sports Song

So this chart might give a good indication of which lyrics/songs connect best with the public. The public loves their Al polkas!