Ranking EVERY Weird Al Album And Song

[@TwinePoodle]

For "Lame Claim to Fame" I spelled it "Laim"...HOW did I get that wrong?? 😢

[@SuperJNG18]

You clearly need a full-time proofreader!

[@BoultonFilms]

You should hire some cunning linguist!

[@retrogamer39]

Its kinda interesting how he doesnt really have a "bad album" and his quality stays pretty consistent over time, very rare for most musical artists

[@TwinePoodle]

Amen to that! Like even Polka Party isn’t a “bad” album…my ranking is definitely placed in comparison to the rest of the albums

[@marcuskramerguitar]

Okay. After hearing how each ranking is labeled, I'm convinced to sub. Well done sir 😂

[@TwinePoodle]

Awesome, glad to have ya over here! Thank you!

[@scottoleson1997]

Straight Outta Lynwood was my intro to Al. I remember as a kid on a road trip and hearing him say I got my name on my underwear killed my brother and me. Been fans ever since

[@jeraldjoyce2995]

i've known of Al for a while (Albuquerque was a game changer in 2011) but I didn't start seriously listening to him until last year. Straight Outta Lynwood is to me "Peak Al". In terms of vocal performances, this is him at his best. Running With Scissors is a close second, but is dragged down by Grapefruit Diet, Pretty Fly For A Rabbi, & Truck Drivin' Song.

[@TwinePoodle]

I love that, thanks for sharing!

[@maxawesomo]

Honestly, not far off from my own opinion on his catalog. If nothing else, I think we can all at least agree that our lives were made better by experiencing Al's music.

[@TwinePoodle]

Agreed, I can’t imagine my live without his music.

[@TeagueChrystie]

I am like a pig in shit in this video. EDIT: "I'm extremely happy"

[@TwinePoodle]

Best compliment ever! 🤣

[@Nerdface.]

You're super underrated! With this editing quality, I expected you to have over 100k subscribers, but you only have 849. Make it 850, however, you definitely earned a sub from me!

[@TwinePoodle]

Thank you so much! Feel good to hear that! :) Welcome!

[@FireFan44]

This video is really nicely made, thanks!

[@TwinePoodle]

Oh no, thank YOU for watching!

[@giraffeo9722]

just because you put bedrock anthem in c tier makes me want to cry.

[@cabbagehead3893]

I've been a very casual passionate Weird Al fan since I was about 10 years old and heard "Dare to be Stupid" for the first time. In recent years, my respect for him as an artist has only ramped up, and I hope to meet him some day. I'm glad the KZbin algorithm put two and two together and decided I'd enjoy your content, because I do lol. Even the non-Weird Al stuff has been some great easy listening material while I work. Can't wait to see what you upload next!

[@TwinePoodle]

Thank you so much, that feels really good to hear that! And I really hope you get to meet him, too! He’s such a sweet man.

[@Mortuary_Gaming]

holy shit man great job, let’s get you to 1K ASAP. this is really really good!

[@TwinePoodle]

Thank you! 😊

[@scaleythedino49]

Love the video! My introduction to Weird Al was through the early days of KZbin. It was Fat, Eat It, Party in the CIA and White and Nerdy

[@TheOrangePick]

This video is amazing as an Al fan Was that TheRealSullyG-

[@TwinePoodle]

Thank you! And yes, that is indeed Sully, taken from footage he sent me last year for my Weird Al Fanbase video.

[@djpetesake]

I HAVE NOT BEEN THIS ENGAGED IN A VIDEO FOR A WHILE haha. Weird Al was the first music I was introduced to on the Permanent Record compilation, and it looks like there are a lot of songs I've still never heard. I'd rank Genius in France and Whatever You Like higher.

[@TwinePoodle]

Haha, sweet. For what it’s worth, Al’s lyrics for Whatever You Like are top notch! I just don’t like it as much because of the original song…very very repetitive to me.

[@nearandfarexplorers5125]

This video was incredible especially the combination of Weird Al and Back to the Future with the This Boy Could Dance reference

[@TwinePoodle]

Picking up on my Easter eggs…very nice!

[@some-bean]

thank you for telling me that my al-pinions are close to yours! I'm sorry that that pun sucked...

[@TwinePoodle]

Our skills in puns are close, too!

[@danielklear4329]

I can't shake how much your voice sounds exactly like Brian Baumgartner's

[@TwinePoodle]

Haha that’s a new one!

[@SOENJAY]

My favorite Al song is hands down "Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" and overall my favorite album as a whole is "Alapalooza" (except for "Bedrock Anthem", I usually skip that track). I made a music video in college for "Foil" and I think the perception of my camera work and acting in that video hindered my enjoyment of the song. I attended the "Strings Attached" tour and it was one of the best live music experiences of my life. I have performed "One More Minute", "Achy Breaky Song", and "Frank's 2000 Inch TV" live in a coffee house setting, but those were mostly due to my own vocal range limitations. You sir, have some pretty good opinions on Weird Al songs! :)

[@TwinePoodle]

Wow, that’s awesome! I’d never have the nerve to sing in front of anyone ha

[@tanglelover]

Real fun fact! As someone who went to the Madatory fun concert in 2015(my first concert ever), he sang Foil as aluminium instead of aluminum. Minor detail but one I enjoy!

[@TwinePoodle]

Awesome! I saw a video of that!

[@Kinnikujoe1]

Running with scissors was my intro to weird Al :D

[@TwinePoodle]

Love that album :)

[@MattKellyPodcasts]

You should definitely look into the Weird Al-Gorithm podcast for a deeper dive into every single one of these songs :)

[@TwinePoodle]

Definitely…I’ve listened to some of their episodes on them!

[@lrrroftheplanetomicronpersei8]

Don't think Al would do Traffic Jam anymore. I love it though

[@herothehedgefox]

I cannot for the life of me remember what the phrase "pretty stinkin majestic" comes from. Can anyone help me out?

[@TwinePoodle]

I got it from Dave & Ethan’s 2000” Weird Al Podcast, if that helps

[@fzcbh4698]

I believe most of Weird Al fans share similar rank to yours or kind of. Mine is also similar but it like this: 1- Alpocalypse S 2- Poodle Hat S 3- Straight Outta Lynwood A 4- Bad Hair Day A 5- Running With Scissors A 6- Mandatory Fun B 7- In 3D B 8- Off Deep End B 9- Weird Al Yankovic B 10- Even Worse B 11- Dare to Be Stupid C 12- Alpalooza C 13- UHF D 14- Polka Party D

[@WillBassman]

I can definitely tell that our tastes are quite different because in my own personal list I gave “Here’s Johnny” an S, and “She Never Told Me She Was a Mime” is my second favorite Weird Al song of all time.

[@TwinePoodle]

And that’s okay…different strokes for different folks!

[@crazyc4lyfe]

Sad to see alapalooza so low , probably my favorite album . Franks 2000 inch TV is perfect I agree it's such a great song .

[@ChristopherAfoa]

“Wanna b ur lovr” live might be something my mom might not want me to see if I ever go to one of his tours for the first time.😢😂😂

[@ChristopherAfoa]

11:07 I wish to experience that, weird Al’s last album was released when I was only 4

[@kichukmenon]

Hell yeah. Bring on the controversies and rankings

[@TwinePoodle]

Ohhh there’s definitely some controversies behind the scenes!

[@cortinastone]

The VERY first sentence of this video describes my whole life.

[@NuclearDemoman]

I...okay, let me back up. Growing up, my dad was a huge Weird Al fan, I think he mentioned once that his introduction was syndication of Dr. Demento's show. I was probably...seven or eight when he introduced me to Al's music, starting with Yoda off of Dare to be Stupid. I was hooked after that. Like, I still remember going in through the garage of my grandparents' house to pick up his cassette tape of it.

[@TwinePoodle]

Man, I wish I was around back in those days! I do have a Dare To Be Stupid cassette somewhere in my collection though.

[@pgj1997]

Can't believe you forgot about Polkamon!

[@TwinePoodle]

Yeah, but like I said, this video is focused on the main 14 albums, which Polkamon isn’t on…same with a few singles and other things he’s done.

[@abokoblin2156]

I saw that thumbnail and thought it was a gamegrumps tiermaker video

[@Destroyah5000]

Trigger Happy is one that my friend and I liked a lot, and then I learned last year that his inspiration for the track was the opening to the movie "Top Secret!!", which he says (and so do I) may be the funniest movie of all time.

[@TwinePoodle]

I haven’t seen that movie in such a long time! I’m not sure that I knew the inspiration for that song was Top Secret, but knowing Al I’m not the least bit surprised!

[@amhaun01]

Going well so far but I had to pause at Achy Breaky Song to remind you of the line "Or tie me to a chair and kick me down the stairs", so you have a chance to re-evaluate your B-grade.

[@amhaun01]

AUGH no Polka Party is not a D

[@TwinePoodle]

If that’s your preference, more power to ya.

[@bullmonty764]

I honestly have to agree about Fat. Half of Al’s humor comes from his music videos, which I think is what makes the videos for the parodies a smidge funnier than the parodies themselves (though they can absolutely be funny on their own too, Smells Like Nirvana’s a great example). And Fat is probably the definitive example of that personal preference - if it wasn’t for the video, the song would just be a 3-minute fat joke; not something that really ages well, especially to the younger set like me. So yeah, I agree that the video’s better

[@nicholasschumacher5020]

Watched this video only to see the opinion on "Albuquerque" and now I'm leaving a like and subscribe. Question: do I need to watch the rest of this video?

[@feetfinder488]

sure

[@TwinePoodle]

You do you…but YES. 😝

[@TheJMaqExperience]

The shame I feel that I just made a video ranking the polka medleys and it was several minutes longer than you ranking EVERYTHING.

[@TwinePoodle]

Your video is probably more in depth and more value though in all fairness…I’ll have to check it out!

[@simonesf86]

Fun fact: the hamilton polka introduced me to hamilton and the hamilton polka was introduced to by polka face cuz i was looking into the polka medley and clicked on the recent one,and polka face was intruced by a tf2 does bot need autotune meme,wich ALSO introduced me into weird al. Saying AL that how would you rank the hamilton polka?

[@TwinePoodle]

I love the Hamilton Polka…easy S from me! I’ve ALMOST got it down.

[@simonesf86]

​@@TwinePoodleSo RimJam, now that a brand new wacky polka has come out, what do you think of Polkamania?

[@TwinePoodle]

@@simonesf86 It’s an S…and so is the video!

[@simonesf86]

@@TwinePoodle of course, of course.

[@LK-wd4xl]

Close to mine, I always believe that Weird Al career from 1995 Bad Hair Day to 2014 Mandatory Fun is better than his early career from 1979 to 1995

[@NLite486]

poodle hat is underrated af

[@TwinePoodle]

I couldn’t agree more!

[@NathanVarner1]

“The complicated song” 😂

[@charlottegranger1449]

Headline News is one of my favorite songs of his & its in his compilation album so I would include that in top tier fir me

[@Ian_Johnson]

you love to see "You Make Me" appreciation, I'm sure you know but I gotta mention because I just love Oingo Boingo, but it's an Oingo Boingo style parody 👍

[@TwinePoodle]

I didn’t make a top 5 list but this one is definitely in there! Love this song.

[@mikoaj5002]

9:13 -Whats the movie about bees? -Ummm Bee Movie?

[@TwinePoodle]

Haha, exactly!

[@natalieeuley1734]

Poodle Hat was my first Weird Al album and I approve it being S tier

[@Alapaloozalover2000]

I agree. Midnight Star should’ve been a single!

[@weirdalconcerts7592]

Running With Scissors is my favourite too

[@tonyschannel7438]

So, do you think there is any chance that we will EVER get another Weird Al album? I mean it's been over 10 years since his last full length album of new material (Mandatory Fun) was released..

[@TwinePoodle]

At this point I’m not holding my breath on any full length albums…though I am hoping for more singles than there has been in the last 10 years.

[@tonyschannel7438]

@@TwinePoodle Also has anyone told you that you kind of look like actor David Harbour?

[@charlottegranger1449]

White & Nerdy is great as a single not crazy about the album. I agree with your top tier albums but couple of his older 80’s & 90’s albums I would include in top tier. I also like the Star Wars songs

[@MitchQuadrupleTree]

Can't really disagree with your placement of Polka Party!, even though I do enjoy the album. Have you ever noticed, though, just how lopsided the album as a whole seems? All but one of the parodies are parodies of songs from movie soundtracks (Rocky IV, Short Circuit, and Ruthless People, respectively), songs which typically have an extremely short shelf life even by pop music standards (Seriously, the only one of those songs I'll occasionally hear on the radio is "Living in America" because it's James Brown. When's the last time you heard "Who's Johnny?" come on the radio?). And then most all the really successful songs of that year ended up in the polka medley instead. Editing to add on after watching more of the video. Absolutely agree on "You Make Me." It's one of my absolute favorite tracks of his as well. I remember going to see him on the Alpocalypse Tour and was ecstatic when that was included on the setlist.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Mandatory Fun is the one with the most weird Al songs I've listened to: (please don't laugh) 6

[@TheGerkuman]

My brother doesn't like Ringtone because he feels like it's someone writing a song in the style of what they assume Queen sounds like rather than any actual Queen song. And he's not wrong, but I still like it.

[@TwinePoodle]

Yeah it’s definitely a “style parody” of Queen, for sure.

[@TheGerkuman]

@@TwinePoodleThe thing is, I tend to think of Style Parody as 'Everything You Know is Wrong' or 'Dog Eat Dog'. Very close stylistically. Ringtone is a bit generic!

[@TwinePoodle]

@@TheGerkuman Hm, interesting, because I definitely get strong Don’t Stop Me Now vibes from Ringtone. It’s cool to hear other perspectives though, because you might think I’m crazy and don’t hear that at all…and that’s totally fair!

[@charlottegranger1449]

I’m Fat as mu introduction to Weird Al when O saw the video as a kid loved it been a fan of his ever since. That album scores high for me along with Eat It and Like A Surgeon.

[@Ironheade712]

I remember hearing that the only reason al did girls just wanna have lunch is because the record label wanted him to do a cyndi lauper parody.

[@TwinePoodle]

Yeah I actually had a little bit about that in the video, but cut it because it felt like I spent too much time talking about that song. Kinda ruined the “rapid fire” style I was going for.

[@mat2093]

Weird Al is one of the best concerts I have ever seen.

[@TwinePoodle]

I’ve been to over 60 and it never gets old!

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

I remain in the extreme minority of putting "Don't Wear Those Shoes" into S tier :')

[@DrCorndog1]

Weird list, but I enjoyed the video.

[@howveyouben]

Sir. I know you must get this a lot, but I *need* to know where you got that shirt. I'm asking because I'm currently making fan art of Al wearing that exact shirt and would love to own my own. If nothing else, what can I search for to find one myself?

[@TwinePoodle]

So that shirt is made by a company called Jams World, and is long out of print. Your best bet is keeping an eye on eBay for one to pop up in your size, which is exactly how I found mine. Fortunately I see that one on there from time to time…good luck!

[@howveyouben]

@@TwinePoodleThank you! I shall search diligently. 🫡

[@theunwelcome]

I'd say that overall I agree that Al very rarely misses the mark (and when he does, it's usually not that bad) but would rank a large handful of songs differently than you did (Party at the Leper Colony is a pretty solid dud for me)

[@TwinePoodle]

Ha, while I do love the song, I admit that I find it hard to defend Party at the Leper Colony if someone doesn’t like it

[@joshgofton]

I care greatly

[@douwantabanana]

what is the ranking for Polkamania tho?

[@TwinePoodle]

This video came out before that song did. But S.

[@RazorBean]

Subbed, good taste

[@TwinePoodle]

Welcome aboard!

[@ReverseTheGreat1]

Nice video

[@jesuisunstroopwafel]

About Dare To Be Stupid, "Girls Just Want to Have Lunch" exists because the executives wanted him to make a Cyndi Lauper parody, so he made an unbearable song.

[@TwinePoodle]

Yes indeed.

[@ChacoMaps]

"I met Weird Al"

[@presidentobeng]

“Now my life has no meaning”

[@nixonbubble]

hey youre that guy from the sully server right? knew i recognized that pfp!

[@TwinePoodle]

👀 I’ve been exposed! 😆

[@SDVHILzseriolih]

with the recent rise of a.i. labeled stuff its prolly a good idea to use all caps in AL's first name cuz i initially read your title as "ranking every weird a.i. album and song" which def still works as a sentence since a.i. creations are usually very weird but completely wrong for what you actually meant lmao

[@TwinePoodle]

I will counter that and say the entire internet should start using A.I. so the Al’s of the world can rest easy at night.

[@PPDUST]

Canadian Idiot is my favorite Weird Al Song

[@TwinePoodle]

Such a great one live! I miss those confetti cannons!

[@LoPhatKao]

*all* S tier even Al's "Peter and the Wolf" 😀

[@TwinePoodle]

I love Peter and the Wolf!

[@therealbitwars]

Fear not! You are far from the only ALcoholic who missed the palindrome gimmick in Bob at first. Personally I think I caught on sometime around... last weekend 😬

[@TwinePoodle]

You never know when the “ah ha!” moment is going to hit! I’m glad I’m not alone…😅

[@robertplattner1636]

I would have been very sad if Nature Trail to Hell was anything less than S

[@TwinePoodle]

It’s one of my all time favorites!

[@djninjaturtle]

Bad take on Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch! 😁

[@TwinePoodle]

Dave’s your biggest fan! (From Dave and Ethan’s 2000inch “Weird Al” Podcast)

[@NogardCodesmith]

I came into this video all ready to judge you for your terrible 'casual' taste. I came out of this video as your 666th subscriber.

[@TwinePoodle]

I appreciate it! 👹👹👹 You can still rate it my “terrible casual taste”, some people in the comments do! 😅

[@hambonepunk86]

Biiiig steel girder!!!

[@Towerous]

omg content!

[@TranceMasterJack]

What kind of madness?

[@TwinePoodle]

Indeed!

[@poepkak6714]

yes... excelent😈

[@jakezufolo1597]

Born in late 80s and have been a fan since I was a child I’ve seen and met “Weird” Al many times and I gotta disagree with your list

[@TwinePoodle]

To each their own, but I appreciate you listening to what I have to say nonetheless. I’ve also met Al many times…one of the nicest people on the planet!

[@DimIsHigh]

ALPOCALYPSE GOT ROBBED

[@TwinePoodle]

It’s all good…my opinions don’t really matter 😆

[@brandonmcmahon8804]

When you start by dissing Ricky, you fucked up

[@TwinePoodle]

Not really a dis, I didn’t talk any crap about it, so no.

[@therealCrazyJake]

I find it blasphemous of you as an Al fan to rate any song an F tier. Even his most half-assed song is still a pretty fun time for me.

[@TwinePoodle]

For what it’s worth…I think Al himself gives Girls Just Want to Have Lunch an F as well with how he talks about it.

[@therealCrazyJake]

@@TwinePoodle He says if he had to pick his least favourite of his parodies, and explains that it’s because his label forced him to record that one (leveraging the option of either recording the song or not releasing his album). While I do genuinely hate the circumstances the song spawned from, I can still enjoy the song itself on a baser level. Tbf, Al also dismisses his earliest songs that he recorded for Dr. Demento as being “terrible,” and I still get a lot of enjoyment from hearing them, too. Personally, I really like Belvedere Cruisin’ and School Cafeteria, etc., despite Al not looking fondly on them either.

[@TwinePoodle]

@@therealCrazyJake As far as Belvedere Cruisin’ and School Cafeteria, I personally get more joy out of those songs…my ranking for Girls Just Want to Have Lunch is simply based on the fact that I personally find it so grating to listen to, and just don’t enjoy it at all. Also in all fairness, if I ever were to rate Al’s home demos and the such, I would absolutely be judging them less critically than a polished studio album…it’s only fair. But I can honestly say, I enjoy most of that stuff more than “Lunch”…I just don’t like that song, but hey, if you do, that’s awesome! I know a LOT of people that do! 🙂

[@whom382]

Alpocalypse is F tier and I think that's being too nice to that turd. I'd also flip most of your A&S picks to the opposite tier, but that's a minor disagreement.

[@TwinePoodle]

Oof, Alpocalypse is an F?? That hurts my soul…

[@VWYL900802]

Handy should be an S not a C.

[@WillMAW2]

that's a lot of weird al bums

[@andrewmarker4157]

When I think of how "nirvana" smells, Courtney love comes to mind..🤮

[@TwinePoodle]

Oh god…😳

[@hambonepunk86]

😂😂😂

[@mieloso8255]

Wierd Al straight to the top!

[@drlarrymitchell]

0/10 captain underpants song wasnt here

[@TwinePoodle]

Also not on one of his 14 albums, I don’t make the rules! 😫

[@boredofcanada]

Polka Party is a classic, Alapalooza is boring. Recommending a skip on "Here's Johnny" is insane. You must not be an El Debarge fan.

[@TwinePoodle]

Eh, I don’t think that it’s so much an El Debarge thing…I just don’t care for that song. It just doesn’t hit for me, idk.

[@boredofcanada]

That's fair. If I may, give the original another listen. Turning it into a song about Ed McMahon is one of Al's best flips imo. @@TwinePoodle