Yankovic has written hundreds of songs over his entire career, however listed below are the songs that have appeared as commercially released singles. Two singles, ("The White Stuff" and "I Can't Watch This"), discs were pressed but never released. Discs were never pressed or released for "Don't Download This Song", "Canadian Idiot", and "Trapped in the Drive-Thru. "Canadian Idiot" and "Trapped in the Drive-Thru were never intended to be released as singles, but showed up on charts regardless. For completeness, these songs are included.
Each single is listed with the album that it appears on, if any, and the release date.
| Single |
Album |
Release date |
Song covered |
Chart position |
| "My Bologna" |
Later released as a different recording on "Weird Al" Yankovic while the original single version later appeared Permanent Record: Al in the Box. |
December 25, 1979 |
"My Sharona" by The Knack |
- |
| "Another One Rides the Bus" |
Later released on "Weird Al" Yankovic. |
January 31, 1981 |
"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen |
104 (U.S.) |
| "Ricky" |
"Weird Al" Yankovic |
May 3, 1983 |
"Mickey" by Toni Basil |
63 (U.S.) |
| "I Love Rocky Road" |
"Weird Al" Yankovic |
July 1983 |
"I Love Rock 'N Roll" by The Arrows |
106 (U.S.) |
| "Eat It" |
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D |
February 28, 1984 |
"Beat It" by Michael Jackson |
12 (U.S.)
1 (AUS)
36 (U.K.) |
| "King of Suede" |
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D |
April 1984 |
"King of Pain" by The Police |
62 (U.S.) |
| "I Lost on Jeopardy" |
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D |
June 4, 1984 |
"Jeopardy" by Greg Kihn |
81 (U.S.) |
| "This Is the Life" |
Later released on Dare to Be Stupid. |
November 1984 |
Original |
- |
| "Like a Surgeon" |
Dare to Be Stupid |
June 4, 1985 |
"Like a Virgin" by Madonna |
47 (U.S.) |
| "I Want a New Duck" |
Dare to Be Stupid |
July 1985 |
"I Want a New Drug" by Huey Lewis |
- |
| "One More Minute" |
Dare to Be Stupid |
August 1985 |
Original |
- |
| "Dare to Be Stupid" |
Dare to Be Stupid |
August 1986 |
Original |
- |
| "Living with a Hernia" |
Polka Party! |
October 21, 1986 |
"Living in America" by James Brown |
- |
| "Christmas at Ground Zero" |
Polka Party! |
November 1986 |
Original |
- |
| "Fat" |
Even Worse |
April 12, 1988 |
"Bad" by Michael Jackson |
99 (U.S.)
80 (U.K.) |
| "Lasagna" |
Even Worse |
May 1988 |
"La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens |
- |
| "I Think I'm a Clone Now" |
Even Worse |
June 14, 1988 |
"I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany |
- |
| "UHF" |
UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff |
July 1989 |
Original |
- |
| "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" |
UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff |
August 8, 1989 |
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits and "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" by Paul Henning |
- |
| "Isle Thing" |
UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff |
August 22, 1989 |
"Wild Thing" by Tone Lōc |
- |
| "Smells Like Nirvana" |
Off the Deep End |
April 1992 |
"Smells like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana |
35 (U.S.)
58 (U.K.)
24 (AUS)[1] |
| "You Don't Love Me Anymore" |
Off the Deep End |
June 1992 |
Original |
- |
| "Taco Grande" |
Off the Deep End |
August 1992 |
"Rico Suave" by Gerardo |
- |
| "The White Stuff" |
Off the Deep End |
Unreleased |
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" by New Kids on the Block |
- |
| "I Can't Watch This" |
Off the Deep End |
Unreleased |
"U Can't Touch This" by M.C. Hammer |
- |
| "Jurassic Park" |
Alapalooza |
October 1993 |
"MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris |
- |
| "Bedrock Anthem" |
Alapalooza |
November 12, 1993 |
"Under The Bridge" and "Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers |
- |
| "Achy Breaky Song" |
Alapalooza |
November 1993 |
"Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus |
- |
| "Headline News" |
Permanent Record: Al in the Box |
September 27, 1994 |
"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies |
104 (U.S.) |
| "Amish Paradise" |
Bad Hair Day |
March 12, 1996 |
"Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio and "Pastime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder |
53 (U.S.) |
| "Gump" |
Bad Hair Day |
May 7, 1996 |
"Lump" by The Presidents of the United States of America |
102 (U.S.) |
| "Spy Hard (Theme from the Motion Picture Spy Hard)" |
"Gump" CD single |
May 21, 1996 |
Original |
- |
| "The Night Santa Went Crazy" |
Bad Hair Day |
November 26, 1996 |
Original |
- |
| "The Saga Begins" |
Running with Scissors |
June 24, 1999 |
"American Pie" by Don McLean |
- |
| "It's All About The Pentiums" |
Running with Scissors |
August 4, 1999 |
"It's All about the Benjamins" by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs |
- |
| "Don't Download This Song" |
Straight Outta Lynwood |
August 21, 2006 |
Original |
- |
| "White & Nerdy" |
Straight Outta Lynwood |
September 12, 2006 |
"Ridin'" by Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone |
9 (U.S.) |
| "Canadian Idiot" |
Straight Outta Lynwood |
September 26, 2006 |
"American Idiot" by Green Day |
82 (U.S.) |
| "eBay" |
Poodle Hat |
January 13, 2007 |
"I Want It That Way" by The Backstreet Boys |
115 (U.S.) |
