Over the next two weeks (August 2 deadline!), PM me your top 20 "Weird Al" Yankovic songs of all time in order. I'll calculate all of the results by awarding 20 points for the song listed as number 1 and 19 points for the one listed at number 2 and so on and so forth ending with 1 point for the song listed at number 20 . Starting August 3, I'll begin posting the results, a couple each day, along with some facts and trivia about the songs, and this will take us all the way up to the greatest song of all time. How many songs make the countdown depends on how many entries I get, so start those PMs coming!
Note: By "Weird Al" Yankovic songs, I mean the released stuff, the unreleased stuff, demos, concert-only, songs in which he's performed on other artist's songs or albums, little song snippets from TV shows appearances, etc. -- anything's Al's done really. If you need some help getting started, here are some great resources: Al's catalogWikipedia list of Al songsThe SongographyRank your list based on your own personal belief on what makes a good song. Rank based on lyrics, music, laughs, popularity, whatever. How you rank your list is totally up to you!
Dave
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Final ranking
130. "Polkarama!" - 1 point
128. "Twister" - 2 points
"Attack Of The Radioactive Hamsters From A Planet Near Mars" - 2 points
127. "Velvet Elvis" - 3 points
126. "When I Was Your Age" - 4 points
124. "Pac-Man" - 4 points
"Bite Me" - 4 points
123. "Cavity Search" - 5 points
120. "The Weird Al Show Theme" - 6 points
"That Boy Could Dance" - 6 points
"Cell Phones" - 6 points
116. "Slime Creatures From Outer Space" - 7 points
"Laundry Day" - 7 points
"I Want A New Duck" - 7 points
"Green Eggs & Ham" - 7 points
112. "Traffic Jam" - 8 points
"Mr. Popeil" - 8 points
"Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung" - 8 points
"Gee I'm A Nerd" - 8 points
109. "I Remember Larry" - 9 points
"Girls Just Want To Have Lunch" - 9 points
"Feel Like Throwing Up" - 9 points
107. "Truck Drivin Song" - 10 points
"Angry White Boy Polka" - 10 points
105. "Polka Your Eyes Out" - 11 points
"Jurassic Park" (Japanese version) - 11 points
104. "The Night Santa Went Crazy (Extra Gory Version)" - 12 points
100. "Polkas On 45" - 13 points
"King Of Suede" - 13 points
"Happy Birthday" - 13 points
"Fun Zone" - 13 points
97. "Party At The Leper Colony" - 14 points
"Don't Wear Those Shoes" - 14 points
"Albuquerque" (live version) - 14 points
95. "Young, Dumb & Ugly" - 15 points
"Yoda" (demo version) - 15 points
92. "Weasel Stomping Day" - 16 points
"The White Stuff" - 16 points
"The Plumbing Song" - 16 points
89. "Gotta Boogie" - 17 points
"Callin' In Sick" - 17 points
"Bob" - 17 points
84. "Theme From Home Improvement" - 18 points
"Talk Soup" - 18 points
"Generic Blues" - 18 points
"Bohemian Polka" - 18 points
"Addicted To Spuds" - 18 points
80. "Polkamon" - 19 points
"One Of Those Days" - 19 points
"Christmas At Ground Zero" - 19 points
"Airline Amy" - 19 points
79. "Theme From Rocky XIII" - 20 points
78. "I Think I'm A Clone Now" - 21 points
76. "It's Still Billy Joel To Me" - 22 points
"Free Delivery" - 22 points
74. "Spam" - 23 points
"My Bologna" - 23 points
72. "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" - 24 points
"Confessions Part III" - 24 points
68. "You're Pitiful" - 25 points
"Livin' In The Fridge" - 25 points
"I Was Only Kidding" - 25 points
"Grapefruit Diet" - 25 points
65. "Take Me Down" - 26 points
"Ricky" - 26 points
"Jurassic Park" - 26 points
64. "This Is The Life" - 27 points
63. "Do I Creep You Out" - 28 points
62. "Stop Draggin' My Car Around" - 29 points
61. "I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead" - 30 points
60. "Taco Grande" - 31 points
58. "Achy Breaky Song" - 32 points
"(This Song's Just) Six Words Long" - 32 points
56. "Living With A Hernia" - 34 points
"Lasagna" - 34 points
55. "Couch Potato" - 35 points
54. "Close But No Cigar" - 36 points
53. "Germs" - 37 points
50. "Good Enough For Now" - 38 points
"Genius In France" - 38 points
"Don't Download This Song" - 38 points
49. "Canadian Idiot" - 39 points
48. "Pretty Fly For A Rabbi" - 40 points
47. "Bedrock Anthem" - 41 points
46. "A Complicated Song" - 42 points
45. "The Night Santa Went Crazy" - 43 points
43. "The Alternative Polka" - 45 points
"I Love Rocky Road" - 45 points
41. "Ode To A Superhero" - 46 points
"Gump" - 46 points
39. "Polka Power!" - 47 points
"Jerry Springer" - 47 points
38. "Another One Rides The Bus" - 49 points
37. "Your Horoscope For Today" - 53 points
36. "Like A Surgeon" - 55 points
35. "Trigger Happy" - 58 points
33. "You Make Me" - 59 points
"Virus Alert" - 59 points
32. "I'll Sue Ya" - 61 points
31. "Frank's 2000" TV" - 63 points
29. "Wanna B Ur Lovr" - 64 points
"Trapped In The Drive-Thru" - 64 points
27. "I Lost On Jeopardy" - 66 points
"Headline News" - 66 points
25. "Since You've Been Gone" - 67 points
"My Baby's In Love With Eddie Vedder" - 67 points
24. "Nature Trail To Hell" - 70 points
23. "Why Does This Always Happen To Me?" - 75 points
22. "Pancreas" - 78 points
20. "Good Old Days" - 85 points
"eBay" - 85 points
18. "You Don't Love Me Anymore" - 90 points
"Midnight Star" - 90 points
16. "UHF" - 91 points
"Everything You Know Is Wrong" - 91 points
15. "Melanie" - 93 points
14. "Hardware Store" - 96 points
13. "Fat" - 98 points
12. "Dog Eat Dog" - 114 points
11. "Eat It" - 145 points
10. "Yoda" - 146 points
9. "It's All About The Pentiums" - 155 points
8. "Albuquerque" - 173 points
7. "The Saga Begins" - 175 points
6. "The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota" - 194 points
5. "Amish Paradise" - 212 points
4. "One More Minute" - 213 points
3. "Dare To Be Stupid" - 214 points
2. "White & Nerdy" - 254 points
1. "Smells Like Nirvana" - 292 points