Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Weird Al" Yankovic, the parody singer and cult figure, on Wednesday earned his first No. 1 album on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on the strength of several viral videos released online. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — There's nothing odd about it -- "Weird Al" Yankovic's new album dominated Spotify's most-shared track charts in its first week in release. more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — It's strange but true: "Weird Al" Yankovic, the pop-song parodist who seemed to peak in popularity in the mid 1980s, finally scored his first No. 1 album this week. more info

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Stereogum — The eight-videos-in-eight-days plan worked! “Weird Al” Yankovic has released more than a dozen albums, in a music career that’s lasted over 30 years, but none of those albums has hit #1 on the Billboard chart until this morning. Mandatory Fun, ... more info

Popdose — Here's why pop's premiere parodist has recorded the last album we'll ever need. more info

The Telegraph — Is it time to take US rock's resident joker seriously? more info

Time — Your dentist accidentally sneezed on Russell Crowe? You stayed in the same hotel as Zooey Deschanel once? Weird Al is not impressed more info

Stereogum — Today’s Weird Al fix is the video for “Lame Claim To Fame.” It’s a parody in the style Southern Culture On the Skids, which is a band that I didn’t think was big enough to justify a parody. The song sees Weird Al recounting his chance encou... more info