His self-titled debut studio album was released on Scotti Brothers Records in April 1983, peaking at number 16 on the US Billboard 200 and being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Yankovic's first single, " My Bologna", was released in 1979, and he made his chart debut two years later with his second single, " Another One Rides the Bus", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. His works have earned him five Grammy Awards among sixteen nominations, along with several gold and platinum record certifications in the United States. Since the debut of his first comedy song in 1976, he has sold more than 12 million albums-more than any other comedy act in history-recorded more than 150 parody and original songs, and performed more than 1,000 live shows. The discography of American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor and parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic consists of fourteen studio albums, nine compilation albums, eleven video albums, two extended plays, two box sets, forty-six singles and fifty-four music videos.
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