Album · Weird Al Yankovic
Off the Deep End by Weird Al Yankovic
Off the Deep End is an album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1992. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Smells Like Nirvana”, on 1 list with a best position of #256.
Off the Deep End, "Weird Al" Yankovic's seventh studio album, landed on Scotti Bros. in 1992 and hauled him out of a slump that had set in after "Fat" in 1988 and the flop soundtrack to his 1989 film UHF. It was also his first record without Rick Derringer producing: after six albums together, Al took the controls himself, working on it from June 1990 to January 1992.
Grunge had just kicked the door in, and Al barged right through behind it. "Smells Like Nirvana" skewers "Smells Like Teen Spirit", and the cover restages Nevermind with Al in the water eyeing a donut on a fishing line. The rest splits between parodies of MC Hammer, New Kids on the Block, Gerardo and Milli Vanilli and originals that ape the Beach Boys, James Taylor and Jan and Dean. It reached number 17 on the Billboard 200, went platinum and drew a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Recording.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Off the Deep End on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smells Like Nirvana | 1 | #256 | – | 2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.