22 Times Weird Al Was, Yes, Weird But Also Absolutely Hilarious On Twitter

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According to Billboard, only 5 artists have had a Billboard top 40 hit in the '80s, '90s, '00s, and '10s: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Kenny G, U2, and...Weird Al Yankovic.

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That's right, Al! You!

For the record, in the '80s, he hit #12 with "Eat It" (a parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It"):

In the '90s, he hit #31 with "Smells Like Nirvana" (a parody of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"):

In the '00s, he hit #9 with "White & Nerdy" (a parody of "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone):

And in the '10s, he hit #39 with "Word Crimes" (a parody of "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I.):

Look, if you're reading this post, I don't have to convince you: Weird Al is a gosh-darn national treasure.

And If I may flex a little in front of my fellow Weird Al nerds, my first concert ever was seeing Weird Al on his

But you know what ELSE Weird Al is? A damn good follow on Twitter. Here are some of his best tweets:

1.When he decided to absolutely destroy Kid Rock out of nowhere:

2.And when he made this very fair point:

3.When he tweeted this during the pandemic:

4.And then when he tweeted this video a few days later:

5.When he had thoughts after Madonna released this baffling parody of her song "Vogue":

6.And when he tweeted this after getting vaccinated:

7.When he shared this throwback photo:

8.When he, LOL, listened to a cover of his song "Eat It":

9.When he announced what he was going to be for Halloween:

10.When he joked about taking a BuzzFeed quiz (we had to include this one):

11.And when he flexed about his view of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade:

But if there's one thing Weird Al REALLY loves to post on Twitter, it's a good ol' sight gag:

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22.And lastly, when he tweeted this video that 100% will make you go, "That is so stupid," while smiling from ear to ear:

Keep being hilarious, Al! And, you know, weird!

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