Novelty Music: Album, Track and Artist Charts

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Description of Novelty

Whether it's P.D.Q. Bach's musical comedy, Spike Jones' inventive pop or Weird Al Yankovic's song parodies, Novelty music reminds us not to take music too seriously. The style has been championed on radio for years by Barry Hansen's "Doctor Demento Show," which specializes in bringing musical weirdness to the masses.

Novelty Key Tracks

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Play/Add	Track	Artist
	1. There'll Always Be An England	Tiny Tim
	2. Major Happy's Up And Coming Once Upon A Good Time Band	The Rutles
	3. Clink Clink, Another Drink	Spike Jones
	4. Malambo No. 1	Yma Sumac
	5. Hey Mister!	The Rutles
	6. I Just Don't Understand	Ann-Margret
	7. I Believe I Can Fly	William Hung
	8. Amazing Grace	Patti Page
	9. Common People	William Shatner
	10. A Hard Day's Night	Peter Sellers

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Novelty Key Artists

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Modern master of the song
parody, Weird Al made
himself a household name in
the '80s for his genius
spoofs of Top Ten hits. W...

Bobby "Boris" Pickett

The man behind the
Halloween favorite,
"Monster Mash," Pickett
made his career playing
wacky, silly rock songs.

Leonard Nimoy

From "The Ballad of Bilbo
Baggins" to "Both Sides
Now," Nimoy's musical
career has been one
shining moment after anot...

Ray Stevens

Ray Stevens has been
writing novelty and parody
material since 1961. He
specializes in country
humor and bachelor song...

Rodd Keith

Spike Jones

Once a popular studio
drummer, in 1942 Jones
vaulted into a career
composing the wildest,
loudest, zaniest music to...

Stan Freberg

The Rutles

Closely affiliated with Monty
Python, The Rutles' sound,
style, and story hilariously
parodies the Beatles.

Tiny Tim

William Hung

Hung got lambasted on
"American Idol," but his
staunch belief in himself has
helped make him an
unlikely star.

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