After more than 30 years making musical parodies "Weird Al" Yankovic may have his first no. 1 album.
The 54-year-old musician-comedian released his 14th studio album "Mandatory Fun" on July 15th. Billboard predicts it is on track to top this week's Billboard 200 chart.
Getting permission for the spoofs wasn't always easy. Yankovic had his heart set on Pharrell Williams' "Happy" from the film "Despicable Me 2." When he didn't hear back from Williams' camp, he decided to go straight to the source.
"I emailed him and asked if I could do the parody. And to his credit he didn't say 'How did you get this email address?' He was very sweet. He couldn't have been nicer. And he said he was honored to have me do the parody."
Yankovic says this may be his last album. Next, the artist will be heading down the independent route, releasing singles without a label.
"Mandatory Fun" also features parodies of hits like Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" and Lorde's "Royals."
