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Musical Dice -- Novelty And Comedy Tunes

     Welcome to the music section of my Musical Dice website! For you music trivia enthusiasts, and those who love to learn about the stories behind the music, you've come to the right place! I love sharing my knowledge of music trivia, so that's why I created this section.

     Sometimes, you just don't want to take life so seriously, and this article deals with songs that generally speaking were downright funny in nature. Sadly, they don't seem to make tunes like these anymore. But fortunately, this list of novelty and comedy tunes that hit the top ten, will be a pleasant reminder to try to have fun every once in a while. ☺ If there are any novelty or comedy tunes that hit the top ten that I overlooked, please let me know at musicaldice323@gmail.com.


Novelty And Comedy Tunes

  • "The Purple People Eater" -- Sheb Wooley (1957, #1 for 6 weeks)

  • "Beep Beep" -- The Playmates (1958, #4)

  • "Yakety-Yak" -- The Coasters (1958, #1 for 1 week)

  • "The Chipmunk Song" -- David Seville (1958, #1 for 4 weeks)

  • "Charlie Brown" -- The Coasters (1959, #2 for 3 weeks)

  • "Along Came Jones" -- The Coasters (1959, #9)

  • "Alley-Oop" -- The Hollywood Argyles (1960, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini" -- Brian Hyland (1961, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Boll Weevil Song" -- Brook Benton (1961, #2 for 3 weeks)

  • "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost At Night" -- Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group (1961, #5)

  • "Ahab The Arab" -- Ray Stevens (1962, #5)

  • "Speedy Gonzalez" -- Pat Boone (1962, #6)

  • "Monster Mash" -- Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt Kickers (1962, #1 for 2 weeks)

  • "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" -- Rolf Harris (1963, #3)

  • "Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh (A Letter From Summer Camp)" -- Allan Sherman (1963, #2 for 3 weeks)

  • "The Name Game" -- Shirley Ellis (1965, #3)

  • "They're Comin' To Take Me Away Ha-Ha!" -- Napoleon XIV (1966, #3)

  • "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron" -- The Royal Guardsmen (1967, #2 for 4 weeks)

  • "Gitarzan" -- Ray Stevens (1969, #8)

  • "A Boy Named Sue" -- Johnny Cash (1969, #2 for 3 weeks)

  • "Amos Moses" -- Jerry Reed (1971, #8)

  • "When You're Hot You're Hot" -- Jerry Reed (1971, #9)

  • "My Ding-A-Ling" -- Chuck Berry (1972, #1 for 2 weeks)

  • "Hot Rod Lincoln" -- Commander Cody & his Lost Planet Airmen(1972, #9)

  • "Convention '72" -- The Delegates (1972, #8)

  • "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" -- The Jimmy Castor Bunch (1972, #6)

  • "Uneasy Rider" -- The Charlie Daniels Band (1973, #9)

  • "Earache My Eye (Featuring Alice Bowie)" -- Cheech & Chong (1974, #9)

  • "Wildwood Weed" -- Jim Stafford (1974, #7)

  • "The Streak" -- Ray Stevens (1974, #1 for 3 weeks)

  • "Mr. Jaws" -- Dickie Goodman (1975, #4)

  • "Convoy" -- C.W. McCall (1976, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Junk Food Junkie" -- Larry Gross (1976, #9)

  • "Disco Duck" -- Rick Dees & his Cast of Idiots (1976, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Pac-Man Fever" -- Buckner & Garcia (1982, #9)


     Some honorable mentions are definitely in order here as well. These honorable Mentions include "Eat It" (Weird Al Yankovic, 1984, #12), "Three Little Pigs" (Green Jelly, 1993, #17), "Telephone Man" (Meri Wilson, 1977, #18), and "Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!)" (Cheech & Chong, 1973, #24).