Top 15 Weird Al

YOUR TOP 15: RCA's "Weird Al" Yankovic is pulling ahead in the battle for #1 on next week's chart with Mandatory Fun, his 14th batch of hit parodies, which is currently #1 at iTunes. That's not to say it's a done deal; with only a few thousand separating Yankovic from challenger Jason Mraz, the top of the chart is still up for grabs. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:

*“Weird Al” Yankovic (RCA) 80-85k
*Jason Mraz (Atlantic) 73-78k
*Rise Against (DGC) 58-63k
*Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 45-50k
Frozen (Walt Disney) 33-38k
Sam Smith (Capitol) 33-38k
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 24-27k
Now 50 (NOW) 21-24k
Trey Songz (Atlantic) 20-23k
*Bleachers (RCA) 17-19k
Miranda Lambert (RCA Nashville) 16-18k
Jason Derulo (Warner Bros.) 14-16k
Brantley Gilbert (Valory) 14-16k
Lana Del Rey (Interscope) 14-16k
*Marsha Ambrosius (RCA) 14-16k
Sia (Monkey Puzzle/RCA) 14-16k
*Morrissey (Harvest) 14-16k

*Debuts

Today's "Weird Al" daily video release is for "Handy," his home-repair spoof of Iggy Azalea's "Fancy." Al's grammar-policing goof on "Blurred Lines," "Word Crimes," has earned more than 5.3m views in just a couple of days (#nerds). Fun also includes "NOW That's What I Call Polka," which mashes up everyone from Miley Cyrus to PSY; the success of KONGOS has obviously created an opening for more accordion-playing artists. (7/17p)