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nerdcore artists

9 published nerdcore artists, led by "Weird Al" Yankovic, Porta and MC Frontalot.

At a glance

9 published nerdcore artists; 22 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 8 tier 3
9
Release groups
117
Studio albums
22
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
22
Timeline events
43
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
30 years
Full biographies
8
Biography words
20,765

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (1 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1970s1
2000s1
7 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most nerdcore artists. United States leads with 8.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with nerdcore. The most shared is hip-hop, with 3 artists in both.

Covers from nerdcore

22 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

"Weird Al" Yankovic has the most release groups (94); "Weird Al" Yankovic the longest career (45 years); "Weird Al" Yankovic the most awards (11).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
"Weird Al" Yankovic94
Porta23

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
"Weird Al" Yankovic45
Porta15

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
"Weird Al" Yankovic11

Most famous nerdcore artists

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