 Despite the mixed reception , Dare to Be Stupid sold well and peaked at number fifty on the Billboard 200 . The album also produced one of Yankovic 's more famous singles , " Like a Surgeon " , a parody of Madonna 's " Like a Virgin " , which peaked at number forty @-@ seven on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album was Yankovic 's second Gold record , and went on to be certified Platinum for sales of over one million copies in the United States . The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording in 1986 . 
