Frank ZappaBest Frank Zappa Albums Ranked
8.2
Avg Score
66
Opinions
25
Albums
14
Reviewers
Summary from 66 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Frank Zappa’s catalog across 25 albums from 66 opinions, with an overall average of 8.2/10. The top-rated Frank Zappa album is Hot Rats (1969) with a 8.5/10 average from 7 ratings, followed by Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III and One Size Fits All. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1969 to 2019. Packard Goose ranks as the highest-rated Frank Zappa song on Rate.fm with a 8.9/10 average.
Jazz from Hell
“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit the oddball rock maverick’s final studio album, a MIDI-powered vision of the uncanny and bizarre future of music.”
The Hot Rats Sessions
“With alternate takes and quirky touches, Zappa's solo masterpiece gets a reissue worthy of its genius”
Civilization Phaze III
“I first heard this dense and deliciously twisted album in October 1993 in the room where much of it was created: Frank Zappa’s recording studio at his home, in Los Angeles. I felt privileged and a little sad; Zappa was upstairs, too ill to receive visitors. Two months later I was writing his obituary. This […]”