Frank Zappa discography
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 Zappa performing in Ekeberghallen, Oslo, on January 16, 1977 |
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| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Official albums | 94 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 13 |
| ↙Singles | 34 |
| ↙Tribute and cover albums | 40 |
| ↙Miscellaneous | 6 |
This is a list of albums by Frank Zappa. This list includes all those credited to The Mothers of Invention, as well as tribute albums to him. During his lifetime, Zappa released 62 albums. Between 1994 and 2012, the Zappa Family Trust released 32 posthumous albums, making for a total of 94 albums.
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Official albums [edit]
| Released[1] | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Month | US [2] |
UK [3] |
GER [4] |
NOR [5] |
SWE [6] |
CH [7] |
AUT [8] |
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| 1966 | Jun | Freak Out! | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | Apr | Absolutely Free | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Aug | Lumpy Gravy | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | Mar | We're Only in It for the Money | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nov | Cruising with Ruben & the Jets | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | Mar | Uncle Meat | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mothermania | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Oct | Hot Rats | 173 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970 | Feb | Burnt Weeny Sandwich | 94 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Aug | Weasels Ripped My Flesh | 189 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Oct | Chunga's Revenge | 119 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971 | Aug | Fillmore East – June 1971 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oct | 200 Motels | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | Mar | Just Another Band from L.A. | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jul | Waka/Jawaka | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Nov | The Grand Wazoo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | Sep | Over-Nite Sensation | 32 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | US: Gold[9] |
| 1974 | Mar | Apostrophe (') | 10 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | US: Gold[10] |
| Jul | Roxy & Elsewhere | 27 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | Jun | One Size Fits All | 26 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Oct | Bongo Fury | 66 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | Oct | Zoot Allures | 61 | — | — | 16 | 17 | — | — | UK: Silver[11] |
| 1978 | Mar | Zappa in New York | 57 | 55 | — | 6 | 24 | — | — | |
| Sep | Studio Tan | 147 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | Jan | Sleep Dirt | 175 | — | — | 16 | 19 | — | — | |
| Mar | Sheik Yerbouti | 21 | 32 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | Canada: Gold[12] | |
| May | Orchestral Favorites | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sep | Joe's Garage Act I | 27 | 62 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | Canada: Gold[12] | |
| Nov | Joe's Garage Acts II & III | 53 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 9 | ||
| 1981 | May | Tinsel Town Rebellion | 66 | 55 | — | 13 | 8 | — | 9 | |
| Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Sep | You Are What You Is | 93 | 51 | — | 12 | 22 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | May | Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch | 23 | 61 | — | 20 | 26 | — | — | |
| 1983 | Mar | The Man from Utopia | 153 | 87 | — | — | 23 | — | — | |
| Baby Snakes | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Jun | London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | Aug | Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oct | Them or Us | — | 53 | — | — | 22 | — | — | ||
| Nov | Thing-Fish | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Francesco Zappa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Old Masters, Box I | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | Nov | Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Jan | Does Humor Belong in Music? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nov | The Old Masters, Box II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jazz from Hell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | Jun | London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dec | The Old Masters, Box III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Apr | Guitar | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | 25 | |
| May | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Oct | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Broadway the Hard Way | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | Nov | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Apr | The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | |
| Jun | Make a Jazz Noise Here | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Jul | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Nov | Playground Psychotics | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | Mar | Ahead of Their Time | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oct | The Yellow Shark | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | 30 | ||
| Posthumous albums | ||||||||||
| 1994 | Dec | Civilization Phaze III | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | Feb | The Lost Episodes | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | |
| Sep | Läther | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | ||
| Oct | Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | May | Have I Offended Someone? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Sep | Mystery Disc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Dec | Everything Is Healing Nicely | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Aug | FZ:OZ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Feb | Halloween | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | May | Joe's Corsage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oct | Joe's Domage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sep | QuAUDIOPHILIAc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Dec | Joe's XMASage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Jan | Imaginary Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dec | The MOFO Project/Object (2-CD set) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The MOFO Project/Object (4-CD set) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Oct | Trance-Fusion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Apr | Buffalo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Aug | The Dub Room Special! | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Oct | Wazoo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Jun | One Shot Deal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sep | Joe's Menage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Jan | Lumpy Money | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dec | Philly '76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Apr | Greasy Love Songs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sep | Congress Shall Make No Law... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Nov | Hammersmith Odeon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Sep | Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oct | Carnegie Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | Oct | Road Tapes, Venue #1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oct | Understanding America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Dec | Finer Moments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Miscellaneous [edit]
| Released | Title | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Month | US [2] |
UK [3] |
GER [4] |
NOR [5] |
SWE [6] |
CH [7] |
AUT [8] |
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| 1982 | May | Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (Box Set) | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | May | Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | Jul | Beat the Boots | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Jun | Beat the Boots II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Apr | London Symphony Orchestra, Volumes I & II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Jan | Beat the Boots III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Compilation albums [edit]
| Released | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Month | US | UK | GER [13] |
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| 1968 | Oct | The **** of the Mothers | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Jul | The Mothers of Invention | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Mar | Worst of the Mothers | 201 | — | — |
| 1987 | Jun | The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Aug | Strictly Commercial | — | 45 | 51 |
| 1997 | May | Strictly Genteel | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Feb | Cucamonga | — | — | — |
| Apr | Cheap Thrills | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Apr | Son of Cheep Thrills | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Dec | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle 2006 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Dec | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAA Birthday Bundle 2008 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Dec | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAA Birthday Bundle 2010 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Dec | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAAAM Birthday Bundle 2011[14] | — | — | — |
Singles [edit]
| Year | Song | Peak Chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. [15] |
U.S. Rock [15] |
GER [16] |
CH [7] |
AUT [8] |
NOR [5] |
SWE [6] |
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| 1966 | "How Could I Be Such a Fool?" b/w "It Can't Happen Here" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Freak Out! | |
| "Trouble Comin' Every Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Who Are the Brain Police?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1967 | "Big Leg Emma" b/w "Why Don't You Do Me Right?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Son of Suzy Creamcheese" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Absolutely Free | ||
| "Lonely Little Girl" (non-LP version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We're Only in It for the Money | ||
| 1968 | "Motherly Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Freak Out! | |
| "Deseri" b/w "Jelly Roll Gum Drop" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cruising with Ruben & the Jets | ||
| "Anyway the Wind Blows" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1969 | "WPLJ" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Burnt Weeny Sandwich | |
| "My Guitar" b/w "Dog Breath" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1970 | "Peaches en Regalia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Rats | |
| "Tell Me You Love Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chunga's Revenge | ||
| 1971 | "Tears Began To Fall" b/w "Junier Mintz Boogie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Magic Fingers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 Motels | ||
| "What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1972 | "Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Grand Wazoo | |
| 1973 | "I'm the Slime" (single mix with different guitar solo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Over-Nite Sensation | |
| 1974 | "Cosmik Debris" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Apostrophe (') | |
| "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975 | "Du Bist Mein Sofa" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Size Fits All | |
| 1976 | "Find Her Finer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Zoot Allures | |
| "Disco Boy" | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | "Dancin' Fool" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sheik Yerbouti | |
| "Bobby Brown" | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| "Joe's Garage" | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | Joe's Garage | ||
| "Stick It Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted" b/w "Ancient Armaments" | 103 | — | 71 | — | — | — | 3 | Non-album single | |
| 1981 | "Love of My Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tinsel Town Rebellion | |
| "Harder Than Your Husband" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Are What You Is | ||
| "You Are What You Is" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Goblin Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Valley Girl" | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch | |
| 1983 | "The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Man From Utopia | |
| "Cocaine Decisions" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Baby Take Your Teeth Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Them or Us | |
| "In France" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Girl in the Magnesium Dress" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger | ||
| 1988 | "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Guitar | |
| "Zomby Woof" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 | ||
| 1991 | "Stairway to Heaven" | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Cover or tribute albums by other artists [edit]
- King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (Jean-Luc Ponty) (1970)
- The BRT Big Band Plays Frank Zappa (BRT Big Band) (1990)
- Yahozna Plays Zappa (Yahonza) (1992)
- Zappa's Universe—A Celebration of 25 Years of Frank Zappa's Music (Joel Thome/Orchestra of Our Time)(1993)
- Smart Went Crazy (Meridian Arts Ensemble) (1993)
- Harmonia Meets Zappa (Harmonia Ensemble) (1994)
- What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (Jon Poole) (1994)
- Music by Frank Zappa (Omnibus Wind Ensemble) (1995)
- Thanks to Frank (Warren Cuccurullo) (1995)
- Prime Meridian (Meridian Arts Ensemble) (1995)
- Anxiety Of Influence (Meridian Arts Ensemble) (1996)
- Frankincense: The Muffin Men Play Zappa (Muffin Men) (1997)
- Plays The Music of Frank Zappa (The Ed Palermo Big Band) (1997)
- Dischordancies Abundant (CoCö Anderson) (1997)
- Zappe Zappa (Pierre-Jean Gaucher) (1998)
- Ear Mind I (Meridian Arts Ensemble) (1998)
- Frankly A Cappella (The Persuasions) (2000)
- The Zappa Album (Ensemble Ambrosius) (2000)
- Bohuslän Big Band plays Frank Zappa (Bohuslän Big Band) (2000)
- Fric Out ! (Nasal Retentive Orchestra) (2001)
- Have A Bun (Nasal Retentive Orchestra) (2002)
- Ensemble Modern Plays Frank Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions (Ensemble Modern) (2003)
- UMO Jazz Orchestra: UMO plays Frank Zappa feat. Marzi Nyman (2003)
- Tales Of Brave Flegmar (Nasal Retentive Orchestra) (2003)
- Oh No!... Just Another Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue! (LeBocal) (2003)
- Zapparcie, czyli uboczne skutki jedzenia żółtego śniegu (Prząśniczki & Tymon Tymański) (2003)[19]
- The Purple Cucumber - A Zappa Tribute (BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra & Zuchini Rocking Teenage Combo) (2003 and 2008)
- NRO Live (Nasal Retentive Orchestra) (2004)
- Lemme Take You To The Beach: Surf Instrumental Bands playing the music of Zappa (Cordelia Records) (2005)
- Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (and Funny Smells) (Colin Towns and the NDR bigband) (rent a dog) (2005)[20]
- Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (The Ed Palermo Big Band) (2006)
- Music For Hungry People (Nasal Retentive Orchestra) (2007)
- Struber Z'Tett Plays Zappa Live : Les Noces De Dada (Struber Z'Tett) (2007)
- 2G (Pierre-Jean Gaucher & Christophe Godin) (2007)
- Zappa Plays Zappa (Dweezil Zappa) (2008)
- Eddy Loves Frank (The Ed Palermo Big Band) (2009)
References [edit]
- ^ "> FZ Official Discography". Zappa.com.
- ^ a b "Frank Zappa > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ a b Warwick, 2004. p.1220
- ^ a b "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - Zappa,Frank". www.musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ^ a b c "norwegiancharts.com - Frank Zappa - Absolutely Free". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ a b c "swedishcharts.com - Frank Zappa - A Token Of My Extreme". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ a b c "Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ a b c "Frank Zappa - Sharleena - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-04-05. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Mothers".
- ^ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-12-15. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Frank Zappa".
- ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-12-15. Note: User needs to enter "Frank Zappa" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-12-15. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Frank Zappa".
- ^ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - Zappa,Frank". www.musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ^ http://www.zappa.com/fz/aaafnraa/2011aaafnraaaaam.html
- ^ a b http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p74796/charts-awards/billboard-singles
- ^ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - Zappa,Frank". www.musicline.de. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ http://www.zappafrenzy.com/singles/singles.html
- ^ http://www.zappafrenzy.com/maxisingles/maxisingles.html
- ^ Polish, translates to "Zapparcie, that is, the side effects of eating yellow snow."
- ^ ndrbigband united-mutations.com. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
External links [edit]
- Official Frank Zappa website
- Discography of main releases with lyrics
- Frank Zappa: A Weirdo Discography — details of further Zappa compilations and other releases
