Frank Zappa discography
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 Zappa performing in Ekeberghallen, Oslo, on January 16, 1977 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 91 | |
| ↙Live albums | 3 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 15 | |
| ↙Singles | 20 | |
| ↙Miscellaneous | 19 | |
This is a list of albums by Frank Zappa (including all those credited to The Mothers of Invention) as well as tribute albums to Frank Zappa. During his lifetime Zappa released a total of 62 albums. Between 1994 and 2011, the Zappa Family Trust has released 29 posthumous albums to his name, making a grand total of 91 albums.
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[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] |
NOR [3] |
SWE [4] |
CH [5] |
AUT [6] |
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| 1966 | Freak Out!
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130 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Absolutely Free
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41 | — | — | — | — | — |
Lumpy Gravy
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159 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | We're Only in It for the Money
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30 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
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110 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1969 | Uncle Meat
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43 | — | — | — | — | — |
Mothermania
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Hot Rats
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173 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | Burnt Weeny Sandwich
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94 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
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189 | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
Chunga's Revenge
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119 | 43 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | Fillmore East - June 1971
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38 | — | — | — | — | — |
200 Motels
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59 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | Just Another Band from L.A.
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85 | — | — | — | — | — |
Waka/Jawaka
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152 | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Grand Wazoo
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | Over-Nite Sensation
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32 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Apostrophe (')
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10 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Roxy & Elsewhere
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27 | — | 14 | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | One Size Fits All
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26 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Bongo Fury
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66 | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | Zoot Allures
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61 | — | 16 | 17 | — | — |
| 1978 | Zappa in New York
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57 | 55 | 6 | 24 | — | — |
Studio Tan
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147 | — | — | 30 | — | — | |
| 1979 | Sleep Dirt
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175 | — | 16 | 19 | — | — |
Sheik Yerbouti
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21 | 32 | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | |
Orchestral Favorites
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168 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Joe's Garage Act I
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27 | 62 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | |
Joe's Garage Acts II & III
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Tinseltown Rebellion
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66 | 55 | 13 | 8 | — | 9 |
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
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66 | — | — | — | — | — | |
You Are What You Is
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93 | 51 | 12 | 22 | — | — | |
| 1982 | Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch
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23 | 61 | 20 | 26 | — | — |
| 1983 | The Man from Utopia
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153 | 87 | — | 23 | — | — |
Baby Snakes
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 1
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Them or Us
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— | 53 | — | 22 | — | — | |
Thing-Fish
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Francesco Zappa
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention
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153 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Does Humor Belong in Music?
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Jazz from Hell
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | Guitar
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— | 82 | — | — | — | 25 |
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Broadway the Hard Way
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Make a Jazz Noise Here
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Playground Psychotics
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Ahead of Their Time
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
The Yellow Shark
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— | — | — | — | — | 30 | |
| 1994 | Civilization, Phaze III
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | The Lost Episodes
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— | — | — | 54 | — | — |
Läther
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— | — | — | 50 | — | — | |
Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Have I Offended Someone?
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Mystery Disc
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Everything Is Healing Nicely
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | FZ:OZ
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Halloween
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Joe's Corsage
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Joe's Domage
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
QuAUDIOPHILIAc
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Joe's XMASage
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Imaginary Diseases
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
The Making Of Freak Out! Project/Object
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Trance-Fusion
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Buffalo
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
The Dub Room Special
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wazoo
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | One Shot Deal
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Joe's Menage
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | The Lumpy Money Project/Object
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Philly '76
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Greasy Love Songs
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Congress Shall Make No Law
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Hammersmith Odeon
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Feeding the Monkies At Ma Maison
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Carnegie Hall[7]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
[edit] Certified Albums
| Year | Title | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Apostrophe (') | |
| 1976 | Zoot Allures | |
| 1979 | Sheik Yerbouti | |
| Joe's Garage | ||
| 1986 | Does Humor Belong in Music? |
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[edit] Beat the Boots
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] |
NOR [3] |
SWE [4] |
CH [5] |
AUT [6] |
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| 1991 | Beat the Boots
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Beat the Boots II
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Beat the Boots III
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
[edit] Compilations
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US | UK | ||
| 1969 | The **** of the Mothers
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| 1970 | The Mothers of Invention
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| 1971 | Worst of the Mothers
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201 | |
| 1987 | The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa
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| 1995 | Strictly Commercial
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CH #12 | 45 |
| 1997 | Strictly Genteel
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| 1998 | Cucamonga
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Cheap Thrills
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| 1999 | Son of Cheep Thrills
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| 2006 | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle 2006
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| 2008 | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAA Birthday Bundle 2008
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| 2010 | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAA Birthday Bundle 2010
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| 2011 | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAAAM Birthday Bundle 2011[11]
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. [12] |
U.S. Rock [12] |
GER [13] |
CH [5] |
AUT [6] |
NOR [3] |
SWE [4] |
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| 1966 | "How Can I Be Such A Fool b/w It Can't Happen Here" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Freak Out! | |
| "Trouble Every Day" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Who Are the Brain Police?" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1967 | "Big Leg Emma" b/w "Why Don't You Do Me Right?" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | non-album single | |
| "Lonely Little Girl (non-lp version)" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | We're Only In It For The Money | ||
| 1968 | "Deseri" b/w "Jelly Roll Gum Drop" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Crusing With Ruben and The Jets | |
| 1969 | "My Guitar" (non-lp version) b/w "Dog Breath (non-lp version)" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | non-album single | |
| 1970 | "Peaches en Regalia" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Hot Rats | |
| "Tell Me You Love Me" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Chunga's Revenge | ||
| 1971 | "Tears Began To Fall" (non-lp version) b/w "Junier Mintz Boogie (non-lp)" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | non-album single | |
| 1973 | "I'm the Slime" (single mix w/diff. gtr solo) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Over-nite Sensation | |
| 1974 | "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Apostrophe | |
| 1976 | "Disco Boy" | 105 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Zoot Allures | |
| 1979 | "Dancin' Fool" | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sheik Yerbouti | |
| "Bobby Brown Goes Down" | - | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| "Joe's Garage" | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | Joe's Garage | ||
| 1980 | "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted!" b/w "Ancient Armaments" (non-lp) | 103 | - | 71 | - | - | - | 3 | non-album single | |
| 1982 | "Valley Girl" | 32 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch | |
| 1984 | "In France" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Them or Us | |
| 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. | ||||||||||
[edit] Cover or tribute albums by other artists
- King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (Jean-Luc Ponty) (1970)
- Illegal, Immoral and Fattening (Flo & Eddie) (1975), contains a reference to 'The Sanzini Brothers', and the track "Eddie Are You Kidding?"
- 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)[14]
- 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)[15]
- 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)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Frank Zappa > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p74796/charts-awards. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ a b Warwick, 2004. p.1220
- ^ a b c "norwegiancharts.com - Frank Zappa - Absolutely Free". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Frank+Zappa&titel=Absolutely+Free&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ a b c "swedishcharts.com - Frank Zappa - A Token Of My Extreme". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Frank+Zappa&titel=A+Token+Of+My+Extreme&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ a b c "Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Frank+Zappa&titel=Bobby+Brown&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ a b c "Frank Zappa - Sharleena - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Frank+Zappa&titel=Sharleena&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ "> FZ Official Discography". Zappa.com. http://www.zappa.com/fz/discography/index.html. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ a b "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. 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 "New Order" 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 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.
- ^ 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. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Zappa%2CFrank/single?sort=pos. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ Polish, translates to "Zapparcie, that is, the side effects of eating yellow snow."
- ^ ndrbigband united-mutations.com. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
[edit] External links
- Official Frank Zappa website
- Discography of main releases with lyrics
- Frank Zappa Discography Timeline
- Frank Zappa: A Weirdo Discography — details of further Zappa compilations and other releases
