Frank Zappa discography
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This is a list of albums by Frank Zappa, including all those credited to the Mothers of Invention. During his lifetime, Zappa released 62 albums. Since 1994, the Zappa Family Trust has released 73 posthumous albums and box sets as of September 2026, making a total of 135 official releases.
Official releases62
Posthumous official releases73
Singles39
Films and videos11
| Frank Zappa discography | |
|---|---|
Zappa in 1980 | |
| Official releases | 62 |
| Posthumous official releases | 73 |
| Singles | 39 |
| Films and videos | 11 |
| Compilations | 19 |
In 2012 the distribution of Zappa's recorded output moved to Universal Music Enterprises.[1] In June 2022 the Zappa Trust announced that it had sold Zappa's entire catalog to Universal Music, including master tapes, song copyrights and trademarks.[2]
A list of albums of Zappa's music as performed by other artists is also included here.
Official releases
| Released[3] | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.[4][5] | Year | Month | US [6] |
UK [7] |
GER [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10][11] |
AUS [12] |
AUT [13] | ||||
| 1 | 1966 | Jun | Freak Out! (with the Mothers of Invention) | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2 | 1967 | May | Absolutely Free (with the Mothers of Invention) | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 4 | 1968 | Mar | We're Only in It for the Money (with the Mothers of Invention) | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 3 | May | Lumpy Gravy (with the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus) | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 5 | Dec | Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (with the Mothers of Invention) | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 7 | 1969 | Mar | Mothermania (with the Mothers of Invention) | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 6 | Apr | Uncle Meat (with the Mothers of Invention) | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 8 | Oct | Hot Rats | 173 | 9 | 45 | — | — | 19 | — | ||||
| 9 | 1970 | Feb | Burnt Weeny Sandwich (with the Mothers of Invention) | 94 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 10 | Aug | Weasels Ripped My Flesh (with the Mothers of Invention) | 189 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 11 | Oct | Chunga's Revenge | 119 | 43 | — | — | — | 24 | — | ||||
| 12 | 1971 | Aug | Fillmore East – June 1971 (with the Mothers of Invention) | 38 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||
| 13 | Oct | 200 Motels (with the Mothers of Invention and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) | 59 | — | 44 | — | — | 48 | — | ||||
| 14 | 1972 | Mar | Just Another Band from L.A. (with the Mothers of Invention) | 85 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | |||
| 15 | Jul | Waka/Jawaka | 152 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 16 | Nov | The Grand Wazoo (with the Mothers of Invention) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 17 | 1973 | Sep | Over-Nite Sensation (with the Mothers of Invention) | 32 | — | 21 | 15 | 10 | 47 | — | US: Gold[14] | ||
| 18 | 1974 | Mar | Apostrophe (') | 10 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 71 | — | US: Gold[15] | ||
| 19 | Sep | Roxy & Elsewhere (with the Mothers of Invention) | 27 | — | — | 14 | 4 | — | — | ||||
| 20 | 1975 | Jun | One Size Fits All (with the Mothers of Invention) | 26 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 81 | — | |||
| 21 | Oct | Bongo Fury (with Captain Beefheart and the Mothers of Invention) | 66 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | ||||
| 22 | 1976 | Oct | Zoot Allures | 61 | — | — | 16 | 17 | 82 | — | UK: Silver[16] | ||
| 23 | 1978 | Mar | Zappa in New York | 57 | 55 | 20 | 6 | 24 | 74 | — | |||
| 24 | Sep | Studio Tan | 147 | — | — | — | 30 | 92 | — | ||||
| 25 | 1979 | Jan | Sleep Dirt | 175 | — | — | 16 | 19 | — | — | |||
| 26 | Mar | Sheik Yerbouti | 21 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 6 | CAN: Gold[17] | |||
| 27 | May | Orchestral Favorites | 168 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 28 | Sep | Joe's Garage Act I | 27 | 62 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 94 | 8 | CAN: Gold[17] | |||
| 29 | Nov | Joe's Garage Acts II & III | 53 | 75 | 31 | 3 | 4 | — | 9 | ||||
| 30 | 1981 | May | Tinsel Town Rebellion | 66 | 55 | 23 | 13 | 8 | — | 9 | |||
| 31 | Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 32 | Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 33 | Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 34 | Sep | You Are What You Is | 93 | 51 | — | 12 | 22 | — | — | ||||
| 35 | 1982 | May | Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch | 23 | 61 | 65 | 20 | 26 | — | — | |||
| 31/32/33 | Sep | Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (All three albums reissued together) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 36 | 1983 | Mar | The Man from Utopia | 153 | 87 | — | — | 23 | — | — | |||
| 37 | Baby Snakes | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 38 | Jun | London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I (Kent Nagano conducting the London Symphony Orchestra) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 39 | 1984 | Aug | The Perfect Stranger (with Pierre Boulez conducting the Ensemble InterContemporain) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 40 | Oct | Them or Us | — | 53 | 42 | — | 22 | — | — | ||||
| 41 | Nov | Thing-Fish | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 42 | Francesco Zappa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 43 | 1985 | Apr | The Old Masters, Box I | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 44 | Nov | Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 45 | 1986 | Jan | Does Humor Belong in Music? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 46 | Nov | The Old Masters, Box II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 47 | Jazz from Hell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 28/29 | 1987 | Jun | Joe's Garage, Acts I, II & III (All three acts reissued together) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 48 | Sep | London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II (Kent Nagano conducting the London Symphony Orchestra) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 49 | Dec | The Old Masters, Box III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 50 | 1988 | Apr | Guitar | — | 82 | 40 | — | — | — | 25 | |||
| 51 | May | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 52 | Oct | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 53 | Broadway the Hard Way | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 54 | 1989 | Nov | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 55 | 1991 | Apr | The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 57 | Jun | Make a Jazz Noise Here | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 56 | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 58 | 1992 | Jul | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 59 | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 60 | Oct | Playground Psychotics (with the Mothers of Invention) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 61 | 1993 | Mar | Ahead of Their Time (with the Mothers of Invention) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 62 | Oct | The Yellow Shark (with Ensemble Modern) | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | 30 | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Posthumous official releases
| Released[3] | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.[18] | Year | Month | GER [8] |
SWE [10] | |
| 63 | 1994 | Dec | Civilization Phaze III | 87 | — |
| 38/48 | 1995 | Apr | London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I & II (Remixed versions of both volumes) | — | — |
| 64 | 1996 | Feb | The Lost Episodes | — | 54 |
| 65 | Sep | Läther | — | 50 | |
| 66 | Oct | Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute | — | — | |
| 67 | 1997 | May | Have I Offended Someone? | — | — |
| 68 | 1998 | Sep | Mystery Disc | — | — |
| 69 | 1999 | Dec | EIHN - Everything Is Healing Nicely | — | — |
| 70 | 2002 | Aug | FZ:OZ | — | — |
| 71 | 2003 | Feb | Halloween (DVD-Audio) | — | — |
| 72 | 2004 | May | Joe's Corsage | — | — |
| 74 | Sep | QuAUDIOPHILIAc (DVD-Audio) | — | — | |
| 73 | Oct | Joe's Domage | — | — | |
| 75 | 2005 | Dec | Joe's XMASage | — | — |
| 76 | 2006 | Jan | Imaginary Diseases | — | — |
| 79 | Nov | Trance-Fusion | — | — | |
| 78 | Dec | The MOFO Project/Object | — | — | |
| 77 | The MOFO Project/Object (fazedooh) | — | — | ||
| 80 | 2007 | Apr | Buffalo | — | — |
| 81 | Aug | The Dub Room Special! | — | — | |
| 82 | Oct | Wazoo | — | — | |
| 83 | 2008 | Jun | One Shot Deal | — | — |
| 84 | Sep | Joe's Menage | — | — | |
| 85 | 2009 | Jan | The Lumpy Money Project/Object | — | — |
| 86 | Dec | Philly '76 | — | — | |
| 87 | 2010 | Apr | Greasy Love Songs | — | — |
| 88 | Sep | "Congress Shall Make No Law..." | — | — | |
| 89 | Nov | Hammersmith Odeon | — | — | |
| 90 | 2011 | Sep | Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison | — | — |
| 91 | Oct | Carnegie Hall (with the Mothers of Invention) | — | — | |
| 93 | 2012 | Oct | Understanding America | — | — |
| 92 | Nov | Road Tapes, Venue #1 | — | — | |
| 94 | Dec | Finer Moments | — | — | |
| 95 | AAAFNRAA — Baby Snakes — The Compleat Soundtrack (Download only) | — | — | ||
| 96 | 2013 | Oct | Road Tapes, Venue #2 | — | — |
| 97 | Nov | A Token of His Extreme Soundtrack | — | — | |
| 98 | 2014 | Jan | Joe's Camouflage | — | — |
| 99 | Mar | Roxy by Proxy | — | — | |
| 100 | 2015 | Jun | Dance Me This | — | — |
| 102 | Oct | Roxy — The Soundtrack (with the Mothers of Invention; included in Roxy the Movie DVD/CD or BD/CD, CD not sold separately) | 39 | — | |
| 101 | Nov | 200 Motels: The Suites (Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale) | — | — | |
| 103 | 2016 | May | Road Tapes, Venue #3 | — | — |
| 104 | Jul | The Crux of the Biscuit | — | — | |
| 105 | Frank Zappa for President | — | — | ||
| 106 | Sep | ZAPPAtite: Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks | — | — | |
| 107 | Nov | Meat Light: The Uncle Meat Project/Object Audio Documentary (with the Mothers of Invention) | — | — | |
| 108 | Chicago '78 | — | — | ||
| 109 | Little Dots | — | — | ||
| 110 | 2017 | Oct | Halloween 77 (Costume Box Set containing a 24-bit WAV audio USB stick of the complete 6 shows: 10.28.77 (2 shows), 10.29.77 (2 shows), 10.30.77, 10.31.77)[nb 1] | — | — |
| 110K | Halloween 77: October 31, 1977[nb 2] | — | — | ||
| 111 | 2018 | Feb | The Roxy Performances (with the Mothers of Invention)[19] | 55 | — |
| 112 | 2019 | Mar | Zappa in New York 40th Anniversary Edition[20] | — | — |
| 113 | Aug | Orchestral Favorites 40th Anniversary Edition[21] | — | — | |
| 114 | Oct | Halloween 73 (Costume Box Set containing 4 CDs of both 10.31.73 shows complete, as well as rehearsals from 10.20.73 and 10.21.73)[22][nb 3] | — | — | |
| 114Z | Halloween 73 Highlights[22][nb 4] | — | — | ||
| 115 | Dec | The Hot Rats Sessions[23] | — | — | |
| 116 | 2020 | Jun | The Mothers 1970 (with the Mothers of Invention)[24] | 30 | — |
| 117 | Oct | Halloween 81 (Costume Box Set containing 6 CDs of the complete 3 shows: 10.31.81 (2 shows), 11.01.81)[25] | — | — | |
| 117Z | Halloween 81 Highlights | — | — | ||
| 118 | Nov | Zappa - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | — | — | |
| 119 | 2021 | Jun | Zappa '88: The Last U.S. Show | 9 | — |
| 120 | Dec | 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition | 87 | — | |
| 121 | 2022 | Mar | The Mothers 1971 (with the Mothers of Invention) | 18 | — |
| 122 | Jun | Zappa/Erie | 22 | — | |
| 123 | Oct | Zappa '75: Zagreb/Ljubljana | 61 | — | |
| 124 | Dec | Waka/Wazoo | — | — | |
| 125 | 2023 | Mar | Zappa '80: Mudd Club/Munich[26][27] | 33 | — |
| 125A | Zappa '80: Mudd Club[28][29] | 75 | — | ||
| 125B | Zappa '80: Munich[30][31] | — | — | ||
| 126 | Jun | Funky Nothingness[32] | 15 | — | |
| 127 | Nov | Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Edition[33] | — | — | |
| 128 | 2024 | Jun | Whisky a Go Go, 1968 (with the Mothers of Invention)[34] | 67 | — |
| 129 | Sep | Apostrophe (') 50th Anniversary Edition[35] | — | — | |
| 130 | 2025 | May | Cheaper Than Cheep [36] | 14 | — |
| 131 | Aug | One Size Fits All 50th Anniversary Edition (with the Mothers of Invention)[37] | — | — | |
| 132 | Oct | Halloween 78 (Costume Box Set containing 5 CDs of 2 complete shows: 10.31.78 and 10.27.78)[38] | 55 | — | |
| 132 | Halloween 78 Highlights: Live at the Palladium, New York | — | — | ||
| 133 | 2026 | Mar | Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary Edition (with Captain Beefheart and the Mothers of Invention)[39] | — | — |
| 134 | May | Zappa '66 Vol. 1: Live at TTG Studios[nb 5][40] | — | — | |
| 135 | Sep | Freak Out! 60th Anniversary Edition (with the Mothers of Invention)[41] | |||
Beat the Boots! series
| Released | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Jul | Beat the Boots! |
| 1992 | Jun | Beat the Boots! #2 |
| 2009 | Jan | Beat the Boots! III (Download only) |
AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle series
| Released | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Month | |
| 2006 | Dec | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle 2006 (Download only) |
| 2008 | Dec | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAA Birthday Bundle 2008 (Download only) |
| 2010 | Dec | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAA Birthday Bundle 2010 (Download only) |
| 2011 | Dec | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAAAAM Birthday Bundle 2011 (Download only)[42] |
| 2014 | Dec | The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle 21.12.2014 (Download only) |
Compilation albums
| Released | Title | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Month | US | AUS [43] |
GER [8] |
UK | ||||||||
| 1969 | Oct | The **** of the Mothers (with the Mothers of Invention) | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1971 | Mar | The Worst of the Mothers (with the Mothers of Invention) | 201 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1987 | Jun | The Guitar World According to Frank Zappa | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1988 | Apr | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Sampler | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1995 | Aug | Strictly Commercial | — | 63 | 51 | 45 | |||||||
| 1997 | May | Strictly Genteel | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1997 | Sep | Zappa En La Radio (Zappa On The Radio) | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1998 | Feb | Cucamonga | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Apr | Cheap Thrills | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1999 | Apr | Son of Cheep Thrills | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2020 | Dec | A Very Zappa Birthday EP (Download only) | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak Chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [44] |
US Rock [44] |
CAN [45] |
GER [46] |
SWI [47] |
AUT [13] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] | |||
| 1966 | "How Could I Be Such a Fool?" b/w "Help, I'm a Rock (3rd Movement: It Can't Happen' Here)" (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Freak Out! |
| "Who Are the Brain Police?" b/w "Trouble Comin' Every Day" (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "Big Leg Emma" b/w "Why Don't You Do Me Right?" (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks (both later included on all CD releases of Absolutely Free) |
| "Son of Suzy Creamcheese" b/w "Big Leg Emma" (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Absolutely Free | |
| "Lonely Little Girl" b/w "Mother People" (from We're Only In It for the Money) (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album version (later included on The Lumpy Money Project/Object, different version on We're Only In It for the Money) | |
| 1968 | "Motherly Love" b/w "I Ain't Got No Heart" (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Freak Out! |
| "Deseri" b/w "Jelly Roll Gum Drop" (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention, credited to Ruben & the Jets) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cruising with Ruben & the Jets | |
| "Anyway the Wind Blows" b/w "Jelly Roll Gum Drop" (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention, credited to Ruben & the Jets) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "WPLJ" b/w "My Guitar" (Non-album track, later included on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 5) (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Burnt Weeny Sandwich |
| "My Guitar" b/w "Dog Breath" (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks ("My Guitar" later included on You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5, "Dog Breath" later included on Meat Light) | |
| 1970 | "Tell Me You Love Me" b/w "Will You Go All the Way for the U.S.A.?" [sic] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chunga's Revenge |
| 1971 | "Tears Began to Fall" (remix) b/w "Junier Mintz Boogie" (non-album track, later included on The Mothers 1971) (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fillmore East – June 1971 |
| "Magic Fingers" b/w "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 Motels | |
| "What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning" b/w "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | "Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus" b/w "Eat That Question" (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Grand Wazoo |
| 1973 | "I'm the Slime" (single mix with different guitar solo) b/w "Montana" (both tracks with the Mothers of Invention) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Over-Nite Sensation |
| 1974 | "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" b/w "Cosmik Debris" |
86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Apostrophe (') |
| 1975 | "Du Bist Mein Sofa" b/w "Stink Foot" (from Apostrophe (')) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Size Fits All |
| 1976 | "Find Her Finer" b/w "Zoot Allures" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Zoot Allures |
| "Disco Boy" b/w "Ms. Pinky" |
105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "Dancin' Fool" b/w "Baby Snakes" |
45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sheik Yerbouti |
| "Bobby Brown" b/w "Stick It Out" (from Joe's Garage Acts II & III) |
— | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| "Joe's Garage" b/w "Central Scrutinizer" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | Joe's Garage Act I | |
| "Stick It Out" b/w "Why Does It Hurt" (from Joe's Garage Act I) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joe's Garage Acts II & III | |
| 1980 | "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted" b/w "Ancient Armaments" |
103 | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 3 | Non-album tracks (alternate mix of "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted" later included on The Lost Episodes, "Ancient Armaments" later included on Halloween) |
| 1981 | "Love of My Life" b/w "For the Young Sophisticate" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tinsel Town Rebellion |
| "Harder Than Your Husband" b/w "Dumb All Over" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Are What You Is | |
| "You Are What You Is" b/w "Pink Napkins" (from Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Goblin Girl" b/w "Pink Napkins" (from Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Valley Girl" (with Moon Zappa) b/w "You Are What You Is" (from You Are What You Is) |
32 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch |
| 1983 | "The Man from Utopia Meets Mary Lou" b/w "SEX" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Man from Utopia |
| "Cocaine Decisions" b/w "SEX" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "The Girl in the Magnesium Dress" b/w "Outside Now, Again" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger |
| "Baby Take Your Teeth Out" b/w "Stevie's Spanking" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Them Or Us | |
| True Glove 4-track maxi single ("In France" / "Be In My Video" / "He's So Gay" / "Won Ton On") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tracks 1 and 2 from Them Or Us, track 3 from Thing-Fish, track 4 non-album version (different version on Thing-Fish) | |
| 1987 | "Peaches en Regalia" b/w "I'm Not Satisfied" (from Crusing with Ruben & the Jets) and "Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up" (from Joe's Garage Act I) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Rats |
| 1988 | "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace" b/w "Watermelon in Easter Hay" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Guitar |
| "Zomby Woof" b/w "You Didn't Try to Call Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 | |
| 1991 | "Stairway to Heaven" b/w "Bolero" |
— | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life |
| 2022 | "Valley Girl (Flux Pavilion Remix)" (with Moon Zappa) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track (remix of "Valley Girl" from Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch) |
| Sources:[48][49] | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Videos
- Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (Cinema 1971, VHS 1984, DVD 2009)
- A Token of His Extreme (TV 1976, DVD 2013)
- Baby Snakes (Cinema 1979, VHS - edited version 1983, VHS - complete version 1987, DVD 2003)
- Live at the Palladium / The Torture Never Stops (TV 1981, VHS 1983, DVD 2008)
- The Dub Room Special! (VHS 1982, DVD 2005)
- Does Humor Belong in Music? (VHS 1985, DVD 2003)
- Video from Hell (VHS 1987)
- Uncle Meat (VHS 1987)
- The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (VHS 1987)
- The Amazing Mr. Bickford (VHS 1987)
- Roxy the Movie (DVD/BD 2015)
- Zappa (Cinema 2020, DVD/BD 2021)
- Cheaper Than Cheep (BD 2025 - available as part of Cheaper Than Cheep 2CD+BD or 2CD+3LP+BD)
Other appearances
- The Masters - "Breaktime", B-side of "Sixteen Tons", Zappa wrote and performed on the B-side (Emmy, 1961)
- The Hollywood Tornadoes - "The Inebriated Surfer", B-side of "Moon Dawg", Zappa produced the B-side (Aertaun, 1962)
- The Penguins - "Memories of El Monte", writer and arranger (Original Sound, 1963)
- Bob Guy - "Dear Jeepers", B-side "Letter from Jeepers", writer, arranger and producer (Del-Fi, 1963)
- Baby Ray & the Ferns - "The World's Greatest Sinner", B-side "How's Your Bird?", writer, performer and producer with Ray Collins on vocals (Donna, 1963)
- The Persuaders - "Grunion Run", B-side of "Tijuana Surf", Zappa wrote and performed on the B-side (Original Sound, 1963; reissued the same year on Regency under the name the Hollywood Persuaders with "Tijuana Surf" retitled "Tijuana")
- Brian Lord & the Midnighters - "The Big Surfer", performer and producer (Vigah!, 1963 also issued on Capitol Records)
- Ned & Nelda - "Hey Nelda", B-side "Surf Along with Ned & Nelda", written and performed by Zappa (Ned) and Ray Collins (Nelda) (Vigah!, 1963)
- Ron Roman - "Love of My Life", B-side of "Tell Me", Zappa wrote and performed on the B-side with Ray Collins on vocals (Daani, 1963)
- The Rotations - "Heavies", B-side "The Crusher", producer only (Original Sound, 1964), a few seconds of "Heavies" appears in "Nasal Retentive Calliope Music" on We're Only in It for the Money
- The Heartbreakers - "Every Time I See You", B-side "Cradle Rock", writer and performer (Del-Fi, 1964)
- Mr. Clean - "Mr. Clean", B-side "Jessie Lee", writer, performer and producer (Original Sound, 1964)
- Bobby Jameson - "Gotta Find My Roogalator", B-side "Reconsider Baby", Zappa uncredited (Penthouse, 1966)
- The Animals - Animalism, writer and arranger (MGM, 1966)
- Burt Ward - "Boy Wonder I Love You", writer, producer and arranger (MGM, 1966)
- Barry Goldberg - "Carry On" (Verve/Folkways, 1967)
- Wild Man Fischer - An Evening with Wild Man Fischer, writer, performer and producer (Bizzare/Reprise, 1968)
- The GTOs - Permanent Damage, producer only (Straight/Reprise, 1969)
- Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica, producer and can be heard speaking on "Pena" and "The Blimp"; the backing track of "The Blimp" is the Mothers of Invention rehearsing a Zappa song known as "Charles Ives" (Reprise, 1969)
- Lenny Bruce - The Berkeley Concert, producer only, recorded 1965 (Bizarre/Reprise, 1969)
- Jeff Simmons - Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, writer, performer and producer (Straight, 1970)
- Jean-Luc Ponty - King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa, writer, performer and producer (World Pacific/Liberty, 1970)
- John Lennon - Some Time in New York City, writer and performer (Apple, 1972)
- Ruben and the Jets - For Real!, writer, performer and producer (Mercury, 1973)
- George Duke - Feel, credited as Obdewl'l X (Verve, 1974)
- Grand Funk Railroad - Good Singin', Good Playin', performer and producer (MCA, 1976)
- Robert Charlebois - Swing Charlebois Swing (Solution/RCA France, 1977)
- Flint - Flint (Columbia, 1978)
- L. Shankar - Touch Me There, credited as Stucco Homes, performer and producer (Zappa, 1979)
- Dweezil Zappa - Havin' a Bad Day, producer only (Barking Pumpkin, 1986)
- Pražský výběr - Adieu C. A. (Art Production K, 1992)
- Lowell George & the Factory - Lightning-Rod Man, performer and producer on "Lightning-Rod Man" and "The Loved One", both recorded 1966 (Edsel, 1993)
- Captain Beefheart - Bat Chain Puller, producer only, recorded 1976 (Vaulternative, 2012)
Albums by other artists
- Jean-Luc Ponty - King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1970)
- BRT Big Band - The BRT Big Band Plays Frank Zappa (1990)
- Yahonza - Yahozna Plays Zappa (1992)
- Joel Thome/Orchestra of Our Time - Zappa's Universe — A Celebration of 25 Years of Frank Zappa's Music (1993)
- Meridian Arts Ensemble - Smart Went Crazy (1993)
- Harmonia Ensemble - Harmonia Meets Zappa (1994)
- Jon Poole - What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (1994)
- Omnibus Wind Ensemble - Music by Frank Zappa (1995)
- Warren Cuccurullo - Thanks to Frank (1995)
- Meridian Arts Ensemble - Prime Meridian (1995)
- Meridian Arts Ensemble - Anxiety of Influence (1996)
- Muffin Men - Frankincense: The Muffin Men Play Zappa (1997)
- The Ed Palermo Big Band - Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1997)
- CoCö Anderson - Dischordancies Abundant (1997)
- Various Artists - UNMATCHED - Evangelio 2⁰ - TRIBUTO A ZAPPA (1997)
- Pierre-Jean Gaucher - Zappe Zappa (1998)
- Meridian Arts Ensemble - Ear Mind I (1998)
- Ossi Duri - Sta Chitarra Ammazzera 'Tua Madre (1998)
- The Persuasions - Frankly a Cappella (2000)
- Ensemble Ambrosius - The Zappa Album (2000)
- Bohuslän Big Band - Bohuslän Big Band plays Frank Zappa (2000)
- Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Fric Out ! (2001)
- Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Have a Bun (2002)
- Le Concert Impromptu & Bossini - Prophetic Attitude (2002)
- Ensemble Modern - Ensemble Modern Plays Frank Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions (2003)
- UMO Jazz Orchestra - UMO plays Frank Zappa feat. Marzi Nyman (2003)
- Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Tales of Brave Flegmar (2003)
- LeBocal - Oh No!... Just Another Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue! (2003)
- Prząśniczki & Tymon Tymański - Zapparcie, czyli uboczne skutki jedzenia żółtego śniegu (2003)[50]
- BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra & Zucchini Rocking Teenage Combo - The Purple Cucumber - A Zappa Tribute (2003)
- Nasal Retentive Orchestra - NRO Live (2004)
- Lemme Take You to the Beach: Surf Instrumental Bands Playing the Music of Zappa (2005)
- Colin Towns and the NDR bigband - Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (and Funny Smells) (2005)[51]
- Marc Guillermont - Zappostrophe (2005)
- The Ed Palermo Big Band - Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006)
- Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Music for Hungry People (2007)
- Struber Z'Tett - Struber Z'Tett Plays Zappa Live : Les Noces de Dada (2007)
- Pierre-Jean Gaucher & Christophe Godin - 2G (2007)
- Dweezil Zappa - Zappa Plays Zappa (2008)
- The Ed Palermo Big Band - Eddy Loves Frank (2009)
- The Norwegian Wind Ensemble - The Brass from Utopia (A Frank Zappa Tribute) (2013)
- The Norwegian Radio Orchestra - Perfect Strangers (Heiner Goebbels, Frank Zappa) (2014)
- Stefano Bollani - Sheik Yer Zappa (2014)
- Marco Pacassoni Group - Frank & Ruth (2018)
Videos by other artists
- Joel Thome/Orchestra of Our Time - Zappa's Universe — A Celebration of 25 Years of Frank Zappa's Music (VHS 1993)
- Dweezil Zappa - Zappa Plays Zappa (DVD 2007)
- Quintorigo con Roberto Gatto - Around Zappa (Live at Blue Note Milano) (DVD 2015)
Sales awards
Australia (70,000 sales)[52][53]
- January 1976: Gold record for Just Another Band From LA
- January 1976: Gold record for Fillmore East
Austria (50,000 sales)[54]
- November 1991: Gold record for "Bobby Brown"
Canada (100,000 sales)[55]
- September 1979: Gold record for Sheik Yerbouti
- November 1979: Gold record for Joe's Garage
European Union (1,000,000 sales)[56]
- 1991: Gold record for European releases
France (100,000 sales)[57]
- December 1979: Gold record for Sheik Yerbouti
Germany (500,000 sales)[58][59]
- January 1980: Gold record for Sheik Yerbouti
- January 1980: Gold record for "Bobby Brown"
Norway (50,000 sales)[60]
- January 1980: Gold record for "Bobby Brown"
Sweden (50,000 sales)[61]
- October 1993: Gold record for "Bobby Brown"
Switzerland (50,000 sales)[62]
- December 1980: Gold record for "Bobby Brown"
United Kingdom (60,000 sales)[63]
- March 1979: Silver record for Zoot Allures
United States (1,100,000 sales)[64]
- April 1976: Gold record for Apostrophe (')
- November 1976: Gold record for Over-Nite Sensation
- June 2006: Gold record for Does Humor Belong in Music? video
- February 2015: Gold record for Baby Snakes video
Notes
- The package contains: the Frank Zappa 1977 mask and costume, a USB stick containing six concerts in 24-bit WAV audio, and a 32-page PDF digital booklet with extensive liner notes.
- The bonus section four tracks on disc three (tracks 8-11) are taken from the 10-30-77 show.
- The elaborately designed package set contains both of Zappa's live sets from that day and a further disc of rehearsal tapes; and features a "costume box" that houses the four CDs and a "FRANKenZAPPA" mask and gloves set.
- A 16-song compilation featuring selections from the two shows.
- Featuring 17 recordings (16 of them previously unreleased) from 1966, around the time of the Mothers of Invention's debut album, Freak Out!, this is the first album to be released under the Vaulternative label since 2016's Chicago '78.