Sheik Yerbouti (studio album) by Frank Zappa

Sheik Yerbouti by Frank Zappa
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 2,209th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 243 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (42nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (427th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,209th)
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Frank Zappa bestography

Sheik Yerbouti is ranked 3rd best out of 115 albums by Frank Zappa on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Frank Zappa is Hot Rats which is ranked number 223 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,538.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 243 votes)
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04/19/2024 03:22 ScrumpyArbuckle  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,13378/100
 
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03/06/2024 15:55 Helios  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 5,74770/100
 
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02/13/2024 16:25 JamesMowbray  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,97770/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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80/100
From 11/08/2023 13:57
FZ does his thing.
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From 02/06/2022 10:36
A little more accessible than some of his works. It is a shame a lot (most) of his work is overshadowed by crudity, innuendo and utter tosh. No, I am not a prude, just a lover of really good music and thankfully there is some really good music on this album.
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From 04/03/2021 06:05
It is for me the best album of Frank Zappa, really Rock and certainly the most successful.
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55/100
From 07/05/2019 12:05
My first foray into the world of FZ was this album. It’s more accessible than most of his work with some memorable tunes accompanying the usual FZ irreverence.
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75/100
From 06/19/2016 16:46
A thoroughly enjoyable album. Sheik yer bouti, features some of my favourite Frank Zappa songs. Bobby Brown, is off course wonderful, but other standouts are, flakes, broken hearts are for assholes, and, dancin' fool. I love the Zappa records from this period.
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From 01/27/2013 16:20
Some of his stuff can be a little self-indulgent, but this album is completely on the money. Funny, irreverant and with some great tunes to boot, this is a classic Zappa album. I haven't gone through his whole catalogue, but this is my favourite so far.
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85/100
From 05/08/2012 21:39
1 of my fav Zappas, 'Jewish Princess' and 'Valley Girl' are gold.
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Best Albums of 1979
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2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
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