Chicago '78
by Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa bestography
Chicago '78 is ranked 98th best out of 123 albums by Frank Zappa on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Frank Zappa is Hot Rats which is ranked number 228 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,961.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Upcoming concerts
May
15
Fri
The Furious Bongos: A Tribute to Frank Zappa
The Queen, Wilmington, United States. 
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
Aug
28
Fri
The Stinkfoot Orchestra: A 14-Piece Tribute to Frank Zappa Feat. Napoleon Murphy Brock
Music Box, San Diego, United States.
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
Listen to Chicago '78 on YouTube
Loading content from YouTube...
Chicago '78 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
#
Track
Rating/Comments
Chicago '78 rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 93,909th | 2010s rank: 24,733rd | 2016 rank: 2,496th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | platus | Top 28 Music Albums of 2016 | 11/28 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2024 | Fischman | Frank Zappa Albums Ranked | 70/82 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4 | |||
You can include this album in your own chart from the My Charts page!
Chicago '78 collection
Chicago '78 ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this album will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 7 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/2024 15:04 | LosWochos | 46,869 | 75/100 | |
| 11/14/2021 07:27 |  phantom1305 | 2,812 | 71/100 | |
| 06/14/2019 14:40 |  turbottski | 987 | 84/100 | |
| 01/10/2019 13:54 | Fischman | 11,856 | 66/100 | |
| 01/22/2017 03:54 | Musyahid | 423 | 86/100 |
Chicago '78 comments
Be the first to add a comment for this album - add your comment!
Your feedback for Chicago '78
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
