The Yellow Shark
by Frank Zappa
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Frank Zappa bestography
The Yellow Shark is ranked 24th best out of 124 albums by Frank Zappa on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Frank Zappa is Hot Rats which is ranked number 231 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,790.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Yellow Shark track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Yellow Shark ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/05/2026 07:31 | PurpleHazel | 1,515 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2026 23:04 | Devilwoac | 1,351 | 97/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2024 21:45 | TonySayers61 | 24,886 | 64/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2024 12:15 | LosWochos | 47,265 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2024 18:40 |  Cytoma | 2,047 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.0/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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When I am in the mood for classical meets fusion jazz I really enjoy this. The Girl in the Magnesium Dress would fit as the backing for a horror movie and is a tough listen. The grand piano piece 'Ruth is Sleeping' is a favourite classical/jazz cross which is actually extremely difficult to play although it may not sound so. For me though the album comes alive with last four tracks finishing with the upbeat masterpiece 'G Spot Tornado'
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