Zoot Allures
by Frank Zappa
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Zoot Allures is ranked 12th 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 6,749.
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Zoot Allures 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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| ! | 07/14/2026 17:52 |  spigelwii | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2026 11:15 | exile_ken | 8 | 98/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2026 08:18 | Leginlists | 3,708 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/27/2025 02:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,112 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2025 22:48 |  EyeKanFly | 8,848 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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Album Rating: 72.11
(649/9)
1.Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station. 81
2.Black Napkins. 70
3.The Torture Never Stops. 84
4.Ms. Pinky. 69
5.Find Her Finer. 68
6.Friendly Little Finger. 66
7.Wonderful Wino. 74
8.Zoot Allures. 70
9.Disco Boy. 67
This is one of my favourite Zappa outings, superb musicianship on Torture Never Stops however the lyrics on this track do paint a picture of a hellish place, worth having this album for the guitar work alone. Probably the closest FZ got to a conventional rock album, not that he was trying to! Find Her Finer makes you feel like you want to get up and 'feel the rhythm'.
Another brilliant Frank Zappa when he was at his solo best. The torture never stops, is one of his all time great tracks and, wind up workin' in a gas station, is a great opener. One of Zappa's ten essential albums.
Another solid release from sensation Zappa.
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