Zoot Allures (studio album) by Frank Zappa

Zoot Allures by Frank Zappa
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 4,286th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 173 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (71st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (735th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,286th)
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Frank Zappa bestography

Zoot Allures is ranked 7th best out of 122 albums by Frank Zappa on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Frank Zappa is Hot Rats which is ranked number 226 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,211.

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Zoot Allures track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 173 votes)
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05/04/2025 21:18 Reppu1976  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,24486/100
 
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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 76.4/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.

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80/100
From 03/12/2023 08:30
While this is the best album. Other albums are trash
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70/100
From 08/06/2022 05:19
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
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70/100
From 10/27/2017 07:49
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'.
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80/100
From 06/21/2016 23:47
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.
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80/100
From 05/19/2012 20:11
Another solid release from sensation Zappa.
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