Sheik Yerbouti
by Frank Zappa
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Frank Zappa bestography
Sheik Yerbouti is ranked 9th best out of 124 albums by Frank Zappa on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Frank Zappa is Hot Rats which is ranked number 238 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,575.
(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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Sheik Yerbouti track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Sheik Yerbouti rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 34 Music Albums of 1979 | 4/34 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 61 Music Albums of 1979 | 35/61 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1979 | 94/100 | - |
| 2026 |  sageamagoo | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 51/99 | 46 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 | 85/90 | 0 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 88 Music Albums of 1979 | 51/88 | 2 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 29 Music Albums of 1979 | 6/29 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Applerill | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 74/100 | 27 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 154 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 585 | |||
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Sheik Yerbouti ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/10/2026 11:52 | Adhura | 1,732 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 17:10 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
| ! | 03/30/2026 01:32 | thedudeabides | 169 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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Sheik Yerbouti forum mentions
CharlieBarley 03/22/2023 17:40 in What album are you listening to right now?
bobbyb5 04/12/2018 04:20 in Top 5 Frank Zappa Album Discussion/ The "Big Song"
Romanelli 02/09/2016 17:21 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Sinners & SaintsSheik Yerbouti comments
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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.
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. (Edited)
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. (Edited)
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.
GrosBidon 04/03/2021 06:05 | #268131 | TOP COMMENT
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It is for me the best album of Frank Zappa, really Rock and certainly the most successful.
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