Jazz From Hell
by Frank Zappa
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Frank Zappa bestography
Jazz From Hell is ranked 37th best out of 125 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 6,570.
(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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Jazz From Hell track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Jazz From Hell rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 78 Music Albums of 1986 | 48/78 | 2 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 52 Music Albums of 1986 | 47/52 | 1 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 13 Music Albums of 1986 | 6/13 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Arthurknight | Top 99 Music Albums of 1986 | 94/99 | 0 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 69 Music Albums of 1986 | 62/69 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 46 Music Albums of 1986 | 22/46 | 3 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Frank Zappa Chronological Order | 42/60 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 44/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 37 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 64 | |||
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Jazz From Hell ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/23/2026 00:44 | saltysurprise | 2,960 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2025 00:50 |  TimBroad04 | 203 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2025 00:43 | M4thSoad3r | 312 | 85/100 |
Rating metrics:
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 71.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.5.
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Jazz From Hell forum mentions
RockyRaccoon 11/22/2023 22:26 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys
Lachapelle 08/22/2018 00:23 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today Lachapelle 08/22/2018 00:20 in What album are you listening to right now?Jazz From Hell comments
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ExTeaSea TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/15/2022 02:26 | #290484
Finally got around to getting this. It's decent but sadly one of his weakest outings. Great album cover though.
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