The Lost Episodes (compilation album)
by Frank Zappa
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Frank Zappa bestography
The Lost Episodes is ranked 42nd best out of 123 albums by Frank Zappa on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Frank Zappa is Hot Rats which is ranked number 230 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,973.
(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 Lost Episodes track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Lost Episodes rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | mostlymor | Frank Zappa Chronological Order | 59/60 | - |
| 2025 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 17 Music Albums of 1996 | 1/17 | 5 |
| 2025 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 21/100 | 16 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | TroutMaskGreg | Great Googly-Moogly - My Zappa Rankings | 18/44 | - |
| 2021 | martintho | Top 53 Music Albums of 1996 | 34/53 | 2 |
| 2021 | PurpleHazel | Top 29 Music Albums of 1996 | 16/29 | 2 |
| 2018 | NPG0607 | Top 71 Greatest Music Albums | 20/71 | 19 |
| 2017 |  Captain_Dude | RANKED: FRANK ZAPPA | 37/39 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 45 | |||
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The Lost Episodes ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/05/2024 12:27 | LosWochos | 46,769 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/14/2021 07:24 |  phantom1305 | 2,812 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2021 14:00 | jpgeesaman | 228 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2020 19:37 | TonyF12345 | 3,408 | 76/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2020 08:53 | Slinkysurfer | 225 | 77/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.3.
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