Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III
by Frank Zappa
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Frank Zappa bestography
Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III is ranked 10th 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 6,573.
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Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III 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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Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Frank Zappa: So Far.. | 12/32 | - |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 41/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | regsandthelike | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 15/40 | 62 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 74 Music Albums of 1987 | 74/74 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Ledgin72 | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 18/50 | 66 |
| 2026 |  phantom1305 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 83/100 | 17 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 70 Music Albums of 1987 | 70/70 | 0 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 11 Music Albums of 1987 | 1/11 | 5 |
| 2026 | Glitterboiii | Frm. Tape to Film and Bck: Notes Twrd. an Asthtcs. of Mscl. Frm. | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 70/100 | 30 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 73 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 558 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/08/2026 13:41 | Neil_71 | 149 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 17:43 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 03/30/2026 01:32 | thedudeabides | 169 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.1/100, a mean average of 79.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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CharlieBarley 07/16/2021 21:17 in What album are you listening to right now?Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III comments
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Very enjoyable. Volume one is easily the best. The other two become a bit of a drag, and the whole lot taken in one go is a real slog. Still, some wonderful moments here and there. All in all, Zappa never fails to amaze. (Edited)
A little less 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)
Act I is a classic and great fun. II & III have great music but are not in the same vein or mood to me.
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