Joe's Garage Act I, II & III
by Frank Zappa
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Joe's Garage Act I, II & III is ranked 10th best out of 123 albums by Frank Zappa on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Frank Zappa is Hot Rats which is ranked number 233 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,938.
(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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Joe's Garage Act 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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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/02/2026 18:12 | daCritic | 4,386 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2025 09:06 | Jun_Res | 270 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2025 11:48 |  Norman Bates | 9,971 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2025 16:15 | Imaybeparanoid | 7,319 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2025 06:08 | cicadelic | 11,543 | 73/100 |
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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 78.7/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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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.
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.
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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