Weasels Ripped My Flesh
by The Mothers Of Invention

Weasels Ripped My Flesh by The Mothers Of Invention
Year: 1970
Overall rank: 5,487th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 187 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1970 (97th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (882nd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,487th)

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The Mothers Of Invention bestography

Weasels Ripped My Flesh is ranked 17th best out of 123 albums by Frank Zappa on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Frank Zappa is Hot Rats which is ranked number 229 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,907.

The Mothers Of Invention album bestography « Higher ranked (4,994th)
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
This album (5,487th)
Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Lower ranked (6,173rd) »
You Are What You Is

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 5,487th | 1970s rank: 882nd | 1970 rank: 97th
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2026TroutMaskGregTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s93/1002
2026stangetzawayTop 56 Music Albums of 197019/563
2026 LeonardTop 97 Music Albums of 197033/973
2026stangetzawayTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s98/1001
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 62 Music Albums of 197043/622
2026adbrack1988Top 48 Music Albums of 197046/480
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of 197050/1003
2025 MetalMan67Top 80 Music Albums of 197052/802
2025mostlymorTop 100 Greatest Music Albums95/1006
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s69/1006
2025MaxStorm98Top 76 Music Albums of 197059/761
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 197036/1003
2025mostlymorFrank Zappa Chronological Order10/60 -
2025mostlymorWe've Got A Live One Here - BEA's Favourite Live Albums98/100 -
2025TroutMaskGregTop 33 Music Albums of 19709/334
2025theredkrayolaTop 40 Greatest Music Albums37/409
2024 CardboardfolderTop 50 Music Albums of 197035/502
2024martinthoTop 86 Music Albums of 197059/862
2024 FischmanFrank Zappa Albums Ranked14/82 -
2024 AAL2014Frank Zappa: So Far..16/29 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 99
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 247
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77/100 (from 187 votes)
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01/05/2026 20:44 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,11470/100
 
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12/30/2025 12:49 daCritic  Ratings distribution  4,45373/100
 
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12/05/2025 14:30 Araldo  Ratings distribution  1,47280/100
 
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10/22/2025 22:46 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,54465/100
 
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10/18/2025 21:38 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,46864/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.

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85/100
From 07/24/2020 21:49 | #256163
One of the best Mothers of Invention albums. The group's chemistry is tight and vital. It's got its bizarre moments (as does every Zappa release), but these moments do not take away from or outweigh the more musically sound points.
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From 08/20/2019 19:32 | #241452
How 'We're Only In It For the Money' can be several albums in front of this is beyond me. Yes, this is a bit odd in parts but the musicianship is on the money. Memorable cover art is a bonus to an altogether absorbing album. My wife hates it and threatens to throw it out after me when I put it on!
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70/100
From 10/14/2018 17:58 | #222530
Nice cover art
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90/100
From 09/03/2018 05:08 | #220465
The second half of this thing is Zappa gold
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30/100
From 07/10/2016 19:45 | #171035
Awful. I love Zappa, but he has made some terrible records. Not as bad as, lumpy gravy, but not much better either. It's torture to be honest.
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85/100
From 03/26/2016 12:08 | #162648
Typically Zappa weird and eccentric. I love it!
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100/100
From 02/21/2015 00:24 | #135370
This album is disgusting and nuts and I love every minute of it.
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70/100
From 12/11/2011 20:15 | #32704
Not quite as tasty as Burnt Weeny Sandwich, but more than palatable. Includes one of my favorite songs, "Orange County Lumber Truck".
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70/100
From 07/31/2011 16:52 | #25342
One of Zappa's more experimental 'experiences' consisting of whimsical surreal elements, dissonance, swing and free-form jazz hybrids
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