200 Motels
by Frank Zappa
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Frank Zappa bestography
200 Motels is ranked 48th best out of 123 albums by Frank Zappa on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Frank Zappa is Hot Rats which is ranked number 243 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,061.
(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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200 Motels track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
200 Motels rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | 1971: Part 2- #101-200 | 3/15 | - |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 45 Music Albums of 1971 | 45/45 | 0 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Frank Zappa Chronological Order | 13/60 | - |
| 2025 | thekrauter | Top 45 Music Albums of 1971 | 43/45 | 0 |
| 2024 | AAL2014 | Frank Zappa: So Far.. | 28/29 | - |
| 2024 |  Fischman | Frank Zappa Albums Ranked | 79/82 | - |
| 2023 |  ExTeaSea | F2LF: Frank Zappa | 21/28 | - |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 92 Music Albums of 1971 | 89/92 | 0 |
| 2020 | Red0510 | Top 67 Music Albums of 1971 | 54/67 | 1 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2018 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2017 |  Captain_Dude | RANKED: FRANK ZAPPA | 21/39 | - |
| 2017 | vancevisuals | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2016 | Jorbaa | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 100/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11 | |||
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200 Motels ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2026 13:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,585 | 70/100 | |
| 10/19/2024 03:24 | AAL2014 | 3,778 | 75/100 | |
| 09/13/2024 04:54 | mostlymor | 6,874 | 79/100 | |
| 03/08/2024 05:06 | Philly28 | 913 | 69/100 | |
| 03/22/2023 20:35 |  phantom1305 | 2,812 | 71/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 68.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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