Understanding America
by Frank Zappa
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Frank Zappa bestography
Understanding America is ranked 59th 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 6,570.
(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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Understanding America track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Understanding America rankings summary
Overall rank: 34,787th | 2010s rank: 8,208th | 2012 rank: 842nd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | iancrockert141 | Top 93 Music Albums of the 2010s | 21/93 | 16 |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 18 Music Albums of 2012 | 11/18 | 2 |
| 2015 | vancevisuals | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 74/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 23 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/03/2026 03:17 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2024 14:25 | LosWochos | 47,548 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/14/2021 07:16 |  phantom1305 | 2,813 | 71/100 |
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