ZZ Top

The best album credited to ZZ Top is Eliminator which is ranked number 1,156 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 1,517.

ZZ Top is ranked number 469 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 4,002.

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ZZ Top best albums

The following albums by ZZ Top are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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Eliminator

ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

353 charts

Rank Score:

1,517

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ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

1,026

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ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

329

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ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

228

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ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

220

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868

Overall Rank:

6,099

Average Rating:

69 (147 votes)

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Tejas

ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

129

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ZZ Top

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

116

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ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1971

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43 charts

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1972

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44 charts

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El Loco

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Year of Release:

1981

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37 charts

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469

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This may not be a complete discography for ZZ Top.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

ZZ Top bestography composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	7	0%
1980s	5	0%
1990s	7	0%
2000s	4	0%
2010s	4	0%
2020s	1	0%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	21	75%
Yes	7	25%

Live?	Albums	%
No	22	79%
Yes	6	21%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	27	96%
Yes	1	4%

ZZ Top best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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La Grange

(from the album Tres Hombres)

Average Rating: 89 (136 votes)Comments: 1

Tush

(from the album Fandango!)

Average Rating: 87 (71 votes)Comments: 0

Sharp Dressed Man

(from the album Eliminator)

Average Rating: 86 (127 votes)Comments: 1

Gimme All Your Lovin'

(from the album Eliminator)

Average Rating: 85 (115 votes)Comments: 1

Jesus Just Left Chicago

(from the album Tres Hombres)

Average Rating: 84 (82 votes)Comments: 0

Just Got Paid

(from the album Rio Grande Mud)

Average Rating: 84 (30 votes)Comments: 0

Cheap Sunglasses

(from the album Degüello)

Average Rating: 83 (46 votes)Comments: 0

Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers

(from the album Tres Hombres)

Average Rating: 83 (78 votes)Comments: 0

Waitin' For The Bus

(from the album Tres Hombres)

Average Rating: 82 (77 votes)Comments: 0

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I Thank You

(from the album Degüello)

Average Rating: 82 (48 votes)Comments: 0

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Legs

(from the album Eliminator)

Average Rating: 82 (105 votes)Comments: 0

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I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide

(from the album Degüello)

Average Rating: 82 (49 votes)Comments: 0

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Tube Snake Boogie

(from the album El Loco)

Average Rating: 82 (33 votes)Comments: 0

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Heard It On The X

(from the album Fandango!)

Average Rating: 81 (31 votes)Comments: 0

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I Gotsta Get Paid

(from the album La Futura)

Average Rating: 81 (13 votes)Comments: 0

16.

Sleeping Bag

(from the album Afterburner)

Average Rating: 81 (46 votes)Comments: 1

17.

Got Me Under Pressure

(from the album Eliminator)

Average Rating: 81 (81 votes)Comments: 0

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Pearl Necklace

(from the album El Loco)

Average Rating: 81 (29 votes)Comments: 0

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A Fool For Your Stockings

(from the album Degüello)

Average Rating: 79 (36 votes)Comments: 0

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Zipper Job

(from the album Rhythmeen)

Average Rating: 79 (8 votes)Comments: 0

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ZZ Top ratings

Average Rating:

75/100 (from 65 votes)

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85/100 !	06/17/2025 18:43	Johnnyo	3,237	74/100
75/100 !	05/17/2024 09:21	Purplepash	2,743	74/100
90/100 !	11/05/2023 09:55	MaxStorm98	542	92/100

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This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 15.0.

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ZZ Top favourites

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ZZ Top forum mentions

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BestEverAlbums 10 hours ago in Chart of the day (#5449): By junodog4

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by junodog4 () 1. by (1971) 2. by (1971) 3. by (1973) 5. by (1972) 6. by (1975) 7. by (1970) 8. by (1972) 9. by (1973) 10. by (1970) 11. by (1972) 13. by by (1975) 15. by (1975) 16. by (1971) 17. by (1978) 18. by (1979) 19. by (1971) 20.…”

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BestEverAlbums 08/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5398): By mrmcrook

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1973) 2. by (1982) 3. by (1977) 4. by by (1979) 7. by (2013) 8. by (1986) 9. by by by (1995) 12. by (1973) 13. by (1981) 14. by (1970) 15. by by (1972) 17. by (1991) 19. by (1998) 20. (1996) 21. (1984) 22. by (1973) 23. by (1971)…”

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ZZ Top comments

From beekay 07/17/2012 20:51 | #46705

Once they got into the MTV era,their albums became over produced. If you buy any of the early CDs, make sure they are the original mix versions. They were
remixed with more echo when they first came out on CD, to try and make them sound like the newer stuff. The result sounds like they are being broadcast on an early 60's, boss jock AM radio station. AWFUL!

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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/22/2016 19:23 | #160542

While I'm not any big fan of ZZ Top, I have a ton of respect for any band (3 piece or otherwise) who stays together with the same lineup for essentially their whole career. ZZ Top is a very solid and influential Texas blues band and they don't pretend to be anything else. If this was a US-based website, they would probably be rated a little higher, even though they aren't everybody's cup of tea.

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70/100

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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/08/2012 22:54 | #51951

I like the bar-boogie ZZ Top over the MTV superstars.

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85/100

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Captain_Dude 07/14/2011 20:58 | #24413

Stick with the early, more blues-influenced albums.

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90/100

From BazGarner 03/27/2014 12:06 | #107762

best little ol' boogie band from Texas

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