Black Napkins (track)
by Frank Zappa
Black Napkins appears on the following album(s) by Frank Zappa:
- Zoot Allures (track #2) (this album) (1976)
- Make A Jazz Noise Here (track #10) (1991)
- Philly '76 (track #12) (2009)
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 (track #27) (1992)
- Hammersmith Odeon (track #28) (2010)
- Joe's Camouflage (track #9) (2014)
- Beat The Boots (track #4) (1991)
- Chicago '78 (track #17) (2016)
- Halloween 77 (track #27) (2017)
- Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute (track #1) (compilation) (1996)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/21/2026 15:19 |  Norshammar | 1,541 | 88/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2025 12:21 | daCritic | 34,702 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/27/2025 02:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,144 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2025 22:13 | FrancK | 4,575 | 82/100 |
| ! | 04/09/2025 15:12 | mostlymor | 86,629 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.0/100, a mean average of 82.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 18.4.
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