Frank Zappa discography

This is a list of albums by Frank Zappa, including all those credited to the Mothers of Invention. During his lifetime, Zappa released 62 albums. Since 1994, the Zappa Family Trust has released 66 posthumous albums as of June 2024, making a total of 128 albums/album sets.

In 2012 the distribution of Zappa's recorded output moved to Universal Music Enterprises. In June 2022 the Zappa Trust announced that it had sold Zappa's entire catalog to Universal Music, including master tapes, song copyrights and trademarks.

A list of albums of Zappa's music by other artists is also included here.

Videos

 * Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (Cinema 1971, VHS 1984, DVD 2009)
 * A Token of His Extreme (TV 1976, DVD 2013)
 * Baby Snakes (Cinema 1979, VHS - edited version 1983, VHS - complete version 1987, DVD 2003)
 * The Torture Never Stops (TV 1981, DVD 2010)
 * The Dub Room Special! (VHS 1982, DVD 2005)
 * Does Humor Belong in Music? (VHS 1985, DVD 2004)
 * Video from Hell (VHS 1987)
 * Uncle Meat (VHS 1987)
 * The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels (VHS 1987)
 * The Amazing Mr. Bickford (VHS 1987)
 * Roxy The Movie (DVD/BD 2015)
 * Zappa (Cinema 2020, DVD/BD 2021)

Other appearances

 * The Penguins - "Memories of El Monte" (Original Sound, 1963)
 * Bob Guy - "Dear Jeepers", B-side "Letter from Jeepers" (Del-Fi, 1963)
 * Baby Ray & the Ferns - "How's Your Bird?", B-side "The World's Greatest Sinner" (Donna, 1963)
 * The Heartbreakers - "Every Time I See You", B-side "Cradle Rock" (Del-Fi, 1964)
 * Mr. Clean - "Mr. Clean", B-side "Jessie Lee" (Original Sound, 1964)
 * Bobby Jameson - "Gotta Find My Roogalator", B-side "Reconsider Baby" (Penthouse, 1966), uncredited
 * The Animals - Animalism (MGM, 1966)
 * Burt Ward - Boy Wonder I Love You (MGM, 1966)
 * Barry Goldberg - Carry On (Verve/Folkways, 1967)
 * Wild Man Fischer - An Evening with Wild Man Fischer (Bizzare/Reprise, 1968)
 * The GTOs - Permanent Damage (Straight/Reprise, 1969)
 * Jeff Simmons - Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up (Straight, 1970)
 * John Lennon - Some Time in New York City (Apple, 1972)
 * Ruben and the Jets - For Real! (Mercury, 1973)
 * George Duke - Feel (Verve, 1974), credited as Obdewl'l X
 * Grand Funk Railroad - Good Singin', Good Playin' (MCA, 1976)
 * Robert Charlebois - Swing Charlebois Swing (Solution/RCA France, 1977), on "Petroleum"
 * Flint - Flint (Columbia, 1978)
 * L. Shankar - Touch Me There (Zappa, 1979), credited as Stucco Homes
 * Pražský výběr - Adieu C. A. (Art Production K, 1992)

Albums by other artists

 * Jean-Luc Ponty - King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1970)
 * BRT Big Band - The BRT Big Band Plays Frank Zappa (1990)
 * Yahonza - Yahozna Plays Zappa (1992)
 * Joel Thome/Orchestra of Our Time - Zappa's Universe—A Celebration of 25 Years of Frank Zappa's Music (1993)
 * Meridian Arts Ensemble - Smart Went Crazy (1993)
 * Harmonia Ensemble - Harmonia Meets Zappa (1994)
 * Jon Poole - What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (1994)
 * Omnibus Wind Ensemble - Music by Frank Zappa (1995)
 * Warren Cuccurullo - Thanks to Frank (1995)
 * Meridian Arts Ensemble - Prime Meridian (1995)
 * Meridian Arts Ensemble - Anxiety of Influence (1996)
 * Muffin Men - Frankincense: The Muffin Men Play Zappa  (1997)
 * The Ed Palermo Big Band - Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1997)
 * CoCö Anderson - Dischordancies Abundant (1997)
 * Pierre-Jean Gaucher - Zappe Zappa (1998)
 * Meridian Arts Ensemble - Ear Mind I (1998)
 * Ossi Duri - Sta Chitarra Ammazzera 'Tua Madre (1998)
 * The Persuasions - Frankly a Cappella (2000)
 * Ensemble Ambrosius - The Zappa Album  (2000)
 * Bohuslän Big Band - Bohuslän Big Band plays Frank Zappa (2000)
 * Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Fric Out ! (2001)
 * Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Have a Bun (2002)
 * Le Concert Impromptu & Bossini - Prophetic Attitude (2002)
 * Ensemble Modern - Ensemble Modern Plays Frank Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions (2003)
 * UMO Jazz Orchestra - UMO plays Frank Zappa feat. Marzi Nyman (2003)
 * Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Tales of Brave Flegmar (2003)
 * LeBocal - Oh No!... Just Another Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue! (2003)
 * Prząśniczki & Tymon Tymański - Zapparcie, czyli uboczne skutki jedzenia żółtego śniegu (2003)
 * BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra & Zucchini Rocking Teenage Combo - The Purple Cucumber - A Zappa Tribute (2003)
 * Nasal Retentive Orchestra - NRO Live (2004)
 * Lemme Take You to the Beach: Surf Instrumental Bands Playing the Music of Zappa (2005)
 * Colin Towns and the NDR bigband - Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (and Funny Smells) (2005)
 * Marc Guillermont - Zappostrophe (2005)
 * The Ed Palermo Big Band - Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006)
 * Nasal Retentive Orchestra - Music for Hungry People (2007)
 * Struber Z'Tett - Struber Z'Tett Plays Zappa Live : Les Noces de Dada (2007)
 * Pierre-Jean Gaucher & Christophe Godin - 2G (2007)
 * Dweezil Zappa - Zappa Plays Zappa (2008)
 * The Ed Palermo Big Band - Eddy Loves Frank (2009)
 * The Norwegian Wind Ensemble - The Brass from Utopia (A Frank Zappa Tribute) (2013)
 * The Norwegian Radio Orchestra - Perfect Strangers (Heiner Goebbels, Frank Zappa) (2014)
 * Stefano Bollani - Sheik Yer Zappa (2014)
 * Marco Pacassoni Group - Frank & Ruth (2018)

Videos by other artists

 * Dweezil Zappa - Zappa Plays Zappa (DVD 2007)
 * Quintorigo con Roberto Gatto - Around Zappa (Live at Blue Note Milano) (DVD 2015)

Sales awards

 * 🇦🇺 (70,000 sales)
 * January 1976: Gold record for "Just Another Band From LA"
 * January 1976: Gold record for "Fillmore East"
 * 🇦🇹 (50,000 sales)
 * November 1991: Gold record for "Bobby Brown"
 * 🇨🇦 (100,000 sales)
 * September 1979: Gold record for "Sheik Yerbouti"
 * November 1979: Gold record for "Joe's Garage"
 * 🇪🇺 (1,000,000 sales)
 * 1991: Gold record for European releases
 * 🇫🇷 (100,000 sales)
 * December 1979: Gold record for "Sheik Yerbouti"
 * 🇩🇪 (500,000 sales)
 * January 1980: Gold record for "Sheik Yerbouti"
 * January 1980: Gold record for "Bobby Brown"
 * 🇳🇴 (50,000 sales)
 * January 1980: Gold record for "Bobby Brown"
 * 🇸🇪 (50,000 sales)
 * October 1993: Gold record for "Bobby Brown"
 * (50,000 sales)
 * December 1980: Gold record for "Bobby Brown"
 * (60,000 sales)
 * March 1979: Silver record for "Zoot Allures"
 * 🇺🇸 (1,100,000 sales)
 * April 1976: Gold record for "Apostrophe (')"
 * November 1976: Gold record for "Over-Nite Sensation"
 * June 2006: Gold record for "Does Humor Belong in Music?"
 * February 2015: Gold record for "Baby Snakes"