De discografie van Frank Zappa omvat zowel het werk uitgebracht onder zijn eigen naam als het werk uitgebracht onder de naam van The Mothers of Invention en een selectie van tributealbums.
Tijdens zijn leven bracht Zappa 62 albums uit. Sinds 1994 heeft de Zappa Family Trust 68 postume albums uitgebracht (tot mei 2025), wat neerkomt op een totaal van 130 albums/albumsets.
In 2012 werd de distributie van Zappa's opgenomen werk overgedragen aan de Universal Music Group. In juni 2022 maakte de Zappa Trust bekend dat het Zappa's volledige catalogus aan Universal Music had verkocht, inclusief mastertapes, auteursrechten en handelsmerken.
Een selectie met albums met Zappa's muziek, uitgevoerd door andere artiesten, is eveneens hier opgenomen.
Officiële albums en hitlijsten De 62 albums, die tijdens het leven van Zappa zijn uitgebracht. ReleaseTitelPiek positiesOpmerkingenNr.JaarMaandUSUKDUINORZWEAUSOOSNL11966junFreak Out! (als The Mothers of Invention)130———————21967aprAbsolutely Free (als The Mothers of Invention)41———————31968mrtWe're Only in It for the Money (als The Mothers of Invention)3031——————4meiLumpy Gravy (door het Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra olv Zappa)159———————5novCruising with Ruben & the Jets (als Ruben and the Jets)110———————61969mrtMothermania (als The Mothers of Invention)151——————— remix van oudere opnamen7aprUncle Meat (als The Mothers of Invention)43———————8oktHot Rats173945——19—691970febBurnt Weeny Sandwich (als The Mothers of Invention)9417—————1010augWeasels Ripped My Flesh (als The Mothers of Invention)18928——————11oktChunga's Revenge11943———24—3121971augFillmore East – June 1971 (als The Mothers)38————22—813okt200 Motels (met The Mothers of Invention)59—44——48—6soundtrack141972mrtJust Another Band from L.A. (als The Mothers)85————41——15julWaka/Jawaka152—24—————16novThe Grand Wazoo (als The Mothers)————————171973sepOver-Nite Sensation (met The Mothers of Invention)32——151047——US: Gold Opm: Niet meer beschikbaar.181974mrtApostrophe (')10——6671—59US: Gold Opm: Niet meer beschikbaar.19julRoxy & Elsewhere (als Zappa & The Mothers)27——144———201975junOne Size Fits All (als Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention)26——5681——21oktBongo Fury (met Captain Beefheart en The Mothers of Invention)66——11———16221976oktZoot Allures61——161782——UK: Silver231978mrtZappa in New York57552062474—7524sepStudio Tan147———3092——251979janSleep Dirt175——1619———26mrtSheik Yerbouti21321054536—CAN: Gold27meiOrchestral Favorites168—48———2128sepJoe's Garage Act I2762411294834CAN: Gold29novJoe's Garage Acts II & III53753134—9—301981meiTinsel Town Rebellion665523138—9—31Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar————————32Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More————————33Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar————————34sepYou Are What You Is9351—1222——48351982meiShip Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch2361652026——3531/32/33sepShut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (re-release van drie albums in een driedubbel album)————————361983MarThe Man from Utopia15387——23———37Baby Snakes——67—————38junLondon Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I————————391984augBoulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger————————40oktThem or Us—5342—22——4141novThing-Fish————————42Francesco Zappa————————431985aprThe Old Masters, Box I————————44novFrank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention153——————53451986janDoes Humor Belong in Music?————————46novThe Old Masters, Box II————————47Jazz from Hell———————28/291987junJoe's Garage, Acts I, II & III (re-release van drie albums in een driedubbel album)————————48sepLondon Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II————————49decThe Old Masters, Box III————————501988aprGuitar—8240———25—51meiYou Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1————————52oktYou Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2————————53Broadway the Hard Way————————541989novYou Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3————————551991aprThe Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life————————56junYou Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4———————57Make a Jazz Noise Here————————581992julYou Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5———————6859You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6————————60novPlayground Psychotics (met The Mothers of Invention)———————611993mrtAhead of Their Time (met The Mothers of Invention)————————62oktThe Yellow Shark (met het Ensemble Modern)——61———30—
Postuum uitgebracht Na Zappa's dood in 1993 heeft de Zappa Family Trust een groot aantal albums postuum albums uitgebracht.
Singles JaarSingle (A-side, B-side)A en B-kant van hetzelfde album behalve waar aangegevenPiekpositie hitlijstenvan AlbumUSUS RockCANGERZWIOOSNORZWE1966"How Could I Be Such a Fool?"B-kant "Help I'm a Rock (3rd Movement: It Can't Happen' Here)" (beide als The Mothers of Invention)————————Freak Out!"Who Are the Brain Police?"B-kant "Trouble Comin' Every Day" ((beide als The Mothers of Invention)————————1967"Big Leg Emma"B-kant "Why Don't You Do Me Right?" ((beide als The Mothers of Invention)————————Non-album tracks (both later included on all CD releases of Absolutely Free)"Son of Suzy Creamcheese"B-kant "Big Leg Emma" (beide als The Mothers of Invention)————————Absolutely Free"Lonely Little Girl"B-kant "Mother People" (from We're Only In It for the Money) (beide als The Mothers of Invention)————————Non-album version (later included on The Lumpy Money Project/Object, different version on We're Only In It for the Money)1968"Motherly Love"B-kant "I Ain't Got No Heart" (beide als The Mothers of Invention)————————Freak Out!"Deseri"B-kant "Jelly Roll Gum Drop" (beide als The Mothers of Invention, ook op naam van Ruben & the Jets)————————Cruising with Ruben & the Jets"Anyway the Wind Blows"B-kant "Jelly Roll Gum Drop" (beide als The Mothers of Invention, ook op naam van Ruben & the Jets)————————1969"WPLJ"B-kant "My Guitar" (Geen albumopname, later opgenomen op You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 5) (beide als The Mothers of Invention)————————Burnt Weeny Sandwich"My Guitar" B-kant "Dog Breath" (beide als The Mothers of Invention)———————— Non-album tracks ("My Guitar" later opgenomen op You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5, "Dog Breath" op Meat Light)1970"Tell Me You Love Me"B-kant "Will You Go All the Way for the U.S.A.?" [sic]————————Chunga's Revenge1971"Tears Began to Fall" (remix)B-kant "Junier Mintz Boogie" (non-album track, later opgenomen op The Mothers 1971) (beide als The Mothers of Invention)————————Fillmore East – June 1971"Magic Fingers"B-kant "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy"————————200 Motels"What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning"B-kant "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy"————————1972"Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus"B-kant "Eat That Question" (beide als The Mothers of Invention)————————The Grand Wazoo1973"I'm the Slime" (single mix met andere gitaarsolo)B-kant "Montana" (beide als The Mothers of Invention)————————Over-Nite Sensation1974"Don't Eat the Yellow Snow"B-kant "Cosmik Debris"86———————Apostrophe (')1975"Sofa"B-kant "Stink Foot" (from Apostrophe ('))————————One Size Fits All1976"Find Her Finer"B-kant "Zoot Allures"————————Zoot Allures"Disco Boy"B-kant "Ms. Pinky"105———————1979"Dancin' Fool"B-kant "Baby Snakes"45———————Sheik Yerbouti"Bobby Brown"B-kant "Stick It Out" (from Joe's Garage Acts II & III)———45211"Joe's Garage"B-kant "Central Scrutinizer"——————414Joe's Garage Act I"Stick It Out"B-kant "Why Does It Hurt" (from Joe's Garage Act I)————————Joe's Garage Acts II & III1980"I Don't Wanna Get Drafted"B-kant "Ancient Armaments"103——71———3Non-album tracks (alternatieve mix van "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted" later opgenomen op The Lost Episodes, "Ancient Armaments" op Halloween)1981"Love of My Life"B-kant "For the Young Sophisticate"————————Tinsel Town Rebellion"Harder Than Your Husband"B-kant "Dumb All Over"————————You Are What You Is"You Are What You Is"B-kant "Pink Napkins" (van Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar)————————"Goblin Girl"B-kant "Pink Napkins" (van Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar)————————1982"Valley Girl" (met Moon Zappa)B-kant "You Are What You Is" (van You Are What You Is) 321218—————Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch1983"The Man from Utopia Meets Mary Lou"B-kant "SEX"————————The Man from Utopia"Cocaine Decisions"B-kant "SEX"————————1984"The Girl in the Magnesium Dress"B-kant "Outside Now, Again"————————Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger"Baby Take Your Teeth Out"B-kant "Stevie's Spanking"————————Them Or UsTrue Glove 4-track maxi single ("In France" / "Be In My Video" / "He's So Gay" / "Won Ton On")————————Tracks 1 en 2 van Them Or Us, track 3 van Thing-Fish, track 4 non-album version (andere versie op Thing-Fish)1987"Peaches en Regalia"B-kant "I'm Not Satisfied" (van Crusing with Ruben & the Jets) en "Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up" (van Joe's Garage Act I)————————Hot Rats1988"Sexual Harassment in the Workplace"B-kant "Watermelon in Easter Hay"————————Guitar"Zomby Woof"B-kant "You Didn't Try to Call Me"————————You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 11991"Stairway to Heaven"B-kant "Bolero"————9———The Best Band You Never Heard in Your LifeBron:ZappaFrenzy, The Frank Zappa singles discography "—" geeft aan dat het nummer de hitlijsten niet bereikte. In Nederland heeft geen enkele single de hitlijsten bereikt.Dancin' Fool kwam op positie 19 van de Tipparade
Dvd's 2003: Baby Snakes 2003: Does Humor Belong in Music? 2007: Apostrophe 2013: A Token of His Extreme 2015: Roxy The Movie
Dvd's met hitnoteringen inde DVD Top 30Datum vanverschijnen'Datum vanbinnenkomstHoogstepositieAantalwekenOpmerkingenRoxy - the movie201507-11-2015230 met The Mothers
Tribute-albums 1970: King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (Jean-Luc Ponty) 1990: The BRT Big Band Plays Frank Zappa (BRT Big Band) 1992: Yahozna Plays Zappa (Yahonza) 1993: Zappa’s Universe—A Celebration of 25 Years of Frank Zappa’s Music (Joel Thome/Orchestra of Our Time) 1993: Smart Went Crazy (Meridian Arts Ensemble) 1994: Harmonia Meets Zappa (Harmonia Ensemble) 1994: What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body? (Jon Poole) 1995: Music by Frank Zappa (Omnibus Wind Ensemble) 1995: Thanks to Frank (Warren Cuccurullo) 1995: Prime Meridian (Meridian Arts Ensemble) 1995: A Tribute To The Music Of Frank Zappa (The Band from Utopia) 1996: Anxiety Of Influence (Meridian Arts Ensemble) 1997: Frankincense: The Muffin Men Play Zappa (Muffin Men) 1997: Plays The Music of Frank Zappa (The Ed Palermo Big Band) 1997: Dischordancies Abundant (CoCö Anderson) 1998: Zappe Zappa (Pierre-Jean Gaucher) 1998: Ear Mind I (Meridian Arts Ensemble) 1998: Sta Chitarra Ammazzera ’Tua Madre (Ossi Duri) 2000: Frankly a Cappella (The Persuasions) 2000: The Zappa Album (Ensemble Ambrosius) 2000: Bohuslän Big Band Plays Frank Zappa (Bohuslän Big Band) 2001: Fric Out ! (Nasal Retentive Orchestra) 2002: Have a Bun (Nasal Retentive Orchestra) 2002: Prophetic Attitude (Le Concert Impromptu & Bossini) 2003: Ensemble Modern Plays Frank Zappa: Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions (Ensemble Modern) 2003: UMO Jazz Orchestra: UMO plays Frank Zappa feat. Marzi Nyman 2003: Tales Of Brave Flegmar (Nasal Retentive Orchestra) 2003: Oh No!... Just Another Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue! (LeBocal) 2003: Zapparcie, czyli uboczne skutki jedzenia żółtego śniegu (Prząśniczki & Tymon Tymański) 2003 und 2008: The Purple Cucumber – A Zappa Tribute (BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra & Zucchini Rocking Teenage Combo) 2004: NRO Live (Nasal Retentive Orchestra) 2005: Lemme Take You to the Beach: Surf Instrumental Bands playing the music of Zappa (Cordelia Records) 2005: Frank Zappa’s Hot Licks (and Funny Smells) (Colin Towns und die NDR Bigband) 2005: Zappostrophe (Marc Guillermont) 2006: Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (The Ed Palermo Big Band) 2007: Music for Hungry People (Nasal Retentive Orchestra) 2007: Struber Z’Tett Plays Zappa Live: Les Noces De Dada (Struber Z’Tett) 2007: 2G (Pierre-Jean Gaucher & Christophe Godin) 2008: Zappa Plays Zappa (Dweezil Zappa) 2009: Eddy Loves Frank (The Ed Palermo Big Band) 2012: Does Humor Belong in Classical Music? (Inventionis Mater)