Official Albums
| Released | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| 1966 | Jun | Freak Out! | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | Apr | Absolutely Free | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Aug | Lumpy Gravy | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | Mar | We're Only in It for the Money | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nov | Cruising with Ruben & the Jets | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | Mar | Uncle Meat | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Mothermania | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Oct | Hot Rats | 173 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970 | Feb | Burnt Weeny Sandwich | 94 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Aug | Weasels Ripped My Flesh | 189 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Oct | Chunga's Revenge | 119 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971 | Aug | Fillmore East – June 1971 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oct | 200 Motels | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | Mar | Just Another Band from L.A. | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jul | Waka/Jawaka | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Nov | The Grand Wazoo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | Sep | Over-Nite Sensation | 32 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | US: Gold |
| 1974 | Mar | Apostrophe (') | 10 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | US: Gold |
| Jul | Roxy & Elsewhere | 27 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | Jun | One Size Fits All | 26 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Oct | Bongo Fury | 66 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | Oct | Zoot Allures | 61 | — | — | 16 | 17 | — | — | UK: Silver |
| 1978 | Mar | Zappa in New York | 57 | 55 | — | 6 | 24 | — | — | |
| Sep | Studio Tan | 147 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | Jan | Sleep Dirt | 175 | — | — | 16 | 19 | — | — | |
| Mar | Sheik Yerbouti | 21 | 32 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | Canada: Gold | |
| May | Orchestral Favorites | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sep | Joe's Garage Act I | 27 | 62 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | Canada: Gold | |
| Nov | Joe's Garage Acts II & III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | May | Tinsel Town Rebellion | 66 | 55 | — | 13 | 8 | — | 9 | |
| Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Sep | You Are What You Is | 93 | 51 | — | 12 | 22 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | May | Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch | 23 | 61 | — | 20 | 26 | — | — | |
| 1983 | Mar | The Man from Utopia | 153 | 87 | — | — | 23 | — | — | |
| Baby Snakes | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Jun | London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | Aug | Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oct | Them or Us | — | 53 | — | — | 22 | — | — | ||
| Nov | Thing-Fish | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Francesco Zappa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Old Masters, Box I | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | Nov | Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Jan | Does Humor Belong in Music? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nov | The Old Masters, Box II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jazz from Hell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | Jun | London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dec | The Old Masters, Box III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Apr | Guitar | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | 25 | |
| May | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Oct | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Broadway the Hard Way | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | Nov | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Apr | The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jun | Make a Jazz Noise Here | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Jul | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Nov | Playground Psychotics | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | Mar | Ahead of Their Time | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oct | The Yellow Shark | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | 30 | ||
| Posthumous albums | ||||||||||
| 1994 | Dec | Civilization Phaze III | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | Feb | The Lost Episodes | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | |
| Sep | Läther | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | ||
| Oct | Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | May | Have I Offended Someone? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Sep | Mystery Disc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Dec | Everything Is Healing Nicely | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Aug | FZ:OZ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Feb | Halloween | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | May | Joe's Corsage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oct | Joe's Domage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sep | QuAUDIOPHILIAc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Dec | Joe's XMASage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Jan | Imaginary Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dec | The MOFO Project/Object (2-CD set) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The MOFO Project/Object (4-CD set) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Oct | Trance-Fusion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Apr | Buffalo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Aug | The Dub Room Special! | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Oct | Wazoo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Jun | One Shot Deal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sep | Joe's Menage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Jan | Lumpy Money | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dec | Philly '76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Apr | Greasy Love Songs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sep | Congress Shall Make No Law... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Nov | Hammersmith Odeon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Sep | Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oct | Carnegie Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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