The people around them
Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.
Who makes their records
People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.
Engineered by
19 songs
Engineered by, Mixed by
14 songs
Engineered by, Mixed by
9 songs
Produced by
9 songs
Mixed by
7 songs
Mixed by
3 songs
Engineered by, Mixed by
2 songs
Written by
2 songs
Mixed by
2 songs
Written by
1 song
Mixed by
1 song
Engineered by
1 song
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Joe Chiccarelli is Frank Zappa’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 19 songs
Frank Zappa recorded most at The Record Plant (13 songs)
Frank Zappa wrote or co-wrote 182 of 235 songs on fono (77%)
Credited songs by Frank Zappa span 56 years, 1969 to 2025 (223 songs)
Top songs
- 1
Bobby Brown
Frank Zappa, 1979
- 2
Valley Girl
Frank Zappa, 1982
- 3
Dancin’ Fool
Frank Zappa, 1979
- 4
Cosmik Debris
Frank Zappa, 1974
- 5
- 6
Joe’s Garage
Frank Zappa, 1979
- 7
From Hot Rats
- 8
1969
- 9
1969
- 8
- 10
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Where the songs were made
- The Record Plant13 songs
- Eventim Apollo11 songs
- TTG Studios10 songs
- Cobo Arena8 songs
- Paramount Recording Studios5 songs
- Apostolic Studios4 songs
- Armadillo World Headquarters4 songs
- Palladium3 songs
- Bolic Sound2 songs
- Deutschlandhalle2 songs
- Mayfair Recording Studios2 songs
- Caribou Ranch Recording Studio1 song
Releases
Member of
Elsewhere
Sources (21)
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1MusicBrainz Frank Zappa is a member of Ned and Nelda
Frank Zappa is a member of Ned and Nelda
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Frank Zappa is a member of Ruben and the Jets
Frank Zappa is a member of Ruben and the Jets
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Frank Zappa is a member of The Midnighters
Frank Zappa is a member of The Midnighters
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Frank Zappa is a member of The Mothers of Invention
Frank Zappa is a member of The Mothers of Invention
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Frank Zappa is from Baltimore
6Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is alternative rock
7Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is art music
8Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is avant-garde music
9Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is avant-pop
10Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is avant-prog
11Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is classical music
12Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is comedy rock
13Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is experimental
14Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is experimental rock
15Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is jazz
16Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is jazz fusion
17Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is musique concrète
18Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is progressive rock
19Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is proto-punk
20Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is psychedelic rock
21Wikidata The genre of Frank Zappa is rock