Discography by release date

Frank Zappa is one of the most prolific artists of all time. He has a lot of live and studio albums, most being released and recorded very far apart from each other. That's why there are two Discography lists -- this one and Discography by recording date. This list documents when the albums were released themselves. Compilations are listed with underlines. Albums made with The Mothers of Invention are listed in italics. (Primarily) live releases are listed in bold. [However, if the live album contains all original music I will consider it "studio", as a venue is just a giant studio anyways.]

1960s

 * Freak Out! [1966]
 * Absolutely Free [1967]
 * Lumpy Gravy [1967]
 * We're Only in It For the Money [1968]
 * Lumpy Gravy [1968]
 * Cruising With Ruben & The Jets [1968]
 * Mothermania [1969]
 * Uncle Meat [1969]
 * Hot Rats [1969]

1970s

 * Burnt Weeny Sandwich [1970]
 * Weasels Ripped My Flesh [1970]
 * Chunga's Revenge [1970]
 * Fillmore East - June 1971 [1971]
 * 200 Motels [1971]
 * Just Another Band From LA [1972]
 * Waka/Jawaka [1972]
 * The Grand Wazoo [1972]
 * Over-Nite Sensation [1973]
 * Apostrophe (') [1974]
 * Roxy & Elsewhere [1974]
 * One Size Fits All [1975]
 * Bongo Fury [1975] (with Captain Beefheart)
 * Zoot Allures [1976]
 * Zappa in New York [1978]
 * Studio Tan [1978]
 * Sleep Dirt [1979]
 * Sheik Yerbouti [1979]
 * Orchestral Favorites [1979]
 * Joe's Garage [1979]

1980s

 * Tinsel Town Rebellion [1981]
 * Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar [1981]
 * Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More [1981]
 * Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar [1981]
 * You Are What You Is [1981]
 * Ship Arriving Too Later to Save a Drowning Witch [1982]
 * The Man from Utopia [1983]
 * Baby Snakes [1983]
 * London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. I [1984] (with The London Symphony Orchestra)
 * The Perfect Stranger [1984]
 * Them or Us [1984]
 * Francesco Zappa [1984]
 * Thing-Fish [1984]
 * Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention [1985]
 * Does Humor Belong in Music? [1986]
 * Jazz From Hell [1987]
 * London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. II [1987] (with The London Symphony Orchestra)
 * Guitar [1988]
 * You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 [1988]
 * You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 [1988]
 * Broadway the Hard Way [1988]
 * You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 [1989]

1990s

 * The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life [1991]
 * You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 [1991]
 * Make a Jazz Noise Here [1991]
 * You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 [1992]
 * You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 [1992]
 * Playground Psychotics [1993]
 * Ahead of Their Time [1993]
 * The Yellow Shark [1993] (with Ensemble Modern)

Posthumous releases

 * Civilization Phaze III [1994]
 * The Lost Episodes [1996]
 * Läther [1996]
 * Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute [1996]
 * Mystery Disc [1998]
 * Everything is Healing Nicely [1999]

2000s

 * FZ:OZ [2002]
 * Halloween [2003]
 * Joe's Corsage [2004]
 * Joe's Domage [2004]
 * QuAUDIOPHILIAc [2004]
 * Joe's Xmasage [2005]
 * Imaginary Diseases [2006]
 * Trance-Fusion [2006]
 * Buffalo [2007]
 * The Dub Room Special [2007]
 * Wazoo [2007]
 * One Shot Deal [2008]
 * Joe's Menage [2008]
 * Philly '76 [2009]

2010s

 * Greasy Love Songs [2010]
 * Congress Shall Make No Law... [2010]
 * Hammersmith Odeon [2010]
 * Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison [2011]
 * Carnegie Hall [2011]
 * Road Tapes, Venue 1 [2012]
 * Road Tapes, Venue 2 [2013]
 * A Token of His Extreme [2013]
 * Joe's Camouflage [2014]
 * Roxy by Proxy [2014]
 * Dance Me This [2015]
 * 200 Motels: The Suites [2015]
 * Roxy The Soundtrack [2015]
 * Road Tapes, Venue 3 [2016]
 * The Crux of The Biscuit [2016]
 * Frank Zappa For President [2016]
 * ZAPPAtite: Frank Zappa's Tastiest Tracks [2016]
 * Chicago '76 [2016]
 * Little Dots [2016]
 * Halloween '77 [2017]
 * The Roxy Performances [2018]
 * Zappa in New York (40th Anniversary) [2019]
 * Orchestral Favorites (40th Anniversary) [2019]
 * Halloween '73 [2019]
 * The Hot Rats Sessions [2019]

2020s

 * The Mothers 1970 [2020]
 * Halloween '81 [2020]
 * Zappa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [2020]