Chicago X
by Chicago

Chicago X by Chicago
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 14,894th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 71 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (178th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,949th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,894th)

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Chicago bestography

Chicago X is ranked 7th best out of 39 albums by Chicago on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Chicago is Chicago Transit Authority which is ranked number 1019 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,711.

Chicago album bestography « Higher ranked (10,802nd)
Chicago 17
This album (14,894th)
Chicago X
Lower ranked (18,849th) »
Chicago VII

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Chicago X rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 14,894th | 1970s rank: 1,949th | 1976 rank: 178th

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Chicago X ratings

Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 71 votes)
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70/100
 
04/21/2026 14:53 classicjoe  Ratings distribution  47178/100
 
60/100
 
01/07/2026 14:35 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  12,28870/100
 
15/100
 
07/16/2025 11:15 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,52636/100
 
65/100
 
06/11/2025 16:06 CokeBabies  Ratings distribution  52983/100
 
50/100
 
04/19/2025 14:41 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,75665/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.6/100, a mean average of 65.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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75/100
From 03/10/2025 08:52 | #307952
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammy's in 1977. the winner was Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
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From 12/13/2021 23:53 | #277465
A lot of filler tracks with one real exceptional track that stands out from the rest. There isn't really a lot to get into with this album, it just feels very empty and skippable. The one positive is the trumpets which really carry the album and are very enjoyable on every song they appear. Overall, this is probably a record you can skip as it isn't very bad but also isn't very good so not worth exploring unless your a Chicago mega fan.
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