Chicago
by Chicago
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Chicago bestography
Chicago is ranked as the best album by Chicago.
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Chicago track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Chicago rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 54 Music Albums of 1970 | 34/54 | 2 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1970 | 40/67 | - |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 57 Music Albums of 1970 | 47/57 | 1 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 33 Music Albums of 1970 | 20/33 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 97 Music Albums of 1970 | 53/97 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 65/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 163 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 686 | |||
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Chicago ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/25/2026 14:20 | BraddlesHendo | 3,771 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2026 21:32 | denkevin | 10 | 91/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 11:17 | duelek | 2,166 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.
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Chicago forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/10/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5400): By BLOChicago comments
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Trickington 09/24/2012 01:58 | #51067 | TOP COMMENT
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Great trumpet and some really great songs like Poem For The People. Really recommended that people listen to this. Really really under rated. (Edited)
whatsupsport 12/07/2012 19:46 | #57068 | TOP COMMENT
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This has got to be one of the most underated albums of all time. (Edited)
Jazz, Rock, Classical, and Soul all rolled into one. Featuring a guitarist once referred to as Jimi Hendrix as "Better than me," Chicago II is a hidden gem that everyone should give a listen. The best part is definitely the middle. (Edited)
Good album, though like Chicago's debut, it probably did not need to be a double album, which just makes it a hassle to listen to sometimes. That said, there's a lot of very strong material here for an excellent single album—Fancy Colours, Poem for the People, It Better End Soon, the always excellent 25 or 6 to 4, and the underrated prog-jazz epic Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon (which includes the singles Make Me Smile and Colour My World). Cut the fluff and I think you've got a superb record here. (Edited)
poppmusic TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/14/2015 18:03 | #131536 | TOP COMMENT
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Some listeners today might be repulsed by the easy-going sound. Really, what they're hearing is that easy-going sunny seventies feel that's been all but lost today. Terry Kath's soulful vocals shine in "Make Me Smile", "In the Country", and "It Better End Soon", while his guitar blazes "25 or 6 to 4" (Edited)
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