Chicago 17
by Chicago
Chicago bestography
Chicago 17 is ranked 6th best out of 38 albums by Chicago on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Chicago is Chicago Transit Authority which is ranked number 1013 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,716.
(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 17 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Chicago 17 rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s Pt 2 | 65/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Artists Pt 3 | 40/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum artists Pt 3 | 3/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best Of Rest 4 | 28/100 | - |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1984 | 17/70 | - |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | 1980s, #101-200 | 40/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 3 | 17/100 | - |
| 2025 | rkm | Top 37 Music Albums of 1984 | 28/37 | 1 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 1984 | 22/100 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top albums, #0801-0900* | 45/76 | - |
| 2025 | tim0505 | Top 42 Music Albums of 1984 | 26/42 | 2 |
| 2025 | Rivera | Top 39 Music Albums of 1984 | 24/39 | 2 |
| 2025 |  ExTeaSea | Top 72 Music Albums of 1984 | 31/72 | 3 |
| 2024 | Gallowtree | Top 66 Music Albums of 1984 | 6/66 | 5 |
| 2024 | byuzak | Top 96 Music Albums of 1984 | 14/96 | 4 |
| 2023 | henrygreen0203 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1984 | 18/32 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 38 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 113 | |||
Chicago 17 collection
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Chicago 17 ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 43 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/09/2025 16:03 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,629 | 70/100 | |
| 08/07/2025 21:48 |  UofTBlues | 3,622 | 71/100 | |
| 05/03/2025 07:38 | Tamthebam | 22,930 | 69/100 | |
| 12/06/2023 10:30 | fabm0 | 6,859 | 59/100 | |
| 11/28/2023 00:29 | LosWochos | 46,859 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.1/100, a mean average of 65.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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