Chicago VII (studio album)
by Chicago

Chicago VII by Chicago
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 18,637th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 56 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (225th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,371st)
Award Best albums of all time (18,637th)

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Chicago bestography

Chicago VII is ranked 8th best out of 38 albums by Chicago on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Chicago is Chicago Transit Authority which is ranked number 1006 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,723.

Chicago album bestography « Higher ranked (13,691st)
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Chicago VII
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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 VII track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
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Average Rating: 79 (9 votes)Comments: View 1
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Chicago VII rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 18,637th | 1970s rank: 2,371st | 1974 rank: 225th

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Chicago VII ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 56 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.0/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.

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