Chicago V
by Chicago

Chicago V by Chicago
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 8,584th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 76 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (128th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,268th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,584th)

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Chicago V - Chicago (LP 1972 Columbia) Gatefold Cover With 2 Posters VG/VG+
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Chicago bestography

Chicago V is ranked 5th best out of 39 albums by Chicago on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Chicago is Chicago Transit Authority which is ranked number 1018 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,713.

Chicago album bestography « Higher ranked (8,115th)
Chicago IX – Chicago's Greatest Hits
This album (8,584th)
Chicago V
Lower ranked (10,787th) »
Chicago 17

(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 V rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,584th | 1970s rank: 1,268th | 1972 rank: 128th

Chicago V collection

Chicago V ratings

Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 76 votes)
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04/18/2026 15:33 gmessian  Ratings distribution  38560/100
 
75/100
 
04/15/2026 00:40 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  5,07281/100
 
75/100
 
02/15/2026 21:33 Pluto11  Ratings distribution  12,16772/100
 
65/100
 
01/03/2026 06:02 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,41470/100
 
75/100
 
05/03/2025 17:23 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  13,00873/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.8/100, a mean average of 70.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.

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From 05/06/2023 16:30 | #296688
The eternal horns of Chicagei
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From 05/28/2015 12:30 | #142550
Amazing how they play sax and trumpets as it would be guitars. Listen to the final part of Now That You've Gone - it's arranged almost like Led Zeppelin. But there's trumpets instead of guitar :)
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