Chicago Transit Authority
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Chicago Transit Authority bestography
The best album by Chicago is Chicago Transit Authority which is ranked number 1017 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,716.
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Chicago Transit Authority track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 21 hours ago | classicjoe | 43 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2025 22:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 6,049 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/28/2025 19:12 | thepardunk | 2,549 | 69/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2025 22:48 |  AAL2014 | 3,582 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2025 21:13 | traistboar | 1,492 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.9/100, a mean average of 79.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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IlMala 02/03/2022 12:59 | #280530
Great band: probably i prefer Chicago II, but once i want to sponsorize USA talents i think about Chicago, Steely Dan, Blood Sweat & Tears.
This could have been Chicago's definitive LP if concentrated onto one record. The musicianship is top notch, the hits are mostly all there, and the CTA's signature sonic complexities are unrivaled.
Alas, they overextend...Time and again, Chicago overindulge, hindering the long-play experience for all but the most hearty listeners.
If you're a bear for punishment and like cherry-picking tracks across two records; or, you revel in the madness that accompanies the magic, this might be your jam!
a lot of good. a lot of bad
StefanR10 06/13/2020 12:38 | #253427
I like this album the other i like is the Chicago Album with Walking in the Park. Nice to here the disortion of one of the last songs. Good rock album for me it is good average
Too long
Amazing musicianship coupled with truly great vocals. Jazz meets rock meets big band and it works. I particularly like the way brass instruments take the lead solos in parts, in the case of the trumpet on the second track and the track 'Beginnings'. And then, side 3 (vinyl) opens with a guitar workout which sounds like freefrom Hendrix mixed with Eddie Van Halen and Joe Satrianni! Totally unexpected. I have only just bought this and can hear this cheering up many dark cold winter Sunday mornings.
jdenny2018 have you ever given Chicago II a listen? I think it's very similar musically to this one, and imo more consistent.
This record though, is pretty great. Does Anybody Really Know What Time it is? is their greatest song behind 25 or 6 to 4, and it's very ahead of its time. People claim Hot Rats was the first Jazz-Rock record, but this one predates it.
jdenny2018 05/17/2018 21:59 | #215058
Only great chicago album. Everything afterwards was too pop
planetneutral 01/07/2018 06:29 | #204776
Started off on a fast track to Masterpieceville, but took some significant detours. But there's an excellent single album within this double.
nitomano 08/11/2016 03:28 | #172723
Favoritas: Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, Questions 67 and 68, Beginnings, I'm a Man
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