Chicago III
by Chicago

Chicago III by Chicago
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 7,801st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 80 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (121st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,163rd)
Award Best albums of all time (7,801st)

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Chicago bestography

Chicago III is ranked 3rd 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.

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Chicago III track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,801st | 1970s rank: 1,163rd | 1971 rank: 121st

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Chicago III ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 80 votes)
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01/14/2026 18:06 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  1,30097/100
 
65/100
 
01/04/2026 14:13 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,41470/100
 
75/100
 
08/26/2025 04:46 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  5,07681/100
 
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08/11/2025 17:04 machiaj  Ratings distribution  80571/100
 
65/100
 
03/08/2025 22:53 stevengnz  Ratings distribution  2,61173/100

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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 72.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.

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From 04/12/2023 16:27 | #296016
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From 05/22/2015 17:15 | #142213
My rating is based on counting the suite songs as all part of their respective suites. Good Jazz Prog
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