Chicago III (studio album)
by Chicago

Chicago III by Chicago
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 7,863rd   
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 78 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (120th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,196th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,863rd)

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Chicago bestography

Chicago III is ranked 4th best out of 38 albums by Chicago on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Chicago is Chicago Transit Authority which is ranked number 1005 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,724.

Chicago album bestography « Higher ranked (7,674th)
Chicago IX – Chicago's Greatest Hits
This album (7,863rd)
Chicago III
Lower ranked (8,312th) »
Chicago V

(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 III track list

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

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Chicago III rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,863rd | 1970s rank: 1,196th | 1971 rank: 120th

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Chicago III ratings

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73/100 (from 78 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 72.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.

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My rating is based on counting the suite songs as all part of their respective suites. Good Jazz Prog
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
18. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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