Chicago III
by Chicago
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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 1029 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,692.
(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).
Chicago III rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1971 | 22/35 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1971 | 64/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 88 Music Albums of 1971 | 43/88 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Mauce | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 24/100 | 74 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 95 Music Albums of 1971 | 84/95 | 1 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 57 Music Albums of 1971 | 49/57 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 46 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 160 | |||
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Chicago III ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/14/2026 18:06 | Devilwoac | 1,511 | 97/100 |
| ! | 01/04/2026 14:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,670 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2025 04:46 | matterhornrider | 5,160 | 81/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
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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Jboy56 04/12/2023 16:27 | #296016
Yea
paladisiac 05/22/2015 17:15 | #142213 | TOP COMMENT
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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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