Chicago 18 (studio album)
by Chicago
Chicago bestography
Chicago 18 is ranked 18th best out of 38 albums by Chicago on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Chicago is Chicago Transit Authority which is ranked number 1006 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,723.
(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 18 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Chicago 18 rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (62), #0401-0500* | 10/99 | - |
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 77 Music Albums of 1986 | 56/77 | 1 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | 1980s 65rating (62), #001-100* | 55/96 | - |
| 2023 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2021 | byuzak | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2020 | paladisiac | ranking albums: chicago | 11/14 | - |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2014 | pentapolin | UNDERRATED DISCS | 34/65 | - |
| 2013 | elisachutan | Top 10 Greatest Music Albums | 3/10 | - |
| 2013 | 247joelnetwork | Top 36 Music Albums of 1986 | 36/36 | 0 |
| 2010 | sledge2 | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 48/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
Chicago 18 collection
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Chicago 18 ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 26 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/07/2025 18:54 | machiaj | 774 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2023 00:34 | LosWochos | 46,769 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2023 18:34 |  MetalMan67 | 5,957 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2022 20:17 |  jbfarmer | 216 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/19/2021 04:42 |  zags7000 | 20,396 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 59.0/100, a mean average of 53.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 53.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.9.
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