Chicago (track)
by Sufjan Stevens
Chicago appears on the following album(s) by Sufjan Stevens:
- Illinois (track #9) (this album) (2005)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/23/2026 13:35 |  NowhereMan | 14,731 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 01:28 | SethGunde | 2,438 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2026 20:14 |  HoldenM | 9,496 | 91/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2026 21:21 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/09/2026 17:46 |  AAL2014 | 40,451 | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 92.1/100, a mean average of 91.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.1.
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Incredibly immersive and vibrant, easily one of the best on the album.
DriftingOrpheus 03/28/2020 21:23 | #249208
An excellent track chugging with momentum, still, I believe this one is a little overblown in the Sufjan pantheon.
jhuik 07/12/2017 01:37 | #194117
A damn perfect, powerfully beautiful song. Loved for so long now.
slurpdurp 01/20/2017 05:32 | #183428
An incredibly personal song that gives great insight into Sufjan's soul. One of his best songs. To me, Sufjan is the 21st century Bob Dylan and his songwriting on Chicago shows why.
koner1 05/27/2015 00:49 | #142469
The reason it's so fun to sing a long must be because of all of the choir singers backing up Sufjan on the chorus. You're just dying to be one of them.
Top ten favorite songs of all time followed closely by Casimir Pulaski Day.
koner1 11/22/2014 02:12 | #127663
A great sing a long. In general, incredible song.
Such a beautiful song
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