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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2026 17:46 |  AAL2014 | 35,562 | 76/100 | |
| 12/01/2025 09:50 | platus | 32,217 | 76/100 | |
| 11/29/2025 22:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,964 | 70/100 | |
| 11/29/2025 02:12 |  LukasAntoine00s | 5,256 | 80/100 | |
| 10/06/2025 12:52 |  II | 4,060 | 71/100 |
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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 11.4.
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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.
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.
koner1 11/22/2014 02:12 | #127663
A great sing a long. In general, incredible song.
Such a beautiful song
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