Album artist 62 - Chicago


This page lists the album chart entries of Chicago. A list of songs by Chicago can be found
here.
The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.
Originally called "Chicago Transit Authority", they were forced
to change their name due to legal threats.
Jason Scheff, one of the members in the 1980s was the son
of Elvis Presley's bass player.
| # |
Artist |
Album Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
Chicago |
Chicago Transit Authority |
1969 |
US CashBox 1 of 1970, US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1986), US 3 of 1970, Australia Goset 4 - Jun 1970 (31 weeks), Norway 8 - Mar 1970 (32 weeks), UK 9 - Sep 1969 (14 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 12 of 1969 (peak 1, 55 weeks), RYM 46 of 1969, Radio Caroline 278 (1969), WXPN 437 (1969), WTMD 517, Acclaimed 1751 (1969) |
| 2 |
Chicago |
Chicago 17 |
1984 |
Sweden 1 - May 1984 (27 weeks), US 6 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in May 1997), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 1985), Switzerland 6 - Jun 1984 (18 weeks), US sales 6 M (according to RIAA), US BB 14 of 1985, Norway 14 - Jun 1984 (13 weeks), US CashBox 15 of 1985, UK 24 - Dec 1984 (20 weeks), Holland free40 60 of 1984 |
| 3 |
Chicago |
Chicago V |
1972 |
US num 1 for 9 weeks - Aug 1972, US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1986), US BB 6 of 1972, Norway 7 - Sep 1972 (11 weeks), Australia Goset 7 - Dec 1972 (13 weeks), UK 24 - Sep 1972 (2 weeks), US CashBox 29 of 1972, Italy 59 of 1972, RYM 190 of 1972 |
| 4 |
Chicago |
Chicago X |
1976 |
US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1986), Grammy in 1976 (Nominated), Sweden 6 - Jul 1976 (27 weeks), US BB 7 of 1976, Norway 7 - Dec 1976 (19 weeks), US CashBox 16 of 1976, Austria 18 - Feb 1977 (3 months), UK 21 - Oct 1976 (11 weeks), Italy 37 of 1977, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1976) |
| 5 |
Chicago |
Chicago VI |
1973 |
US num 1 for 5 weeks - Jul 1973, US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1986), Norway 13 - Aug 1973 (6 weeks), Australia Goset 14 - Sep 1973 (9 weeks), US BB 15 of 1973, Italy 83 of 1973, Radio Caroline 136 (1973) |
| 6 |
Chicago |
Chicago II |
1970 |
US BB 1 of 1970, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1991), Italy 33 of 1970, France (InfoDisc) 45 of 1970 (peak 13, 24 weeks), RYM 96 of 1970, WTMD 481, WXPN 664 (1970) |
| 7 |
Chicago |
The Chicago Story - Complete Greatest |
2002 |
Sweden 1 - Oct 2002 (17 weeks), Norway 4 - Sep 2002 (6 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 2003), Austria 6 - Sep 2002 (3 months), UK 11 - Sep 2002 (2 weeks), Switzerland 29 - Sep 2002 (4 weeks) |
| 8 |
Chicago |
Chicago VII |
1974 |
US num 1 for 1 week - Apr 1974, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1986), US CashBox 8 of 1974, US BB 10 of 1974, Norway 13 - Apr 1974 (9 weeks), RYM 182 of 1974 |
| 9 |
Chicago |
Chicago III |
1971 |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1986), Australia Goset 6 - May 1971 (10 weeks), Norway 8 - Feb 1971 (11 weeks), UK 9 - Mar 1971 (5 weeks), US CashBox 17 of 1971, US BB 20 of 1971, Italy 37 of 1971 |
| 10 |
Chicago |
Chicago Xi |
1977 |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Oct 1977), Norway 5 - Sep 1977 (11 weeks), Sweden 8 - Sep 1977 (12 weeks), Austria 9 - Oct 1977 (3 months), US CashBox 40 of 1977, US BB 44 of 1977, Italy 69 of 1977 |
| 11 |
Chicago |
Chicago IX, Chicago's Greatest Hits |
1976 |
US num 1 for 5 weeks - Dec 1975, US 5 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1991), US 5 of 1976, US sales 5 M (according to RIAA), US CashBox 32 of 1976 |
| 12 |
Chicago |
Chicago 16 |
1982 |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 1982), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1987), Austria 19 - Sep 1982 (2 months), US CashBox 27 of 1982, US BB 32 of 1982, UK 44 - Oct 1982 (9 weeks), Italy 55 of 1983 |
| 13 |
Chicago |
Chicago VIII |
1975 |
US num 1 for 2 weeks - May 1975, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1986), Norway 6 - May 1975 (8 weeks), US BB 14 of 1975, US CashBox 18 of 1975 |
| 14 |
Chicago |
Hot Streets |
1978 |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Oct 1978), Sweden 23 - Oct 1978 (6 weeks), US CashBox 54 of 1978, Holland free40 62 of 1978, US BB 66 of 1978 |
| 15 |
Chicago |
Chicago 19 |
1988 |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Feb 1989), Norway 5 - Jul 1988 (12 weeks), Sweden 7 - Jul 1988 (11 weeks), Switzerland 22 - Jul 1988 (4 weeks) |
| 16 |
Chicago |
Chicago 18 |
1986 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1986), Norway 12 - Oct 1986 (5 weeks), Sweden 15 - Oct 1986 (8 weeks), Switzerland 18 - Oct 1986 (4 weeks) |
| 17 |
Chicago |
The Heart Of Chicago |
1989 |
UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Apr 1992), Norway 4 - Jan 1990 (11 weeks), UK 6 - Nov 1989 (24 weeks) |
| 18 |
Chicago |
The Very Best Of: Only The Beginning |
1996 |
US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in May 2005), Norway 14 - Mar 1996 (4 weeks), Sweden 18 - Mar 1996 (3 weeks) |
| 19 |
Chicago |
Chicago |
1970 |
Grammy in 1970 (Nominated), UK 6 - Apr 1970 (27 weeks), Norway 19 - Sep 1970 (2 weeks) |
| 20 |
Chicago |
Chicago 13 |
1979 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1979), Norway 16 - Sep 1979 (5 weeks), Sweden 30 - Sep 1979 (4 weeks) |
| 21 |
Chicago |
Chicago At Carnegie Hall |
1972 |
Australia Goset 13 - May 1972 (2 weeks), US CashBox 15 of 1972, US BB 15 of 1972 |
| 22 |
Chicago |
Twenty 1 |
1991 |
Norway 11 - Feb 1991 (4 weeks), Sweden 18 - Feb 1991 (6 weeks), Switzerland 27 - Feb 1991 (5 weeks) |
| 23 |
Chicago |
Chicago's Greatest Hits 1982-1989 |
unknown |
US 5 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in May 1997), US sales 5 M (according to RIAA) |
| 24 |
Chicago |
The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997 |
1999 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1997), UK 21 - Feb 1999 (2 weeks) |
| 25 |
Chicago |
Love Songs |
1982 |
Sweden 5 - Feb 2005 (5 weeks), UK 42 - Dec 1982 (8 weeks) |
| 26 |
Chicago |
Chicago XIV |
1980 |
Norway 26 - Aug 1980 (6 weeks), Holland free40 36 of 1980 |
| 27 |
Chicago |
If You Leave Me Now |
unknown |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1991) |
| 28 |
Chicago |
Live at Carnegie Hall |
unknown |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1986) |
| 29 |
Chicago |
Chicago Xxv (the Christmas Album) |
unknown |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1999) |
| 30 |
Chicago |
Greatest Hits Volume 2 |
1995 |
Norway 4 - Feb 1995 (1 week) |
| 31 |
Chicago |
CHICAGO'S GREATEST HITS |
1975 |
US BB 7 of 1975 |
| 32 |
Chicago |
Hot Street |
1978 |
Norway 7 - Oct 1978 (7 weeks) |
| 33 |
Chicago |
Chicago 4 |
1973 |
US CashBox 10 of 1973 |
| 34 |
Chicago |
17 |
1984 |
France (InfoDisc) 33 of 1984 (peak 23, 31 weeks) |
| 35 |
Chicago |
Xi |
1977 |
Holland free40 47 of 1977 |
| 36 |
Chicago |
13 |
1979 |
Holland free40 90 of 1979 |
| 37 |
Chicago |
The best of Chicago |
1991 |
Italy 100 of 1991 |
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