Chicago - Discography (1969-2015)

According to Billboard chart statistics, Chicago is second only to the Beach Boys as the most successful American rock band of all time, in terms of both albums and singles. Judged by album sales alone, as certified by the R.I.A.A., the band does not rank quite so high, but it is still among the Top Ten best-selling U.S. groups ever. If such statements of fact surprise, that’s because Chicago has been singularly underrated since the beginning of its long career, both because of its musical ambitions — to the musicians, rock is only one of several styles of music to be used and blended, along with classical, jazz, R&B, and pop — and because of its refusal to emphasize celebrity over the music. The result has been that many critics have consistently failed to appreciate its music and that its media profile has always been low. At the same time, however, Chicago has succeeded in the ways it intended to. From the beginning of its emergence as a national act, it has been able to fill arenas with satisfied fans. And beyond the impressive sales and chart statistics, its music has endured, played constantly on the radio and instantly familiar to tens of millions. ― Allmusic

1. STUDIO:
1969. Chicago Transit Authority (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1901, Japan)
1969. Chicago Transit Authority (1999, Chicago Rec., CRD-3001, USA)
1969. Chicago Transit Authority (2008, Warner Music, WPCR-13239, Japan, SHM-CD)

1970. Chicago II (1995, Chicago Rec., CRD-3002, USA)
1970. Chicago II (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1902, Japan)
1970. Chicago II (2002, Rhino, R2 76172, USA)

1971. Chicago III (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1903, Japan)
1971. Chicago III (2002, Rhino, 8122-76173-2, USA)

1972. Chicago V (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1907, Japan)
1972. Chicago V (2002, Rhino, R2 76175, USA)

1973. Chicago VI (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1908, Japan)
1973. Chicago VI (2002, Rhino, 8122-76176-2, Germany)

1974. Chicago VII (1991, Columbia, CK 32810, USA)
1974. Chicago VII (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1909, Japan)

1975. Chicago VIII (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1910, Japan)
1975. Chicago VIII (2002, Rhino, 8122-76178-2, Germany)

1976. Chicago X (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1912, Japan)

1977. Chicago XI (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1913, Japan)

1978. Hot Streets (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1914, Japan)

1979. Chicago 13 (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1915, Japan)

1980. Chicago XIV (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1916, Japan)
1980. Chicago XIV (2003, Rhino, R2 76183, USA)

1982. Chicago 16 (1984, WEA, 299 235, W.Germany, Target CD)
1982. Chicago 16 (1985, Warner-Pioneer, 32XD-351, Japan)
1982. Chicago 16 (1997, Warner Music, WPCR-1089, Japan)

1984. Chicago 17 (1984, Warner Bros., 925 060-2, W.Germany, Target CD)
1984. Chicago 17 (1988, Warner-Pioneer, 20P2-2007, Japan)
1984. Chicago 17 (2010, Warner Music, WPCR-75561, Japan)

1986. Chicago 18 (1989, Warner-Pioneer, 18P2-2947, Japan)
1986. Chicago 18 (1990, Warner Bros., 7599-25509-2, Germany)

1988. Chicago 19 (1988, Warner-Pioneer, 25XD-1054, Japan)

1991. Twenty 1 (1991, Warner-Pioneer, WPCP-3879, Japan)

1995. Night & Day. Big Band (1995, BMG Victor, BVCG-639, Japan)
1995. Night & Day. Big Band (1995, Giant Records, 9 24615-2, USA)

1998. Chicago XXV. The Christmas Album (1998, Nippon Crown Co., CRCL-80009, Japan)

2003. Chicago Christmas. What’s It Gonna Be, Santa (2003, Rhino, R2 73892, USA)

2006. Chicago XXX (2006, Warner Music, WPCR-12289, Japan)

2008. Chicago XXXII. Stone Of Sisyphus (2008, Warner Music, WPCR-12970, Japan)

2011. Chicago XXXIII. O Christmas Three (2011, Chicago Rec. II, 700261337258, USA)

2014. Chicago XXXVI. Now (2014, Avalon Marquee, MICP-11161, Japan)

2. LIVE:

1971. Chicago At Carnegie Hall (1995, Teichiku, TECW-4704~06, Japan, 3CD)
1971. Chicago At Carnegie Hall (2005, Rhino, R2 76174, USA, 4CD)

1972. Live In Japan (1997, Chicago Rec., CRD-3030, USA, 2CD)
1975. Live In Japan (1996, Teichiku, TECW-3418~19, Japan, 2CD)

1978. 25 Or 6 To 4 – Live (1996, Slam Music, SLAM 0063, UK)
1978. Live In Toronto 1969 (1992, Teichiku, TECX-25272, Japan)

1999. Chicago XXVI. Live in Concert (1999, Chicago Rec., CRD 3026, USA)

3. COMPILATION:

1975. Chicago’s Greatest Hits (1987, CBS, CD 32535, Austria)
1975. Greatest Hits Volume I (1995, Teichiku, TECW-1911, Japan)

1981. Greatest Hits Volume II (1996, Teichiku, TECW-1920, Japan)

1983. If You Leave Me Now (1996, Teichiku, TECW-2021, Japan)

1991. Group Portrait Vol.1 (1996, Teichiku, TECW-3522~3, Japan, 2CD)

1991. Group Portrait Vol.2 (1996, Teichiku, TECW-3524~5, Japan, 2CD)

1997. The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1981 (1997, Teichiku, TECW-2426, Japan)

1997. The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997 (1997, Reprise, 9362-46554-2, USA)

1997. The Heart Of Chicago 1982-1997 (1997, Warner Music, WPCR-1330, Japan)

1998. The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1981 Volume II (1998, Teichiku, TECW-2427, Japan)

1998. The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1998 Volume II (1998, Reprise, 9 46911-2, USA, Promo)

1998. The Heart Of Chicago 1982-1998 Volume II (1998, Warner Music, WPCR-1940, Japan)

2002. The Chicago Story. Complete Greatest Hits (2007, Warner Music, WPCR-13059, Japan)

2007. The Best Of Chicago. 40th Anniversary Edition (2007, Rhino, R2 309116, USA, 2CD)

4. BOX SET:

2012. Studio Albums 1969-1978 (2012, Rhino, 8122796958, UK, 10CD)

2015. Studio Albums 1979-2008 (2015, Rhino, 081227954130, EU, 10CD)

5. BOOTLEG:

2000. Ultra Rare Tracks (2000, 2000GFRR 106, Bootleg)

2000. Ultra Rare Tracks Vol.2 (2000, 2000GFRR 119, Bootleg)

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