Chicago - Discography (1969-2025)

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, CRD-3001, US)
1969. Chicago Transit Authority (1995, TECW-1901, JP)
1969. Chicago Transit Authority (2008, WPCR-13239, JP)

1970. Chicago II (1995, CRD-3002, US)
1970. Chicago II (1995, TECW-1902, JP)
1970. Chicago II (2002, R2 76172, US)
1970. Chicago II (2017, R2 558549, US)

1971. Chicago III (1995, TECW-1903, JP)
1971. Chicago III (2002, 8122-76173-2, DE)

1972. Chicago V (1995, TECW-1907, JP)

1973. Chicago VI (1995, TECW-1908, JP)
1973. Chicago VI (2002, 8122-76176-2, DE)

1974. Chicago VII (1992, 982731 2, UK)
1974. Chicago VII (1995, TECW-1909, JP)

1975. Chicago VIII (1995, TECW-1910, JP)
1975. Chicago VIII (2022, 8122-76178-2, DE)

1976. Chicago X (1995, TECW-1912, JP)

1977. Chicago XI (1995, TECW-1913, JP)

1978. Hot Streets (1995, TECW-1914, JP)

1979. Chicago 13 (1995, TECW-1915, JP)

1980. Chicago XIV (1995, TECW-1916, JP)

1982. Chicago 16 (1982, 299 235, DE, Target CD)
1982. Chicago 16 (1985, 32XD-351, JP, Target CD)
1982. Chicago 16 (1997, WPCR-1089, JP)

1984. Chicago 17 (1984, 925 060-2, DE, Target CD)
1984. Chicago 17 (1988, 20P2-2007, JP)
1984. Chicago 17 (2010, WPCR-75561, JP)

1986. Chicago 18 (1989, 18P2-2947, JP)
1986. Chicago 18 (1990, 7599-25509-2, DE)

1988. Chicago 19 (1988, 25XD-1054, JP)

1991. Twenty 1 (1991, WPCP-3879, JP)

1995. Night & Day: Big Band (1995, BVCG-639, JP)

1998. Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album (1998, CRCL-80009, JP)

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

2006. Chicago XXX (2006, WPCR-12289, JP)

2008. Chicago XXXII: Stone Of Sisyphus (2008, WPCR-12970, JP)

2011. Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three (2011, Chicago Records II, US)

2013. Chicago XXXV: The Nashville Sessions (2013, WEB)

2014. Chicago XXXVI: Now (2014, MICP-11161, JP)

2019. Chicago XXXVII: Chicago Christmas (2019, WEB)

2022. Chicago XXXVIII: Born For This Moment (2022, WEB)

2. LIVE:

1971. At Carnegie Hall, Volumes I, II, III And IV (2005, R2 76174, US, 4CD)

1971. Chicago At Carnegie Hall (1995, TECW-4704-06, JP, 3CD)

1972. Live In Japan (1996, CRD-3030, US, 2CD)
1972. Live In Japan (1996, TECW-3418-19, JP, 2CD)
1972. Live In Japan (2014, 081227973445, EU, 2CD)

1992. Live In Toronto 1969 (1992, TECX-25272, JP)

1996. 25 Or 6 To 4. Live (1996, SLAM 0063, UK)

1999. Chicago XXVI. Live In Concert (1999, CRD 3026, US)

3. COMPILATION:

1975. Chicago IX. Greatest Hits (1995, TECW-1911, JP)
1975. Chicago IX. Greatest Hits (2025, R2 727498, DE, Expanded Ed)

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

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

1991. Group Portrait (1991, CRD-3018, US, 4CD)

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

1991. Group Portrait Vol.2 (1996, TECW-3524-5, JP, 2CD)

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

1997. The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997 (1997, 9 46554-2, US)

1997. The Heart Of Chicago 1982-1997 (1997, WPCR-1330, JP)

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

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

1998. The Heart Of Chicago 1982-1998 Volume II (1998, WPCR-1940, JP)

2000. Ultra Rare Tracks (2000, 2000GFRR 106, JP, 2CD)

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

2002. The Chicago Story. Complete Greatest Hits (2002, 8122 73606 2, DE, 2CD)
2002. The Chicago Story. Complete Greatest Hits (2007, WPCR-13059, JP)

2008. Four Decades Of Hits (2008, OPCD-8293, US, 3CD)

2010. Original Album Series (2010, 8122 79801 3, EU, 5CD)

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

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

2023. Summer In Chicago (2023, WEB)

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