Artist
Chicago
Chicago is a rock artist from Chicago, USA formed in 1967. 82 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Chicago, USA · Best rock albums
- 82
- Releases
- 1969–2026
- Active years
- 1967
- Formed
Discography
66
Most popular
The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning
2002 · 39 tracks
Chicago II
1970
Chicago X
1976
Chicago 17
1984
Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits
1975
Chicago V
1972
Chicago III
1971
Chicago 16
1982
Chicago 13
1979
Chicago XI
1977
Chicago VII
1974
Chicago VI
1973
Chicago 18
1986
Chicago 19
1988
Chicago VIII
1975
Twenty 1
1991
Chicago XXX
2006
Chicago Christmas: What's It Gonna Be, Santa?
2003
Hot Streets
1978
Chicago XIV
1980
Love Songs (Deluxe)
2025
Chicago At The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts, Washington D.C. (9/16/1971) (Live)
2024
Live At 55 (Live)
2024
Colors Of The Day (Live Louisville '74)
2024
Chicago Christmas Complete
2023
Greatest Christmas Hits
2023
Born For This Moment
2022
Chicago at Carnegie Hall - Complete (Live)
2021
Chicago Christmas
2019
Chicago Christmas (2019)
2019
Greatest Hits Live
2018
Chicago II - Live on Soundstage
2018
Chicago II (Steven Wilson Remix)
2017
Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago (Remaster)
2016
The Studio Albums 1979-2008 (Vol. 2)
2015
The Studio Albums 1969-1978 (Vol. 1)
2015
Now (Chicago XXXVI)
2014
Chicago XXXVI: Now
2014
Chicago XXXV: The Nashville Sessions
2013
Original Album Series
2012
The Collection
2012
O Christmas Three
2011
Ultimate Collection
2011
Live in '75
2011
O Christmas Three (2023 Remaster)
2011
Night & Day: Big Band
2009
Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus
2008
Stone of Sisyphus
2008
The Best of Chicago, 40th Anniversary Edition
2007
Unreleased Rarities from Chicago at Carnegie Hall
2005
Chicago Presents the Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath
2005
Live In Japan
2005
Chicago XXVI: Live in Concert
2005
At Carnegie Hall
2004
The Box Set
2003
Chicago Transit Authority
2002
The Chicago Story: The Complete Greatest Hits
2002
Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album
1998
Night and Day: Big-Band
1995
Group Portrait
1991
Greatest Hits 1982-1989
1989
The Heart of Chicago
1989
If You Leave Me Now
1980
Chicago IX: Greatest Hits Expanded
1975
Chicago at Carnegie Hall: Volumes I, II, III, & IV
1971
Chicago Transit Authority (50th Anniversary Remix)
1969
Singles & EPs
16
If This Is Goodbye
Single · 2026
Firecracker
Single · 2026
25 or 6 to 4 (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
Single · 2024
Saturday in the Park (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
Single · 2024
Live At 55
Single · 2024
Magical Mystery Tour
Single · 2023
Saturday in the Park (2022 Remaster)
Single · 2022
25 Or 6 To 4 (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 4/5/1971)
Single · 2021
Elegy (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 4/6/1971)
EP · 2021
Free (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 4/10/1971) (Early Show)
Single · 2021
Someday (August 29, 1968) (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, 4/5/1971)
Single · 2021
25 or 6 to 4 (GoArmy Remix)
Single · 2020
25 or 6 to 4 (Live on Soundstage 2018)
Single · 2018
Hard Habit to Break / Remember the Feeling
Single · 2010
Along Comes a Woman (Dance Remix)
Single · 1984
25 or 6 to 4 / Where Do We Go From Here
Single · 1970
Collaborators
3
Upcoming shows
Mayo Performing Arts Center
Morristown, New Jersey, United States Of America
Truliant Amphitheater
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Of America
Ruoff Music Center
Noblesville, Indiana, United States Of America
Community
More about Chicago
About
Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, generating several hit ballads. They had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Second only to The Beach Boys in Billboard singles and albums chart success among American bands, Chicago is one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups in history. According to Billboard, Chicago was the leading US singles charting group during the 1970s. They have sold over 38 million units in the US, with 22 gold, 18 platinum, and 8 multi-platinum albums. Over the course of their career they have had five number-one albums and 21 top-ten singles.
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The original band membership consisted of saxophonist Walter Parazaider, guitarist Terry Kath, drummer Danny Seraphine, trombonist James Pankow, trumpet player Lee Loughnane, and keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm. Parazaider, Kath, Seraphine, Pankow and Loughnane met in 1967 while students at DePaul University. Lamm was recruited from Roosevelt University. The group of six called themselves "The Big Thing", and continued playing top 40 hits. Realizing the need for a tenor to complement baritone Lamm and Kath, they added local tenor and bassist Peter Cetera. Jimi Hendrix once told Parazaider, "Jeez, your horn players are like one set of lungs and your guitar player is better than me." While gaining some success as a cover band, the group began working on original songs. In June 1968, they moved to Los Angeles, California under the guidance of their manager James William Guercio, and signed with Columbia Records. After signing with Guercio, The Big Thing changed their name to "Chicago Transit Authority". Their first record (April 1969), the eponymous Chicago Transit Authority, is a double album, which is rare for a band's first release. It sold over one million copies by 1970, and was awarded a platinum disc. The album included a number of pop-rock songs – "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Beginnings", "Questions 67 and 68", and "I'm a Man" – which were later released as singles. When the actual Chicago Transit Authority threatened legal action soon after the album's release, the band's name was shortened to Chicago.
Chicago in brief
- How many Chicago releases are on Riffiter?
- 82 releases are catalogued, spanning 1969 to 2026.
- When was Chicago formed?
- Chicago formed in 1967, in Chicago, USA.
- What genre is Chicago?
- Chicago is catalogued under Rock.
- What is the most recent Chicago release on Riffiter?
- If This Is Goodbye, released in 2026.