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Why this album mattered
Chicago X is the eighth studio album and tenth overall by the American rock band Chicago. It was recorded at Caribou Ranch and it was released by Columbia Records on June 14, 1976. Chicago X was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year, losing to Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder, and a Grammy Award for Best Album Package, which it won. It reached #3 and charted for 44 weeks. Major singles from the album include "If You Leave Me Now", "Another Rainy Day In New York City".
The music
- 1
Once or Twice
2 You Are on My Mind
- 3
Skin Tight
4 If You Leave Me Now
- 5
Together Again
6 Another Rainy Day in New York City
- 7
Mama Mama
- 8
Scrapbook
- 9
Gently I’ll Wake You
- 10
You Get It Up
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Jul 3, 1976#12
- Jul 10#7
- Jul 17#4
- Jul 24#4
- Jul 31#4
- Aug 7#3
- Aug 14#6
- Aug 21#13
- Aug 28#10
- Sep 4#9
- Sep 11#9
- Sep 18#11
- Sep 25#10
- Oct 2#10
- Oct 9#10
- Oct 16#10
- Oct 23#9
- Oct 30#8
- Nov 6#8
- Nov 13#12
- Nov 20#12
- Nov 27#17
- Dec 4#24
- Dec 11#20
- Dec 18#19
- Dec 25#19
- 1977
- Jan 1, 1977#19
- Jan 8#19
- Jan 15#24
- Jan 22#35
- Jan 29#70
- Feb 5#70
- Feb 12#78
- Feb 19#87
- Feb 26#87
- Mar 5#101
- Mar 12#124
- Mar 19#124
- Mar 26#128
- Apr 9#180
- Apr 16#169
- Apr 23#158
- Apr 30#155
- May 7#195
A chart re-entry — it fell off, then found its way back. Entered at #12, climbed steadily for 6 weeks to reach #3, then spent 16 weeks inside the Top 10 and fell quickly across 39 weeks on the chart. Returned after 1 week off the chart at #180, reaching #155 over 5 more weeks. 44 total weeks on chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
- If You Leave Me NowChicago
- Hot 100 peak
- #1
- Weeks on chart
- 21
Highest peak · Longest-running singleOpen song journey → - Another Rainy Day In New York CityChicago
- Hot 100 peak
- #32
- Weeks on chart
- 9
First charting singleOpen song journey → - You Are On My MindChicago
- Hot 100 peak
- #49
- Weeks on chart
- 7
Final charting singleOpen song journey →
Similar chart journeys
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Album facts
- LabelColumbia Records on June 14
- Genresrock · Pop · pop · pop album
- Certificationsgold · platinum · multi-platinum · gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
- AwardsGrammy Award for Album of the Year, losing to Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonde · Grammy Award for Best Album Package, which it won · Grammy Awards: for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus, the band's fi
- Singles"If You Leave Me Now" · "Another Rainy Day In New York City"
- Release dateJune 14, 1976
- ArtistChicago
- Year1976