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Chicago

Summary

Chicago is a musical group[1]. Chicago ranks in the top 0.29% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63,670 views/month, #59 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chicago received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3].
  • Chicago received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[4].
  • Chicago received the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[5].
  • Chicago's instance of is recorded as musical group[6].
  • Chicago's genre is jazz[7].
  • Chicago's genre is soft rock[8].
  • Chicago's genre is pop rock[9].
  • Chicago's genre is rock music[10].
  • Chicago's genre is jazz fusion[11].
  • Chicago's genre is adult contemporary music[12].
  • Chicago's genre is jazz rock[13].
  • Chicago's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[14].
  • Chicago's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[15].
  • Chicago's discography is recorded as Chicago discography[16].
  • Chicago's Commons category is recorded as Chicago (band)[17].
  • Chicago's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • Chicago comprises Robert Lamm[19].
  • Chicago comprises James Pankow[20].
  • January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Chicago[21].
  • Chicago's location of formation is recorded as Chicago[22].
  • Chicago's official website is recorded as http://www.chicagotheband.com[23].
  • Chicago's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chicago (band)[24].
  • Chicago's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist[25].
  • Chicago's topic has template is recorded as Template:Chicago (band)[26].
  • Chicago's different from is recorded as Chicago[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1967[30]

  • Genre(s): aor, jazz, jazz rock, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock[31]

  • Community tags: adult contemporary, aor, jazz, jazz rock, jazz-rock, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3f5be744-e867-42fb-8913-5fd69e4099b5[33]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1967 marks the founding of Chicago[21]. Chicago's location of formation is recorded as Chicago[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3], a music museum[34], in United States[35], founded in 1983[36]; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[4], a commemorative plaque[37], in United States[38]; and American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[5], a class of award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1974[41].

Why It Matters

Chicago ranks in the top 0.29% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63,670 views/month, #59 of 20,490).[2] Chicago has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Chicago is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did Chicago receive?

Honors received include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[3], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[4], and American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group[5].

Related Entities

Columbia Records Peter Cetera United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Duffseb · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P166]]: [[Q1441676]]"
  2. 12w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007407495405171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007407495405171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Svkkl authority id → 0283768-Chicago-hudebni-skupina
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007407495405171
    Topic has template → Template:Chicago (band)
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0283768-Chicago-hudebni-skupina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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