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30 Greatest Best Songs About Chicago You Can’t Ignore

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Here we go guys, In this incredible article, we will be looking for the greatest best songs about Chicago you can’t ignore. As we all know, Chicago, a Windy City, has inspired countless songs every year. Chicago gave us many inspirational and real musicians. From blues to jazz, hip-hop to rock, Chicago has produced and influenced a wide range of music.

So, without wasting our time let’s scroll up the page and see a few special songs that pay tribute to the city of Chicago, honoring its spirit and its people.

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30 Greatest Best Songs About Chicago You Can’t Ignore

1 – Dear Chicago – Ryan Adams

  • Album: Demolition
  • Released: 2002
  • Artist: Ryan Adams
  • Genres: Pop, Rock, Country

2 – My Kind of Town – Frank Sinatra

  • Artist: Frank Sinatra
  • Genres: Jazz, Vocal/Easy Listening
  • Composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn.
  • Nominations: Academy Award for Best Music (Original Song)

3 – Take Me Back to Chicago – Chicago

  • Take Me Back to Chicago is a compilation album by Chicago released in 1985 
  • Released on January 1985
  • Recorded on August 1973 – May 1980
  • Genre – Pop, rock, jazz fusion

4 – Sweet Home Chicago – Robert Johnson

  • “Sweet Home Chicago” is a blues standard first recorded by Robert Johnson in 1936.
  • The song has become a popular anthem for the city of Chicago
  • Artist: Robert Johnson
  • Genre: Blues

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5 – Homecoming – Kanye West

  • Album: Graduation
  • Artist: Kanye West, Chris Martin
  • Released: 2007
  • Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Nominations: MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video, Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track

6 – Born in Chicago – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

  • Artist: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
  • “Born in Chicago” is a blues song written by Nick Gravenites.
  • Released: 1965
  • Movie: Blues Brothers 2000
  • Genres: R&B/Soul, Rock, Blues

7 – Somewhere on Fullerton – Allister

  • Released: 2002
  • Artist: Allister
  • Album: Last Stop Suburbia
  • Genre: Rock

8 – Chicago – Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle

  • Artists: Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle
  • Song: Chicago
  • Genres: Pop, Jazz

9 – Lake Shore Drive – Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah

  • Artist: Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah
  • Album: Lake Shore Drive
  • Released: 1971
  • Genres: Rock, Folk
  • Songwriter: Skip Haynes
  • Producer: Scott Gibbs

10 – Via Chicago – Wilco

  • Album: Summerteeth
  • Artist: Wilco
  • Genres: Alternative/Indie, French Indie, Pop, German Pop, Rock

11 – Tonight, Tonight – The Smashing Pumpkins

  • “Tonight, Tonight” is a song by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins.
  • Written by the band’s frontman, Billy Corgan
  • Genre: Alternative rock
  • Songwriter: Billy Corgan
  • Producer: Flood, Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan

12 – Meet Me in Chicago – Buddy Guy

  • Released: 2013
  • Artist: Buddy Guy
  • Album: Rhythm & Blues
  • Genre: Blues

13 – Chicago – Sufjan Stevens

  • Album: Illinois
  • Released: 2005
  • Artist: Sufjan Stevens
  • Genres: Alternative/Indie, Folk
  • Recorded in five different versions by Stevens himself.

14 – Chicago – Graham Nash

  • Released: 1971
  • Album: Songs for Beginners
  • Artist: Graham Nash
  • Reached number 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100
  • In Canada, “Chicago” peaked at number 19
  • Genres: Children’s Music, Rock, Folk

15 – In the Ghetto – Elvis Presley and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Artists: Elvis Presley, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Album: If I Can Dream
  • Genres: Pop, Rock

16 – Sweet Home Chicago – The Blues Brothers

  • Released: 1980
  • Movie: The Blues Brothers
  • Artist: The Blues Brothers
  • Genres: R&B/Soul, Children’s Music, Gospel, Blues

17 – Hard to Say I’m Sorry – Chicago

  • Released: 1982
  • Album: Chicago 16
  • Artist: Chicago
  • Genres: Soft rock, Pop, Rock
  • Nominations: Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

18 – The Night Chicago Died – Paper Lace

  • Artist: Paper Lace
  • Album: And Other Bits of Material / First Edition
  • Released: 1974
  • Genre: Rock
  • In 1974, reached number 3 in the UK charts, and number 2 in Canada
  • Featured in a Season 1 episode of That ’70s Show.

19 – You’re the Inspiration – Chicago

  • “You’re the Inspiration” is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster
  • Peter Cetera re-recorded the song for his 1997 solo album You’re the Inspiration: A Collection
  • Artist: Chicago
  • Album: Chicago 17
  • Genres: R&B/Soul, Rock

20 – Lake Shore Driving – Duran Duran

  • Album: Big Thing
  • Released: 1988
  • Artist: Duran Duran

21 – Pulaski at Night – Andrew Bird

  • Artist: Andrew Bird
  • Album: I Want to See Pulaski at Night
  • Released: 2013
  • Genre: Alternative/Indie

22 – Chicago – Michael Jackson

  • Artist: Michael Jackson
  • Album: Xscape
  • Genre: Dance Pop
  • Songwriter: Cory Rooney
  • Producer: Cory Rooney Timbaland, Jerome “J-Roc” Harmon

23 – Chicago – Bryce Fox and Win and Woo

  • Artists: Win and Woo, Bryce Fox
  • Album: Chicago (Remixes)
  • Released: 2017
  • Genre: Dance/Electronic

24 – Back to Chicago – Styx

  • Released: 1990
  • Album: Edge of the Century
  • Artist: Styx
  • Genres: Pop, Rock

25 – If You Leave Me Now – Chicago

  • Released: 1976
  • Album: Chicago X
  • Artist: Chicago
  • Genres: Soft rock, Rock
  • Songwriter: Peter Cetera
  • Producer: James William Guercio

26 – Bad Bad Leroy Brown – Ace Cannon and Jim Croce

  • Artists: Jim Croce, Ace Cannon
  • Album: Secret Love
  • Genre: Rock
  • Ranked two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1973
  • Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1973.

27 – Will You Still Love Me? – Chicago

  • Artist: Chicago
  • Album: Chicago 18
  • Released: 1986
  • Genres: Pop, Seasonal, Rock
  • Written by David Foster, Tom Keane, and Richard Baskin,
  • Produced by Foster.

28 – Angels – Chance the Rapper

  • Artist: Chance the Rapper
  • Featured artist: Saba
  • Album: Coloring Book
  • Released: 2016
  • Nominations: MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video
  • Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

29 – Crook County – Speedknot Mobstaz and Twista

  • Artists: Speedknot Mobstaz, Twista
  • Featured artists: Newsense, MC Newsense
  • Album: Mobstability
  • Released: 1998
  • Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

30 – Dialogue – Chicago

  • Artist: Chicago
  • Album: Chicago V
  • Released: 2019
  • Genre: Rock