CHICAGO IX: GREATEST HITS EXPANDED

Chicago IX was the band’s first greatest hits collection, topping the album chart in 1975 and selling more than five million copies to become one of their best-selling albums. To mark its 50th anniversary, Rhino will release CHICAGO IX: GREATEST HITS EXPANDEDon August 8 as a 2LP Black vinyl set and single CD. Pre-order HERE.

The new edition expands the original 11-track lineup into a 21-track collection that now includes songs from every studio album the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers released between 1969 and 1980.

New additions like “Street Player,” “Thunder and Lightning,” and “Baby, What A Big Surprise” extend the timeline through the ’70s and up to the dawn of the ’80s, while early cuts like “Questions 67 and 68” and “Free” help round out the band’s formative years. Signature tracks from the original release—such as “25 or 6 to 4,” “Saturday in the Park,” and “If You Leave Me Now”—remain central to the collection. Several songs from Chicago(1970) appear in their Steven Wilson remix/edit versions, first issued in 2017.

The updated selection reflects a broader retrospective of Chicago’s first decade, with the cover artwork subtly revised from its original white background to a new gold backdrop in honor of the album’s golden anniversary.

Chicago launched the year with an incredible appearance and live performance of two songs on NBC’s The Kelly Clarkson Show, and will be bringing their legendary, unmatched catalogue of beloved hits to fans across the states for the rest of 2025. 

The band kicked off their summer tour this weekend in Waite Park, MN and just announced additional shows to go on sale this Friday. Upcoming shows include stops in Kansas City, Louisville, Milwaukee, Chicago, Virginia Beach, Newark, Bangor and Boston ahead of New York’s iconic Beacon Theater. They head west in August to play Denver, Boise and Bend before traversing California ahead of three nights at Los Angeles’s historic Hollywood Bowl. Full dates are below. For ticket information visit www.chicagotheband.com.