'''''Chicago Transit Authority''''' is the debut studio album by the American [[rock and rollmusic|rock]] band [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]]. It was recorded and released in 1969 and became a [[sleeper hit]], reaching number 17 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] by 1971 and spawning several successful singles, including "[[Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?]]", "[[Questions 67 and 68]]" and "[[Beginnings (Chicago song)|Beginnings]]". The album stayed on the ''Billboard'' chart for 171 weeks,<ref name=<ref name= "BB200 Jun75" /> beating the previous record for a rock album's longevity of 155 weeks<ref name=Whitburn /> and has been certified double [[Music recording certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)]].<ref name=RIAA /> For this inaugural recording effort the group was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for 1969 [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist of the Year]].<ref name=Grammy1969>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/chicago |title=Grammy Awards: Chicago |date=March 17, 2014 |website=GRAMMY.com |language=en |access-date=January 17, 2019 |archive-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320024210/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/chicago |url-status=live }}</ref> The album was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 2014.<ref name=GHOF>{{cite web |title=2014 GRAMMY HALL OF FAME® INDUCTEES |url=https://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/the-recording-academy-announces-2014-grammy-hall-of-fame-inductees |website=www.grammy.org |access-date=2017-01-03 |archive-date=2017-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131193846/https://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/the-recording-academy-announces-2014-grammy-hall-of-fame-inductees |url-status=live }}</ref>
