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Best sounding albums of 2026

Best sounding albums of 2026 ranked by Hi-Fi Score — recordings that reward speakers and headphones.

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Hitoyoshi-Kuma Songscapes — Caramel
62
Hitoyoshi-Kuma Songscapes
Caramel
#1 · 62/100
High Low — John Frusciante
62
High Low
John Frusciante
#2 · 62/100
MDNA (Deluxe) — Madonna
62
MDNA (Deluxe)
Madonna
#3 · 62/100
Adicta a tu presencia — Angie Martinez
62
Adicta a tu presencia
Angie Martinez
#4 · 62/100
CONFESSIONS II — Madonna
62
CONFESSIONS II
Madonna
#5 · 62/100
Rebel Heart (Deluxe) — Madonna
62
Rebel Heart (Deluxe)
Madonna
#6 · 62/100
Next! — Seeed
62
Next!
Seeed
#7 · 62/100
SEEED — Seeed
62
SEEED
Seeed
#8 · 62/100
ICEMAN — Drake
62
ICEMAN
Drake
#9 · 62/100
HABIBTI — Drake
62
HABIBTI
Drake
#10 · 62/100
MAID OF HONOUR — Drake
62
MAID OF HONOUR
Drake
#11 · 62/100
10 Til' Midnight — Snoop Dogg
62
10 Til' Midnight
Snoop Dogg
#12 · 62/100
Placebo RE:CREATED — Placebo
62
Placebo RE:CREATED
Placebo
#13 · 62/100
Foreign Tongues — The Rolling Stones
62
Foreign Tongues
The Rolling Stones
#14 · 62/100
Blanco nemesis — Booba
62
Blanco nemesis
Booba
#15 · 62/100
The Mountain — Gorillaz
62
The Mountain
Gorillaz
#16 · 62/100
Le meilleur de Daniel Balavoine 40ème anniversaire — Daniel Balavoine
62
Le meilleur de Daniel Balavoine 40ème anniversaire
Daniel Balavoine
#17 · 62/100
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Music From The Motion Picture) — Lady Gaga
62
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Music From The Motion Picture)
Lady Gaga
#18 · 62/100
The Fall-Off — J. Cole
62
The Fall-Off
J. Cole
#19 · 62/100
J.Lo (25th Anniversary Edition) — Jennifer Lopez
62
J.Lo (25th Anniversary Edition)
Jennifer Lopez
#20 · 62/100
JuanesTeban — Juanes
62
JuanesTeban
Juanes
#21 · 62/100
Delicious Daily Songs — Caramel
62
Delicious Daily Songs
Caramel
#22 · 62/100
The New World — Shearwater
62
The New World
Shearwater
#23 · 62/100
petal — Ariana Grande
62
petal
Ariana Grande
#24 · 62/100
Dangerous Woman (Tenth Anniversary Edition) — Ariana Grande
62
Dangerous Woman (Tenth Anniversary Edition)
Ariana Grande
#25 · 62/100
Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack (Commentary) — Ariana Grande
62
Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack (Commentary)
Ariana Grande
#26 · 62/100
Thinking of The One That Got Away — Katy Perry
62
Thinking of The One That Got Away
Katy Perry
#27 · 62/100
The Ones That Got The Plays — Katy Perry
62
The Ones That Got The Plays
Katy Perry
#28 · 62/100
BROWN (The Chocolate Edition) — Chris Brown
62
BROWN (The Chocolate Edition)
Chris Brown
#29 · 62/100
Tough Town — Bryan Adams
62
Tough Town
Bryan Adams
#30 · 62/100
BROWN — Chris Brown
62
BROWN
Chris Brown
#31 · 62/100
Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. — Harry Styles
62
Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.
Harry Styles
#32 · 62/100
Birthday Blizzard ‘26 — J. Cole
62
Birthday Blizzard ‘26
J. Cole
#33 · 62/100
Ascendant — Murikaos
62
Ascendant
Murikaos
#34 · 62/100
Velodrome — Murikaos
62
Velodrome
Murikaos
#35 · 62/100
Equator — Murikaos
62
Equator
Murikaos
#36 · 62/100
Voltspire — Murikaos
62
Voltspire
Murikaos
#37 · 62/100
Velostream — Murikaos
62
Velostream
Murikaos
#38 · 62/100
Glide — Murikaos
62
Glide
Murikaos
#39 · 62/100
BULLY - DELUXE — Kanye West
62
BULLY - DELUXE
Kanye West
#40 · 62/100
Meridian — Murikaos
62
Meridian
Murikaos
#41 · 62/100