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Best Hi-Fi albums

Top 50 by system Hi-Fi Score — worth your speakers and headphones.

Pink Moon — Nick Drake
94
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
#1 · 94/100
Aja — Steely Dan
94
Aja
Steely Dan
#2 · 94/100
Love Deluxe — Sade
94
Love Deluxe
Sade
#3 · 94/100
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis
94
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
#4 · 94/100
Blue — Joni Mitchell
94
Blue
Joni Mitchell
#5 · 94/100
A Love Supreme — John Coltrane
94
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
#6 · 94/100
Speak No Evil — Wayne Shorter
94
Speak No Evil
Wayne Shorter
#7 · 94/100
Karma — Pharoah Sanders
94
Karma
Pharoah Sanders
#8 · 94/100
Getz/Gilberto — Stan Getz
94
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz
#9 · 94/100
Songs in the Key of Life — Stevie Wonder
94
Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder
#10 · 94/100
Journey in Satchidananda — Alice Coltrane
94
Journey in Satchidananda
Alice Coltrane
#11 · 94/100
Moanin' — Art Blakey
94
Moanin'
Art Blakey
#12 · 94/100
The Sidewinder — Lee Morgan
94
The Sidewinder
Lee Morgan
#13 · 94/100
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady — Charles Mingus
94
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
#14 · 94/100
Song for My Father — Horace Silver
94
Song for My Father
Horace Silver
#15 · 94/100
Wave — Antônio Carlos Jobim
94
Wave
Antônio Carlos Jobim
#16 · 94/100
Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Brian Eno
94
Ambient 1: Music for Airports
Brian Eno
#17 · 94/100
Head Hunters — Herbie Hancock
94
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
#18 · 94/100
I Put a Spell on You — Nina Simone
94
I Put a Spell on You
Nina Simone
#19 · 94/100
Somethin' Else — Cannonball Adderley
94
Somethin' Else
Cannonball Adderley
#20 · 94/100
Blue Train — John Coltrane
94
Blue Train
John Coltrane
#21 · 94/100
What's Going On — Marvin Gaye
94
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
#22 · 94/100
Waltz for Debby — Bill Evans
94
Waltz for Debby
Bill Evans
#23 · 94/100
Nightclub — Patricia Barber
89
Nightclub
Patricia Barber
#24 · 89/100
The Look of Love — Diana Krall
89
The Look of Love
Diana Krall
#25 · 89/100
Una Mattina — Ludovico Einaudi
89
Una Mattina
Ludovico Einaudi
#26 · 89/100
Voodoo — D'Angelo
89
Voodoo
D'Angelo
#27 · 89/100
Spaces — Nils Frahm
86
Spaces
Nils Frahm
#28 · 86/100
Channel Orange — Frank Ocean
86
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
#29 · 86/100
Black Messiah — D'Angelo
86
Black Messiah
D'Angelo
#30 · 86/100
Liquid Spirit — Gregory Porter
86
Liquid Spirit
Gregory Porter
#31 · 86/100
We Like It Here — Snarky Puppy
86
We Like It Here
Snarky Puppy
#32 · 86/100
BLACKsummers'night — Maxwell
86
BLACKsummers'night
Maxwell
#33 · 86/100
async — Ryuichi Sakamoto
84
async
Ryuichi Sakamoto
#34 · 84/100
Blackstar — David Bowie
84
Blackstar
David Bowie
#35 · 84/100
The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd
84
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
#36 · 84/100
Promises — Floating Points
84
Promises
Floating Points
#37 · 84/100
re:member — Ólafur Arnalds
84
re:member
Ólafur Arnalds
#38 · 84/100
Remain in Light — Talking Heads
84
Remain in Light
Talking Heads
#39 · 84/100
KIWANUKA — Michael Kiwanuka
84
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
#40 · 84/100
Black Classical Music — Yussef Dayes
84
Black Classical Music
Yussef Dayes
#41 · 84/100
Dreams and Daggers — Cécile McLorin Salvant
84
Dreams and Daggers
Cécile McLorin Salvant
#42 · 84/100
Sleep — Max Richter
84
Sleep
Max Richter
#43 · 84/100
Emily's D+Evolution — Esperanza Spalding
84
Emily's D+Evolution
Esperanza Spalding
#44 · 84/100
Black Acid Soul — Lady Blackbird
84
Black Acid Soul
Lady Blackbird
#45 · 84/100
The Epic — Kamasi Washington
84
The Epic
Kamasi Washington
#46 · 84/100
An Evening with Silk Sonic — Silk Sonic
84
An Evening with Silk Sonic
Silk Sonic
#47 · 84/100
Brothers in Arms — Dire Straits
84
Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits
#48 · 84/100
Come Away with Me — Norah Jones
83
Come Away with Me
Norah Jones
#49 · 83/100
Kalevala Fantasy — Umo Jazz Orchestra
82
Kalevala Fantasy
Umo Jazz Orchestra
#50 · 82/100