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Albums like Cold Shoulder
Adele · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Cold Shoulder by Adele, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Cold Shoulder start with Music Of The Sun by Rihanna: If you like Cold Shoulder, try Music Of The Sun by Rihanna (similar bass/midrange; catalog). A level up from Cold Shoulder is Erotica by Madonna: Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Cold Shoulder. Best sounding next listen: Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin. Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Cold Shoulder.
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Albums like Cold Shoulder
If you like Cold Shoulder, you need Music Of The Sun by Rihanna because If you like Cold Shoulder, try Music Of The Sun by Rihanna (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
Rihanna
If you like Cold Shoulder, try Music Of The Sun by Rihanna (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
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Craig David
If you like Cold Shoulder, try Born to Do It by Craig David (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Juanes
If you like Cold Shoulder, try La Paga by Juanes (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from Cold Shoulder
If you like Cold Shoulder, you need Erotica by Madonna as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Cold Shoulder.
Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Cold Shoulder.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Gilbert Bécaud
Level up via bass/midrange: Une Vie Comme Un Roman by Gilbert Bécaud after Cold Shoulder.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: The Immaculate Collection by Madonna after Cold Shoulder.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like Cold Shoulder, you need Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Cold Shoulder.
Led Zeppelin
Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Cold Shoulder.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Vasco Rossi
Va Bene, Va Bene Così (Remastered) by Vasco Rossi — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Cold Shoulder.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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TRUST
Rock'n'roll by TRUST — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Cold Shoulder.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like Cold Shoulder?
- Music Of The Sun by Rihanna is a similar next listen after Cold Shoulder — If you like Cold Shoulder, try Music Of The Sun by Rihanna (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- What is a level up from Cold Shoulder?
- Erotica by Madonna is a level up from Cold Shoulder — Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Cold Shoulder.
- What sounds best after Cold Shoulder?
- Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin is the best-sounding next listen after Cold Shoulder — Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Cold Shoulder.
More gateway starts
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- If you like Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
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