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Albums like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
Coldplay · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends start with Sibérie m'était contéee by Manu Chao: If you like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, try Sibérie m'était contéee by Manu Chao (similar bass/midrange; catalog). A level up from Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends is Erotica by Madonna: Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. Best sounding next listen: Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin. Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
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Albums like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
If you like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, you need Sibérie m'était contéee by Manu Chao because If you like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, try Sibérie m'était contéee by Manu Chao (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
Manu Chao
If you like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, try Sibérie m'était contéee by Manu Chao (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Rihanna
If you like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, try Music Of The Sun by Rihanna (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Craig David
If you like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, 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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A level up from Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
If you like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, you need Erotica by Madonna as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
- 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 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
- 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 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
- 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 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, 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 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
Led Zeppelin
Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
- 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 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
- 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 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
- 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 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends?
- Sibérie m'était contéee by Manu Chao is a similar next listen after Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends — If you like Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, try Sibérie m'était contéee by Manu Chao (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- What is a level up from Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends?
- Erotica by Madonna is a level up from Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends — Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
- What sounds best after Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends?
- Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin is the best-sounding next listen after Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends — Coda (Remaster) by Led Zeppelin — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
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