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Albums like Smile
Katy Perry · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Smile by Katy Perry, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Smile start with Outsides EP by John Frusciante: If you like Smile, try Outsides EP by John Frusciante (similar dynamics/bass; catalog). A level up from Smile is You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna: Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Smile. Best sounding next listen: Aja by Steely Dan. Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Smile.
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Albums like Smile
If you like Smile, you need Outsides EP by John Frusciante because If you like Smile, try Outsides EP by John Frusciante (similar dynamics/bass; catalog).
John Frusciante
If you like Smile, try Outsides EP by John Frusciante (similar dynamics/bass; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +2
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Jamiroquai
If you like Smile, try Late Night Tales: Jamiroquai by Jamiroquai (similar dynamics/bass; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +2
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Avril Lavigne
If you like Smile, try Goodbye Lullaby (Expanded Edition) by Avril Lavigne (similar dynamics/bass; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +2
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from Smile
If you like Smile, you need You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Smile.
Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Smile.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after Smile.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
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 Smile.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +10
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like Smile, you need Aja by Steely Dan when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Smile.
Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Smile.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +32
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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John Coltrane
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Smile.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +32
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Nina Simone
I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer bass/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Smile.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +32
- Closest sonic facets: bass/detail
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like Smile?
- Outsides EP by John Frusciante is a similar next listen after Smile — If you like Smile, try Outsides EP by John Frusciante (similar dynamics/bass; catalog).
- What is a level up from Smile?
- You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna is a level up from Smile — Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Smile.
- What sounds best after Smile?
- Aja by Steely Dan is the best-sounding next listen after Smile — Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Smile.
More gateway starts
- If you like Aja — Steely Dan
- If you like The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd
- If you like Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Brian Eno
- If you like Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
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