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Albums like Express Yourself
Madonna · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Express Yourself by Madonna, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Express Yourself start with 49 Percent by Röyksopp: If you like Express Yourself, try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog). A level up from Express Yourself 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 Express Yourself. Best sounding next listen: Aja by Steely Dan. Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Express Yourself.
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Albums like Express Yourself
If you like Express Yourself, you need 49 Percent by Röyksopp because If you like Express Yourself, try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
Röyksopp
If you like Express Yourself, try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +5
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Faithless
If you like Express Yourself, try Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits by Faithless (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +5
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Avril Lavigne
If you like Express Yourself, try Let Go by Avril Lavigne (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +5
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from Express Yourself
If you like Express Yourself, 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 Express Yourself.
Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Express Yourself.
- 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 Express Yourself.
- 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 Express Yourself.
- 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 Express Yourself, 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 Express Yourself.
Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Express Yourself.
- 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 Express Yourself.
- 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 Express Yourself.
- 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 Express Yourself?
- 49 Percent by Röyksopp is a similar next listen after Express Yourself — If you like Express Yourself, try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- What is a level up from Express Yourself?
- You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna is a level up from Express Yourself — Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Express Yourself.
- What sounds best after Express Yourself?
- Aja by Steely Dan is the best-sounding next listen after Express Yourself — Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Express Yourself.
More gateway starts
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