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Albums like MDNA
Madonna · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like MDNA 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 MDNA start with 49 Percent by Röyksopp: If you like MDNA, try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog). A level up from MDNA is Erotica by Madonna: Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after MDNA. Best sounding next listen: Aja by Steely Dan. Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than MDNA.
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Albums like MDNA
If you like MDNA, you need 49 Percent by Röyksopp because If you like MDNA, try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
Röyksopp
If you like MDNA, try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Faithless
If you like MDNA, try Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits by Faithless (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Avril Lavigne
If you like MDNA, try Let Go by Avril Lavigne (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 MDNA
If you like MDNA, you need Erotica by Madonna as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after MDNA.
Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after MDNA.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: The Immaculate Collection by Madonna after MDNA.
- Shared genres: catalog
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +8
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Sawyer Brown
Level up via bass/midrange: Outskirts Of Town by Sawyer Brown after MDNA.
- 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 MDNA, 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 MDNA.
Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than MDNA.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- 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 MDNA.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- 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 MDNA.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +30
- Closest sonic facets: bass/detail
Confidence 83% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like MDNA?
- 49 Percent by Röyksopp is a similar next listen after MDNA — If you like MDNA, try 49 Percent by Röyksopp (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- What is a level up from MDNA?
- Erotica by Madonna is a level up from MDNA — Level up via bass/midrange: Erotica by Madonna after MDNA.
- What sounds best after MDNA?
- Aja by Steely Dan is the best-sounding next listen after MDNA — Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than MDNA.
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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