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Albums like Beam Me Up Scotty
Nicki Minaj · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Beam Me Up Scotty by Nicki Minaj, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Beam Me Up Scotty start with Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits by Faithless: If you like Beam Me Up Scotty, try Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits by Faithless (similar bass/midrange; catalog). A level up from Beam Me Up Scotty 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 Beam Me Up Scotty. Best sounding next listen: Aja by Steely Dan. Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Beam Me Up Scotty.
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Albums like Beam Me Up Scotty
If you like Beam Me Up Scotty, you need Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits by Faithless because If you like Beam Me Up Scotty, try Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits by Faithless (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
Faithless
If you like Beam Me Up Scotty, 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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Jennifer Lopez
If you like Beam Me Up Scotty, try Hold You Down by Jennifer Lopez (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 Beam Me Up Scotty, try Sunday 8pm / Saturday 3am 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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A level up from Beam Me Up Scotty
If you like Beam Me Up Scotty, 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 Beam Me Up Scotty.
Madonna
Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Beam Me Up Scotty.
- 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 Beam Me Up Scotty.
- 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 Beam Me Up Scotty.
- 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 Beam Me Up Scotty, 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 Beam Me Up Scotty.
Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Beam Me Up Scotty.
- 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 Beam Me Up Scotty.
- 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 Beam Me Up Scotty.
- 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 Beam Me Up Scotty?
- Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits by Faithless is a similar next listen after Beam Me Up Scotty — If you like Beam Me Up Scotty, try Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits by Faithless (similar bass/midrange; catalog).
- What is a level up from Beam Me Up Scotty?
- You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna is a level up from Beam Me Up Scotty — Level up via bass/midrange: You Can Dance (Single Edits of Album Remixes) by Madonna after Beam Me Up Scotty.
- What sounds best after Beam Me Up Scotty?
- Aja by Steely Dan is the best-sounding next listen after Beam Me Up Scotty — Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Beam Me Up Scotty.
More gateway starts
- If you like Aja — Steely Dan
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- If you like Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
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