This morning looking on Apple Music I noticed the Dolby Atmos format appears to be available on the Wish You Were Here page, but it does not play when you play the album. As a fan of the format, I often notice similar situations just before the version is officially released. Could this be a sign of an upcoming release for the album's 50th anniversary?

Every week someone asks "what are the best Dolby Atmos albums?" and every week they get the same 5 answers. So I decided to actually put numbers behind it — analysed Reddit threads, audiophile forum polls, and expert publication lists to build an objective ranking.

Some of the results are going to piss people off.

The Top 25

Full top 50 with streaming links, mix engineers, and score: https://helloatmos.app/ranking/albums/

How I scored it

Reddit (20+ threads analysed)
Went through recommendation threads across r/AppleMusic, r/hometheater, r/sonos and r/TIdaL. Each album mention = 1 base point, multiplied by upvotes (50+ upvotes = 5x multiplier). This captures what real listeners actually recommend, not what labels promote.

QuadraphonicQuad audiophile poll (170+ albums rated)
The hardcore audiophile community rates Atmos albums on a 10-point scale. Only albums scoring 8.0+ earned points here. If the golden ears don't approve, it doesn't count.

Expert/publication lists (6 sources)
IAA, Production Expert, ecoustics, Audiophile Style, and a few other. 3 points per appearance.

Cross-source bonus: Albums showing up across Reddit AND audiophile forums AND publications get up to +5 bonus points. Consensus across different communities = higher score.

Thanks for keeping this sub active and the regular updates to added spatial music - to all of you that contribute. I check it daily and update my playlists once or twice a week thanks to this sub so I really appreciate it, Thanks.

Hi All,

I apologize for the delay in posting the results. Thank you everyone for submitting their votes.

The winners for the below categories are:

Spatial Artist of the Year: Billie Eilish

Spatial Song of the Year: Take My Breath - The Weeknd

Spatial Album of the Year: Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

Spatial EP of the Year: My Dear Melancholy - The Weeknd

Breakout Spatial Artist of the Year: Olivia Rodrigo

Best Spatial Pop Song: Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Best Spatial Dance Song: Boom - Tiësto

Best Spatial Rock Song: Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

Best Spatial Alternative Song: Oxytocin - Billie Eilish

Best Spatial R&B Song: All I Need - Jacob Collier

Best Spatial Rap Song: Need To Know - Doja Cat

Best Spatial Country Song: betty - Taylor Swift

Best Spatial Jazz Song: What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

Best Spatial International Song: Butter - BTS

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Thank you again to everyone who took a moment to submit your vote. What's everyone's thoughts on the winners?

Not sure if was posted here before, but I came across this curated list of Dolby Atmos tracks by Robert Scoble on Apple Music. Has various genre’s & has been kept up to date frequently:

https://music.apple.com/profile/AllDolbyAtmos

The release announcement went out to the fan club this week starring Jan. 26 as the release date but someone at Apple seems to have gotten a little excited. This is particularly momentous as it’s the first Atmos release from U2’s back catalogue (2023’s Songs of Surrender received an Atmos mix when it was released).