QuadraphonicQuad Hi-Rez Poll Chart of 5.1 SACD, DVD-Audio, and Blu-Ray 'Audio Only' Surround Discs SEPTEMBER 2021 UPDATED 2021-9-16 FORMAT CODES: [S] = SACD; [D] = DVD-Audio; [B] = Blu-Ray Audio Disc Score Artist Title Format Votes 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Outliers 3D: THE CATALOGUE (inc Atmos 9.85 Kraftwerk [B] 65 57 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 mix) DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (BDA) 9.81 Pink Floyd [B] 180 154 19 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (Quad) (5.1) 9.78 The Doobie Brothers QUADIO Box set (Quad) [B] 149 122 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.78 Gentle Giant FREE HAND (inc. Atmos mix) [B] 65 55 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.73 The Beatles ABBEY ROAD (Dolby Atmos mix) [B] 78 61 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.73 Gordon Goodwin BIG PHAT BAND XXL [D] 41 30 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.72 Santana SANTANA [JAPAN] (Quad) [S] 71 53 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.71 Talking Heads BRICK (box set) [D] 119 92 21 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.71 Miles Davis IN A SILENT WAY [S] 21 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.70 Miles Davis BITCHES BREW (Quad) [S] 92 70 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 XTC as the Dukes of 9.70 PSURROUNDABOUT RIDE [B] 82 64 12 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stratosphear 9.70 King Crimson THE COMPLETE 1969 RECORDINGS [B] 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING 9.69 King Crimson [B] 64 48 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2019 50th Anniversary Mix) 9.67 Yello POINT (Atmos) [B] 42 31 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.65 Yes THE YES ALBUM [B][D] 163 123 27 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.65 The Beatles ABBEY ROAD (5.1 Mix) [B] 140 108 21 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.65 Chicago QUADIO (Quad) [B] 134 100 22 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IN SEARCH OF HADES: THE VIRGIN 9.65 Tangerine Dream [B] 37 26 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECORDINGS 1973-1979 SUPERPICKERS & CHET ATKINS PICKS 9.65 Chet Atkins [S] 17 13 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE BEST (Quad) 9.64 Gentle Giant THE POWER AND THE GLORY [B] 97 67 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.64 Roy Orbison BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT [S][B][D] 86 62 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.64 XTC SKYLARKING [B] 78 56 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.64 The Pineapple Thief VERSIONS OF THE TRUTH [B] 66 49 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.64 Earth Wind & Fire GRATITUDE [S] 14 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.63 Yes FRAGILE (2015 Mix) [B][D] 131 87 39 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.63 Tomita PLANETS ULTIMATE EDITION (Quad) [S] 32 25 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pierre Boulez & NY 9.63 BARTOK CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA [S] 16 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philharmonic 9.62 Steven Wilson HAND. CANNOT. ERASE. [B] 125 92 21 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.62 Jethro Tull AQUALUNG (Quad) (5.1) [B] 123 89 24 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.62 Van Morrison MOONDANCE [B] 101 71 23 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.62 Talking Heads SPEAKING IN TONGUES [D] 82 55 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.61 King Crimson LARKS' TONGUES IN ASPIC [B][D] 104 74 20 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SPIRIT & THAT'S THE WAY OF THE 9.61 Earth Wind & Fire [S] 51 36 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WORLD (Quad) 9.61 Bach (E. Power Biggs) FOUR TOCATAS AND FUGUES [S] 41 30 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.61 Gene Clark NO OTHER [B][S] 18 12 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WISH YOU WERE HERE (BDA) (Quad) 9.60 Pink Floyd [B] 143 106 26 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 (5.1) Harold Melvin & The BLACK AND BLUE & WAKE UP 9.60 [S] 30 22 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blue Notes EVERYBODY 9.60 MFSB PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM (Quad) [S] 20 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.59 Steven Wilson THE RAVEN THAT REFUSED TO SING [B] 131 93 28 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.59 Porcupine Tree STUPID DREAM [D] 130 89 31 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A FAREWELL TO KINGS (40TH ANN. 9.59 Rush [B] 68 47 15 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEVEN WILSON 5.1 MIX) 360 DEGREES OF BILLY PAUL & WAR 9.59 Billy Paul [S] 29 21 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OF THE GODS (Quad) 9.59 Booka Shade DEAR FUTURE SELF (Atmos) [B] 17 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.58 XTC BLACK SEA [B] 66 43 20 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.57 Tears For Fears THE SEEDS OF LOVE [B] 79 52 20 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.56 Bob Marley LEGEND (30th Ann. Edition) [B] 123 80 35 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.56 Loggins & Messina FULL SAIL (Quad) [S] 41 27 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.56 Weather Report TALE SPINNIN' (Quad) [S] 41 25 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.53 Porcupine Tree FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET [D] 131 90 33 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9.53 Gentle Giant THREE PIECE SUITE [B] 51 31 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.53 Billy Cobham SPECTRUM (Quad) [S] 49 32 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.53 Chase PURE MUSIC & CHASE (Quad) [S] 36 26 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.53 Amin Bhatia THE INTERSTELLAR SUITE [B] 34 21 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.53 Tomita CLAIR DE LUNE (Quad) [S] 19 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.52 Porcupine Tree LIGHTBULB SUN [D] 122 78 33 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.52 Donald Fagen KAMAKIRIAD [D] 31 21 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.51 Roxy Music AVALON [S] 172 115 36 17 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.51 Elton John TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION [S] 146 93 35 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.51 The Beatles THE BEATLES (The White Album) [B] 145 97 33 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.51 Talking Heads REMAIN IN LIGHT [D] 92 54 32 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.51 Poco CANTAMOS & SEVEN (Quad) [S] 43 25 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 Santana ABRAXAS (Quad) [S] 62 34 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 Robert Reed SANCTUARY II [D] 40 22 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 The Band THE BAND [B] 26 18 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 The O'Jays SURVIVAL & FAMILY REUNION (Quad) [S] 20 12 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 King Crimson THE ROAD TO RED [B] 16 11 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.49 Yes TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS [B][D] 110 69 27 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.47 Tomita FIREBIRD (Quad) [S] 15 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.47 Booka Shade GALVANY STREET (Atmos) [B] 15 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.46 Dire Straits BROTHERS IN ARMS [D][S] 280 186 63 20 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.46 Steely Dan GAUCHO [D][S] 191 121 48 13 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.46 Elton John MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER [S] 140 83 40 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.46 Jeff Beck WIRED [JAPAN] [S] 46 27 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Los Angeles Guitar 9.46 GUITAR HEROES (4.1) [S] 26 15 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quartet (LAGQ) 9.46 Mando Diao AELITA (inc.