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Best ambient albums

Ambient music foregrounds texture, space, and atmosphere over rhythm and song form, designed (in Brian Eno's phrase) to be as ignorable as it is interesting. It spans beatless drone, environmental sound, and the meditative end of electronic music.

According to Riffiter listeners, the best ambient album is Low by David Bowie, rated 4.7/5 by 8 listeners.

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  1. Low cover№ 1LowDavid Bowie · 19774.4Weighted score4.7 avg · 8 ratings
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  1. 2Vespertine coverVespertineBjörk · 20014.4 score · 4.5 avg · 14 ratings
  2. 3Selected Ambient Works 85–92 coverSelected Ambient Works 85–92Aphex Twin · 19924.3 score · 4.4 avg · 20 ratings
  3. 4Ambient 1: Music for Airports coverAmbient 1: Music for AirportsBrian Eno · 19784.2 score · 4.4 avg · 8 ratings
  4. 5Replica coverReplicaOneohtrix Point Never · 20114.2 score · 4.4 avg · 8 ratings
  5. 6Ágætis byrjun coverÁgætis byrjunSigur Rós · 19994.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings
  6. 7Black Sea coverBlack SeaFennesz · 20084.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  7. 8Cydonia coverCydoniaThe Orb · 19994.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  8. 9Cenizas coverCenizasNicolas Jaar · 20204.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  9. 1030 cover30Adele · 20214.1 score · 4.1 avg · 751 ratings
  10. 1113 cover13Indochine · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 26 ratings
  11. 12Fi coverFiBibio · 20054.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  12. 13Hotel coverHotelMoby · 20054.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  13. 14Everywhere at the end of time – Stage 1 coverEverywhere at the end of time – Stage 1The Caretaker · 20164.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings
  14. 15In Search of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973–1979 coverIn Search of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973–1979Tangerine Dream · 20194.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings
  15. 16Black Sands coverBlack SandsBonobo · 20104.0 score · 4.1 avg · 14 ratings
  16. 17Before and After Science coverBefore and After ScienceBrian Eno · 19774.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings
  17. 18Zeitgeist coverZeitgeistSchiller · 19994.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings
  18. 19Multiforms: Ambient Transmissions, Vol. 3 coverMultiforms: Ambient Transmissions, Vol. 3Marconi Union · 20264.0 score · 4.1 avg · 4 ratings
  19. 20Space Is Only Noise coverSpace Is Only NoiseNicolas Jaar · 20114.0 score · 4.0 avg · 10 ratings
  20. 21Bounce coverBounceTarkan · 20054.0 score · 4.0 avg · 4 ratings
  21. 22Det som engang var coverDet som engang varBurzum · 19934.0 score · 4.0 avg · 3 ratings
  22. 23Skeleton Tree coverSkeleton TreeNick Cave & The Bad Seeds · 20164.0 score · 4.0 avg · 3 ratings
  23. 24Ambient coverAmbientMoby · 19934.0 score · 4.0 avg · 3 ratings
  24. 25"X" cover"X"Klaus Schulze · 19783.9 score · 3.9 avg · 4 ratings
  25. 26Drift Series 1 coverDrift Series 1Underworld · 20193.9 score · 3.9 avg · 4 ratings
  26. 27Booster IV coverBooster IVTangerine Dream · 20113.9 score · 3.9 avg · 4 ratings
  27. 28Phaedra coverPhaedraTangerine Dream · 19743.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings
  28. 29Vrioon coverVrioonalva noto · 20053.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings
  29. 30New Blue Sun coverNew Blue SunAndré 3000 · 20233.9 score · 3.8 avg · 9 ratings
  30. 31The Angel of the West Window coverThe Angel of the West WindowTangerine Dream · 20113.9 score · 3.8 avg · 5 ratings
  31. 32Voyage coverVoyageABBA · 20213.9 score · 3.8 avg · 8 ratings
  32. 33Geogaddi coverGeogaddiBoards of Canada · 20023.9 score · 3.8 avg · 4 ratings
  33. 34Jody Watley coverJody WatleyJody Watley · 19873.9 score · 3.8 avg · 4 ratings
  34. 35Home™ coverHome™PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises · 20133.9 score · 3.8 avg · 4 ratings
  35. 36Ghost Stories coverGhost StoriesColdplay · 20143.8 score · 3.8 avg · 714 ratings
  36. 37The Platinum Collection coverThe Platinum CollectionEnigma · 20093.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings
  37. 38"Remembering William Orbit: Pieces in a Modern Style" cover"Remembering William Orbit: Pieces in a Modern Style"William Orbit · 20263.8 score · 3.6 avg · 5 ratings
  38. 39Angels Embrace coverAngels EmbraceJon Anderson · 19953.7 score · 3.5 avg · 4 ratings
  39. 40Clear Moon coverClear MoonMount Eerie · 20123.7 score · 3.6 avg · 7 ratings
  40. 41Moon Safari coverMoon SafariAir · 19983.7 score · 3.7 avg · 21 ratings
  41. 42Sauna coverSaunaMount Eerie · 20153.7 score · 3.5 avg · 6 ratings
  42. 43Selected Ambient Works, Volume II coverSelected Ambient Works, Volume IIAphex Twin · 19943.7 score · 3.4 avg · 5 ratings
  43. 44The Undeclared War: Series Two (Music from the Original Series) coverThe Undeclared War: Series Two (Music from the Original Series)Craig Armstrong · 20263.7 score · 3.4 avg · 5 ratings
  44. 45HARRY HOSONO & TIN PAN ALLEY IN CHINA TOWN 1976 coverHARRY HOSONO & TIN PAN ALLEY IN CHINA TOWN 1976Haruomi Hosono · 20263.6 score · 3.3 avg · 4 ratings
  45. 46Sixteen Oceans coverSixteen OceansFour Tet · 20203.6 score · 3.0 avg · 3 ratings
  46. 47Everybody Hates You coverEverybody Hates YouCombichrist · 20053.6 score · 3.0 avg · 3 ratings
  47. 48Quieto Enfoque Sacude coverQuieto Enfoque SacudeThe American Dollar · 20263.6 score · 3.0 avg · 3 ratings
  48. 49The Juniper Tree coverThe Juniper TreeMidori Hirano · 20263.6 score · 3.0 avg · 3 ratings
  49. 50The Endless River coverThe Endless RiverPink Floyd · 20143.6 score · 3.1 avg · 4 ratings

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