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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VespertineBjörk · 20014.4 score · 4.5 avg · 14 ratings4.44.5 avg · 14 ratings
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Selected Ambient Works 85–92Aphex Twin · 19924.3 score · 4.4 avg · 20 ratings4.34.4 avg · 20 ratings
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Ambient 1: Music for AirportsBrian Eno · 19784.2 score · 4.4 avg · 8 ratings4.24.4 avg · 8 ratings
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ReplicaOneohtrix Point Never · 20114.2 score · 4.4 avg · 8 ratings4.24.4 avg · 8 ratings
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Ágætis byrjunSigur Rós · 19994.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings4.24.4 avg · 5 ratings
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Black SeaFennesz · 20084.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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CydoniaThe Orb · 19994.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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CenizasNicolas Jaar · 20204.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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30Adele · 20214.1 score · 4.1 avg · 751 ratings4.14.1 avg · 751 ratings
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13Indochine · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 26 ratings4.14.1 avg · 26 ratings
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FiBibio · 20054.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
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HotelMoby · 20054.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings4.14.3 avg · 3 ratings
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Everywhere at the end of time – Stage 1The Caretaker · 20164.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings4.14.3 avg · 4 ratings
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In Search of Hades: The Virgin Recordings 1973–1979Tangerine Dream · 20194.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings4.14.3 avg · 4 ratings
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Black SandsBonobo · 20104.0 score · 4.1 avg · 14 ratings4.04.1 avg · 14 ratings
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Before and After ScienceBrian Eno · 19774.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings4.04.2 avg · 3 ratings
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ZeitgeistSchiller · 19994.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings4.04.2 avg · 3 ratings
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Multiforms: Ambient Transmissions, Vol. 3Marconi Union · 20264.0 score · 4.1 avg · 4 ratings4.04.1 avg · 4 ratings
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Space Is Only NoiseNicolas Jaar · 20114.0 score · 4.0 avg · 10 ratings4.04.0 avg · 10 ratings
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BounceTarkan · 20054.0 score · 4.0 avg · 4 ratings4.04.0 avg · 4 ratings
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Det som engang varBurzum · 19934.0 score · 4.0 avg · 3 ratings4.04.0 avg · 3 ratings
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Skeleton TreeNick Cave & The Bad Seeds · 20164.0 score · 4.0 avg · 3 ratings4.04.0 avg · 3 ratings
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AmbientMoby · 19934.0 score · 4.0 avg · 3 ratings4.04.0 avg · 3 ratings
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"X"Klaus Schulze · 19783.9 score · 3.9 avg · 4 ratings3.93.9 avg · 4 ratings
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Drift Series 1Underworld · 20193.9 score · 3.9 avg · 4 ratings3.93.9 avg · 4 ratings
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Booster IVTangerine Dream · 20113.9 score · 3.9 avg · 4 ratings3.93.9 avg · 4 ratings
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PhaedraTangerine Dream · 19743.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings3.93.8 avg · 3 ratings
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Vrioonalva noto · 20053.9 score · 3.8 avg · 3 ratings3.93.8 avg · 3 ratings
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New Blue SunAndré 3000 · 20233.9 score · 3.8 avg · 9 ratings3.93.8 avg · 9 ratings
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The Angel of the West WindowTangerine Dream · 20113.9 score · 3.8 avg · 5 ratings3.93.8 avg · 5 ratings
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VoyageABBA · 20213.9 score · 3.8 avg · 8 ratings3.93.8 avg · 8 ratings
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GeogaddiBoards of Canada · 20023.9 score · 3.8 avg · 4 ratings3.93.8 avg · 4 ratings
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Jody WatleyJody Watley · 19873.9 score · 3.8 avg · 4 ratings3.93.8 avg · 4 ratings
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Home™PrismCorp Virtual Enterprises · 20133.9 score · 3.8 avg · 4 ratings3.93.8 avg · 4 ratings
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Ghost StoriesColdplay · 20143.8 score · 3.8 avg · 714 ratings3.83.8 avg · 714 ratings
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The Platinum CollectionEnigma · 20093.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings3.83.5 avg · 3 ratings
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"Remembering William Orbit: Pieces in a Modern Style"William Orbit · 20263.8 score · 3.6 avg · 5 ratings3.83.6 avg · 5 ratings
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Angels EmbraceJon Anderson · 19953.7 score · 3.5 avg · 4 ratings3.73.5 avg · 4 ratings
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Clear MoonMount Eerie · 20123.7 score · 3.6 avg · 7 ratings3.73.6 avg · 7 ratings
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Moon SafariAir · 19983.7 score · 3.7 avg · 21 ratings3.73.7 avg · 21 ratings
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SaunaMount Eerie · 20153.7 score · 3.5 avg · 6 ratings3.73.5 avg · 6 ratings
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Selected Ambient Works, Volume IIAphex Twin · 19943.7 score · 3.4 avg · 5 ratings3.73.4 avg · 5 ratings
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The Undeclared War: Series Two (Music from the Original Series)Craig Armstrong · 20263.7 score · 3.4 avg · 5 ratings3.73.4 avg · 5 ratings
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HARRY HOSONO & TIN PAN ALLEY IN CHINA TOWN 1976Haruomi Hosono · 20263.6 score · 3.3 avg · 4 ratings3.63.3 avg · 4 ratings
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Sixteen OceansFour Tet · 20203.6 score · 3.0 avg · 3 ratings3.63.0 avg · 3 ratings
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Everybody Hates YouCombichrist · 20053.6 score · 3.0 avg · 3 ratings3.63.0 avg · 3 ratings
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Quieto Enfoque SacudeThe American Dollar · 20263.6 score · 3.0 avg · 3 ratings3.63.0 avg · 3 ratings
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The Juniper TreeMidori Hirano · 20263.6 score · 3.0 avg · 3 ratings3.63.0 avg · 3 ratings
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The Endless RiverPink Floyd · 20143.6 score · 3.1 avg · 4 ratings3.63.1 avg · 4 ratings
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