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Best ambient albums of the 1970s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best ambient album of the 1970s is Low by David Bowie, rated 4.6/5 by 9 listeners.

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  1. Low cover№ 1LowDavid Bowie · 19779 ratings
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  1. 2Ambient 1: Music for Airports coverAmbient 1: Music for AirportsBrian Eno · 19788 ratings
  2. 3"X" cover"X"Klaus Schulze · 19785 ratings
  3. 4Ben coverBenMichael Jackson · 19723 ratings
  4. 5Before and After Science coverBefore and After ScienceBrian Eno · 19773 ratings
  5. 6Phaedra coverPhaedraTangerine Dream · 19743 ratings
  6. 7Rubycon coverRubyconTangerine Dream · 19752 ratings
  7. 8After the Heat coverAfter the HeatBrian Eno · 19782 ratings
  8. 9“Heroes” cover“Heroes”David Bowie · 19772 ratings
  9. 10Discreet Music coverDiscreet MusicBrian Eno · 19751 rating
  10. 11Stratosfear coverStratosfearTangerine Dream · 19761 rating
  11. 12Quiet Life coverQuiet LifeJapan · 19791 rating
  12. 13Cluster & Eno coverCluster & EnoBrian Eno · 19771 rating
  13. 14Grosses Wasser coverGrosses WasserCluster · 19791 rating
  14. 15Hosianna Mantra coverHosianna MantraPopol Vuh · 19721 rating
  15. 16Eskimo coverEskimoThe Residents · 19791 rating
  16. 17Albedo 0.39 coverAlbedo 0.39Vangelis · 1976
  17. 18Music for Films coverMusic for FilmsBrian Eno · 1978
  18. 19The Pavilion of Dreams coverThe Pavilion of DreamsHarold Budd · 1978
  19. 20China coverChinaVangelis · 1979
  20. 21The Flying Lizards coverThe Flying LizardsThe Flying Lizards · 1979
  21. 22Alpha Centauri coverAlpha CentauriTangerine Dream · 1971
  22. 23Mirage coverMirageKlaus Schulze · 1977
  23. 24Cluster II coverCluster IICluster · 1972
  24. 25Sowiesoso coverSowiesosoCluster · 1976
  25. 26Cluster 71 coverCluster 71Cluster · 1971
  26. 27Fresh Aire II coverFresh Aire IIMannheim Steamroller · 1977
  27. 28Flammende Herzen coverFlammende HerzenMichael Rother · 1977
  28. 29Hergest Ridge coverHergest RidgeMike Oldfield · 1974
  29. 30In den Gärten Pharaos coverIn den Gärten PharaosPopol Vuh · 1972
  30. 31Electronic Meditation coverElectronic MeditationTangerine Dream · 1970
  31. 32Katzenmusik coverKatzenmusikMichael Rother · 1979
  32. 33Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts coverBrüder des Schattens - Söhne des LichtsPopol Vuh · 1978
  33. 34Die Nacht Der Seele - Tantric Songs coverDie Nacht Der Seele - Tantric SongsPopol Vuh · 1979
  34. 35Zeit coverZeitTangerine Dream · 1972
  35. 36Oxygène coverOxygèneJean-Michel Jarre · 1976
  36. 37Équinoxe coverÉquinoxeJean-Michel Jarre · 1978
  37. 38in the mind of reddit moderatorsdj ritualist · 1970
  38. 39Mother Earth’s Plantasia coverMother Earth’s PlantasiaMort Garson · 1976
  39. 40Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition coverMussorgsky: Pictures at an ExhibitionIsao Tomita · 1975
  40. 41Alternatives coverAlternativesAlan Hawkshaw · 1971
  41. 42Timeless coverTimelessJan Hammer · 1975
  42. 43You Are Not Alone 1 (Touch Mix) coverYou Are Not Alone 1 (Touch Mix)Jóhann Jóhannsson · 1970
  43. 44The First Seven Days coverThe First Seven DaysJan Hammer · 1975
  44. 45Rainbow Dome Musick coverRainbow Dome MusickSteve Hillage · 1979
  45. 46Green coverGreenSteve Hillage · 1978
  46. 47Cries of the WildDan Gibson · 1972
  47. 48Timewind, Vol. 1 coverTimewind, Vol. 1Klaus Schulze · 1975
  48. 49Departure From the Northern Wasteland coverDeparture From the Northern WastelandMichael Hoenig · 1978
  49. 50Record Revolution, Cleveland, USA coverRecord Revolution, Cleveland, USARobert Fripp · 1979

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