Best ambient artists of the 1970s
Prog and hard rock spent the middle of the decade getting longer while dub and krautrock quietly assembled the rhythmic machinery that pop is still borrowing. Then punk turned up and told all of them to get to the point.
Everyone who released a ambient album in the 1970s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.
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Brian Eno7 albums here4.14.2 avg · 11 ratings
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Klaus Schulze5 albums here4.14.1 avg · 7 ratings
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Michael Jackson1 album here4.04.0 avg · 876 ratings
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Tangerine Dream8 albums here4.04.0 avg · 38 ratings
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The Residents1 album here3.83.7 avg · 3 ratings
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Japan1 album here2 ratings
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Robert Fripp1 album here2 ratings
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Cluster5 albums here1 rating
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Vangelis11 albums here
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Harold Budd1 album here
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Jan Hammer4 albums here
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Popol Vuh12 albums here
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Jon Hassell2 albums here
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Alan Hawkshaw11 albums here
- 16Dan Gibson1 album here
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