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Top minimalism albums

The top-rated minimalism album on Riffiter is Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich, rated 3.5/5 by 1 listener.

42 minimalism albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 4 of 78 minimalism albums, averaging 3.4/5, spanning 1978 to 2026.

Best minimalism albums — ranked by rating →

  1. Music for 18 Musicians cover01Music for 18 MusiciansSteve Reich · 1978★ 3.5 · 1
  2. Gave In Rest cover

    02 Gave In Rest

    Sarah Davachi · 2018

    ★ 2.5 · 1
  3. Myuthafoo cover

    03 Myuthafoo

    Caterina Barbieri · 2023

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  4. Bayou Electric cover

    04 Bayou Electric

    Duane Pitre · 2015

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  5. Kundun cover

    05 Kundun

    Philip Glass · 1997

  6. Solo Piano cover

    06 Solo Piano

    Philip Glass · 1989

  7. The Bells cover

    07 The Bells

    Nils Frahm · 2009

  8. Sketches cover

    08 Sketches

    Poppy Ackroyd · 2017

  9. Variations: A Movement in Chrome Primitive cover

    09 Variations: A Movement in Chrome Primitive

    William Basinski · 2004

  10. Bleep Mix 287: Sarah Davachi (DJ Mix) cover

    10 Bleep Mix 287: Sarah Davachi (DJ Mix)

    Sarah Davachi · 2026

  11. Selected Works II cover

    11 Selected Works II

    Sarah Davachi · 2023

  12. Long Gradus (Excerpt) cover

    12 Long Gradus (Excerpt)

    Sarah Davachi · 2023

  13. Stations II cover

    13 Stations II

    Sarah Davachi · 2020

  14. Play the Ghost cover

    14 Play the Ghost

    Sarah Davachi · 2020

  15. Ex Fabula I - A Guide to Late Music Releases I – X cover

    15 Ex Fabula I - A Guide to Late Music Releases I – X

    Sarah Davachi · 2024

  16. Midlands cover

    16 Midlands

    Sarah Davachi · 2020

  17. Night Horns (Edit) cover

    17 Night Horns (Edit)

    Sarah Davachi · 2024

  18. TON · Herzog Muche Nillesen Meets Sarah Davachi at Kunst-Station Sankt Peter (Live) cover

    18 TON · Herzog Muche Nillesen Meets Sarah Davachi at Kunst-Station Sankt Peter (Live)

    Sarah Davachi · 2024

  19. Possente Spirto cover

    19 Possente Spirto

    Sarah Davachi · 2024

  20. Qualities of Bodies Permanent cover

    20 Qualities of Bodies Permanent

    Sarah Davachi · 2015

  21. Dominions cover

    21 Dominions

    Sarah Davachi · 2016

  22. Qualities of Bodies Permanent cover

    22 Qualities of Bodies Permanent

    Sarah Davachi · 2015

  23. In Concert & In Residence cover

    23 In Concert & In Residence

    Sarah Davachi · 2022

  24. Laurus cover

    24 Laurus

    Sarah Davachi · 2020

  25. Vergers cover

    25 Vergers

    Sarah Davachi · 2016

  26. Let Night Come On Bells End the Day cover

    26 Let Night Come On Bells End the Day

    Sarah Davachi · 2018

  27. Figures In Open Air cover

    27 Figures In Open Air

    Sarah Davachi · 2020

  28. Basse Brevis cover

    28 Basse Brevis

    Sarah Davachi · 2025

  29. Long Gradus: Arrangements cover

    29 Long Gradus: Arrangements

    Sarah Davachi · 2023

  30. August Harp cover

    30 August Harp

    Sarah Davachi · 2014

  31. Neustadt / Altstadt cover

    31 Neustadt / Altstadt

    Sarah Davachi · 2015

  32. All My Circles Run cover

    32 All My Circles Run

    Sarah Davachi · 2017

  33. The Untuning of the Sky cover

    33 The Untuning of the Sky

    Sarah Davachi · 2013

  34. Long Gradus (feat. Quatuor Bozzini) cover

    34 Long Gradus (feat. Quatuor Bozzini)

    Sarah Davachi · 2023

  35. Barons Court cover

    35 Barons Court

    Sarah Davachi · 2015

  36. Mother of Pearl cover

    36 Mother of Pearl

    Sarah Davachi · 2021

  37. The Head as Form’d in the Crier’s Choir cover

    37 The Head as Form’d in the Crier’s Choir

    Sarah Davachi · 2024

  38. Intemporel cover

    38 Intemporel

    Sarah Davachi · 2019

  39. For Harpsichord / For Pipe Organ and String Trio cover

    39 For Harpsichord / For Pipe Organ and String Trio

    Sarah Davachi · 2018

  40. Antiphonals cover

    40 Antiphonals

    Sarah Davachi · 2021

  41. Two Sisters cover

    41 Two Sisters

    Sarah Davachi · 2022

  42. Pale Bloom cover

    42 Pale Bloom

    Sarah Davachi · 2019

  43. The Will of Tongues cover

    43 The Will of Tongues

    Sarah Davachi · 2026

  44. Cantus, Descant cover

    44 Cantus, Descant

    Sarah Davachi · 2020

  45. Perennial Fantas cover

    45 Perennial Fantas

    Caterina Barbieri · 2023

  46. Alignment, Orbits cover

    46 Alignment, Orbits

    Caterina Barbieri · 2026

  47. Fantas Variations cover

    47 Fantas Variations

    Caterina Barbieri · 2021

  48. Born Again in the Voltage cover

    48 Born Again in the Voltage

    Caterina Barbieri · 2018

  49. Ecstatic Computation cover

    49 Ecstatic Computation

    Caterina Barbieri · 2019

  50. At Source cover

    50 At Source

    Caterina Barbieri · 2026

  51. Vertical cover

    51 Vertical

    Caterina Barbieri · 2014

  52. Knot of Spirit cover

    52 Knot of Spirit

    Caterina Barbieri · 2021

  53. Patterns of Consciousness cover

    53 Patterns of Consciousness

    Caterina Barbieri · 2017

  54. Spirit Exit cover

    54 Spirit Exit

    Caterina Barbieri · 2022

  55. The Days Long cover

    55 The Days Long

    Duane Pitre · 2021

  56. ED09 (Live At Roulette) cover

    56 ED09 (Live At Roulette)

    Duane Pitre · 2009

  57. Varolii Patterns cover

    57 Varolii Patterns

    Duane Pitre · 2023

  58. Pitreleh cover

    58 Pitreleh

    Duane Pitre · 2023

  59. Organized Pitches Occurring in Time cover

    59 Organized Pitches Occurring in Time

    Duane Pitre · 2007

  60. Inverted Torch cover

    60 Inverted Torch

    Duane Pitre · 2014

  61. Bridges cover

    61 Bridges

    Duane Pitre · 2013

  62. Feel Free cover

    62 Feel Free

    Duane Pitre · 2013

  63. The Seeker and the Healer cover

    63 The Seeker and the Healer

    Duane Pitre · 2014

  64. Omniscient Voices cover

    64 Omniscient Voices

    Duane Pitre · 2021

  65. Feathers cover

    65 Feathers

    Poppy Ackroyd · 2019

  66. Blóðberg cover

    66 Blóðberg

    Sigur Rós · 2023

  67. Tonic 19‒01‒2001 cover

    67 Tonic 19‒01‒2001

    Jim O’Rourke · 2023

  68. Steamroom 33 cover

    68 Steamroom 33

    Jim O’Rourke · 2017

  69. Steamroom 27 cover

    69 Steamroom 27

    Jim O’Rourke · 2016

  70. Stainless Gamelan: Inside the Dream Syndicate, Volume III: Table of the Elements cover

    70 Stainless Gamelan: Inside the Dream Syndicate, Volume III: Table of the Elements

    John Cale · 2002

  71. Gattaca cover

    71 Gattaca

    Michael Nyman · 1997

  72. Out of The Ruins cover

    72 Out of The Ruins

    Michael Nyman

  73. Le Phare cover

    73 Le Phare

    Yann Tiersen · 1998

  74. Music for The Knee Plays cover

    74 Music for The Knee Plays

    David Byrne · 1985

  75. Lead Us Not Into Temptation cover

    75 Lead Us Not Into Temptation

    David Byrne · 2003

  76. Music for 18 Musicians (Steve Reich and Musicians) cover

    76 Music for 18 Musicians (Steve Reich and Musicians)

    Steve Reich · 1998

  77. Naqoyqatsi cover

    77 Naqoyqatsi

    Philip Glass · 2002

  78. Violin Concerto / Prelude and Dance from Akhnaten / Company cover

    78 Violin Concerto / Prelude and Dance from Akhnaten / Company

    Philip Glass · 2000

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