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Highest Rated Ambient Pop Albums of 2016
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Genre
Ambient Pop
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Alternative R&B
Alternative Rock
Ambient
Art Pop
Contemporary Folk
Electronic
Electronic Dance Music
Electropop
Folk
Hip Hop
House
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Metal
Pop
Pop Rap
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Synthpop
Trap
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Nicolas Jaar - Sirens
September 30, 2016
Ambient Pop
,
Downtempo
,
Microhouse
,
Art Pop
Score
87
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2
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Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch
September 30, 2016
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Julianna Barwick - Will
May 6, 2016
Ambient
,
Ambient Pop
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
James Blake - The Colour in Anything
May 6, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
,
Electronic
,
Ambient Pop
Score
82
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Underworld - Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future
March 18, 2016
Progressive House
,
Ambient Pop
Score
81
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Deakin - Sleep Cycle
April 8, 2016
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
76
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Majical Cloudz - Wait & See
January 15, 2016
Ambient Pop
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Frank Ocean - Endless
August 19, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
Music
9
.
Let's Eat Grandma - I, Gemini
June 17, 2016
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Psychedelic Pop
Score
73
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Fog - For Good
April 29, 2016
Experimental Rock
,
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Låpsley - Long Way Home
March 4, 2016
Art Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Ambient Pop
Score
66
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Susanna - Triangle
April 22, 2016
Art Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
64
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2016.
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