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Highest Rated Ambient Albums of 2015
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1.
Jeff Bridges - Sleeping Tapes
January 28, 2015
Score
78
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2.
Félicia Atkinson - A Readymade Ceremony
March 17, 2015
Score
77
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3.
Charles Cohen - Brother I Prove You Wrong
May 11, 2015
Score
76
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4.
Inventions - Maze of Woods
March 17, 2015
Score
76
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Nicolas Jaar - Pomegranates
February 22, 2015
Score
76
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6.
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - A Year With 13 Moons
February 9, 2015
Score
76
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7.
Steve Hauschildt - Where All Is Fled
September 25, 2015
Score
75
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8.
William Basinski - Cascade
April 28, 2015
Score
74
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9.
Sam Prekop - The Republic
February 24, 2015
Score
74
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10.
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Revenant
December 25, 2015
Score
73
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11.
Alessandro Cortini - Risveglio
July 24, 2015
Score
72
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12.
Benoît Pioulard - Sonnet
March 31, 2015
Score
72
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13.
Max Richter - SLEEP
September 4, 2015
Score
70
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14.
Johnny Jewel - Lost River
March 30, 2015
Score
70
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15.
Noveller - Fantastic Planet
January 26, 2015
Score
70
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Flying Saucer Attack - Instrumentals 2015
July 17, 2015
Score
68
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17.
Lee Bannon - Pattern of Excel
July 10, 2015
Score
66
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2015.
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