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Highest Rated Ambient Albums of 2015

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- - All
  - Alternative R&B
  - Alternative Rock
  - Ambient
  - Art Pop
  - Dream Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Garage Rock
  - Hip Hop
  - House
  - Indie Folk
- - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
  - Indietronica
  - Metal
  - Pop
  - Post-Punk
  - Psychedelic
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Synthpop
  - Trap Rap

2015

1. Jeff Bridges - Sleeping Tapes

Jeff Bridges - Sleeping Tapes

January 28, 2015

Score

78

2. Félicia Atkinson - A Readymade Ceremony

Félicia Atkinson - A Readymade Ceremony

March 17, 2015

Score

77

3. Charles Cohen - Brother I Prove You Wrong

Charles Cohen - Brother I Prove You Wrong

May 11, 2015

Score

76

4. Inventions - Maze of Woods

Inventions - Maze of Woods

March 17, 2015

Score

76

5. Nicolas Jaar - Pomegranates

Nicolas Jaar - Pomegranates

February 22, 2015

Score

76

6. Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - A Year With 13 Moons

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - A Year With 13 Moons

February 9, 2015

Score

76

7. Steve Hauschildt - Where All Is Fled

Steve Hauschildt - Where All Is Fled

September 25, 2015

Score

75

8. William Basinski - Cascade

William Basinski - Cascade

April 28, 2015

Score

74

9. Sam Prekop - The Republic

Sam Prekop - The Republic

February 24, 2015

Score

74

10. Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Revenant

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Revenant

December 25, 2015

Score

73

11. Alessandro Cortini - Risveglio

Alessandro Cortini - Risveglio

July 24, 2015

Score

72

12. Benoît Pioulard - Sonnet

Benoît Pioulard - Sonnet

March 31, 2015

Score

72

13. Max Richter - SLEEP

Max Richter - SLEEP

September 4, 2015

Score

70

14. Johnny Jewel - Lost River

Johnny Jewel - Lost River

March 30, 2015

Score

70

15. Noveller - Fantastic Planet

Noveller - Fantastic Planet

January 26, 2015

Score

70

16. Flying Saucer Attack - Instrumentals 2015

Flying Saucer Attack - Instrumentals 2015

July 17, 2015

Score

68

17. Lee Bannon - Pattern of Excel

Lee Bannon - Pattern of Excel

July 10, 2015

Score

66

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2015.

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