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Highest Rated Ambient Albums of All Time
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1.

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II
March 7, 1994
Score
100
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2.

David Bowie - Low
January 14, 1977
Score
100
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3.

Brian Eno - Ambient 4: On Land
March 1, 1982
Score
97
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4.

Keith Fullerton Whitman - Playthroughs
October 21, 2002
Score
97
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5.

Bill Laswell - Invisible Design
March 23, 1999
Score
95
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6.

Windy & Carl - Antarctica: The Bliss Out, Vol. 2
February 1, 1997
Score
95
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7.

Fennesz - Endless Summer
July 3, 2001
Score
94
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8.

Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun
June 12, 1999
Score
94
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9.

William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops
Score
94
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10.

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
November 9, 1992
Score
94
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11.

Windy & Carl - Depths
March 23, 1998
Score
93
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12.

Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports
March 1, 1978
Score
92
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13.

Pauline Oliveros / Stuart Dempster / Panaiotis - Deep Listening
January 1, 1989
Score
92
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14.

Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
January 1, 1983
Score
91
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15.

Gas - Königsforst
December 0, 1998
Score
91
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16.

Gas - Pop
March 28, 2000
Score
90
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17.

Angelo Badalamenti - Soundtrack from Twin Peaks
August 31, 1990
Score
90
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18.

Koji Kondo - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
November 0, 1998
Score
90
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19.

David Behrman - On The Other Ocean
Score
90
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20.

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Englabörn
January 1, 2002
Score
89
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21.

The KLF - Chill Out
February 5, 1990
Score
89
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22.

Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
November 27, 2000
Score
89
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23.

David Lynch & Alan R. Splet - Eraserhead
January 1, 1982
Score
88
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24.

Brian Eno - Discreet Music
November 0, 1975
Score
88
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25.

Hiroshi Yoshimura - Green
Score
88
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