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Highest Rated Ambient Albums of All Time
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1
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David Bowie - "Heroes"
October 14, 1977
Score
100
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Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II
March 7, 1994
Score
100
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3
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David Bowie - Low
January 14, 1977
Score
100
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4
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Brian Eno - Ambient 4: On Land
March 1, 1982
Score
97
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5
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Keith Fullerton Whitman - Playthroughs
October 21, 2002
Score
97
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Windy & Carl - Antarctica: The Bliss Out, Vol. 2
February 1, 1997
Score
95
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Bill Laswell - Invisible Design
March 23, 1999
Score
95
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8
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯ A♯ ∞
August 14, 1997
Score
95
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William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops
Score
94
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10
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Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
November 9, 1992
Score
94
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11
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Fennesz - Endless Summer
July 3, 2001
Score
94
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12
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Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun
June 12, 1999
Score
94
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13
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Windy & Carl - Depths
March 23, 1998
Score
93
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14
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Eno & Moebius & Roedelius - After the Heat
Score
93
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15
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Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports
March 1, 1978
Score
92
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16
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Pauline Oliveros / Stuart Dempster / Panaiotis - Deep Listening
January 1, 1989
Score
92
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17
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Múm - Yesterday Was Dramatic - Today Is OK
April 2, 2001
Score
91
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18
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Gas - Königsforst
December 0, 1998
Score
91
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19
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Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
January 1, 1983
Score
91
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20
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David Behrman - On The Other Ocean
Score
90
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21
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Koji Kondo - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
November 0, 1998
Score
90
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9, 2016
Score
90
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23
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Angelo Badalamenti - Soundtrack from Twin Peaks
August 31, 1990
Score
90
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24
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Gas - Pop
March 28, 2000
Score
90
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25
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Burial - Tunes 2011 to 2019
December 6, 2019
Score
90
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