Moon Safari
by Air

Moon Safari by Air
Year: 1998
Release date: 1998-01-16
Overall rank: 236th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 1,017 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1998 (3rd)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1990s (47th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (236th)

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Moon Safari is ranked as the best album by Air.

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Moon Safari track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 86 (254 votes)Comments: View 1
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Moon Safari rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 236th | 1990s rank: 47th | 1998 rank: 3rd
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2026stanchoiazTop 60 Music Albums of the 1990s15/6015
2026fabm0Decade 1990s Pt 58/61 -
2026VanillaBeanTop 66 Music Albums of the 1990s37/669
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 201-30047/100 -
2026wizardalienTop 17 Music Albums of 19986/174
2026Juneof44Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s12/10018
2026 JoaoMoreiraTop 71 Music Albums of the 1990s48/717
2026leniadTop 201-300 Greatest Music Albums64/100 -
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s1/10020
2026 serpicoTop 90 Music Albums of the 1990s22/9015
2026bonnequestionBEA Top 400 Reorganized According To My Taste72/100 -
2026LordMarkTop 100 Greatest Music Albums51/10049
2026 xo66Top 100 Greatest Music Albums72/10028
2026 PurplepashTop 48 Music Albums of 199844/481
2026bonnequestionBEA Top 500 Reorganized According To My Taste81/100 -
2026LittleM1971Top 94 Music Albums of 19983/945
2026JakorTop 50 Music Albums of 199850/500
2026RiveraWorld24/100 -
2026roberto71Top 100 Greatest Music Albums95/1006
2026TroutMaskGregTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s53/10010
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 860
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 6,718
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Moon Safari ratings

Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 1,017 votes)
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60/100
 
05/11/2026 19:45 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,37470/100
 
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05/04/2026 05:16 jbonilla84  Ratings distribution  24359/100
 
80/100
 
04/22/2026 21:37 luukvdschepop  Ratings distribution  73475/100
 
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04/15/2026 08:35 Liks_on_music  Ratings distribution  60081/100
 
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03/31/2026 14:33 Mafedere  Ratings distribution  53975/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.2/100, a mean average of 80.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.

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Moon Safari comments

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80/100
From 03/12/2026 20:28 | #313526
Revisiting this, I stand by my initial rating. Very good.
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80/100
From 04/08/2022 14:35 | #283928
Like the 1970s and the future had a cute little French baby, full of style and pep.
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Rating:  
60/100
From 01/14/2022 12:36 | #279336
Really enjoyable album. All I Need is phenomenal, the instrumentals Ce Matin La and La Femme D'Argent are superb, and there a couple of decent pop songs too (Sexy Boy and Kelly Watch The Stars).
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -2 votes (0 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
Rating:  
90/100
From 01/05/2022 23:12 | #278676
This album is phenomenal. The sonic depth present on each track is staggering and makes listening again and again thoroughly enjoyable as you pick out new parts that you love. You definitely will need multiple listens as well because on first listen this album just seems alright but then once you properly explore it and understand what the artist is doing you realise how good this record truly is. There are no tracks which deviate from the atmosphere created and every track is in the range of good to outstanding. Sonically, it really challenges the boundaries of the electronica genre and sometimes goes beyond into a different and new genre altogether. The control and mastery this artist has over sound is nothing short of exceptional. On the other hand, I can see the arguments that it is a bit slow and at times repetitive and can understand why people may not enjoy it due to that. On the whole, this record is worth listening to and is one of the most original and unique releases I have ever heard.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 05/25/2021 20:35 | #270056
Delícia de eletrônico sem grandes pretensões ou elaborações intelectuais!
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Rating:  
90/100
From 01/20/2021 14:43 | #264724
For an electronica album, this sounds awfully like soft rock. The balance between the two genres is perfect, however, and bears repeated listening. It is a testament to the staying power of this LP that it was released in 1998 yet sounds as fresh today as it did upon release. Part of that is the way the band have channelled the classic songwriters of the Brill Building pop behemoth, sounding like these tracks could have been written for (or by) Carol King in an alternate dimension. It’s easy listening, but without the negative connotations that that sometimes carries. A brilliant album.
High Points: La Femme D’Argent; Sexy Boy ; Talisman ; Remember
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 12/26/2020 14:43 | #263225
One of the most ear-pleasing albums. You can hear it multiple times repeatedly without ever getting bored.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
90/100
From 10/13/2020 19:13 | #259269
A difficult album to describe but incredibly relaxing yet still has a dance vibe to it. High reccomendation for some chillout electronic music. One of the best records of 1998.

Best song(s): "La Femme D'Argent" "Sexy Boy" "All I Need" "Kelly Watch the Stars" "You Make it Easy" "Le Voyage de Pénélope"
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 07/10/2020 00:52 | #255345
Moon Safari is somewhere in between Discovery and Music Has the Right to Children. Not great, but really relaxing.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -1 votes (0 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
Rating:  
90/100
From 07/01/2020 20:27 | #254906
All Songs are my Fav. Tracks!!!
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