Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror
by Harold Budd / Brian Eno

Overall rank: 3,314th | 1980s rank: 490th | 1980 rank: 66th
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2026	kadupheming	Top 35 Music Albums of 1980	23/35	2
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BestEverAlbums 07/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5362): By MonetLikeYogurt

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1978) 2. by (1980) 3. by (1966) 4. by (1994) 5. (1966) 6. (1996) 7. by (1970) 8. by (1982) 9. by (1982) 10. by (1982) 11. by (1982) 12. by (1976) 13. by (1992) 14. by (1981) 15. (1964) 16. by (1982) 17. by (1995) 18. (1982) 19. by…”

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“by Harold Budd & Brian Eno”

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HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/20/2017 21:20 | #203623 | TOP COMMENT

What's this? A Brian Eno album of stunning piano pieces? Don't mind if I do!

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From aminoff 08/11/2018 00:03 | #219518 | TOP COMMENT

Plateaux of Mirror is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard

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