Pitchfork: The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time
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Wallpaper music? None here. These are the albums that have shifted moods and created new worlds
- Chart updated: 07/27/2021 21:15
- (Created: 07/27/2021 20:45).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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1979
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2,076
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1994
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1,993
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1969
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817
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1990
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716
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2001
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548
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1995
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525
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2006
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Pitchfork: The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 4% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Terry Riley | 2 | 4% | |
| Stars Of The Lid | 2 | 4% | |
| Daniel Lopatin | 2 | 4% | |
| Tim Hecker | 2 | 4% | |
| Brian Eno | 2 | 4% | |
| Harold Budd / Brian Eno / Daniel Lanois | 1 | 2% | |
| Robert Ashley | 1 | 2% | |
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28 | 56% | |
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7 | 14% | |
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6 | 12% | |
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3 | 6% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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