Most Popular Ambient Albums

The most popular ambient albums, ranked by what CrossBingers actually watch, play, read, and listen to, blended with critical standing. Refreshed every day.

Updated 2026-08-12

1. 1The Dark Side of the Moon1973 · Music–
2. 2Wish You Were Here1975 · Music–
3. 3Abbey Road1969 · Music–
4. 4Meddle1971 · Music–
5. 5The Piper at the Gates of Dawn1967 · Music–
6. 6Thriller1982 · Music–
7. 7The Final Cut1983 · Music–
8. 8The Division Bell1994 · Music–
9. 9A Momentary Lapse of Reason1987 · Music–
10. 10Ghosts I–IV2008 · Music–
11. 11Vespertine2001 · Music–
12. 12Moon Safari1998 · Music–
13. 13Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!2000 · Music–
14. 14Play1999 · Music–
15. 15F♯ A♯ ∞1997 · Music–
16. 16Geogaddi2002 · Music▲1
17. 17The Endless River2014 · Music▼1
18. 18Music Has the Right to Children1998 · Music–
19. 19Music for the Masses1987 · Music–
20. 20Dangerous1991 · Music–
21. 21Ray of Light1998 · Music–
22. 22Selected Ambient Works, Volume II1994 · Music–
23. 23Medúlla2004 · Music–
24. 24Oxygène1976 · Music–
25. 25Takk…2005 · Music–
26. 26No Future2017 · Music–
27. 27Eye in the Sky1982 · Music–
28. 28Condemned to Life2020 · Music–
29. 29The Campfire Headphase2005 · Music–
30. 30Enya1986 · Music–
31. 31HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I1995 · Music–
32. 32Watermark1988 · Music–
33. 33Another Green World1975 · Music–
34. 34182002 · Music–
35. 35Converting Vegetarians2003 · Music▲2
36. 36Made in Heaven1995 · Music▼1
37. 37Ambient 1: Music for Airports1978 · Music▼1
38. 38Équinoxe1978 · Music▲1
39. 39Nurture2021 · Music▲1
40. 40302021 · Music▼2
41. 41Invincible2001 · Music–
42. 42Ashes Against the Grain2006 · Music▲1
43. 43Det som engang var1993 · Music▲2
44. 44Life for Rent2003 · Music▼2
45. 45Tubular Bells II1992 · Music▼1
46. 46Incunabula1993 · Music▲1
47. 47Amber1994 · Music▼1
48. 48Utopia2017 · Music–
49. 49A Day Without Rain2000 · Music▲1
50. 50Signify1996 · Music▲3
51. 51Shepherd Moons1991 · Music▲1
52. 52Soundtracks for the Blind1996 · Music▼1
53. 53MCMXC a.D.1990 · Music▼4
54. 54Tomorrow’s Harvest2013 · Music–
55. 55Quaristice2008 · Music▲2
56. 56The Songs of Distant Earth1994 · Music▼1
57. 57Phaedra1974 · Music▼1
58. 58Smiley Smile1967 · Music–
59. 59Absolute Elsewhere2024 · Music–
60. 60Musick to Play in the Dark, Vol 11999 · Music▲6
61. 61Amarantine2005 · Music▼1
62. 62Discreet Music1975 · Music–
63. 63Chiastic Slide1997 · Music▲4
64. 64Rendez‐vous1986 · Music▲7
65. 65Actually1987 · Music▲3
66. 66The Glowing Man2016 · Music▼5
67. 67Beaucoup Fish1998 · Music▼2
68. 68Hotel2005 · Music▲2
69. 69Hvis lyset tar oss1994 · Music▼5
70. 70Dead Magic2018 · Music▼1
71. 71LONG SEASON1996 · Music▼8
72. 72Dead Cities1996 · Music–
73. 73Valtari2012 · Music▲16
74. 74Everything Is Wrong1995 · Music▲17
75. 75Structures From Silence1984 · Music▼1
76. 76Odyssey2014 · Music▲12
77. 77flood2000 · Music▲9
78. 78Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd2001 · Music▲6
79. 79Hergest Ridge1974 · Music▲3
80. 80Ghosts VI: Locusts2020 · Music▲1
81. 81Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks1983 · Music▲6
82. 82The Memory of Trees1995 · Music▲3
83. 83We Will Always Love You2020 · Music▲7
84. 84Secret Messages1983 · Music▼1
85. 85Ghosts V: Together2020 · Music▼5
86. 86Polygondwanaland2017 · Music▼7
87. 87Evening Star1975 · Music▼9
88. 88Second Toughest in the Infants1996 · Music▼12
89. 89Earth Moving1989 · Music▼14
90. 90PINK2005 · Music▼17
91. 91Dauði Baldrs1997 · Music▼14
92. 92Lifeforms1994 · Music–
93. 93Before and After Science1977 · Music▲6
94. 94Gentlemen Take Polaroids1980 · Music–
95. 95Boc Maxima1996 · Music▲3
96. 96(No Pussyfooting)1973 · Music▼3
97. 97Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi !1996 · Music▲1
98. 98Terria2001 · Music▲1
99. 99Ki2009 · Music▼3
100. 100Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits2001 · Music▼6