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Ambient

Ambient on LoudQuietLoud: more than 2500 artists, including Moby, Air and Aphex Twin. It runs alongside ambient techno, chillout and downtempo.

Cover of Heligoland by Massive Attack

Massive Attack

4M listeners
trip-hop · electronic · chillout
Album art: Moby, Play

Moby

3.7M listeners
electronic · ambient · chillout
Album art: M83, I Wrote You a Letter

M83

3.6M listeners
electronic · shoegaze · post-rock

Air

3.3M listeners
electronic · chillout · ambient

Aphex Twin

3.1M listeners
electronic · idm · ambient
Cover of X’s by Cigarettes After Sex

Cigarettes After Sex

3M listeners
dream pop · shoegaze · slowcore
Cover of ÁTTA by Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós

2.5M listeners
post-rock · ambient · icelandic
Cover of Nebulous Nights: An Ambient Excursion Into Profound Mysteries by Röyksopp

Röyksopp

2.4M listeners
electronic · chillout · ambient
Cover of Slowdive by Slowdive

Slowdive

2.4M listeners
shoegaze · dream pop · ambient
Cover of Details by Frou Frou

Frou Frou

2.2M listeners
electronic · female vocalists · indie

Boards of Canada

2.2M listeners
ambient · electronic · idm
Cover of Dark Sky Island by Enya

Enya

2.1M listeners
new age · celtic · ambient
Album art: Bonobo, Distance In Static

Bonobo

2.1M listeners
downtempo · electronic · trip-hop
Cover of Remember the Humans by Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene

2.1M listeners
indie rock · indie · post-rock
Cover of Symphonik by Thievery Corporation

Thievery Corporation

1.9M listeners
chillout · trip-hop · downtempo

Erik Satie

1.9M listeners
classical · piano · impressionist

Zero 7

1.9M listeners
chillout · downtempo · electronic

Ludovico Einaudi

1.9M listeners
piano · classical · contemporary classical
Cover of 2 Slow Stories by Brian Eno

Brian Eno

1.8M listeners
ambient · experimental · electronic

Mogwai

1.7M listeners
post-rock · instrumental · indie

Underworld

1.7M listeners
electronic · techno · dance

Max Richter

1.5M listeners
ambient · contemporary classical · neoclassical

Enigma

1.5M listeners
new age · ambient · electronic

Explosions in the Sky

1.5M listeners
post-rock · instrumental · ambient

Adrianne Lenker

1.4M listeners
singer-songwriter · indie folk · folk

ATB

1.4M listeners
trance · electronic · dance

Vangelis

1.4M listeners
electronic · new age · ambient

Ethel Cain

1.4M listeners
dream pop · slowcore · ambient

Philip Glass

1.3M listeners
minimalism · contemporary classical · classical

Four Tet

1.3M listeners
electronic · idm · experimental

Deerhunter

1.3M listeners
shoegaze · experimental · psychedelic

Burial

1.3M listeners
dubstep · ambient · electronic

Burial

1.3M listeners
dubstep · ambient · electronic

Lamb

1.3M listeners
trip-hop · electronic · chillout

Grouper

1.3M listeners
ambient · drone · shoegaze

Nightmares on Wax

1.2M listeners
trip-hop · chillout · downtempo

Ólafur Arnalds

1.2M listeners
ambient · instrumental · icelandic

Mike Oldfield

1.2M listeners
progressive rock · new age · instrumental

Thomas Newman

1.2M listeners
soundtrack · instrumental · ambient

I Monster

1.2M listeners
trip-hop · electronic · chillout

Orbital

1.2M listeners
electronic · techno · ambient

Øneheart

1.1M listeners
ambient · electronic · chillout

The Japanese House

1.1M listeners
indie pop · electronic · dream pop

Have a Nice Life

1.1M listeners
shoegaze · post-rock · drone

Fever Ray

1.1M listeners
electronic · ambient · swedish

Tycho

1.1M listeners
ambient · electronic · idm

Clint Mansell

1.1M listeners
soundtrack · instrumental · ambient

ODESZA

1.1M listeners
chillwave · electronic · ambient

Khruangbin

1.1M listeners
funk · psychedelic · psychedelic rock

Blue Foundation

1.1M listeners
trip-hop · electronic · chillout
Cover of How Do You Live by Amon Tobin

Amon Tobin

1.1M listeners
electronic · idm · trip-hop
Cover of Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) by Yves Tumor

Yves Tumor

1.1M listeners
neo-psychedelia · ambient · experimental

Robert Miles

1.1M listeners
trance · electronic · ambient

The Album Leaf

1M listeners
post-rock · ambient · instrumental

Ramin Djawadi

987K listeners
soundtrack · instrumental · composer

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

978K listeners
post-rock · instrumental · experimental

Squarepusher

973K listeners
idm · electronic · experimental

Jon Hopkins

950K listeners
ambient · electronic · downtempo

Loathe

936K listeners
metalcore · alternative metal · progressive metalcore
Cover of iFUTURELIST by Akira Yamaoka

Akira Yamaoka

936K listeners
ambient · soundtrack · japanese

Loathe

933K listeners
metalcore · alternative metal · progressive metalcore
Cover of PHANTOM BRICKWORKS (LP II) by Bibio

Bibio

922K listeners
experimental · electronic · folktronica

Panda Bear

920K listeners
experimental · psychedelic · freak folk

Delerium

917K listeners
ambient · electronic · trance

Perfume Genius

904K listeners
singer-songwriter · ambient · experimental
Cover of Qhapaq Ñan by Gustavo Santaolalla

Gustavo Santaolalla

897K listeners
soundtrack · instrumental · acoustic

múm

895K listeners
electronic · ambient · icelandic

Jakob

886K listeners
post-rock · instrumental · ambient

Jóhann Jóhannsson

877K listeners
ambient · contemporary classical · icelandic

The Garden

867K listeners
post-punk · art punk · punk

Harmless

862K listeners
indie pop · shoegaze · ambient

Harmless

858K listeners
indie pop · shoegaze · ambient

Eden

844K listeners
ethereal · electronic · progressive rock

Eden

844K listeners
ethereal · electronic · progressive rock
Cover of Peaks Mania EP by Angelo Badalamenti

Angelo Badalamenti

842K listeners
soundtrack · ambient · instrumental

Arca

839K listeners
electronic · experimental · ambient

Chicane

836K listeners
trance · chillout · electronic
Album art: Arca, XXXXX

Arca

836K listeners
electronic · experimental · ambient

Apparat

836K listeners
idm · electronic · ambient

God Is an Astronaut

834K listeners
post-rock · instrumental · ambient

Mount Kimbie

832K listeners
dubstep · ambient · electronic
Cover of A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals by Sweet Trip

Sweet Trip

829K listeners
shoegaze · idm · electronic

Fog Lake

827K listeners
dream pop · lo-fi · slowcore

Jeremy Soule

821K listeners
soundtrack · video game music · orchestral

Nils Frahm

818K listeners
piano · ambient · contemporary classical

Autechre

812K listeners
idm · electronic · ambient

Adore

798K listeners
ambient · electronic · norwegian

Soap&Skin

795K listeners
experimental · piano · female vocalists

Adore

793K listeners
ambient · electronic · norwegian

Mono

784K listeners
post-rock · instrumental · ambient

Mono

784K listeners
post-rock · instrumental · ambient

Craig Armstrong

781K listeners
soundtrack · instrumental · ambient

Whirr

774K listeners
shoegaze · dream pop · ambient

Sébastien Tellier

773K listeners
electronic · french · downtempo

Biosphere

772K listeners
ambient · electronic · experimental

Bedroom

767K listeners
chillwave · ambient · lo-fi
Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Ambient artists, last 30 days
RankAlbumSpins
1
Play by Moby
Play
Moby
KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 1 day on chart
4
2
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming by M83
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
M83
KEXP, The Current · 1 day on chart
4
3
Distance in Static by Bonobo
Distance in Static
Bonobo
KCRW, KEXP · 1 day on chart
3
Press

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Labels

Labels in this genre

Beat Records

Label
Home to Aphex Twin, Röyksopp & Boards of Canada

Warp

Label
Home to Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada & Yves Tumor

FatCat Records

Label
Home to Sigur Rós, Max Richter & múm

Related genres

Ambient TechnoChilloutDowntempoTrip HopMinimalismAmbient PopIDMModern Classical