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The greatest ambient artists of all time

120 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Brian Eno

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · ambient
30.609
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97 Lyle Mays United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1953–2020 · contemporary jazz 0.420
98 Pat Metheny United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1954– · contemporary jazz 0.420
99 Dead Can Dance Australia flagAustralia · 1981– · electronic 0.400
100 Mark Knopfler United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1949– · rock 0.400
101 Yellow Magic Orchestra Japan flagJapan · 1978– · synth-pop 0.400
102 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 0.391
103 Blanck Mass United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 0.389
104 Vladimír Hirsch Czechia flagCzechia · 1954– · dark ambient 0.383
105 Porter Robinson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · synth-pop 0.369
106 The Beach Boys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1961– · pop 0.365
107 Blood Incantation United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2011– · death metal 0.360
108 The Weeknd Canada flagCanada · 1990– · contemporary r&b 0.350
109 Japan United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1974–1982 · new wave 0.313
110 Anna von Hausswolff Sweden flagSweden · 1986– · neoclassical dark wave 0.290
111 Dido United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · pop 0.277
112 Mylène Farmer France flagFrance · 1961– · electronic 0.271
113 Pet Shop Boys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 0.267
114 Fear Factory United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · industrial metal 0.250
115 They Might Be Giants United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · alternative rock 0.247
116 M83 France flagFrance · 2001– · electronic 0.200
117 Ethel Cain United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · rock 0.200
118 This Mortal Coil United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1983–1991 · dream pop 0.200
119 Alphaville Germany flagGermany · 1983– · new wave 0.199
120 Carly Rae Jepsen Canada flagCanada · 1985– · pop 0.196