PopMatters' 10 Best Ambient Albums of 2022

The post-pandemic flood of self-released ambient records has oversaturated the market in the best way: here are the best ambient albums of 2022.

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 imagine naked! OHYUNG Apr-22-2022, Ambient
#2 Now Is Rival Consoles Oct-14-2022, Ambient Techno
#3 El Bueno Y El Malo Hermanos Gutiérrez Oct-28-2022, Ambient Americana
#4 2020 Arroyo Low Jul-29-2022,
#5 SUSS SUSS Dec-02-2022, Ambient Americana
#6 Expressed, I Noticed Silence M. Geddes Gengras Jul-15-2022, Ambient
#7 Original Soundtrack James Clements, ASC Jul-15-2022, Ambient
#8 Desert Mirror Nico Georis May-06-2022,
#9 Everyone's Children Surya Botofasina Nov-04-2022, Modal Jazz
#10 Konec Viul, Benoît Pioulard Sep-05-2022, Ambient
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | imagine naked! | OHYUNG | Album, Apr-22-2022, Ambient |
| #2 | Now Is | Rival Consoles | Album, Oct-14-2022, Ambient Techno |
| #3 | El Bueno Y El Malo | Hermanos Gutiérrez | Album, Oct-28-2022, Ambient Americana |
| #4 | 2020 | Arroyo Low | Album, Jul-29-2022,  |
| #5 | SUSS | SUSS | Album, Dec-02-2022, Ambient Americana |
| #6 | Expressed, I Noticed Silence | M. Geddes Gengras | Album, Jul-15-2022, Ambient |
| #7 | Original Soundtrack | James ClementsASC | Album, Jul-15-2022, Ambient |
| #8 | Desert Mirror | Nico Georis | EP, May-06-2022,  |
| #9 | Everyone's Children | Surya Botofasina | Album, Nov-04-2022, Modal Jazz |
| #10 | Konec | ViulBenoît Pioulard | Album, Sep-05-2022, Ambient |