The best atmospheric albums

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1Music Has the Right to ChildrenBoards of Canada · 5 from 1 score
  2. 2DummyPortishead · 5 from 1 score
  3. 3Kid ARadiohead · 4.5 from 2 scores
  1. 4Songs From the Big ChairTears for Fears4.5 from 1 score
  2. 5Titanic RisingWeyes Blood4.5 from 1 score
  3. 6GeogaddiBoards of Canada4.5 from 1 score
  4. 7MezzanineMassive Attack4.5 from 1 score
  5. 8IllinoisSufjan Stevens4.2 from 3 scores
  6. 9Good News for People Who Love Bad NewsModest Mouse4 from 3 scores
  7. 10I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of itThe 19753.8 from 3 scores
  8. 11Hail to the ThiefRadiohead3.5 from 2 scores