This is a list of ambient music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as those who have been on a major label). This list does not include little-known local artists. Artists are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.

0–9

  • 2002
  • 2814
  • 3rd Force

A

  • Philip Aaberg
  • William Ackerman
  • Adiemus
  • Rudy Adrian
  • Air
  • Airiel
  • The Album Leaf
  • Giulio Aldinucci
  • The Aloof
  • Ambeon
  • Amethystium
  • The American Dollar
  • Aphex Twin
  • Archive
  • Diane Arkenstone
  • Craig Armstrong
  • Ólafur Arnalds
  • Ash Ra Tempel
  • Atom Heart
  • Augustine Leudar
  • Australis
  • Autechre
  • Marvin Ayres

B

  • William Basinski
  • Bad Sector
  • Wally Badarou
  • Julianna Barwick
  • Bass Communion
  • Peter Baumann
  • David Bowie (On Low and "Heroes")
  • Biosphere
  • Bliss
  • Boards of Canada
  • Bohren & der Club of Gore
  • Richard Bone
  • Booka Shade
  • Bonobo
  • Bowery Electric
  • Thom Brennan
  • Michael Brook
  • Brunette Models
  • Buckethead (trance-ambient)
  • Harold Budd
  • Peter Buffett
  • Burial
  • Burzum (not exclusively ambient)
  • Ray Buttigieg
  • Blue Foundation

C

  • C418
  • Carbon Based Lifeforms
  • The Caretaker
  • Cat System Corp.
  • Wendy Carlos
  • Clifford Carter (member of James Taylor's band)
  • centrozoon
  • Craig Chaquico
  • Suzanne Ciani
  • Cluster
  • Cocteau Twins
  • Coil
  • B.J. Cole (pedal steel guitarist)
  • Colleen
  • Conjure One, headed by Rhys Fulber
  • Controlled Bleeding
  • Holger Czukay
  • christ.
  • Chuck Wild

D

  • Malcolm Dalglish
  • David Darling
  • Darshan Ambient
  • David Jolley
  • Dead Can Dance
  • Dead Texan, The
  • deadmau5
  • Death Ambient
  • Death Cube K
  • Deathprod
  • Deep Forest
  • Deerhunter
  • De Facto
  • Delerium
  • Constance Demby
  • Stuart Dempster
  • Taylor Deupree
  • Deuter
  • Deutsch Nepal
  • DJ Spooky
  • Kurt Doles
  • Dntel
  • Suzanne Doucet
  • dreamSTATE
  • Kyle Bobby Dunn

E

  • Earth
  • Earthstar
  • Danielle Egnew
  • Ludovico Einaudi
  • Eluvium
  • Emerald Web
  • Emeralds
  • Justin Emerle
  • Enigma
  • Brian Eno
  • Roger Eno
  • Enya
  • Karlheinz Essl
  • Dean Evenson
  • Explosions In The Sky

F

  • Don Falcone
  • Falling Up
  • Falling You
  • Fantomas
  • Ryan Farish
  • Florian-Ayala Fauna
  • Christian Fennesz
  • The Field
  • Final
  • The Fireman
  • Jim Fox
  • Christopher Franke
  • Freescha
  • Robert Fripp
  • Eloy Fritsch
  • Edgar Froese
  • Ben Frost
  • Frou Frou
  • Future Sound of London / Amorphous Androgynous

G

  • Peter Gabriel
  • Roopam Garg
  • Gas
  • Gaudi
  • Philip Glass
  • Grouper
  • Global Communication
  • Goldfrapp
  • Manuel Gottsching
  • Nicholas Gunn
  • Guru Guru
  • Guy Gerber

H

  • Rob Haigh
  • Halo Manash
  • Peter Michael Hamel
  • Hammock
  • Harmonia
  • Jon Hassell
  • Chihei Hatakeyama
  • Imogen Heap
  • Tom Heasley
  • Tim Hecker
  • Michael Hedges
  • David Helpling
  • Higher Intelligence Agency
  • Susumu Hirasawa
  • Ezekiel Honig
  • Hwyl Nofio

I

  • Iasos
  • I.E.M.
  • In-Existence (Maarten van der Vleuten)
  • Inon Zur
  • Tetsu Inoue
  • Rafael Anton Irisarri
  • Irresistible Force
  • Mark Isham

J

  • Jacaszek
  • Jean Michel Jarre
  • Job Karma
  • Jonn Serrie
  • Jónsi & Alex
  • Mat Jarvis
  • Karl Jenkins
  • Jeff Johnson
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson
  • Michael Jones
  • Bradley Joseph
  • Journeyman

K

  • Karunesh
  • Kátai Tamás
  • Peter Kater
  • Kevin Keller
  • Kevin Kern
  • King Never
  • Paddy Kingsland
  • Kitaro
  • The KLF
  • Thomas Köner
  • Kraftwerk
  • Andrei Krylov
  • Paul Kuniholm

L

  • Labradford
  • Daniel Lanois
  • David Lanz
  • Laraaji
  • Bill Laswell
  • Thomas Leer
  • Ottmar Liebert
  • Lights Out Asia
  • Lightwave
  • Loscil
  • Lotus Plaza
  • Lull
  • Lusine
  • Lustmord
  • Ray Lynch

M

  • M83
  • Maeror Tri
  • Main
  • Mana ERG
  • Mannheim Steamroller
  • Marconi Union
  • Catya Maré
  • Matmos
  • Keiko Matsui
  • Max and Harvey
  • Paul McCandless
  • Loreena McKennitt
  • Billy McLaughlin
  • Riad Michael
  • Michna
  • Robert Miles
  • Robyn Miller
  • Mirror System
  • Moby
  • Moodswings
  • The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud
  • Morgenstern
  • Rob Mounsey
  • Murcof
  • Robert ÆOLUS Myers
  • Mythos

N

  • R. Carlos Nakai (Native American flutist)
  • Pete Namlook
  • Andy Narell
  • The Necks
  • Neptune Towers
  • Loren Nerell
  • Neu!
  • Thomas Newman
  • New Order (not exclusively ambient)
  • Nightnoise
  • Nine Inch Nails (not exclusively ambient)
  • No-Man
  • Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai)
  • Michael Nyman

O

  • Vidna Obmana
  • Obsil
  • Ochre
  • Odd Nosdam
  • Patrick O'Hearn
  • Mike Oldfield
  • Coyote Oldman
  • Omar Rodriguez Lopez
  • Ombient
  • Omni Trio
  • On! Air! Library!
  • The Orb
  • William Orbit (Strange Cargo series)
  • Orbital
  • O Yuki Conjugate
  • Ott

P

  • Craig Padilla
  • Panda Bear
  • Jeff Pearce
  • Pendulum
  • Phish (The Siket Disc in particular)
  • Pink Floyd
  • Pivot
  • Plastikman
  • Popol Vuh
  • Poppy
  • Porcupine Tree
  • Puff Dragon
  • Port Blue

R

  • Rabbit in the Moon
  • Radiohead (Kid A)
  • Radio Massacre International
  • Raison D'être
  • Raphael
  • Red
  • Robert Rich
  • Robin Guthrie
  • Max Richter
  • Terry Riley
  • Francis Rimbert
  • Steve Roach
  • Kim Robertson
  • Hans-Joachim Roedelius
  • Rothko
  • Rurutia
  • Röyksopp

S

  • Saafi Brothers
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • Karl Sanders
  • Bruno Sanfilippo
  • Devin Sarno
  • Erik Satie
  • Janek Schaefer
  • Conrad Schnitzler
  • Klaus Schulze
  • Scorn
  • Shadowfax
  • Andrew Shapiro
  • Jonah Sharp
  • Rhian Sheehan
  • Shpongle
  • Michael Shrieve
  • The Sight Below
  • Sigur Rós
  • Single Cell Orchestra
  • Slow Meadow
  • Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
  • Software
  • Spiral Realms
  • Gary Stadler
  • Stars of the Lid
  • Stars Over Foy
  • Michael Stearns
  • Solar Fields
  • Sunn O)))

T

  • Henrik Takkenberg
  • Hirokazu Tanaka
  • Tangerine Dream
  • Benson Taylor
  • Team Sleep
  • Irv Teibel
  • Telefon Tel Aviv
  • Mark Templeton
  • Terre Thaemlitz
  • Robert Scott Thompson
  • TimeShard
  • Tiny Vipers
  • Amon Tobin
  • Devin Townsend
  • Tipper
  • Troum
  • Tuu
  • Tycho
  • theta
  • Trepaneringsritualen

U

  • Ulrich Schnauss
  • The Ultraviolet Catastrophe
  • Ulver
  • Underworld
  • The Utopia Strong

V

  • Vangelis
  • Velvet Cacoon
  • Luke Vibert (as Wagon Christ)
  • Vision Eternel
  • Voice of Eye

W

  • Kit Watkins
  • Wavestar (with John Dyson)
  • Carl Weingarten
  • White Noise
  • Steven Wilson
  • Windy & Carl
  • Paul Winter
  • Paul Winter Consort
  • Jah Wobble
  • Erik Wøllo
  • Woob

Y

  • Yanni
  • Yellow Magic Orchestra
  • Susumu Yokota

Z

  • Zero 7
  • Zoviet France

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