Pop ambient music is a subgenre of ambient music that incorporates elements of pop music, such as catchy melodies and song structures. It often features electronic instrumentation and a dreamy, atmospheric sound. The genre is characterized by a focus on texture and mood, rather than traditional songwriting. Artists in this genre often use field recordings and found sounds to create a sense of place and atmosphere.
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Here is a list of pop ambient artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the pop ambient genre. You can find out what pop ambient genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 | 256555 | 86 | 57 | 37 | 42 | 14 | 116 | |
| 2 | 48 | 25830 | 85 | 31 | 12 | 90 | 18 | 101 | |
| 3 | 32 | 38957 | 74 | 67 | 60 | 8 | 29 | 126 | |
| 4 | 28 | 28396 | 65 | 71 | 50 | 18 | 35 | 119 | |
| 5 | 35 | 20138 | 72 | 73 | 53 | 8 | 38 | 122 | |
| 6 | 32 | 64559 | 84 | 49 | 64 | 7 | 31 | 127 | |
| 7 | 26 | 17309 | 88 | 57 | 59 | 45 | 26 | 108 | |
| 8 | 25 | 7357 | 88 | 20 | 23 | 83 | 14 | 106 | |
| 9 | 21 | 4127 | 81 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 27 | 111 | |
| 10 | 21 | 1934 | 96 | 38 | 23 | 92 | 9 | 129 | |
| 11 | 19 | 4247 | 82 | 36 | 37 | 59 | 24 | 106 | |
| 12 | 7 | 826 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 5 | 49 | 130 | |
| 13 | 10 | 2271 | 83 | 9 | 28 | 90 | 7 | 75 | |
| 14 | 8 | 1638 | 92 | 41 | 29 | 64 | 13 | 131 | |
| 15 | 8 | 1134 | 78 | 77 | 63 | 13 | 60 | 113 | |
| 16 | 7 | 863 | 68 | 37 | 18 | 91 | 16 | 135 | |
| 17 | 13 | 2631 | 89 | 50 | 40 | 49 | 16 | 127 | |
| 18 | 3 | 888 | 87 | 21 | 19 | 53 | 10 | 98 | |
| 19 | 12 | 5319 | 85 | 59 | 73 | 20 | 38 | 121 | |
| 20 | 10 | 1096 | 91 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 5 | 81 | |
| 21 | 7 | 515 | 79 | 57 | 68 | 15 | 40 | 124 | |
| 22 | 1 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 10 | 2169 | 88 | 70 | 48 | 26 | 51 | 125 | |
| 24 | 0 | 620 | 88 | 26 | 46 | 76 | 22 | 159 | |
| 25 | 8 | 1483 | 88 | 25 | 20 | 75 | 13 | 104 | |
| 26 | 9 | 923 | 88 | 19 | 20 | 62 | 6 | 88 | |
| 27 | 7 | 3794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 7 | 1928 | 94 | 7 | 17 | 89 | 3 | 61 | |
| 29 | 6 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 6 | 839 | 90 | 16 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 127 | |
| 31 | 4 | 1018 | 86 | 37 | 53 | 63 | 44 | 125 | |
| 32 | 1 | 434 | 74 | 57 | 60 | 34 | 25 | 127 | |
| 33 | 1 | 242 | 78 | 37 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 176 | |
| 34 | 1 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 1 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 1 | 39 | 97 | 19 | 40 | 96 | 4 | 86 | |
| 37 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 0 | 39 | 94 | 17 | 4 | 70 | 3 | 125 | |
| 40 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | 0 | 210 | 95 | 21 | 10 | 96 | 8 | 60 | |
| 43 | 0 | 59 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 35 | 47 | 118 | |
| 44 | 0 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | 0 | 37 | 87 | 29 | 23 | 54 | 8 | 105 | |
| 46 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular pop ambient music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
