Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno
The most recommended of 10 albums
Calm, instrumental ambient album people play for focus, coding, relaxation and sleep. Some critics say it was surpassed quickly and feel it is dull.
Calm, instrumental ambient album people play for focus, coding, relaxation and sleep. Some critics say it was surpassed quickly and feel it is dull.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 91%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 10 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Helps focus while coding or working
“I often listen to it when programming, Ambient (or more generally: calm, instrumental music) helps me focus.”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports (2019)” “This album helps me wake up, helps me go to sleep, helps me focus, and keeps me centered.”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports (2019)” “Its been a coding zone favourite of mine for many years.”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports (2019)” Relaxes when overstimulated or sleeping
“This album helps me wake up, helps me go to sleep, helps me focus, and keeps me centered.”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports (2019)” “guaranteed to relax me when I'm overstimulated”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports (2019)” Long-time favourite with personal warmth
“I probably have listened to Music for Airports, Another Green World, Taking Tiger Mountain and Discreet Music more than any other artist.”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports (2019)” “Its been a coding zone favourite of mine for many years.”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports (2019)” “so many times it has a warm spot in my heart”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports (2019)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Seen as surpassed quickly
“I think it was surpassed very quickly.”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports (2019)”
Other albums people recommend
The four most recommended other albums, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian EnoThis page | 10 | 1 | 91% | 1 | — | — |
| In Rainbows by Radiohead | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| OK Computer by Radiohead | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Doom soundtrack by Bobby Prince | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Songs of Innocence by U2 | 5 | 14 | 26% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“guaranteed to relax me when I'm overstimulated”
“I think it was surpassed very quickly.”
“so many times it has a warm spot in my heart”
“This album helps me wake up, helps me go to sleep, helps me focus, and keeps me centered.”
“it must be as ignorable as it is interesting”
“At least the Eno's approach was novel.”
“The classical/instrumental version by Bang on a Can is good too.”
“Its been a coding zone favourite of mine for many years.”
“I probably have listened to Music for Airports, Another Green World, Taking Tiger Mountain and Discreet Music more than any other artist.”
“I think it is incredibly boring compared to what Eno did with Bowie.”
“I often listen to it when programming, Ambient (or more generally: calm, instrumental music) helps me focus.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.