Chillout 05/The Ultimate Chillout

Chillout 05/The Ultimate Chillout
A woman wearing in black is grabbing the white column in front of her with both hands with a pair of headphones on; above her, the title of the album is visible on a blue background in a white font.
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJune 15, 2004
GenreChill-out
Length56:56
LabelNettwerk
Chillout chronology
The Best of Chillout: Past and Present
(2004) 		Chillout 05/The Ultimate Chillout
(2004) 		Chillout 06/The Ultimate Chillout
(2005)

Chillout 05/The Ultimate Chillout (stylized in all lowercase) is a compilation album by Nettwerk Records. It was released on June 15, 2004 as the fourth volume in Nettwerk's The Ultimate Chillout series. The album features popular releases from Nettwerk-signed artists and groups. Some of the acts on the installment include the Alpinestars, Goldfrapp, Sarah McLachlan, and Radiohead. The compilation was released in two unique CD formats on June 15, 2004 in Canada and the United States.

Critically, the album received a mixed response. Despite praise for featuring singles like "Angels" by Wax Poetic and Andain's "You Once Told Me", the inclusion of songs by Starsailor ("Four to the Floor") and Bonobo ("Pick Up") were criticized for straying away from the typical boundaries of the chill-out genre. One critic used Chillout 05/The Ultimate Chillout as an example of the growing popularity of chill-out music in the United States.