Pure Moods was the first United States release of a series of compilation albums of new-age music released by Virgin Records. The original was titled Moods – A contemporary Soundtrack[3] and released in the UK in 1991. This was followed by Moods 2 in 1992.[4] The series focuses on the genres of new-age, ambient, world music, and to a lesser extent, downtempo, trip-hop and smooth jazz. Several artists are featured regularly throughout the series such as Massive Attack, Moby, Delerium, Enigma, Enya, Adiemus, Sacred Spirit and Yanni.

The original volume of the series was initially promoted and sold by direct response television commercials. The first volume was initially released in 1994, with a different track listing from the 1997 re-release. There are twelve albums released by Virgin Records in the series — five "main entry" albums and seven spin-off albums (Celtic, Scottish, Instrumental, Romantic, Gregorian, Christmas and Tranquil Moods: The Ultimate New Age Collection). Scottish Moods stands alone as an album featuring a single performer, David Methen and The Munros, while all the others are albums featuring multiple groups.

Pinnacle Records has released a similarly named series of albums using the "Pure x Moods" naming scheme, such as Pure Rock Moods, Pure Country Moods, Pure Jazz Moods, Pure Easy Moods, Pure Salsa Moods, Pure Guitar Moods, Pure Opera Moods, Pure Piano Moods, Pure Chillout Moods, Pure Musical Moods, Pure Acoustic Moods, Pure Dinner Jazz Moods, Pure Summer Moods, Pure Relaxation Moods, Pure Chilled Moods, Pure Late Night Moods, Pure Latin Jazz Moods, Pure Smooth Jazz Moods, Pure Movie Moods, Pure Driving Moods and Pure Celtic Chill Out but these albums are unrelated to the series released by Virgin Records.

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