Radiohead (left to right): Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Phil Selway |
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Releases | ||
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↙Studio albums | 8 | |
↙Compilation albums | 2 | |
↙EPs | 7 | |
↙Singles | 25 | |
↙Video albums | 7 | |
↙Music videos | 30 |
The discography of the English alternative rock band Radiohead consists of eight studio albums, twenty-four singles, seven extended plays, thirty music videos, seven video albums, and two compilations. Radiohead were formed in Abingdon and composed of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, electronic instruments), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar and other instruments), Ed O'Brien (guitar and backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass guitar and synthesisers) and Phil Selway (drums and percussion). Initially known as "On A Friday" the band signed with EMI and renamed themselves to "Radiohead", inspired by the song "Radio Head" from the Talking Heads album True Stories.[1][2]
Radiohead released their debut album Pablo Honey on 22 February 1993. It received a platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and a three-time platinum certification by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). The album contained the song "Creep" which was released as their debut single, and would prove to be the band's most successful single, charting in the top 10 in five countries. Their second album, The Bends, was released on 13 March 1995 and became the band's first album to peak in the top 10. It also being awarded triple-platinum status by the BPI and the CRIA.
OK Computer, their third and most successful album, was released on 16 June 1997. It peaked at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the Irish Albums Chart, and in the top 10 on several charts, receiving triple platinum from the BPI and the CRIA. Their following albums were also successful, winning platinum and gold certifications: Kid A became their first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200; Hail to the Thief became the last album released by EMI. The following two, In Rainbows and The King of Limbs, were self-released. In Rainbows was originally available as a digital download, for which customers could set their own price, and was later released in physical form. The album gained critical and chart success, selling more than three million copies within one year of release.[3] The King of Limbs was first released on 18 February 2011 as a digital download and later in physical form on 28 March.[4]
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
BEL (Fla.) [7] |
BEL (Wal.) [8] |
CAN [9] |
FRA [10] |
GER [11] |
IRL [12] |
NLD [13] |
US [14] |
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Pablo Honey | 22 | 86 | 38 | 28 | 42 | 108 | — | — | 61 | 32 | |||
The Bends |
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4 | 23 | 8 | 26 | 21 | — | 73 | 10 | 20 | 88 | ||
OK Computer |
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1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||
Kid A |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
Amnesiac |
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1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
Hail to the Thief |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
In Rainbows | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
The King of Limbs |
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7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
^ I In Rainbows was first self-released as a digital download that customers could order for whatever price they saw fit.
^ II The King of Limbs was first self-released as a digital download on 18 February and was released physically on 28 March.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
BEL (Fla.) [7] |
BEL (Wal.) [8] |
CAN [9] |
FRA [10] |
GER [11] |
IRL [12] |
NLD [13] |
US [14] |
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Radiohead Box Set |
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Radiohead: The Best Of |
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4 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 9 | 26 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
BEL (Fla.) [7] |
BEL (Wal.) [8] |
CHE [23] |
FRA [10] |
IRL [12] |
NLD [13] |
US [14] |
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34 | — | 43 | 61 | 95 | 79 | 48 | 74 | 50 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
BEL (Fla.) [7] |
BEL (Wal.) [8] |
FRA [10] |
GER [11] |
IRL [12] |
NLD [13] |
NOR [24] |
US [14] |
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Drill[25] | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Itch[26] | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
My Iron Lung | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | ||
No Surprises/Running from Demons[27] | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Airbag / How Am I Driving? | 1998 | — | — | 91 | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | 56 | |
I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings | 2001 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 76 | 22 | 94 | 19 | 44 | |
COM LAG (2plus2isfive) | 2004 | 37 | — | 81 | 45 | 59 | — | 66 | 62 | 19 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
BEL (Wal.) [8] |
CAN [28] |
FRA [10] |
IRL [29] |
NLD [13] |
NOR [24] |
US [14] |
US Alt. [14] |
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"Creep"[III] | 1992 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 2 | Pablo Honey | |
"Anyone Can Play Guitar" | 1993 | 32 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Pop Is Dead" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Stop Whispering" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | Pablo Honey | ||
"My Iron Lung" | 1994 | 24 | 100 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Bends | |
"High and Dry"/"Planet Telex" | 1995 | 17 | 62 | — | 31 | — | 40 | — | — | 78 | 18 | ||
"Fake Plastic Trees" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |||
"Just" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | |||
"Street Spirit (Fade Out)" | 1996 | 5 | — | — | 59 | — | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | ||
"Paranoid Android" | 1997 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | 4 | 61 | — | — | — | OK Computer | |
"Karma Police" | 8 | 71 | 35 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | 14 | |||
"No Surprises" | 1998 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | 13 | 58 | — | — | — | ||
"Pyramid Song" | 2001 | 5 | 25 | 52 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 3 | — | — | Amnesiac | |
"I Might Be Wrong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
"Knives Out" | 13 | 56 | — | 1 | 46 | 25 | 63 | — | — | — | |||
"There There" | 2003 | 4 | 28 | 39 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 48 | 8 | — | 14 | Hail to the Thief | |
"Go to Sleep" | 12 | 39 | 50 | 2 | 87 | 11 | 55 | — | — | 32 | |||
"2 + 2 = 5" | 15 | 54 | — | 2 | 64 | 36 | 99 | — | — | — | |||
"Jigsaw Falling into Place" | 2008 | 30 | — | 53 | — | 55 | 32 | — | — | — | — | In Rainbows | |
"Nude" | 21 | — | 16 | 8 | 76 | 18 | 8 | 4 | — | — | |||
"Reckoner" | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Harry Patch (In Memory Of)"[30] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
"These Are My Twisted Words"[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Supercollider / The Butcher"[32] | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Daily Mail / Staircase"[33] | 71 [34] |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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UK [5][35] |
BEL (Wal.) [8] |
CAN Alt. [36] |
IRL [29] |
US Alt. [14] |
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"Lucky"[IV] | 1995 | 51 | — | — | — | — | OK Computer | ||
"The Bends" | 1996 | — | — | — | 26 | — | The Bends | ||
"Let Down" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | 29 | OK Computer | ||
"Optimistic" | 2000 | — | — | 18 | — | 10 | Kid A | ||
"Bodysnatchers" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | 8 | In Rainbows | ||
"Lotus Flower" | 2011 | 165 | 56 | — | — | 33 | The King of Limbs | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
^ III "Creep" re-entered the UK Singles Chart at #25 in 2008 after the release of Radiohead: The Best Of and the subsequent release of the band's back catalogue on iTunes.
^ IV "Lucky" was the lead track of the various artists charity The Help Album released in the UK in October 1995 in aid of War Child.
Album | Year | Video details |
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Live at the Astoria | 1995 |
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7 Television Commercials | 1998 |
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Meeting People Is Easy |
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The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time | 2004 |
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In Rainbows – From the Basement | 2008 |
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Live in Praha | 2010 |
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Radiohead for Haiti |
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The King of Limbs – From the Basement | 2011 |
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Title | Year | Director |
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"Creep" | 1993 | Brett Turnbull[37] |
"Anyone Can Play Guitar" | 1993 | Dwight Clarke[37] |
"Pop Is Dead" | ||
"Creep"[V] (MTV Beach House) | Corrine Day[37] | |
"Stop Whispering" | Jeff Plansker[37] | |
"My Iron Lung" (Excerpt from Live at the Astoria) | 1994 | Brett Turnbull[37] |
"High and Dry" (UK Version) | 1995 | David Mould[37] |
"Fake Plastic Trees" | Jake Scott[37] | |
"Just" | Jamie Thraves[37] | |
"Lucky" (War Child promotional) | ||
"High and Dry" (US Version) | 1996 | Paul Cunningham[37] |
"Street Spirit (Fade Out)" | Jonathan Glazer[37] | |
"Paranoid Android" | 1997 | Magnus Carlsson[37] |
"Let Down"[VI] (Unreleased) | Simon Hilton[37] | |
"Fitter Happier"[VI] (Unreleased) | ||
"Karma Police" | Jonathan Glazer[37] | |
"No Surprises" | 1998 | Grant Gee[37] |
"Palo Alto" (Excerpt from Meeting People Is Easy) | 1999 | |
Kid A promotional blips (very short films set to parts of songs) | 2000 | Chris Bran and Shynola and Stanley[37] |
"Idioteque" (Animated) | Chris Bran[37] | |
"Idioteque" (Live in studio) | Grant Gee[37] | |
"Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Excerpts from Kid A blips) | 2001 | Stanley Donwood and Shynola[37] |
"Pyramid Song" | Shynola[37] | |
"Knives Out" | Michel Gondry[37] | |
"I Might Be Wrong" (Internet only) | Chris Bran[37] | |
"I Might Be Wrong" | Sophie Muller[37] | |
"How to Disappear Completely" (Live) | ||
"Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors and Like Spinning Plates" | 2002 | Johnny Hardstaff[37] |
"There There" | 2003 | Chris Hopewell[37] |
"Go to Sleep" | Alex Rutterford[37] | |
"Sit Down, Stand Up" (Excerpt from The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time) | Ed Holdsworth[37] | |
"2 + 2 = 5" | Gaston Vinas[38] | |
"Jigsaw Falling into Place" (Excerpt from Thumbs Down webcast) | 2007 | Adam Buxton and Garth Jennings[39] |
"Nude" (Excerpt from Scotch Mist webcast) | 2008 | |
"All I Need"[VII] | John Seale and Steve Rogers[40] | |
"House of Cards" | James Frost[41] | |
"Reckoner" | Clement Picon[42] | |
"Weird Fishes" | Tobias Stretch[43] | |
"Videotape" | Wolfgang Jaiser and Claus Winter[43] | |
"15 Step" | Kota Totori[43] | |
"Lotus Flower" | 2011 | Garth Jennings[44] |
^ V The MTV Beach House version of "Creep" was shown on American MTV, instead of the regular promo.
^ VI Radiohead hoped to commission videos for each song on OK Computer but soon gave up the project due to lack of funds and reported dissatisfaction with some of the videos. The video for "Let Down" was completed but not widely aired.[45]
^ VII "All I Need" was used to promote an anti-human trafficking campaign in Asia by MTV EXIT.[46]
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