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Top 50 Radiohead Songs

Radiohead || An alternative rock band that pushed the boundaries of the genre. Not exactly an "underground" band, so I do apologize, but one of the most important and influential groups of all time deserves a carefully thought out ranking from me. Personally, they're in my top 5 bands ever. 

Scroll to the bottom for a ranked playlist.


50. 4 Minute Warning  ||  In Rainbows Disk 2  ||  Track 8  ||  Released 2009  ||  warm, anxious

49. I Might Be Wrong  ||  Amnesiac  ||  Track 5  ||  Released 2001  ||  mysterious, energetic

48. Bullet Proof ... I Wish I Was  ||  The Bends  ||  Track 9  ||  Released 1995  ||  sentimental, melancholic

47. Give Up the Ghost  ||  The King of Limbs  ||  Track 7  ||  Released 2011  ||  surreal, melodic

46. True Love Waits - Live in Oslo  ||  I Might Be Wrong (Live)  ||  Track 8  ||  Released 2001  ||  sentimental, melodic

44. The Butcher  ||  Supercollider / The Butcher  ||  Track 2  ||  Released 2011  ||  mechanical, anxious

43. Subterranean Homesick Alien  ||  OK Computer  ||  Track 3  ||  Released 1997  ||  mellow, surreal

42. Planet Telex  ||  The Bends  ||  Track 1  ||  Released 1995  ||  sarcastic, melodic

41. Bloom  ||  The King of Limbs  ||  Track 1  ||  Released 2011  ||  glitchy, mechanical

40. Present Tense  ||  A Moon Shaped Pool  ||  Track 9  ||  Released 2016  ||  atmospheric, poetic

39. A Wolf at the Door  ||  Hail to the Thief  ||  Track 14  ||  Released 2003  ||  anxious, sarcastic

38. 15 Step  ||  In Rainbows  ||  Track 1  ||  Released 2007  ||  lush, atmospheric

37. Spectre  ||  Spectre  ||  Track 1  ||  Released 2015  ||  sombre, dark

36. Sail to the Moon  ||  Hail to the Thief  ||  Track 3  ||  Released 2003  ||  serious, abstract

35. My Iron Lung  ||  The Bends  ||  Track 8  ||  Released 1995  ||  sarcastic, heavy

34. Decks Dark  ||  A Moon Shaped Pool  ||  Track 3  ||  Released 2016  ||  lush, melodic

33. Talk Show Host  ||  Street Spirit (Fade Out)  ||  Track 2  ||  Released 1996  ||  sarcastic, anxious

32. Just  ||  The Bends  ||  Track 7  ||  Released 1995  ||  anxious, heavy

31. Dollar and Cents  ||  Amnesiac  ||  Track 8  ||  Released 2001  ||  progressive, abstract

30. Daydreaming  ||  A Moon Shaped Pool  ||  Track 2  ||  Released 2016  ||  lush, sad

29. Reckoner  ||  In Rainbows  ||  Track 7  ||  Released 2007  ||  lush, uplifting

28. There, There  ||  Hail to the Thief  ||  Track 9  ||  Released 2003  ||  anxious, existential

27. Little By Little || The King of Limbs || Track 3 || Released 2011 || playful, rhythmic

26. Karma Police || OK Computer || Track 6 || Released 1997 || sarcastic, anxious

25. Last Flowers || In Rainbows Disk 2 || Track 5 || Released 2009 || warm, melancholic

24. Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box || Amnesiac || Track 1 || Released 2001 || eclectic, abstract

23. Motion Picture Soundtrack || Kid A || Track 10 || Released 2000 || uplifting, lush

22. Weird Fishes / Arpeggi || In Rainbows || Track 4 || Released 2007 || uplifting, warm

21. The Daily Mail || The Daily Mail / Staircase || Track 1 || Released 2011 || playful, political

20. Jigsaw Falling Into Place || In Rainbows || Track 9 || Released 2007 || anxious, energetic

19. Street Spirit (Fade Out) || The Bends || Track 12 || Released 1995 || depressive, passionate

18. Paranoid Android || OK Computer || Track 2 || Released 1997 || complex, sarcastic

17. The National Anthem || Kid A || Track 3 || Released 2000 || energetic, chaotic

16. No Surprises || OK Computer || Track 10 || Released 1997 || sad, melodic

15. Let Down || OK Computer || Track 5 || Released 1997 || atmospheric, depressive

14. Fake Plastic Trees || The Bends || Track 4 || Released 1995 || conscious, sad

13. Burn the Witch || A Moon Shaped Pool || Track 1 || Released 2016 || political, anxious

12. Ful Stop || A Moon Shaped Pool || Track 5 || Released 2016 || rhythmic, depressive

11. Pyramid Song || Amnesiac || Track 2 || Released 2001 || surreal, melodic

10. How to Disappear Completely || Kid A || Track 4 || Released 2000 || apocalyptic, sad

9. Lucky || OK Computer || Track 11 || Released 1997 || uplifting, melodic

8. 2 + 2 = 5 || Hail to the Thief || Track 1 || Released 2003 || anxious, energetic

7. In Limbo || Kid A || Track 7 || Released 2000 || surreal, atmospheric

6. How to Disappear Into Strings || KID A MNESIA || Track 12 || Released 2021 || lush, apocalyptic

5. Exit Music (for a Film) || OK Computer || Track 4 || Released 1997 || cryptic, clinically romantic

4. Idioteque || Kid A || Track 8 || Released 2000 || anxious, energetic

3. Nude || In Rainbows || Track 3 || Released 2007 || lush, warm

2. All I Need || In Rainbows || Track 5 || Released 2007 || atmospheric, cryptic

1. Climbing Up the Walls || OK Computer || Track 9 || Released 1997 || manic, cryptic

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