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Nice to see The Bends get this much love. A ton of people get on it for being the album that needed to happen for them to come out with their peak work. That mentality kind of trumps the fact that The Bends is still great in its own right.
Hail to the Thief is their most underrated album and it should totally get the love and respect Kid A or In Rainbows have. I love these albums but Hail to the Thief it's the perfect mix of their rock sound and the experimental/electronic sound they started to explore with Kid A and Amnesiac. Overall you're very brave for placing it above those albums lol. Good list.
LOOK AT HOW HIGH HAIL TO THE THIEF IS ON THIS LIST!!! Oh wow, I’m so happy to see it in the top three in your list. It’s personally my favourite even though I can’t say it’s their best - buy damnit, from start to finish it’s such a daring listen… And the literal centerpiece being There There just feels like the boldest move they could’ve done.
I love Radiohead so much!! A top 5 is always hard for me however, but here is my ranking: 1. Ok Computer 2. Kid A 3. In Rainbows 4. The Bends 5. A Moon Shaped Pool 6. Hail to the Thief 7. Amnesiac 8. King of Limbs 9. Pablo Honey So excited for this ranking 😄😄
I feel like this is the ranking right here that's bound to piss off the LEAST amount of Radiohead's fans. It just seems like the most standard, but I don't mean that in a bad way at all. You could even say everything is in its right pla-
To how much I love to see The Bends as “high” as you put it, I feel like this is probably the most controversial “Radiohead Worst to Best” list I’ve seen 😅
not only is it great that Hail to the Thief is getting some well deserved love, but you're one of the only people I've ever heard single out "A PunchUp at a Wedding" which is one of my absolute favorites!
1. A Moon Shaped Pool - (beautiful, sad, and full of heart, 10/10) 2. Kid A - (just a super cool atmospheric ocean, 10/10) 3. In Rainbows - (yeah super pretty and warm and what most people say about it already, 9.5/10) 4. OK Computer - (awesome album! even if some songs are a bit forgettable to me it's still a great listen, 9/10) 5. The King of Limbs - (I don't really get the hate for this album, I love the pretty experimental stuff here, 8.5/10) 6. Hail to the Thief - (definitely the most "yeah that sure is a Radiohead album" of them all for me, 8/10) 7. The Bends - (hurts to have it this low, there are some amazing songs here but also some that are just meh, 8/10) 8. Amnesiac - (I basically agree with most of what you say in the video, but I like more songs like You and Whose Army and Packt, 8/10) 9. Pablo Honey - (yeah good but pretty boring a lot of the time, 7/10)
Only a few weeks ago I decided to finally sit down and listen to Radiohead's discography, absolutely loved it. In Rainbows is my favourite album and Weird Fishes/Arpeggi is my favourite song.
I can't believe you didn't mention 'Climbing up the Walls'. My favourite track on OK Computer. I think I'd also rank them in exactly the same order, with a single caveat. I've never listened to Pablo Honey or Hail to the Thief; so they would need to be a footnote!
My ranking probably goes 1. Kid A 2. OK Computer 3. A Moon Shaped Pool 4. In Rainbows 5. Amnesiac 6. The Bends 7. Hail to the Thief 8. The King of Limbs 9. Pablo Honey Our rankings are completely different but I enjoyed your takes on each album!
Finally someone that recognizes the brilliance of Hail to The Thief and The Bends. I love both of those albums so much, it sucks when people shame on them.
Great work, Jon. I've been a huge Radiohead fan since the early 2000s (my best friend at the time turned me on to them by popping the Kid A cassette tape in my stereo one day- yes you read that right, we were still listening to cassette tapes at the turn of 20th Century) and to this day I find it no easy feat ranking this band's discography. Somehow, though, you managed, as a fairly new listener at that, to compile quite the proper list that I largely agree with, and even the album placements that I beg to differ with, I can still totally appreciate the case you make for those placements. Anyways, here's my list of Radiohead records from worst to best: Pablo Honey The King of Limbs Hail to the Thief (but after seeing how high you placed it, I'm going to seriously revisit this one, and I admit, it is the Radiohead album out of all of them that I've given the least listens) Amnesiac OK Computer (I know I know I'm gonna get crucified for this one not being number 3 or higher, but for some reason this one never really got me like that) A Moon Shaped Pool Kid A The Bends In Rainbows (I will defend this ranking till the day I die. This album is their true magnum opus, I don't care what anybody says) BTW it's nice to know I'm not the only one who's slayed by the Nude lyric "you'll go to Hell for what your dirty mind is thinking". Gets me every time too. Heavy stuff, man.
I still haven't heard all of them enough to form complete opinions, so here's my ranking so far, I absolutely love all these albums. 1. Kid A 2. Ok Computer 3. Amnesiac 4. In Rainbows 5. The Bends 6. Hail to the Thief From what I remember, A Moon Shaped Pool was really good, but I don't remember enough and I haven't heard it in over a year. Same time period with the King of Limbs, I remember liking it, I had bloom on repeat for a while. Pablo Honey I've still never listened to.
Moon shaped Pool is #2 for me (behind In Rainbows) it's an anxious masterpiece that blends morose sonics & anxiety ridden lyricism. Songs like Ful Stop sound a second away from a panic attack. Perfection. Also, I really love how you started incorporating the tier list into these rankings! Love ya Jon :)
AMSP is my #1, I still havent gotten sick of any songs from that album, even the song I like the least from it, desert island disk, I think is a near masterpiece
So happy to see HTTT getting so much deserved love..if I attempted to make a ranking system for RH albums, I'd likely fail because it would be ever changing and fluid..I sort of vascillate between in rainbows and kid a as favorites, but would say that ok computer and a moon shaped pool have been most impactful on a personal/emotional level when I'm not busy breaking the discography down intellectually/musically..the biggest compliment I can give RH is that besides being a game changer and setting a standard and bar held high for other musicians, is the simple (?) fact that RH is one of only two musical artists that I can keep on permanent rotation for over 20 years now and never get sick of it or bored.. Great video!!
Oh hell yeah I’ve been waiting for this Here’s my ranking (favourite to least) 1. The Bends 2. Ok Computer 3. Kid A 4. Amnesiac 5. Pablo Honey 6. In Rainbows 7. A Moon Shaped Pool 8. Hail To The Thief 9. The King of Limbs
I always felt like Hail to the Thief was the culmination of their Kid A/Amnesiac experimentation combined with their earlier guitar rock albums and is my favorite album. Overall my ranking would be about the same otherwise
I am so sad about the hate TKOL gets. It is really the most impressive thing they have done and I get lost in that world. Just a masterpiece. If you don't believe me listen to the from the basement.
Idk much about Radiohead but I really need to get into them, and I was already thinking of starting with OK Computer even before this glowing recommendation.
My Ranking 1. OK Computer 2. In Rainbows 3. The Bends 4. Kid A 5. Hail to the Thief 6. Amnesiac 7. A Moon Shaped Pool 8. The King of Limbs 9. Pablo Honey Sorry, I’m not much of a big MSP fan, just a little too stripped back.
Hey John. I often watch your content and I am Radiohead Stan, but I didn’t watch this until now, the band’s albums have been discussed to death. Watching now.
Radiohead's catalogue is pretty consistent, but here's the loose version of how I rank it, with 5-1 flip flopping most of the time depending on how I feel: 9: King of Limbs (Still not bad by any stretch but I prefer the live renditions of these songs) 8: Pablo Honey (Despite being quite low in my ranking I think it deserves more credit than it gets, or at least slightly more. Especially the opener You) 7: Moon Shaped Pool (Used to be higher for me but I don't return to it nearly as much as the other 6. It has many great moments but I find it slightly long at points and I find myself drifting off while listening to it from time to time) 6: Hail to the Thief (Even though it's quite long I never minded the length all that much) 5: Amnesiac (I get that this one is seen as Kid A leftovers, but if you ask me, these are damn fine leftovers) 4: In Rainbows (I used to not get the appeal of In Rainbows but the more I listened to it the more I loved it) 3: The Bends (Again, sometimes this is my number one and I don't think there's a weak track on The Bends) 2: Ok Computer (Same story) 1: Kid A (Despite some arguing this album is maybe less consistent than The Bends, In Rainbows or Ok Computer, this is probably my go to Radiohead album most of the time. I would almost go as far as say it's their proggiest album, even more-so than Ok Computer, but I may be alone on that take).
Amnesiac has so many great songs, my favorites are Pyramid Song, Life in a Glasshouse, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, You and Whose Army, Like Spinning Plates, and Dollars and Cents, in no order other than Pyramid song being my favorite on this album, its also my favorite of all their songs.
It is insane to me that I found myself saying “what about” and then naming another 3 songs for basically each album. Their discography is quite possibly the greatest of all time. Your list sums up my personal attachment to each album perfectly, but in terms of each as an album I’d make a couple changes at the top
I'm so happy that I'm going to see this list. My favourite Radiohead album of all time is OK Computer. Also, can you make Top 10 Radiohead Songs Of All Time please?
My Radiohead album ranking: 1. OK Computer(1997) 2. Kid A(2000) 3. Hail To The Thief(2003) 4. In Rainbows(2007) 5. The Bends(1995) 6. A Moon Shaped Pool(2016) 7. Amnesiac(2001) 8. The King Of Limbs(2011) 9. Pablo Honey(1993) This was so hard to rank...
Damn, King of Limbs never gets enough love imo My ranking would like like this: 1: kid A 2: in rainbows 3: ok computer 4: the king of Limbs 5. A moon shaped pool (this and 4 will always be swapped and changed) 6. Httt 7. Amnesiac 8. the bends 9. Pablo honey
Appreciate you not emulating the crowd picks. For me, I gotta do tiers. Kid A OK Computer - In Rainbows HTTT - Amnesiac - TKOL - The Bends AMSP Pablo Honey
My ranking.. 1. OK Computer 2. KID A 3. In Rainbows 4. A Moon Shaped Pool 5. Hail To The Thief 6. Amnesiac 7. The Bends 8. The King Of Limbs 9. Pablo Honey
I gotta give TKOL more airtime. With that said, my top 5 (also a razor thin margin, so no particular order) has got to be: Kid A/Amnesiac (they are more like a double album) OK Computer The Bends In Rainbows AMSP is definitely a gateway album. HTTT is a grower. The album hints at future musical direction. Such an epic, underrated record, but I feel the aforementioned albums have that focus in getting to that quality on the record. My favourite part on Pablo Honey is that yell into the guitar break on "You."
A Moon Shaped Pool was also my gateway to Radiohead and it totally changed my taste in music, too! I went from only listening to classical and top 40 music until the age of 19 when I heard MSP and began to gradually dive into and appreciate music from a wide variety of genres and eras. Funny how a single album can change your life so much. It's not their best, but I do enjoy it still to this day.
9. Pablo Honey 8. The King of Limbs 7. Hail to the Thief 6. Amnesiac 5. A Moon Shaped Pool 4. The Bends 3. Kid A 2. In Rainbows 1. Ok Computer (My favorite album of all time)
Love the video 😁👍. Also, since you just now did a ranked video for Radiohead, I would suggest waiting a few months or maybe even a year before you try doing a ranked video on The Beatles. P.S. I know this doesn't relate to the video, but happy belated 50th anniversary to Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon 🎂🎉
Personal ranking: 1) Kid A (my favorite. This is the game changer, version two. Excellent approach to electronic sounds with strong elements of jazz and orchestral arrangements. Everything, from Evrrything in its Right Place, to The National Anthem, to How To Disappear Completely, to In Limbo, to Optimistic, to Motion Picture Soundtrack. Everything is flawless. Certified golden album.) 2) In Rainbows (the most flawless album in my honest opinion. Simply excellent. I dont know what to say. Only Faust Arp falls a tad short of the standards set by the rest of the album. Recommended.) 3) OK Computer (the game changer, amazing lyrics, great melodies and an overall beautiful work. Airbag, Paranoid Android, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Exit Music, Karma Police, Let Down, Fitter Happier, No Surprises, Electioneering, The Tourist and Lucky are cerfitied bangers) 4) Amnesiac (hot take, but this one of their best works in my opinion, great art, experimental and electronic rock sounds, and i can see why people consider it a continuation of Kid A. Packt like Sardines, Pyramid Song, Dollars and Cents, Life in a Glasshouse, Like Spinning Plates, Knives Out, You and Whose Army?, I Might be Wrong and Hunting Bears are some of ny all time favorites) 5) A Moon Shaped Pool (probably one of their saddest works, I adore the orchestrations, lyrics and melodies here. Burn the Witch is a banger, Decks Dark, Daydreaming, Ful Stop, Present Tense, True Love Waits and Glass Eyes really stand out to me, the rest of the tracks kind of tire me, though) 6) The Bends (an updated Pablo Honey, but a hudred times better. Though the similarity of the songs and the 90s ballad sound does wear off easily, Fake Plastic Trees, Nice Dream, Just, Black Star, Street Spirit, My Iron Lung and High and Dry really turn this album into gold) 7) Hail to the Thief (the problem here is the exact opposite of TKoL, way too many songs and half of them are borderline the same. Many highlights though, like There There, Myxomatosis, A Wolf at the Door, I Will and Sail to the Moon. Lovely lyrics as well.) 8) King of Limbs (the sound here is on the low-key side, Bloom, Lotus Flower and Codex are amazing, but the few songs here are way too long and way too similar sounding to each other) 9) Pablo Honey (not kuch to enjoy, too much "90s british grunge for me, but You, Anyone Can Play Guitar and Creep are amazing highlights)
I don’t 100% agree with you on everything here, but this is still the best Radiohead ranked video I’ve watched. You’re not trying to deny that the more popular albums are really great, but you don’t shy away from some unpopular opinions.
I first heard radiohead in 1993, Pablo honey was ok, not bad not amazing, then the bends came and it already started to sound different to other songs at the time, street spirit was a fav of mine, then I kinda forgot about them and OK computer came out and it was incredible. I loved grunge and alternative rock, but these guys were playing emotional, excellently executed songs and I was a massive fan. Kid A came out when I used to go to more electronic parties and it fit in perfectly with my life. Amnesiac and hail to the thief are lesser as a whole, but have amazing songs on them. Then In Rainbows came, saved my life. Absolutely love kings of limbs, and moon shaped pool. I am just happy that I lived during their time. So my list: 9. Pablo honey 8. Hail to the thief 7. The bends 6. Amnesiac 5. King of limbs 4. Moon shaped pool 3. Kid A 2. OK computer 1. In Rainbows. There are no wrong answers here. Fucking love Radiohead.
We already knew it was #1, but I still had a mini heart attack when you hovered OK Computer in the bottom tier briefly before dragging it up to the top lol OK Computer, Kid A and In Rainbows for me. The rest tend to fluctuate.
Nice list, people will probably want to tar and feather me but Pablo Honey isn't my least favorite album. 9. Hail to the Thief 8. Pablo Honey 7. A moon Shaped Pool 6. The King Of Limbs 5. The Bends 4. Amnesiac 3. In Rainbows 2. OK Computer 1. Kid A.
One of the best trifectas in rock history: 1. The Bends 2. Ok Computer 3. Kid A The Bends initially flopped, but gained a second life at years end when critics unanimously chose it as one of the years best. Shocked when the mostly out of touch Grammys nominated Ok Computer for Album of the Year.
Somehow I overlooked Radiohead, as I'm going on 50. Just lost interest in discovering new .music. After seeing some discussions online I decided to give OK Computer a try. That was six weeks ago. I can't stop absolutely embracing this band. I think is so great that I have all this good music to listen to. I see what people write online and in discussions, they have a solid, loyal listening followers. The fact you have so many different people saying this album is #1, that shows you the level of intensity and skill Radiohead has. Good to see others opinions.
A very interesting ranking my friend. I wish I still liked the bends as much. Even if it rips 🤙🤙 hail to the thief makes sense for you though. It’s a record that feels tailor made to a lot of rock that you enjoy. Same with the bends. Both still classics
My list based on personal taste 9. A Moon Shaped Pool 8. Pablo Honey 7. The King Of Limbs 6. Kid A 5. Amnesiac 4. In Rainbows 3. OK Computer 2. Hail To The Thief 1. The Bends
Are you ever going to do a Gorillaz ranking, I remember looking forward to it when you said you would do it in the song machine review a few years ago. And there’s now been another album since then. It would be cool to hear you rank them
My all time favorite band alongside the Beatles. Here’s my ranking of albums: 1. OK Computer 2. In Rainbows 3. Hail to the Thief 4. Kid A/Amnesiac 5. The Bends 6. A Moon Shaped Pool 7. The King of Limbs 8. Pablo Honey
I rather enjoyed King of Limbs. Hated it when I heard it for the first 3 or 4 times but once I started learning more about krautrock bands like Neu! and Can it’s a little easier to understand what they’re trying to do. I like that they can be challenging or accessible depending on the album.
It would be interesting but I don't think Jon is a huge fan of Owl city anymore and most people don't care enough about him as an artist to generate a lot of views if he did a ranking like that, I think I recall Jon might review the new album still though.
1. Kid A 2. Ok Computer 3. A Moon Shaped Pool 4. In Rainbows 5. The Bends 6. Amnesiac 7. The King of Limbs 8. Hail to the Thief 9. Pablo Honey We have very differing opinions on Hail to the Thief lol
I like all 9 Radiohead albums and agree on the no.1 choice; OKC is just perfection. 2. In Rainbows 3. Kid A 4. The Bends 5. Hail To The Thief 6. A Moon Shaped Pool 7. Amnesiac 8. Pablo Honey 9. The King Of Limbs.
Such is the beauty of subjectivity, but I can't believe you said that A:HTT is number 2, but then said your favourite track was A Punch up at a Wedding??? That's crazy to me. Enjoyed the video though man, nice work .
I'm sorry but TKOL is one of their best imo. It's just such a beautiful journey with some of the craziest rhythms and most beautiful melodies I've ever heard.
Enjoyed this video and agree with a lot of the rankings. For me though hail to the thief would switch with in rainbows (and in rainbows with ok computer for number one probably - I just love in rainbows lol)
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Radiohead convert here thanks to seeing your journey with the band unfold!!
Hail to the Theif and The Bends being in the top 3 over Kid A and In Rainbows is probably the hottest Radiohead take I’ve ever seen
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Kid A was for people that showed up late to the party where the only thing left was Zima and cheap vodka!
i will die defending httf, but the bends just ain’t it
It's a testament at how good a band are when even what's considered their "worst" albums ain't actually that bad
True, Pablo Honey is not a bad album, it's a pretty good album, but a bad album by Radiohead's standards.
But rather generic and boring
This is the boldest radiohead ranking ive seen
Nice to see The Bends get this much love. A ton of people get on it for being the album that needed to happen for them to come out with their peak work. That mentality kind of trumps the fact that The Bends is still great in its own right.
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Hail to the Thief is their most underrated album and it should totally get the love and respect Kid A or In Rainbows have. I love these albums but Hail to the Thief it's the perfect mix of their rock sound and the experimental/electronic sound they started to explore with Kid A and Amnesiac. Overall you're very brave for placing it above those albums lol. Good list.
LOOK AT HOW HIGH HAIL TO THE THIEF IS ON THIS LIST!!! Oh wow, I’m so happy to see it in the top three in your list. It’s personally my favourite even though I can’t say it’s their best - buy damnit, from start to finish it’s such a daring listen… And the literal centerpiece being There There just feels like the boldest move they could’ve done.
I love Radiohead so much!! A top 5 is always hard for me however, but here is my ranking:
1. Ok Computer
2. Kid A
3. In Rainbows
4. The Bends
5. A Moon Shaped Pool
6. Hail to the Thief
7. Amnesiac
8. King of Limbs
9. Pablo Honey
So excited for this ranking 😄😄
I feel like this is the ranking right here that's bound to piss off the LEAST amount of Radiohead's fans. It just seems like the most standard, but I don't mean that in a bad way at all.
You could even say everything is in its right pla-
Really respect ya for being so passionate about every opinion here, despite many being unpopular. Makes me wanna finally get to my AnCo ranking vid
To how much I love to see The Bends as “high” as you put it, I feel like this is probably the most controversial “Radiohead Worst to Best” list I’ve seen 😅
not only is it great that Hail to the Thief is getting some well deserved love, but you're one of the only people I've ever heard single out "A PunchUp at a Wedding" which is one of my absolute favorites!
1. A Moon Shaped Pool - (beautiful, sad, and full of heart, 10/10)
2. Kid A - (just a super cool atmospheric ocean, 10/10)
3. In Rainbows - (yeah super pretty and warm and what most people say about it already, 9.5/10)
4. OK Computer - (awesome album! even if some songs are a bit forgettable to me it's still a great listen, 9/10)
5. The King of Limbs - (I don't really get the hate for this album, I love the pretty experimental stuff here, 8.5/10)
6. Hail to the Thief - (definitely the most "yeah that sure is a Radiohead album" of them all for me, 8/10)
7. The Bends - (hurts to have it this low, there are some amazing songs here but also some that are just meh, 8/10)
8. Amnesiac - (I basically agree with most of what you say in the video, but I like more songs like You and Whose Army and Packt, 8/10)
9. Pablo Honey - (yeah good but pretty boring a lot of the time, 7/10)
Only a few weeks ago I decided to finally sit down and listen to Radiohead's discography, absolutely loved it. In Rainbows is my favourite album and Weird Fishes/Arpeggi is my favourite song.
I can't believe you didn't mention 'Climbing up the Walls'. My favourite track on OK Computer.
I think I'd also rank them in exactly the same order, with a single caveat. I've never listened to Pablo Honey or Hail to the Thief; so they would need to be a footnote!
My ranking probably goes
1. Kid A
2. OK Computer
3. A Moon Shaped Pool
4. In Rainbows
5. Amnesiac
6. The Bends
7. Hail to the Thief
8. The King of Limbs
9. Pablo Honey
Our rankings are completely different but I enjoyed your takes on each album!
That's a similar ranking to mine! Kid A is also my favorite.
Finally someone that recognizes the brilliance of Hail to The Thief and The Bends. I love both of those albums so much, it sucks when people shame on them.
We have the same exact Top 3! I didn't think anyone else apart from me in THE WORLD would put those three albums at the top in that order. Respect!
Look at us go!
Great work, Jon. I've been a huge Radiohead fan since the early 2000s (my best friend at the time turned me on to them by popping the Kid A cassette tape in my stereo one day- yes you read that right, we were still listening to cassette tapes at the turn of 20th Century) and to this day I find it no easy feat ranking this band's discography. Somehow, though, you managed, as a fairly new listener at that, to compile quite the proper list that I largely agree with, and even the album placements that I beg to differ with, I can still totally appreciate the case you make for those placements. Anyways, here's my list of Radiohead records from worst to best:
Pablo Honey
The King of Limbs
Hail to the Thief (but after seeing how high you placed it, I'm going to seriously revisit this one, and I admit, it is the Radiohead album out of all of them that I've given the least listens)
Amnesiac
OK Computer (I know I know I'm gonna get crucified for this one not being number 3 or higher, but for some reason this one never really got me like that)
A Moon Shaped Pool
Kid A
The Bends
In Rainbows (I will defend this ranking till the day I die. This album is their true magnum opus, I don't care what anybody says)
BTW it's nice to know I'm not the only one who's slayed by the Nude lyric "you'll go to Hell for what your dirty mind is thinking". Gets me every time too. Heavy stuff, man.
I still haven't heard all of them enough to form complete opinions, so here's my ranking so far, I absolutely love all these albums.
1. Kid A
2. Ok Computer
3. Amnesiac
4. In Rainbows
5. The Bends
6. Hail to the Thief
From what I remember, A Moon Shaped Pool was really good, but I don't remember enough and I haven't heard it in over a year. Same time period with the King of Limbs, I remember liking it, I had bloom on repeat for a while. Pablo Honey I've still never listened to.
Moon shaped Pool is #2 for me (behind In Rainbows) it's an anxious masterpiece that blends morose sonics & anxiety ridden lyricism. Songs like Ful Stop sound a second away from a panic attack. Perfection. Also, I really love how you started incorporating the tier list into these rankings! Love ya Jon :)
AMSP is my #1, I still havent gotten sick of any songs from that album, even the song I like the least from it, desert island disk, I think is a near masterpiece
I think it's wild that not many consider it AT LEAST top 5. The emotions are so palpable.
A moon shaped pool is probably my #3 but I honestly could see it replacing in rainbows as my #1
So happy to see HTTT getting so much deserved love..if I attempted to make a ranking system for RH albums, I'd likely fail because it would be ever changing and fluid..I sort of vascillate between in rainbows and kid a as favorites, but would say that ok computer and a moon shaped pool have been most impactful on a personal/emotional level when I'm not busy breaking the discography down intellectually/musically..the biggest compliment I can give RH is that besides being a game changer and setting a standard and bar held high for other musicians, is the simple (?) fact that RH is one of only two musical artists that I can keep on permanent rotation for over 20 years now and never get sick of it or bored.. Great video!!
Radiohead still reigns as one of the most prolific acts to ever come out of alternative music.
Really good list ARTV. I definitely agree with you with your number 1. OK Computer is easily one of my favourite albums of all time.
Oh hell yeah I’ve been waiting for this
Here’s my ranking (favourite to least)
1. The Bends
2. Ok Computer
3. Kid A
4. Amnesiac
5. Pablo Honey
6. In Rainbows
7. A Moon Shaped Pool
8. Hail To The Thief
9. The King of Limbs
Based!
@@MCBIGlilRonDogs no, no it’s not. Much love.
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This is definitely one of the rankings of all time
Very intresting! Happy to see Hail to the Theif getting some well deserved love! Awesome review all around!❤️🔥
Amazing ranking! I would have never guessed that Hail to the theif would be number 2.
I always felt like Hail to the Thief was the culmination of their Kid A/Amnesiac experimentation combined with their earlier guitar rock albums and is my favorite album.
Overall my ranking would be about the same otherwise
I am so sad about the hate TKOL gets. It is really the most impressive thing they have done and I get lost in that world. Just a masterpiece. If you don't believe me listen to the from the basement.
As much as I love The Bends, Ok Computer, and In Rainbows, my favorite Radiohead album has to be Kid A
Same
Idk much about Radiohead but I really need to get into them, and I was already thinking of starting with OK Computer even before this glowing recommendation.
Great rankings!!!
Thank you!
This is a great list, gotta love httt ❤
There are dozens of us!! Dozens!!!
I love seeing some love for The Bends
This is the most original ranking i've ever seen. I may not agree with every point you made, but regardless, it's really refreshing. Kudos to you
Thank you!!
@@artvjon btw the more time it passes the more i fw this...
Great video! Agree with everything you said, The Bends is is often overlooked by Rainbow, Kid A, & OKC but its definitely up there with them
My Ranking
1. OK Computer
2. In Rainbows
3. The Bends
4. Kid A
5. Hail to the Thief
6. Amnesiac
7. A Moon Shaped Pool
8. The King of Limbs
9. Pablo Honey
Sorry, I’m not much of a big MSP fan, just a little too stripped back.
Hey John. I often watch your content and I am Radiohead Stan, but I didn’t watch this until now, the band’s albums have been discussed to death. Watching now.
Radiohead's catalogue is pretty consistent, but here's the loose version of how I rank it, with 5-1 flip flopping most of the time depending on how I feel:
9: King of Limbs (Still not bad by any stretch but I prefer the live renditions of these songs)
8: Pablo Honey (Despite being quite low in my ranking I think it deserves more credit than it gets, or at least slightly more. Especially the opener You)
7: Moon Shaped Pool (Used to be higher for me but I don't return to it nearly as much as the other 6. It has many great moments but I find it slightly long at points and I find myself drifting off while listening to it from time to time)
6: Hail to the Thief (Even though it's quite long I never minded the length all that much)
5: Amnesiac (I get that this one is seen as Kid A leftovers, but if you ask me, these are damn fine leftovers)
4: In Rainbows (I used to not get the appeal of In Rainbows but the more I listened to it the more I loved it)
3: The Bends (Again, sometimes this is my number one and I don't think there's a weak track on The Bends)
2: Ok Computer (Same story)
1: Kid A (Despite some arguing this album is maybe less consistent than The Bends, In Rainbows or Ok Computer, this is probably my go to Radiohead album most of the time. I would almost go as far as say it's their proggiest album, even more-so than Ok Computer, but I may be alone on that take).
Tbh, Life In A Glass house is one of my favorite RH songs
Sameee
Amnesiac has so many great songs, my favorites are Pyramid Song, Life in a Glasshouse, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, You and Whose Army, Like Spinning Plates, and Dollars and Cents, in no order other than Pyramid song being my favorite on this album, its also my favorite of all their songs.
It is insane to me that I found myself saying “what about” and then naming another 3 songs for basically each album. Their discography is quite possibly the greatest of all time. Your list sums up my personal attachment to each album perfectly, but in terms of each as an album I’d make a couple changes at the top
I'm new to radiohead, so i still have a lot to listen to, but what I've heard i think my favorite so far is Kid A
5:07 Yes, but Give Up The Ghost can also be a fun experience live. "SHIIIIEEEEEEET"
I'm so happy that I'm going to see this list. My favourite Radiohead album of all time is OK Computer. Also, can you make Top 10 Radiohead Songs Of All Time please?
Here’s the direct link to the Top 10 short once it’s public: th-cam.com/users/shortsxRkdmc25f5U?feature=share
@@artvjon I clicked the link and it doesn't work. It said This video is not available.
Keywords “Once it’s public” lol
It’s members only rn
@@artvjon sorry about that. I didn't pay attention to that part. Also, thank you for sending the link to me.
My Radiohead album ranking:
1. OK Computer(1997)
2. Kid A(2000)
3. Hail To The Thief(2003)
4. In Rainbows(2007)
5. The Bends(1995)
6. A Moon Shaped Pool(2016)
7. Amnesiac(2001)
8. The King Of Limbs(2011)
9. Pablo Honey(1993)
This was so hard to rank...
Nice ranking!
@@hangthewolfskatefox1220 thanks a lot mate
@@2Disreal yeah! You’re welcome. (Also, I think you profile picture is great. Idk what it is, but I love it.)
@@hangthewolfskatefox1220 oh its bocchi the rock lmao
Damn, King of Limbs never gets enough love imo
My ranking would like like this:
1: kid A
2: in rainbows
3: ok computer
4: the king of Limbs
5. A moon shaped pool (this and 4 will always be swapped and changed)
6. Httt
7. Amnesiac
8. the bends
9. Pablo honey
The Bends is my favorite Radiohead album and it totally deserves that s tier spot
Appreciate you not emulating the crowd picks.
For me, I gotta do tiers.
Kid A
OK Computer - In Rainbows
HTTT - Amnesiac - TKOL - The Bends
AMSP
Pablo Honey
Radioheads "bad" albums are better than 99.999999% other band's best albums.
i swear if amnesiac is going to be called "KiD a B-sIdEs" and is going to be near the bottom
You’re gonna laugh at the first thing I say when talking about it
My ranking..
1. OK Computer
2. KID A
3. In Rainbows
4. A Moon Shaped Pool
5. Hail To The Thief
6. Amnesiac
7. The Bends
8. The King Of Limbs
9. Pablo Honey
Are we not going to talk about how clean that transition to Ok Computer was?
I gotta give TKOL more airtime.
With that said, my top 5 (also a razor thin margin, so no particular order) has got to be:
Kid A/Amnesiac (they are more like a double album)
OK Computer
The Bends
In Rainbows
AMSP is definitely a gateway album.
HTTT is a grower. The album hints at future musical direction. Such an epic, underrated record, but I feel the aforementioned albums have that focus in getting to that quality on the record.
My favourite part on Pablo Honey is that yell into the guitar break on "You."
Did you pick up the Kid A mnesia record, John?
That was such a magical time for Radiohead
I heard that one song “Follow me around” after it dropped. Great acoustic track!
I didn't get it unfortunately :( I do have the OKNOTOK set though!
The Song "Backdrifts" on Hail To The Thief is highly underrated!
Can't wait to see where Kid A is at. I personally think that it's Radiohead at their best.
Radiohead are such incredible live performers that it took me ages to realise that the clips weren’t the studio recordings🤣
I agree with this order 100%. Very surprised with the Hail to the Thief ranking. I feel like I’m the only person I know that loves that album.
A Moon Shaped Pool was also my gateway to Radiohead and it totally changed my taste in music, too! I went from only listening to classical and top 40 music until the age of 19 when I heard MSP and began to gradually dive into and appreciate music from a wide variety of genres and eras. Funny how a single album can change your life so much. It's not their best, but I do enjoy it still to this day.
Amen to that
the best one for me is In Rainbows. But OK computer is legendary.
9. Pablo Honey
8. The King of Limbs
7. Hail to the Thief
6. Amnesiac
5. A Moon Shaped Pool
4. The Bends
3. Kid A
2. In Rainbows
1. Ok Computer (My favorite album of all time)
i don't know if i've ever disagreed more with a ranking of their discography lmao
personally love amnesiac, probably my favorite :)
my iron lung was probably my favorite song until i heard how to disappear completely, now, in true radiohead fashion, i am torn
Love the video 😁👍. Also, since you just now did a ranked video for Radiohead, I would suggest waiting a few months or maybe even a year before you try doing a ranked video on The Beatles.
P.S. I know this doesn't relate to the video, but happy belated 50th anniversary to Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon 🎂🎉
Personal ranking:
1) Kid A (my favorite. This is the game changer, version two. Excellent approach to electronic sounds with strong elements of jazz and orchestral arrangements. Everything, from Evrrything in its Right Place, to The National Anthem, to How To Disappear Completely, to In Limbo, to Optimistic, to Motion Picture Soundtrack. Everything is flawless. Certified golden album.)
2) In Rainbows (the most flawless album in my honest opinion. Simply excellent. I dont know what to say. Only Faust Arp falls a tad short of the standards set by the rest of the album. Recommended.)
3) OK Computer (the game changer, amazing lyrics, great melodies and an overall beautiful work. Airbag, Paranoid Android, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Exit Music, Karma Police, Let Down, Fitter Happier, No Surprises, Electioneering, The Tourist and Lucky are cerfitied bangers)
4) Amnesiac (hot take, but this one of their best works in my opinion, great art, experimental and electronic rock sounds, and i can see why people consider it a continuation of Kid A. Packt like Sardines, Pyramid Song, Dollars and Cents, Life in a Glasshouse, Like Spinning Plates, Knives Out, You and Whose Army?, I Might be Wrong and Hunting Bears are some of ny all time favorites)
5) A Moon Shaped Pool (probably one of their saddest works, I adore the orchestrations, lyrics and melodies here. Burn the Witch is a banger, Decks Dark, Daydreaming, Ful Stop, Present Tense, True Love Waits and Glass Eyes really stand out to me, the rest of the tracks kind of tire me, though)
6) The Bends (an updated Pablo Honey, but a hudred times better. Though the similarity of the songs and the 90s ballad sound does wear off easily, Fake Plastic Trees, Nice Dream, Just, Black Star, Street Spirit, My Iron Lung and High and Dry really turn this album into gold)
7) Hail to the Thief (the problem here is the exact opposite of TKoL, way too many songs and half of them are borderline the same. Many highlights though, like There There, Myxomatosis, A Wolf at the Door, I Will and Sail to the Moon. Lovely lyrics as well.)
8) King of Limbs (the sound here is on the low-key side, Bloom, Lotus Flower and Codex are amazing, but the few songs here are way too long and way too similar sounding to each other)
9) Pablo Honey (not kuch to enjoy, too much "90s british grunge for me, but You, Anyone Can Play Guitar and Creep are amazing highlights)
I love "In Rainbows". Such a beautiful album.
But their #1 is of course "OK Computer*
I don’t 100% agree with you on everything here, but this is still the best Radiohead ranked video I’ve watched. You’re not trying to deny that the more popular albums are really great, but you don’t shy away from some unpopular opinions.
Ironically, as I sat making my own list I forgot Amnesiac
I agree that the bends and hail to the thief are underrated, and pretty good at that. But like. I wouldn’t put them over in rainbows
Fuk man TH-cam didn't showed me this even tough I have the bell icon etc... sad... But hey this video is great man hope we can promote it a bit!
I first heard radiohead in 1993, Pablo honey was ok, not bad not amazing, then the bends came and it already started to sound different to other songs at the time, street spirit was a fav of mine, then I kinda forgot about them and OK computer came out and it was incredible. I loved grunge and alternative rock, but these guys were playing emotional, excellently executed songs and I was a massive fan. Kid A came out when I used to go to more electronic parties and it fit in perfectly with my life. Amnesiac and hail to the thief are lesser as a whole, but have amazing songs on them. Then In Rainbows came, saved my life. Absolutely love kings of limbs, and moon shaped pool. I am just happy that I lived during their time. So my list:
9. Pablo honey
8. Hail to the thief
7. The bends
6. Amnesiac
5. King of limbs
4. Moon shaped pool
3. Kid A
2. OK computer
1. In Rainbows.
There are no wrong answers here. Fucking love Radiohead.
We already knew it was #1, but I still had a mini heart attack when you hovered OK Computer in the bottom tier briefly before dragging it up to the top lol
OK Computer, Kid A and In Rainbows for me. The rest tend to fluctuate.
Great list! You're spot on! I think u have an old soul! Best wishes!✌
Nice list, people will probably want to tar and feather me but Pablo Honey isn't my least favorite album.
9. Hail to the Thief
8. Pablo Honey
7. A moon Shaped Pool
6. The King Of Limbs
5. The Bends
4. Amnesiac
3. In Rainbows
2. OK Computer
1. Kid A.
tarred, feathered, & reported 😤
nah but I respect it! Love to see the range of opinions brought out by this band
One of the best trifectas in rock history:
1. The Bends
2. Ok Computer
3. Kid A
The Bends initially flopped, but gained a second life at years end when critics unanimously chose it as one of the years best.
Shocked when the mostly out of touch Grammys nominated Ok Computer for Album of the Year.
I always think that the 90s alternative movement begin with Nirvana Nevermind and ended with Radiohead OK Computer
Follow The Leader would like to have a word with you
8:10 My parents also liked RH and introduced me to that beautiful CD they had (OKC), so a big f u to all too.
Destiny is telling me that today is my radiohead day
I'll be listening to them all day.
Go forth and conquer!
Somehow I overlooked Radiohead, as I'm going on 50. Just lost interest in discovering new .music. After seeing some discussions online I decided to give OK Computer a try. That was six weeks ago.
I can't stop absolutely embracing this band. I think is so great that I have all this good music to listen to.
I see what people write online and in discussions, they have a solid, loyal listening followers. The fact you have so many different people saying this album is #1, that shows you the level of intensity and skill Radiohead has.
Good to see others opinions.
glad this list was interesting and not a copy of all the rest nice one
A very interesting ranking my friend. I wish I still liked the bends as much. Even if it rips 🤙🤙 hail to the thief makes sense for you though. It’s a record that feels tailor made to a lot of rock that you enjoy. Same with the bends. Both still classics
My list based on personal taste
9. A Moon Shaped Pool
8. Pablo Honey
7. The King Of Limbs
6. Kid A
5. Amnesiac
4. In Rainbows
3. OK Computer
2. Hail To The Thief
1. The Bends
Are you ever going to do a Gorillaz ranking, I remember looking forward to it when you said you would do it in the song machine review a few years ago. And there’s now been another album since then. It would be cool to hear you rank them
Yeah, I'm hoping to do one this year now that the new album is out!
My all time favorite band alongside the Beatles. Here’s my ranking of albums:
1. OK Computer
2. In Rainbows
3. Hail to the Thief
4. Kid A/Amnesiac
5. The Bends
6. A Moon Shaped Pool
7. The King of Limbs
8. Pablo Honey
1. Ok computer
2. In rainbows
3. A moon shaped pool
4. Hail to the thief
5. Kid A
6. The bends
7. Pablo honey
8. Amnesiac
9. The king of limbs
I rather enjoyed King of Limbs. Hated it when I heard it for the first 3 or 4 times but once I started learning more about krautrock bands like Neu! and Can it’s a little easier to understand what they’re trying to do. I like that they can be challenging or accessible depending on the album.
Jon, you’ve got to do one of these videos for Owl City’s discography, now that he’s got new music on the way.
Meh
@@artvjon Alright. Just thought I'd suggest it. :)
It would be interesting but I don't think Jon is a huge fan of Owl city anymore and most people don't care enough about him as an artist to generate a lot of views if he did a ranking like that, I think I recall Jon might review the new album still though.
@@MusicJunkie37 I hope so too.
The stretch beginning with OK Computer and ending with Amnesiac is peak Radiohead IMO.
1. Ok computer
2. The bends
3. Hail to the thief
4. In rainbows
5. Kid A
6. Pablo honey
7. A moon shaped pool
8. Amnesiac
9. The king of limbs
Glad to see Hail so high on this list. Looooove this album!!!!!
1. Kid A
2. Ok Computer
3. A Moon Shaped Pool
4. In Rainbows
5. The Bends
6. Amnesiac
7. The King of Limbs
8. Hail to the Thief
9. Pablo Honey
We have very differing opinions on Hail to the Thief lol
Awesome video
Sir, i beg you to do a ranking of The Smiths albums
commenting for the algorithm. thanks for the cool video :) my ranking would definitely be different but i like yours too
1. Ok Computer
2. Kid A
3. A moon shaped pool
4. In Rainbows
5. Amnesiac
6. The Bends
7. The king of limbs
8. Hail to the thief
9. Pablo Honey
I like all 9 Radiohead albums and agree on the no.1 choice; OKC is just perfection. 2. In Rainbows 3. Kid A 4. The Bends 5. Hail To The Thief 6. A Moon Shaped Pool 7. Amnesiac 8. Pablo Honey 9. The King Of Limbs.
Such is the beauty of subjectivity, but I can't believe you said that A:HTT is number 2, but then said your favourite track was A Punch up at a Wedding??? That's crazy to me. Enjoyed the video though man, nice work .
My list:
9: Pablo Honey
8: king of limbs
7: A moon shaped pool
6: Amnesiac
5: the bends
4: Kid A
3: ok computer
2: in rainbows
1: hail to the thief.
I'm sorry but TKOL is one of their best imo. It's just such a beautiful journey with some of the craziest rhythms and most beautiful melodies I've ever heard.
Enjoyed this video and agree with a lot of the rankings. For me though hail to the thief would switch with in rainbows (and in rainbows with ok computer for number one probably - I just love in rainbows lol)