For over three decades, Radiohead has existed not merely as a rock band but as a living, breathing ecosystem of sound. To say they “changed music” is an understatement; they rerouted the very map of alternative expression. For the uninitiated, the sheer volume of material—the cryptic B-sides, the genre-defying EPs, the solo projects, and the infamous “lost” tracks—can feel like navigating a labyrinth.
When fans and critics speak of the Radiohead discography, the core anchor is always 7 studio albums. However, to stop there is to miss half the story. The 9 EPs and the collection of Other rarities (live LPs, compilation tracks, and the "MiniDiscs" hack) are where the band’s true, chaotic genius lives.
This article is your definitive guide to every official Radiohead release, from the grunge hangover of Pablo Honey to the dystopian glitch of A Moon Shaped Pool. Radiohead Discography -7 Albums 9 EPs Othe...
The left turn that stunned the world. Abandoning guitars for Ondes Martenot, drum machines, and modular synths, Radiohead delivered an abstract, jazz-influenced, electronic opus. No singles. Minimal promotion. Yet Kid A debuted at No. 1 in the US. Tracks like “Everything in Its Right Place” and “Idioteque” redefined what a rock band could do. Love it or hate it, it’s impossible to ignore.
Key track: “How to Disappear Completely” For over three decades, Radiohead has existed not
The great leap forward. Ditching the grunge-lite template, Radiohead embraced lush, melancholic Britpop-adjacent rock with sharper songwriting and Thom Yorke’s soaring, vulnerable falsetto. “Fake Plastic Trees,” “High and Dry,” and the title track became anthems for the disenchanted. The Bends is often cited as the definitive “bridge” album—accessible but hinting at the experimental obsession to come.
Key track: “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” The left turn that stunned the world
| # | Album | Year | Key Tracks | Style | |---|-------|------|-------------|-------| | 1 | Pablo Honey | 1993 | “Creep,” “Anyone Can Play Guitar” | Grunge/Britpop | | 2 | The Bends | 1995 | “Fake Plastic Trees,” “Street Spirit” | Alternative rock | | 3 | OK Computer | 1997 | “Paranoid Android,” “Karma Police” | Art rock, dystopian | | 4 | Kid A | 2000 | “Everything in Its Right Place,” “Idioteque” | Electronic, jazz, krautrock | | 5 | Amnesiac | 2001 | “Pyramid Song,” “You and Whose Army?” | Jazz-infused, eerie | | 6 | Hail to the Thief | 2003 | “2+2=5,” “There There” | Rock meets glitch | | 7 | In Rainbows | 2007 | “Weird Fishes,” “Reckoner” | Warm, layered, rhythmic | | 8 | The King of Limbs | 2011 | “Lotus Flower,” “Bloom” | Loop-based, polyrhythmic | | 9 | A Moon Shaped Pool | 2016 | “Burn the Witch,” “Daydreaming” | Orchestral, melancholic |
If you must reduce to 7 albums, fans often exclude Pablo Honey (too raw) and The King of Limbs (too experimental), leaving the 1995–2016 core seven: The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief, In Rainbows, A Moon Shaped Pool.