Radiohead Discography

Radiohead Discography

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.

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 with 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. The King of Limbs was first released on 18 February 2011 as a digital download and later in physical form on 28 March.