In Rainbows
by Radiohead
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In Rainbows is ranked 2nd best out of 25 albums by Radiohead on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Radiohead is OK Computer which is ranked number 1 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 59,990.
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In Rainbows track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 90 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | billyboy66 | 40 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 22:21 | stryker700 | 295 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 14:02 | libbyshuss | 99 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 09:08 | Hombre | 10 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 11:57 | glebrus | 469 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 89.5/100, a mean average of 87.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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I feel like there's music before and after this album. 2007 must have been lit, I was too young to remember
doombringer 02/01/2026 09:47 | #312928
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szoze 12/22/2025 21:16 | #312258
I still remember it when I ordered this besutiful album from Radiohead's online store. Of course I heard the mp3s before I got the CD and the vinyl but the real pleasure was building the CD cover and putting the CD into my CD-player and listening to it the first time. It was just an amazing experience. IT still sounds terrific.
hoyquarlow 09/28/2025 20:07 | #311122
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Thom creates beauty out of painful thoughts, singing through metaphor and blasting the listener with a dose of reality that is not meant to please them but to present them with truths that are unspoken but also unavoidable.
Many songs on the album start off very basic, building up to a beautiful orchestral crescendo. Thom's wallowing wordplay syncs perfectly with the energy of the wave of sounds and distortions that eventually immerse you entirely.
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2009 Grammys. The winner was Raising Sand by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
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The only problem this album has is the fact that it ends.
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