In Rainbows (studio album) by Radiohead

In Rainbows by Radiohead
Year: 2007
Release date: 2007-10-10
Overall rank: 6th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
90/100 (from 3,934 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 2007 (1st)
Award Best album of the 2000s (1st)
Award Top 10 albums of all time (6th)
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Radiohead bestography

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 66,278.

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Rating: 91 (1,057 votes)Comments: 13
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Average Rating: 
90/100 (from 3,934 votes)
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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 87.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.

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From 08/05/2025 19:12
more crap from radiohead
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From 07/08/2025 07:20
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.
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From 05/11/2025 07:37
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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One of the four Radiohead albums I consider a 10. Incredible from start to finish
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From 03/16/2024 02:22
I'd argue this album is more accessible than OK Computer and Kid A as the sounds aren't quite as jarring on this at first listen than on the other two records mentioned. However, what makes it so great is how well the tracks complement each other when listening from start to finish, yet each one is very unique in it's own right.

The performances on this from each member of the group are world-class too which helps make it a truly essential listen for people wanting to hear great musicianship.
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