OK Computer
by Radiohead

OK Computer by Radiohead
Year: 1997
Release date: 1997-05-21
Overall rank: 1st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
92/100 (from 5,677 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 1997 (1st)
Award Best album of of the 1990s (1st)
Award Best album of all time (1st)

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OK Computer is ranked as the best album by Radiohead.

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This album (1st)
OK Computer
Lower ranked (6th) »
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OK Computer track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 89 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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OK Computer rankings

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Overall rank: 1st | 1990s rank: 1st | 1997 rank: 1st
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2026wizardalienGreatest Albums (One Album Per Year)5/66 -
2026 RepoTop 100 Music Albums of 19971/1005
2026AbsurdCheesecakeTop 100 Greatest Music Albums11/10089
2026TastyandTemptinTop 100 Greatest Music Albums38/10061
2026tyleraeppsTop 100 Greatest Music Albums5/10095
2026MasterOfPuppetsTop 100 Greatest Music Albums31/10067
2026Foxforce5Top 23 Music Albums of 19971/235
2026bonnequestionMy top 100 from BEA's top 200031/100 -
2026jwalsh97Top 100 Greatest Music Albums4/10093
2026Musicbuff123Top 42 Music Albums of the 1990s31/426
2026 ssteveTop 68 Music Albums of 19971/685
2026AdymanTop 50 Greatest Music Albums3/5092
2026 btener11Top 100 Greatest Music Albums59/10041
2026matterhornriderTop 47 Music Albums of 19971/475
2026bonnequestionBEA Top 200 Reorganized According To My Taste14/100 -
2026mrmcrookTop 43 Music Albums of 19973/435
2026 Patman360Top 97 Music Albums of 19973/975
2026jtrizzle35Top 48 Music Albums of the 1990s14/4815
2026NextWaveMusicMediaTop 100 Greatest Music Albums2/10098
2026sunnydhammTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s45/10011
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 4,463
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 60,651
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OK Computer ratings

Average Rating: 
92/100 (from 5,677 votes)
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3 days ago Milhaud  Ratings distribution  2,08071/100
 
90/100
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06/25/2026 12:59 JoshN125  Ratings distribution  10281/100
 
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06/22/2026 19:50 Ilolahti  Ratings distribution  12081/100
 
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06/19/2026 15:29 Diogo1991  Ratings distribution  3993/100
 
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06/18/2026 01:57 AvalancheGrips  Ratings distribution  77685/100

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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 91.8/100, a mean average of 89.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.

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OK Computer comments

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100/100
From 04/24/2026 10:43 | #314120
One of my favourite albums of all time, possibly my number one. Radiohead's best album period. Every song start to finish speaks to me, the sound is provoking, the melody is so great and the social commentary makes this perfect.
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From 04/06/2026 20:06 | #313770
Kind of surprised to see this at #1 but it is a very special album. So many strong tracks and a great flow. Captures the band at their peak with so much creative juice flowing. Love how they move towards a more experimental electronic sound but keep the guitars at the core. Some real brilliant standalone tracks too.
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90/100
From 03/01/2026 01:14 | #313386
it's good but kid-a is surely the best radiohead album. but you know, i think wish you were here is the best pink floyd album, so what do i know.
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100/100
From 02/04/2026 05:29 | #312989
That’s a terrible take on a much loved, highly revered album. Shame on you Captain Plain! Not only are you denigrating a masterpiece by concensus, but you’re also implicating the admirers as being unfit for music appreciation. Crawl back into your insular world of self-proclaimed all-knowingness and leave the critiquing to those with real insight.

Pure rage bait.
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50/100
From 02/04/2026 02:04 | #312986
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90/100
From 02/03/2026 13:15 | #312968
Zonde van die interlude
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95/100
From 01/15/2026 09:44 | #312642
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1997 Mercury Music Prize. The winner was New Forms by Roni Size & Reprezent. This album would have got my vote
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From 12/22/2025 21:12 | #312257
I have been listening to this record for 27 years now and it still smashes me every time I hear it. Stunning, and it is not even my favorite Radiohead record.
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From 11/26/2025 22:17 | #311847
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80/100
From 10/14/2025 08:12 | #311353
From the first hearing on you can recognize that there is something special with this album. But the best ever? Never.
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