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 5,682 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
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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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

OK Computer rankings summary
Overall rank: 1st | 1990s rank: 1st | 1997 rank: 1st  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 2 hours ago).
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2026 zags7000Overall 601-70018/46 -
2026 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s7/10019
2026augie_jonesTop 40 Greatest Music Albums13/4067
2026ctowner34Top 66 Greatest Music Albums42/6637
2026 DriftingOrpheusTop 38 Greatest Music Albums2/3897
2026 hoyquarlowTop 50 Music Albums of the 1990s15/5014
2026 sszwalbenestTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s23/10016
2026 BachTop 100 Greatest Music Albums4/10097
2026jackharrison21Top 100 Greatest Music Albums2/10094
2026 scwrlwTop 100 Greatest Music Albums17/10082
2026bonnequestionMy top 100 from BEA's top 200031/100 -
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Greatest Music Albums11/10090
2026VanillaBeanTop 31 Music Albums of 19978/314
2026stangetzawayTop 100 Greatest Music Albums16/10083
2026mrmcrookTop 43 Music Albums of 19973/435
2026 flamingyesdeptBest Years for Music34/38 -
2026bankrobberTop 20 Greatest Music Albums18/2015
2026 imimesisTop 100 Greatest Music Albums53/10048
2026cicadelicQ magazine Recordings Of The Year 199737/50 -
2026PurpleHazelTop 31 Music Albums of 19979/314
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 4,464
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 60,271
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OK Computer ratings

Average Rating: 
92/100 (from 5,682 votes)
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28 hours ago Hombre  Ratings distribution  1071/100
 
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07/11/2026 02:09 ALoveSupreme64  Ratings distribution  1100/100

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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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From 07/11/2026 02:10 | #315239
The best album of the 90's. This albums existence echoes on countless albums after it.
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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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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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From 02/04/2026 02:04 | #312986
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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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