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Radiohead: Artist Essentials

Follow the guitar songs into displaced rhythms, electronic textures and the quieter detail of the later albums.

TOP SONGS BY ARTIST

25 selected recordings

One 25-song sequence covering the 1992 single through A Moon Shaped Pool. The first ten offer contrasting entry points; later choices extend the guitar, electronic and quieter sides. One principal released recording per song, with explicit treatment of the earlier My Iron Lung EP and the later True Love Waits studio version.

Selections and recommended order are MusicAtlas editorial choices.

25 date-supported selections20 beyond the yearly lists1 annual version matches under review
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Save one reference to this artist collection. Your existing 75-song shortlist keeps its own entries.

ARTIST BACKGROUND

About Radiohead

Radiohead's group recordings bring together Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway. Their music has moved across rock boundaries through a wide range of influences and studio approaches. The fourth album, Kid A, released in 2000, is a prominent example of the band's turn toward electronic textures. Their work also helped make digital distribution part of the wider discussion around album releases, alongside continuing changes in the sound of the recordings themselves.

Artist background sources

Radiohead - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Five named inductees, stylistic experimentation, 2000 fourth album Kid A and the band's role in digital music distribution; no current-member or separate-project mapping. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

Selections with an annual version match under review are omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until the match is resolved.

Showing 25 of 25 selected recordings.

This depth selects the first 25 recordings in the recommended sequence. Changing the order rearranges those same selections.

When only a year is established, chronological order within that year is approximate.

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Paranoid Android

Radiohead

First released: 1997 (year verified)

Original album: OK Computer

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: Follow the returning ideas as the song moves through sharply different sections.

Annual appearances: 1997

Release evidence and recording details

First released: 1997 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on OK Computer (1997). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: OK Computer

OK Computer - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 1997 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Karma Police

Radiohead

First released: 1997 (year verified)

Original album: OK Computer

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The piano-led verses give way to an ending that slowly changes the sound around the song.

Annual appearances: 1997

Release evidence and recording details

First released: 1997 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on OK Computer (1997). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: OK Computer

OK Computer - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 1997 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Fake Plastic Trees

Radiohead

First released: 1995 (year verified)

Original album: The Bends

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The gradual rise in volume gives the restrained beginning its force.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 1995 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on The Bends (1995). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: The Bends

The Bends - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 1995 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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No Surprises

Radiohead

First released: 1997 (year verified)

Original album: OK Computer

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The bright repeating figure creates an uneasy contrast with the quiet vocal.

Annual appearances: 1998

Release evidence and recording details

First released: 1997 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on OK Computer (1997). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: OK Computer

OK Computer - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 1997 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Everything in Its Right Place

Radiohead

First released: 2000 (year verified)

Original album: Kid A

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: Listen to the keyboard pattern and the fragmented voices as separate moving layers.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2000 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on Kid A (2000). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Kid A

Kid A - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2000 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Reckoner

Radiohead

First released: 2007 (year verified)

Original album: In Rainbows

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The light percussion and high vocal leave space for the later harmonic expansion.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2007 (year verified)

The original In Rainbows recording was officially released in 2007; the Public Library documents the October release before later physical editions. Year precision avoids treating a later format date as the first event.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: In Rainbows

In Rainbows - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2007 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Radiohead Public Library - original release entries
Reviewed public sound/release data for ph/creep-single (1992), bends/my-iron-lung-ep (1994), bends/the-bends (1995), bends/street-spirit-single (1996), amnesiac/pyramid-song-single (2001), ir/in-rainbows (October 2007), and the original studio album entries. The HTML-linked public state data was read because the search renderer exposes only the page shell. Month inconsistencies are not promoted to exact dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Pyramid Song

Radiohead

First released: 2001 (year verified)

Original single: Pyramid Song

Original 2001 studio single recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: Let the piano establish its own sense of time before the drums enter.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2001 (year verified)

The Public Library documents the original single in May 2001, before the Amnesiac album. The selected recording is dated at year precision, without adopting the conflicting month label on the Bandcamp album page.

Recording: Original 2001 studio single recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Pyramid Song

Radiohead Public Library - original release entries
Reviewed public sound/release data for ph/creep-single (1992), bends/my-iron-lung-ep (1994), bends/the-bends (1995), bends/street-spirit-single (1996), amnesiac/pyramid-song-single (2001), ir/in-rainbows (October 2007), and the original studio album entries. The HTML-linked public state data was read because the search renderer exposes only the page shell. Month inconsistencies are not promoted to exact dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Amnesiac - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2001 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Weird Fishes/Arpeggi

Radiohead

First released: 2007 (year verified)

Original album: In Rainbows

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: Interlocking guitar figures keep changing the apparent center of the rhythm.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2007 (year verified)

The original In Rainbows recording was officially released in 2007; the Public Library documents the October release before later physical editions. Year precision avoids treating a later format date as the first event.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: In Rainbows

In Rainbows - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2007 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Radiohead Public Library - original release entries
Reviewed public sound/release data for ph/creep-single (1992), bends/my-iron-lung-ep (1994), bends/the-bends (1995), bends/street-spirit-single (1996), amnesiac/pyramid-song-single (2001), ir/in-rainbows (October 2007), and the original studio album entries. The HTML-linked public state data was read because the search renderer exposes only the page shell. Month inconsistencies are not promoted to exact dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Radiohead

First released: 1995 (year verified)

Original album: The Bends

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The repeated picked figure sustains the tension while the vocal opens above it.

Annual appearances: 1996

Release evidence and recording details

First released: 1995 (year verified)

Original recording on The Bends in 1995; the Public Library separately lists the 1996 single. The retained annual single year is not used as the recording's first-release year.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: The Bends

The Bends - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 1995 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Radiohead Public Library - original release entries
Reviewed public sound/release data for ph/creep-single (1992), bends/my-iron-lung-ep (1994), bends/the-bends (1995), bends/street-spirit-single (1996), amnesiac/pyramid-song-single (2001), ir/in-rainbows (October 2007), and the original studio album entries. The HTML-linked public state data was read because the search renderer exposes only the page shell. Month inconsistencies are not promoted to exact dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Creep

Radiohead

First released: 1992 (year verified)

Original single: Creep

Original 1992 studio single recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The abrupt guitar interruptions make the shift from restraint to release unmistakable.

Annual version match under review

The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.

Release evidence and recording details

First released: 1992 (year verified)

Original 1992 studio single, predating its inclusion on Pablo Honey in 1993. The later acoustic and BBC recordings identified by the label are not selected.

Recording: Original 1992 studio single recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: Creep

Radiohead Public Library - original release entries
Reviewed public sound/release data for ph/creep-single (1992), bends/my-iron-lung-ep (1994), bends/the-bends (1995), bends/street-spirit-single (1996), amnesiac/pyramid-song-single (2001), ir/in-rainbows (October 2007), and the original studio album entries. The HTML-linked public state data was read because the search renderer exposes only the page shell. Month inconsistencies are not promoted to exact dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Pablo Honey Collectors Edition - Rhino original-single history
Explicitly places the original Creep single in 1992 and distinguishes the acoustic and BBC versions included in the later collection. The 2015 article date and later collector package are not used as first-release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Just

Radiohead

First released: 1995 (year verified)

Original album: The Bends

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The closely packed guitar parts reward attention beyond the main riff.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 1995 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on The Bends (1995). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: The Bends

The Bends - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 1995 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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My Iron Lung

Radiohead

First released: 1994 (year verified)

Original EP: My Iron Lung

Original 1994 My Iron Lung EP recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: A measured opening gives way to much rougher guitar textures.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 1994 (year verified)

Selects the original released My Iron Lung EP recording from 1994. The Bends followed in 1995; its album date is not substituted for this earlier release.

Recording: Original 1994 My Iron Lung EP recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original EP: My Iron Lung

Radiohead Public Library - original release entries
Reviewed public sound/release data for ph/creep-single (1992), bends/my-iron-lung-ep (1994), bends/the-bends (1995), bends/street-spirit-single (1996), amnesiac/pyramid-song-single (2001), ir/in-rainbows (October 2007), and the original studio album entries. The HTML-linked public state data was read because the search renderer exposes only the page shell. Month inconsistencies are not promoted to exact dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Airbag

Radiohead

First released: 1997 (year verified)

Original album: OK Computer

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: Listen for the spaces and unexpected accents in the rhythm beneath the opening guitar.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 1997 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on OK Computer (1997). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: OK Computer

OK Computer - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 1997 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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How to Disappear Completely

Radiohead

First released: 2000 (year verified)

Original album: Kid A

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The sustained surrounding textures make the steady vocal feel increasingly isolated.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2000 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on Kid A (2000). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Kid A

Kid A - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2000 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Idioteque

Radiohead

First released: 2000 (year verified)

Original album: Kid A

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The repeated electronic pulse keeps the urgency high while the vocal phrases change around it.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2000 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on Kid A (2000). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Kid A

Kid A - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2000 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Optimistic

Radiohead

First released: 2000 (year verified)

Original album: Kid A

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The circling guitar figure offers a different way into the album's restless atmosphere.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2000 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on Kid A (2000). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Kid A

Kid A - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2000 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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You and Whose Army?

Radiohead

First released: 2001 (year verified)

Original album: Amnesiac

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The distant opening vocal makes the eventual full-band entrance especially large.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2001 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on Amnesiac (2001). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Amnesiac

Amnesiac - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2001 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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There, There

Radiohead

First released: 2003 (year verified)

Original album: Hail to the Thief

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The layered percussion gives the guitar and vocal a firm but unsettled footing.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2003 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on Hail to the Thief (2003). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Hail to the Thief

Hail to the Thief - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2003 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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2 + 2 = 5

Radiohead

First released: 2003 (year verified)

Original album: Hail to the Thief

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The tightly contained beginning makes the sudden acceleration feel more urgent.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2003 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on Hail to the Thief (2003). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: Hail to the Thief

Hail to the Thief - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2003 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Nude

Radiohead

First released: 2007 (year verified)

Original album: In Rainbows

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The slow bass movement and exposed vocal encourage close listening to small details.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2007 (year verified)

The original In Rainbows recording was officially released in 2007; the Public Library documents the October release before later physical editions. Year precision avoids treating a later format date as the first event.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: In Rainbows

In Rainbows - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2007 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Radiohead Public Library - original release entries
Reviewed public sound/release data for ph/creep-single (1992), bends/my-iron-lung-ep (1994), bends/the-bends (1995), bends/street-spirit-single (1996), amnesiac/pyramid-song-single (2001), ir/in-rainbows (October 2007), and the original studio album entries. The HTML-linked public state data was read because the search renderer exposes only the page shell. Month inconsistencies are not promoted to exact dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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All I Need

Radiohead

First released: 2007 (year verified)

Original album: In Rainbows

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: Follow the low repeating pattern into the dense final swell.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2007 (year verified)

The original In Rainbows recording was officially released in 2007; the Public Library documents the October release before later physical editions. Year precision avoids treating a later format date as the first event.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: In Rainbows

In Rainbows - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2007 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Radiohead Public Library - original release entries
Reviewed public sound/release data for ph/creep-single (1992), bends/my-iron-lung-ep (1994), bends/the-bends (1995), bends/street-spirit-single (1996), amnesiac/pyramid-song-single (2001), ir/in-rainbows (October 2007), and the original studio album entries. The HTML-linked public state data was read because the search renderer exposes only the page shell. Month inconsistencies are not promoted to exact dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Lotus Flower

Radiohead

First released: 2011 (year verified)

Original album: The King of Limbs

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The bass figure and high vocal move lightly over a tightly repeating rhythm.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2011 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on The King of Limbs (2011). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: The King of Limbs

The King of Limbs - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2011 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Burn the Witch

Radiohead

First released: 2016 (year verified)

Original album: A Moon Shaped Pool

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The sharply repeated string figures give the melody a persistent edge.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2016 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on A Moon Shaped Pool (2016). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: A Moon Shaped Pool

A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2016 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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Daydreaming

Radiohead

First released: 2016 (year verified)

Original album: A Moon Shaped Pool

Original studio album recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The piano leaves long spaces for the surrounding sounds to become part of the arrangement.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2016 (year verified)

The selected original recording appears on A Moon Shaped Pool (2016). The original release year is retained; later remasters, bonus performances and annual-list dates are separate.

Recording: Original studio album recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: A Moon Shaped Pool

A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2016 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

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True Love Waits

Radiohead

First released: 2016 (year verified)

Original album: A Moon Shaped Pool

2016 A Moon Shaped Pool studio recording

MusicAtlas editorial note: The layered piano figures give this studio performance a fragile, suspended quality.

Beyond the yearly lists
Release evidence and recording details

First released: 2016 (year verified)

This selected studio recording first appeared on A Moon Shaped Pool in 2016. The Public Library explicitly identifies the earlier 2001 I Might Be Wrong release as a different Live in Oslo performance; that date does not apply to this recording.

Recording: 2016 A Moon Shaped Pool studio recording
Credit: Radiohead
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: A Moon Shaped Pool

A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead / XL official Bandcamp catalog
Artist catalog under XL Recordings UK: original 2016 album association and released tracklist, corroborated against the official Public Library. Only year precision is used: some month/day labels differ between official pages or refer to regional/physical editions. Copyright alone and current sale dates are not used as release evidence. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Radiohead Public Library - I Might Be Wrong live EP
The amnesiac/i-might-be-wrong-ep entry dates the live release to November 2001 and explicitly labels True Love Waits as Live in Oslo. This supports its distinction from the selected A Moon Shaped Pool studio performance; it does not backdate the later recording. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

About this artist collection

Retains the existing Radiohead group ID. The Smile, Atoms for Peace and member solo recordings remain separate. True Love Waits selects the 2016 studio performance, not the released 2001 live version. The existing v2.8 artist background is preserved without duplication.

First released means the earliest documented official public release of the selected recording. A year-only date does not assert a month or day. Later singles, chart years, compilations, remasters and reissues do not replace that date.

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