Radiohead are a British alternative rock band from Abingdon, England, consisting of Thom Yorke (lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, pianist), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitarist, keyboardist), Ed O’Brien (rhythm guitarist), Colin Greenwood (bassist) and Phil Selway (drummer, percussionist). They are considered by many critics to be among the most important and influential rock groups of all time.

Formed in 1985, Radiohead shot to prominence with the release of their 1993 debut album Pablo Honey. It reached the Top 40 in the UK and the US and produced the single UK Top 10 hit Creep, as well as the Top 40 single Anyone Can Play Guitar. However, things were soon to get even better…

On 13^th March 1995 the group released their second studio album The Bends. Taking them away from their post-grunge sound and experimenting with alternative rock, the album shot to number four on the UK Albums Chart, enjoyed universal critical acclaim and spawned a total of four UK Top 30 singles: My Iron Lung, High and Dry/Planet Telex, Fake Plastic Trees, Just and Street Spirit (Fade Out) – their first UK Top 5 hit. Retrospectively, The Bends is now widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time.

Just when things looked like they couldn’t get any better, along came OK Computer. Released on 16^th June 1997, the album shot to number one in the UK Albums Chart and number 21 on the Billboard 200. It also produced three UK Top 10 singles – Paranoid Android, Karma Police and No Surprises. Immediately after its release OK Computer was met with universal acclaim, with many critics claiming it was a landmark record that would have a far-reaching impact. Retrospectively, the album was voted the greatest of all time by Q magazine (with The Bends taking second place) in 1998 and it’s also appeared near the top of professional lists and public polls for NME, Virgin, Rolling Stone and many others.

Since the turn of the century Radiohead have released a further four studio albums – Kid A, Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief and In Rainbows – all of which have charted within the Top 5 in both the UK and the US (as well as a dozen other country charts). Between them the albums have sold millions of copies around the world and produced five UK Top 20 hits: Pyramid Song, Knives Out, There There, Go to Sleep and 2+2=5.