Editing Radiohead (section)

== Legacy and influence ==
Radiohead are cited as one of the foremost rock bands of the 21st century.<ref name="BEATLE">{{Cite web |date=7 October 2014 |title=How Radiohead Became The Beatles Of The 21st Century |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/how-radiohead-became-the-beatles-of-the-21st-century-8751 |access-date=7 September 2020 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Clément |first=Guillaume |date=15 June 2017 |title=Activism and Environmentalism in British Rock Music: the Case of Radiohead. |journal=Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique. French Journal of British Studies |language=en |volume=22 |issue=XXII-3 |doi=10.4000/rfcb.1499 |issn=0248-9015|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Radiohead {{!}} Members, Albums, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Radiohead|access-date=13 September 2020|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=[[Andrew Harrison (journalist)|Andrew Harrison]] |date=12 October 2016 |title=How Radiohead Changed Music Forever |url=http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/news/a11013/esquire-25-radiohead/|access-date=13 September 2020 |website=Esquire |language=en-GB|archive-date=28 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128182141/http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/news/a11013/esquire-25-radiohead/|url-status=dead}}</ref> By 2011, Radiohead had sold more than 30 million albums.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jonathan |first=Emma |date=3 May 2011 |title=BBC Worldwide takes exclusive Radiohead performance to the world |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2011/05_may/radiohead.shtml |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Their 90s albums ''The Bends'' and ''OK Computer'' influenced a generation of British acts,<ref>{{cite news |date=16 July 2006 |title=The 50 albums that changed music |newspaper=[[The Observer]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jul/16/popandrock.shopping|url-status=live|access-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008194254/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jul/16/popandrock.shopping|archive-date=8 October 2014}}</ref> including [[Coldplay]], [[Keane (band)|Keane]], [[James Blunt]] and [[Travis (band)|Travis]].<ref>{{cite web |date=29 March 2017 |title=The 50 Best Britpop Albums |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/10045-the-50-best-britpop-albums/?page=5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602164010/http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/10045-the-50-best-britpop-albums/?page=5 |archive-date=2 June 2017 |access-date=30 May 2017 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> ''<ref group="nb">Specifically, critics have cited ''OK Computer''{{'}}s influence on [[Muse (band)|Muse]], [[Coldplay]], [[Snow Patrol]], [[Keane (band)|Keane]], [[Travis (band)|Travis]], [[Doves (band)|Doves]], [[Badly Drawn Boy]], [[Editors (band)|Editors]] and [[Elbow (band)|Elbow]]. See:
* {{citation |last=Aza |first=Bharat |title=Ten years of OK Computer and what have we got? |date=15 June 2007 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/jun/15/tenyearsofokcomputerandw |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/60jE5qiBg?url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2007/jun/15/tenyearsofokcomputerandw |archive-date=6 August 2011 |url-status=live}}
* {{citation |last=Eisenbeis |first=Hans |title=The Empire Strikes Back |date=July 2001 |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}
* {{citation |last=Richards |first=Sam |title=Album review: Radiohead Reissues – Collectors Editions |date=8 April 2009 |newspaper=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/radiohead-reissues-collectors-editions-6312/ |access-date=29 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206061947/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/radiohead/reviews/13013 |archive-date=6 December 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>'' Radiohead's [[Experimental music|experimental]] approach is credited with expanding [[alternative rock]].<ref name="AllMusic-2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2021 |title=The 200 most important artists of the last 25 years |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/most-important-artists/ |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

According to the ''[[AllMusic]]'' journalist [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]], in the early 21st century, Radiohead became "a touchstone for everything that is fearless and adventurous in rock", succeeding [[David Bowie]], [[Pink Floyd]] and [[Talking Heads]].<ref name="AllMusic-2">{{Cite web |title=Radiohead {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/radiohead-mn0000326249/biography|access-date=11 July 2020|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}</ref> In 2001, [[Johnny Marr]], the guitarist for one of Radiohead's early influences, [[the Smiths]], said that Radiohead was the act that had "come closest to the genuine influence of the Smiths".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoskyns |first=Barney |author-link=Barney Hoskyns |date=September 2001 |title=The Backpages Interview: Johnny Marr |url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/the-backpages-interview-johnny-marr |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011013053327/http://www.rocksbackpages.com/features/smiths/hoskyns.html |archive-date=13 October 2001 |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=[[Rock's Backpages]]}}</ref>

In 2003, the ''[[Village Voice]]'' critic [[Robert Christgau]] wrote that Radiohead were "the only youngish band standing that combines critical consensus with the ability to fill a venue larger than the [[Hammerstein Ballroom]]".<ref>{{cite news |last=Christgau |first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau |date=8 July 2003 |title=No Hope Radio |work=[[The Village Voice]] |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/rock/radiohead-03.php|access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref> Gavin Haynes of ''[[NME]]'' described Radiohead in 2014 as "our generation's [[The Beatles|Beatles]]".<ref name="BEATLE" /> In 2020, the academic [[Daphne Brooks]] described Radiohead as "the blackest white rock band to emerge over the past 30 years", citing their black jazz influences, influence on black artists, and their "introspective other worlds", which parallel the work of radical black artists.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Daphne A.|author-link=Daphne Brooks |date=2 October 2020 |title=Why Radiohead are the Blackest white band of our times |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/02/why-radiohead-are-the-blackest-white-band-of-our-times|access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref>

=== Industry ===
''Kid A'' is credited for pioneering the use of the internet to stream and promote music.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hyden |first=Steven |date=29 September 2015 |title=How Radiohead's 'Kid A' Kicked Off the Streaming Revolution |url=http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/how-radioheads-kid-a-kicked-off-the-streaming-revolution |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930220924/http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/how-radioheads-kid-a-kicked-off-the-streaming-revolution/ |archive-date=30 September 2015 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="DeSantis">{{Cite web |last=DeSantis |first=Nick |title=Radiohead's Digital Album Sales, Visualized |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickdesantis/2016/05/10/radioheads-digital-album-sales-visualized/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190222204347/https://www.forbes.com/ |archive-date=22 February 2019 |access-date=27 April 2019 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> The pay-what-you-want release for ''In Rainbows'' is credited as a major step for music distribution.<ref>{{cite news |author=Paytress, Mark |date=1 January 2008 |title=Chasing Rainbows |work=Mojo}}</ref><ref name="Tyrangiel, Josh" /><ref name="nytimespay" /> ''[[Forbes]]'' wrote that it "helped forge the template for unconventional album releases in the internet age", ahead of artists such as [[Beyoncé]] and [[Drake (musician)|Drake]].<ref name="DeSantis" /> Speaking at Radiohead's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, the Talking Heads singer [[David Byrne]], an early influence on Radiohead, praised their musical and release innovations, which he said had influenced the entire music industry.<ref name="Blistein-2019" />

=== Accolades ===
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Radiohead}}
Radiohead's work places highly in both listener polls and critics' lists of the best music of the 1990s and 2000s.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 September 2000 |title=Radiohead gun for Beatles' Revolver |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/908638.stm |url-status=live |access-date=28 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084137/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/908638.stm |archive-date=6 October 2014}}<br />{{cite web |date=18 December 2007 |title=Radiohead&nbsp;— In Rainbows Is Overwhelming Critics Choice for Top Album |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/in-rainbows-is-overwhelming-critics-choice-for-top-album_1053848 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606163227/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/in-rainbows-is-overwhelming-critics-choice-for-top-album_1053848 |archive-date=6 June 2011 |access-date=3 October 2009 |publisher=Contact Music}}</ref> In a 2004 list composed by 55 musicians, writers and industry executives, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' named Radiohead 73rd-greatest artist of all time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Matthews |first=Dave |date=3 December 2010 |title=100 Greatest Artists |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-artists-147446/ |access-date=29 October 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> They have been listed among the greatest bands of all time by [[Spin (magazine)|''Spin'']] (15th)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NPR : The All-Time Greatest Rock Bands |url=https://www.npr.org/programs/totn/features/2002/feb/020207.rockbands.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511105224/https://www.npr.org/programs/totn/features/2002/feb/020207.rockbands.html |archive-date=11 May 2019 |access-date=11 May 2019 |website=www.npr.org}}</ref> and among the greatest artists by [[VH1]] (29th).<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2010 |title=VH1 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time |url=https://www.stereogum.com/495331/vh1-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/franchises/list/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412055609/https://www.stereogum.com/495331/vh1-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/franchises/list/ |archive-date=12 April 2015 |access-date=11 May 2019 |website=Stereogum}}</ref> They were also named the third-best British band in history by Harry Fletcher of the ''[[Evening Standard]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2017 |title=The 20 greatest British rock bands of all time |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/the-20-greatest-british-rock-bands-of-all-time-a3655391.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331002750/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/the-20-greatest-british-rock-bands-of-all-time-a3655391.html |archive-date=31 March 2019 |access-date=11 May 2019 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>

Radiohead are the most nominated act for the [[Mercury Prize]], with five nominated albums. They were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2019.<ref name="Greene-2019" /> In 2009, ''Rolling Stone'' readers voted Radiohead the second-best artist of the 2000s, behind [[Green Day]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Green Day Named Top Artists Of The Decade By Rolling Stone Readers |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627912/green-day-named-top-artists-decade-by-rolling-stone-readers.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928051312/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627912/green-day-named-top-artists-decade-by-rolling-stone-readers.jhtml |archive-date=28 September 2013 |access-date=28 September 2014 |work=MTV News}}</ref> In 2021, ''Pitchfork'' readers voted ''OK Computer, Kid A'' and ''In Rainbows'' among the ten greatest albums of the preceding 25 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 October 2021 |title=The 200 best albums of the last 25 years, according to ''Pitchfork'' readers |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/peoples-list-25th-anniversary/ |access-date=15 October 2021 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Jonny Greenwood and O'Brien were both included in ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s lists of the best guitarists<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fricke |first=David |author-link=David Fricke |date=3 December 2010 |title=100 Greatest Guitarists: David Fricke's Picks |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-guitarists-david-frickes-picks-146383/ |access-date=25 October 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Vozick-Levinson |first=Simon |date=13 October 2023 |title=The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitarists-1234814010/ |access-date=14 October 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and Yorke in its lists of the greatest singers.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=3 December 2010 |title=100 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/thom-yorke-20101202 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=21 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1 January 2023 |title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US |access-date=4 January 2023}}</ref>