Radiohead’s OK Computer, In Rainbows and The Bends rise on multiple charts, while “Creep” climbs after the band announces new tour dates. LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 11: Rock band Radiohead poses for a portrait at Capitol Records, Hollywood, California on June 11, 1997. (Thom Yorke 2nd from left) (Photo by: Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/GettyImages)
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Earlier this month, Radiohead announced its first Australian tour in a decade and a half. The English rock outfit is going Down Under for more than a dozen shows at arenas throughout the continent next year. The group is playing multiple nights in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, and then will later head to Japan. But the rock outfit has made clear that there will be no additional concerts scheduled in 2027 anywhere else in the world.
Radiohead may not be headed back to the shores of the United Kingdom, but fans in that country have responded to the tour announcement by returning to multiple classics from the band, turning them into bestsellers and helping a handful of titles return to some competitive rosters.
OK Computer Becomes a Vinyl Bestseller Again
Radiohead’s OK Computer suddenly becomes a top 40 bestseller on vinyl again in the U.K. The project, which was released three decades ago, reenters the Official Vinyl Albums chart at No. 38.
Only a few spaces higher, In Rainbows climbs. Last time around, that collection sat at No. 39 – one slot beneath where OK Computer returns this frame – and now it’s up to No. 34.
Radiohead’s The Bends Returns to the U.K. Sales Chart
Another one of the three titles Radiohead charts in the U.K., The Bends, which arrived two years before OK Computer, becomes a bestseller again as well. The project reenters the Official Albums Sales chart, which details the top-selling releases of any style and any length in the country, either purchased digitally or on physical formats like vinyl. It comes back to the list at No. 85.
At the same time that The Bends reenters the Official Albums Sales chart, OK Computer and In Rainbows surge on the same tally. Those sets can currently be found at Nos. 49 and 53, respectively.
Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium, 26th August 1995. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)
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Three Radiohead Albums Climb on the Physical Albums List
All three full-lengths by Radiohead — OK Computer, In Rainbows and The Bends — can be located on the Official Physical Albums chart, and they all ascend compared to where they sat only a few days ago. This frame, OK Computer jumps to No. 48. In Rainbows pushes 10 spots to No. 49, while The Bends ascends from second-to-last place, No. 99, all the way to No. 87.
Radiohead’s “Creep” Surges Again
Even Radiohead’s sole hit song in the U.K., “Creep,” manages to improve its standing, likely thanks to the tour announcement as well as a general unending love for all things connected to the band in the U.K. – especially its debut smash. This week, “Creep” glides from No. 88 to No. 80 on the Official Streaming chart, which looks only at the most-played tunes of any kind across the Atlantic on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and others.
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