Radiohead Brings Several Massive Albums Back To The Charts Together

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentRadiohead Brings Several Massive Albums Back To The Charts TogetherByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 08, 2026, 09:00am EDTThree classic Radiohead albums — OK Computer, In Rainbows and The Bends — return to the charts in the U.K. together, with plenty of overlap between them. Radiohead, Phil Selway, Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Luna theater, Brussels, Belgium, 05/12/1995. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)Getty ImagesDozens of albums and songs mount comebacks on the music charts in the United Kingdom this week. This is not due to any special sales or events that turn various tunes and projects into top performers all of a sudden, but rather the disappearance of a number of recent wins after Record Store Day. A large group of beloved singers and groups debuted singles and albums across a variety of charts in the U.K., as is the case every year when the music industry event rolls around and then passes. Many of those projects, some of which were only released in limited quantities, disappear within a few days, and most never return. That loss of what can be dozens of releases creates a vacuum, and all of a sudden there is space for regular strong sellers and powerful streamers to return. Several hugely successful musical acts find their way back to various rankings across the Atlantic, and few perform as well as Radiohead this time around.Radiohead’s OK Computer Returns to Multiple ChartsThree of Radiohead’s full-lengths find their way back to two charts apiece. Between the three, OK Computer is the biggest winner and the only one that reappears within the top 40. The group’s 1997 full-length reenters the Official Physical Albums list at No. 40. The set comes in just three spaces lower, at No. 43 on the Official Albums Sales tally. The first of those t...