OK Computer by Radiohead
Shares rank 3 of 10 albums by recommenders
Recommended as an iconic, generation-defining album that still sounds timeless and was blowing listeners away on first listen.
Recommended as an iconic, generation-defining album that still sounds timeless and was blowing listeners away on first listen.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Iconic and generation-defining
“Radiohead put out OK computer then which is iconic.”
Comment from 7 May 2026 in “The X-Files Has Made Me Nostalgic for a Time I Never Experienced” “All of these are generation defining albums.”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “The X-Files Has Made Me Nostalgic for a Time I Never Experienced” Timeless and still great
“I remember it being pretty great”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “The X-Files Has Made Me Nostalgic for a Time I Never Experienced” “Timeless albums from that era:”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “The X-Files Has Made Me Nostalgic for a Time I Never Experienced”
Other albums people recommend
The four most recommended other albums, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno | 10 | 1 | 91% | 1 | — | — |
| In Rainbows by Radiohead | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| OK Computer by RadioheadThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Doom soundtrack by Bobby Prince | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Songs of Innocence by U2 | 5 | 14 | 26% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Radiohead put out OK computer then which is iconic.”
“All of these are generation defining albums.”
“I remember it being pretty great”
“Timeless albums from that era:”
“First heard the album driving in my car and was instantly blown away.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.