- In March 2003, Radiohead's 1997 album "OK Computer" came 17th in Classic Rock Magazine's list of the 30 greatest concept albums of all time. In 2005, it was voted by viewers of Channel 4 as the greatest album of all time.
- Their album "In Rainbows" won the 2008 Ivor Novello Award for album of the year.
- In June 2019, hackers obtained 18 hours worth of the band's recordings. The hackers demanded a £150.000 ransom or else they would release the entire material online. Instead of giving in, the band decided to release the recordings themselves for a good cause. Bundled as a digital album with a price of £18, the entire proceeds are going to Exctinion Rebellion, an organization with the aim to fight climate change.
- In 2005, Q magazine selected OK Computer as tenth in its top 40 of the best progressive rock albums ever. The band have been credited by progressive rock musicians (including Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree) with helping to spur a revival of interest in the genre with their ambitious and experimental work. Marillion are fans of Radiohead and in 1998 they covered Radiohead's song "Fake Plastic Trees" for their live album "Unplugged at the Walls". Original Genesis singer Peter Gabriel has often spoken of his love for Radiohead and covered their song "Street Spirit" on his album "Scratch My Back".
- Their fourth album, Kid A (2000), is ranked number 67 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
- Their album "Hail to the Thief" was bootlegged two months prior to its release, which is a record. Despite suggestions to release the album earlier to counteract pirating, it was released at the scheduled time and hit #2 on the charts, suggesting that major bootlegging did not drastically affect the album's success.
- Considered one of the coolest and most critically acclaimed alternative rock bands, the first photograph of the band is unfortunately rather less than cool as it features them posing at Abingdon School as teenagers in front of posters of IQ's "The Wake" (an obscure 1980s prog-rock band), Iron Maiden and Marillion.
- They were voted the 73rd Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone.
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