#1 because the final validated order places "Paranoid Android" first with 75 framework points. It is placed above #2 "Idioteque" by the deterministic evidence, prompt-fit, source-count, and title tie-breaks.
Best evidence
Radiohead's most convincing epic: a multi-part art-rock single that made OK Computer's alienation feel theatrical, catchy, and genuinely strange.
#2 because the final validated order places "Idioteque" here with 75 framework points. It follows #1 "Paranoid Android" after those deterministic tie-breaks. It is placed above #3 "Reckoner" by the deterministic evidence, prompt-fit, source-count, and title tie-breaks.
Best evidence
The clearest proof that Radiohead's electronic reinvention was not a detour but a breakthrough, turning panic, climate dread, and club pulse into a defining 2000s track.
#3 because the final validated order places "Reckoner" here with 75 framework points. It follows #2 "Idioteque" after those deterministic tie-breaks. It is placed above #4 "How to Disappear Completely" by the deterministic evidence, prompt-fit, source-count, and title tie-breaks.
Best evidence
A late-career masterpiece where Radiohead's complexity becomes graceful: intricate rhythm, spectral falsetto, and emotional warmth without sentimentality.
#4 because the final validated order places "How to Disappear Completely" here with 75 framework points. It follows #3 "Reckoner" after those deterministic tie-breaks. It is placed above #5 "Karma Police" by the deterministic evidence, prompt-fit, source-count, and title tie-breaks.
Best evidence
One of Radiohead's most devastating ballads, turning dissociation into a sweeping orchestral drift that feels both personal and enormous.
#5 because the final validated order places "Karma Police" here with 75 framework points. It follows #4 "How to Disappear Completely" after those deterministic tie-breaks. It leads #6 "Everything in Its Right Place" by 4 points.
Best evidence
Radiohead's most accessible great song: a piano-led singalong that smuggles menace, satire, and resignation into a stadium-sized chorus.
#6 because the final validated order places "Everything in Its Right Place" here with 71 framework points. It trails #5 "Karma Police" by 4 points. It is placed above #7 "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" by the deterministic evidence, prompt-fit, source-count, and title tie-breaks.
Best evidence
A radical album opener that announced Kid A's new language in seconds: chopped vocals, icy keyboards, and a calm surface hiding deep unease.
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The case
#7 because the final validated order places "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" at the publication cutoff with 71 framework points. It follows #6 "Everything in Its Right Place" after those deterministic tie-breaks.
Best evidence
A fan-beloved In Rainbows highlight that turns interlocking guitars and forward motion into one of the band's most immersive emotional releases.