Songs Similar to Paranoid Android by Radiohead
Album: OK Computer · Alternative · Sad
Radiohead's “Paranoid Android” from the album OK Computer is a alternative track that we file under sad songs. If it's the one you keep replaying, the list below collects tracks that fans of it also play; the original moves at roughly 163 BPM.
The closest match right now is “Airbag” by Radiohead (100% match). The list also pulls in Pixies, Muse, The Smashing Pumpkins and Foo Fighters — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Radiohead's. By genre, the list is mostly alternative (14 of 20 tracks), with rock mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Paranoid Android”
What songs are similar to Paranoid Android?
On our list, the closest matches are “Airbag” by Radiohead, “Subterranean Homesick Alien” by Radiohead and “Grace” by Jeff Buckley. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Paranoid Android” by Radiohead, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Paranoid Android sound like?
Based on listening data, “Paranoid Android” sits closest to Jeff Buckley, Pixies, Muse and The Smashing Pumpkins. Fans of Radiohead play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Paranoid Android Alternative?
We file “Paranoid Android” by Radiohead under Alternative. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Paranoid Android?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Paranoid Android” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.