Best Experimental Albums

8 artists on TakeRank are tagged experimental on MusicBrainz, and fans have voted on 37 of their albums. In Rainbows by Radiohead leads right now, ahead of OK Computer by Radiohead and Kid A by Radiohead. Every place here was won in head-to-head votes, with no critic scores and no streaming numbers mixed in.

8

Artists

37

Albums voted on

Top Experimental albums

  1. 1
    In Rainbows

    In Rainbows

    Radiohead (2007)

    1341

    399 votes

  2. 2
    OK Computer

    OK Computer

    Radiohead (1997)

    1289

    401 votes

  3. 3
    Kid A

    Kid A

    Radiohead (2000)

    1190

    226 votes

  4. 4
    Visions

    Visions

    Grimes (2012)

    1145

    24 votes

  5. 5
    Miss Anthropocene

    Miss Anthropocene

    Grimes (2019)

    1081

    24 votes

  6. 6
    Mutant

    Mutant

    Arca (2015)

    1079

    8 votes

  7. 7
    Arca

    Arca

    Arca (2017)

    1074

    7 votes

  8. 8
    MAGDALENE

    MAGDALENE

    FKA twigs (2019)

    1074

    12 votes

  9. 9
    TEKKNO

    TEKKNO

    Electric Callboy (2022)

    1073

    5 votes

  10. 10
    kiCK iiiii

    kiCK iiiii

    Arca (2021)

    1064

    7 votes

  11. 11
    Art Angels

    Art Angels

    Grimes (2015)

    1051

    23 votes

  12. 12
    Drukqs

    Drukqs

    Aphex Twin (2001)

    1046

    3 votes

  13. 13
    The Bends

    The Bends

    Radiohead (1994)

    1041

    404 votes

  14. 14
    KiCk i

    KiCk i

    Arca (2020)

    1031

    8 votes

  15. 15
    EUSEXUA

    EUSEXUA

    FKA twigs (2025)

    1028

    12 votes

  16. 16
    The Scene

    The Scene

    Electric Callboy (2017)

    1016

    5 votes

  17. 17
    Rehab

    Rehab

    Electric Callboy (2019)

    1011

    5 votes

  18. 18
    KicK iii

    KicK iii

    Arca (2021)

    986

    7 votes

  19. 19
    Selected Ambient Works, Volume II

    Selected Ambient Works, Volume II

    Aphex Twin (1994)

    985

    1 vote

  20. 20
    Crystals

    Crystals

    Electric Callboy (2015)

    985

    5 votes

Top Experimental songs

  1. 1
    The Bends

    Fake Plastic Trees

    Radiohead - The Bends

    1111

    4 votes

  2. 2
    The Bends

    The Bends

    Radiohead - The Bends

    1089

    3 votes

  3. 3
    Arca

    Reverie

    Arca - Arca

    1064

    1 vote

  4. 4
    MAGDALENE

    cellophane

    FKA twigs - MAGDALENE

    1060

    1 vote

  5. 5
    Arca

    Urchin

    Arca - Arca

    1060

    1 vote

  6. 6
    OK Computer

    Subterranean Homesick Alien

    Radiohead - OK Computer

    1059

    1 vote

  7. 7
    In Rainbows

    Nude

    Radiohead - In Rainbows

    1059

    7 votes

  8. 8
    A Moon Shaped Pool

    True Love Waits

    Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

    1048

    1 vote

  9. 9
    Amnesiac

    Morning Bell/Amnesiac

    Radiohead - Amnesiac

    1048

    0 votes

  10. 10
    The Bends

    Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was

    Radiohead - The Bends

    1047

    0 votes

  11. 11
    In Rainbows

    Jigsaw Falling Into Place

    Radiohead - In Rainbows

    1046

    10 votes

  12. 12
    Amnesiac

    Life in a Glasshouse

    Radiohead - Amnesiac

    1046

    0 votes

  13. 13
    The Bends

    Sulk

    Radiohead - The Bends

    1045

    0 votes

  14. 14
    OK Computer

    Climbing Up the Walls

    Radiohead - OK Computer

    1044

    2 votes

  15. 15
    In Rainbows

    Weird Fishes/Arpeggi

    Radiohead - In Rainbows

    1040

    9 votes

  16. 16
    The Bends

    Just

    Radiohead - The Bends

    1036

    5 votes

  17. 17
    Amnesiac

    Pyramid Song

    Radiohead - Amnesiac

    1035

    0 votes

  18. 18
    The Bends

    High and Dry

    Radiohead - The Bends

    1035

    5 votes

  19. 19
    Arca

    Piel

    Arca - Arca

    1033

    1 vote

  20. 20
    The Bends

    Planet Telex

    Radiohead - The Bends

    1033

    1 vote

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