Song · Radiohead
“House Of Cards” by Radiohead
From the album In Rainbows (2007)
“House Of Cards” by Radiohead appears on 17 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2008 and 2025. It was first released in 2007 on the album In Rainbows. Its best result is #3 on the WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #109 alternative song of 2008 and #3,743 alternative song of all time.
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"House of Cards" sits on In Rainbows, Radiohead's seventh album, released in 2007, but it had been around a while: Thom Yorke first played it in an acoustic version at the Trade Justice rally in London in 2005. It changed clothes a few times on the way. Colin Greenwood recalls an early take with a bass riff in the manner of R.E.M., and Jonny Greenwood wanted it rough like an Iggy Pop song before admitting that would have crushed the tender thing at its core. Yorke and Philip Selway finally rebuilt the rhythm.
With Nigel Godrich producing and mixing, it floats in a warm, rippling haze; Yorke called it mellow and summery and compared it to Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross". James Frost's video was made with motion capture and lidar, and the song picked up 3 Grammy nominations, Best Music Video among them.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2008 | 136 |
| 2008 | 12 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2008 | 103 |
| 2008 | 3 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2008 | 107 |
| 2008 | 12 | 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Top 100 Songs of 2008 | 100 |
| 2008 | 53 | 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT | 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2008 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 411 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 1392 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1426 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1488 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1553 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2013 | 326 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2014 | 1604 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2022 | 12 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2023 | 553 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 932 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 254 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 414 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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