Talking Heads discography
Cataloging of published recordings by Talking Heads
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The discography of American rock band Talking Heads consists of eight studio albums, four live albums, eight compilation albums, one remix album, four video albums, 31 singles, and 15 music videos.
Studio albums8
Live albums4
Compilation albums8
Singles31
| Talking Heads discography | |
|---|---|
Talking Heads performing at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Canada, 1978 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 31 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| Remix albums | 1 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
NLD [5] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
| Talking Heads: 77 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 60 | |||
| More Songs About Buildings and Food | 29 | 46 | — | 42 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 21 | |||
| Fear of Music | 21 | 35 | — | 27 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 33 | |||
| Remain in Light |
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19 | 25 | — | 6 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 28 | — | 21 | ||
| Speaking in Tongues | 15 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 12 | — | 21 | |||
| Little Creatures | 20 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |||
| True Stories |
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17 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | ||
| Naked |
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19 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | |||
| The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads | 31 | 41 | — | — | 38 | 7 | 32 | — | 22 | ||
| Stop Making Sense |
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41 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 24 | |
| Live at WCOZ 77 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live on Tour '78 |
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192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL [26] |
CAN [4] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [7] |
UK [10] | ||||
| Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads |
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— | 35 | — | — | 66 | 3 | 7[A] |
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| Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline |
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158 | — | — | 52 | — | 37 |
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| Once in a Lifetime |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Best of Talking Heads |
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— | 87 | 96 | — | — | — | 30 |
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| Talking Heads | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Bonus Rarities and Outtakes |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Same as It Ever Was |
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73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Essential |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Remix albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| 12 × 12 Original Remixes |
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Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Video [37] | ||
| Stop Making Sense |
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| True Stories |
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| Storytelling Giant |
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| Chronology |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [39] |
US Dance [40] |
US Main. Rock [40] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [41] |
GER [42] |
IRL [43] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [7] |
UK [44] | ||||
| "Love → Building on Fire"[45] | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town"[46] (US/CAN only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Talking Heads: 77 | ||
| "New Feeling" (AUS only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Psycho Killer" | 1978 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — |
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| "First Week/Last Week... Carefree / Uh-oh, Love Comes to Town" (NED only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pulled Up"[47] (UK only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Take Me to the River" | 26 | — | — | 58 | 34 | — | — | — | 20 | — | More Songs About Buildings and Food | ||
| "Life During Wartime" | 1979 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fear of Music | |
| "I Zimbra" | 1980 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cities"[48] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Crosseyed and Painless" | — | 20[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Remain in Light | ||
| "Once in a Lifetime" | 1981 | —[C] | — | 23 | 28 | — | 16 | 24 | — | 14 |
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| "Houses in Motion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 50 | |||
| "Life During Wartime" (live)[50] | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads | |
| "Burning Down the House" | 1983 | 9 | 2[D] | 6 | 94 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | — | Speaking in Tongues | |
| "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 |
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| "Slippery People" (live) | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 68 | Stop Making Sense | |
| "Girlfriend Is Better" (live) | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 99 | |||
| "The Lady Don't Mind" | 1985 | — | — | — | 24 | — | 42 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 81 | Little Creatures | |
| "Road to Nowhere" | —[E] | — | 25 | 16 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
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| "And She Was" | 54 | 33[F] | 11 | 10 | — | 53 | 9 | 31 | 16 | 17 | |||
| "Stay Up Late" | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Once in a Lifetime" (live) | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 15 | — | Stop Making Sense | ||
| "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (live) | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | ||
| "Wild Wild Life" | 25 | — | 4 | 13 | 66 | 40 | 9 | 42 | 2 | 43 | True Stories | ||
| "Love for Sale"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hey Now" | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | |||
| "Puzzlin' Evidence" | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Radio Head" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 52 | ||
| "Blind" | 1988 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | Naked | |
| "(Nothing But) Flowers" | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | |||
| "Sax and Violins" | 1991 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Until the End of the World soundtrack | |
| "Lifetime Piling Up"[52] | 1992 | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Once in a Lifetime" | 1981 | Toni Basil, David Byrne[53] |
| "Crosseyed and Painless" | Toni Basil[53] | |
| "Burning Down the House" | 1983 | David Byrne[53] |
| "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" | David Byrne[53] | |
| "Slippery People" | 1984 | Jonathan Demme[54] |
| "Road to Nowhere" | 1985 | David Byrne, Stephen R. Johnson[53] |
| "The Lady Don't Mind" | Jim Jarmusch[53] | |
| "And She Was" | Jim Blashfield[53] | |
| "Stay Up Late" | 1986 | Ted Bafaloukos[53] |
| "Wild Wild Life" | David Byrne[53] | |
| "Love for Sale" | David Byrne, Melvin Sokolsky[53] | |
| "(Nothing But) Flowers" | 1988 | Tibor Kalman, Sandy MacLeod[55] |
| "Blind" | Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton[55] | |
| "Sax and Violins" | 1991 | Wim Wenders[55] |
| "Lifetime Piling Up" | 1992 | N/a[56] |
| "Psycho Killer" | 2025 | Mike Mills |
Notes
- Once in a Lifetime – The Best of Talking Heads and Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites charted as a double album set in the United Kingdom.
- "Crosseyed and Painless", "Once in a Lifetime" and the album cut "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" charted together on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- "Once in a Lifetime" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[49]
- All tracks from Speaking in Tongues charted jointly on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- "And She Was" and the album cut "Television Man" charted together on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.