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{{short description|List of releases by Talking Heads}}
{{short description|List of releases by Talking Heads}}
{{hatnote|For individual discographies, see main entries on [[David Byrne discography|David Byrne]], [[Jerry Harrison#Discography|Jerry Harrison]], and the joint project by [[Chris Frantz]] and [[Tina Weymouth]], [[Tom Tom Club discography|Tom Tom Club]].}}
{{hatnote|For individual discographies, see [[David Byrne discography|David Byrne]], [[Jerry Harrison discography|Jerry Harrison]], and the joint project by [[Chris Frantz]] and [[Tina Weymouth]], [[Tom Tom Club discography|Tom Tom Club]].}}


[[Talking Heads]] released 8 studio albums between 1977 and 1988, and have also released several live albums and compilation albums. Their first single, [[Love → Building on Fire]], was released in February 1977, and their first album, [[Talking Heads: 77]], was released in September 1977.
[[Talking Heads]] released 8 studio albums between 1977 and 1988, and have also released several live albums and compilation albums. Their first single, [[Love → Building on Fire]], was released in February 1977, and their first album, [[Talking Heads: 77]], was released in September 1977.
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| Artist      = [[Talking Heads]]
| Artist      = [[Talking Heads]]
| Image        = Talking Heads band1.jpg
| Image        = Talking Heads band1.jpg
| Caption      = Talking Heads performing at the [[Horseshoe Tavern]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]] on May 13, 1978
| Caption      = Talking Heads performing at the [[Horseshoe Tavern]] in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 13, 1978
| Alt          = Three men are situated on a stage, each with his own respective instrument: a keyboard, a drum set and a guitar.
| Alt          = Three men are situated on a stage, each with his own respective instrument: a keyboard, a drum set and a guitar.
| Studio      = 8
| Studio      = 8
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* [[Music Canada|MC]]: Gold<ref name="MC">{{cite certification | region=Canada | artist=Talking Heads | accessdate=January 4, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Music Canada|MC]]: Gold<ref name="MC">{{cite certification | region=Canada | artist=Talking Heads | accessdate=January 4, 2013}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Speaking in Tongues (Talking Heads album)|Speaking in Tongues]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Speaking in Tongues]]''
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* Released: June 1, 1983 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/speaking-in-tongues-mw0000196011 | title=Speaking in Tongues – Talking Heads | work=[[AllMusic]] | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=January 4, 2013 | author=Ruhlmann, William}}</ref>
* Released: June 1, 1983 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/speaking-in-tongues-mw0000196011 | title=Speaking in Tongues – Talking Heads | work=[[AllMusic]] | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=January 4, 2013 | author=Ruhlmann, William}}</ref>
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* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
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! scope="row"| ''[[True Stories (Talking Heads album)|True Stories]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[True Stories (album)|True Stories]]''
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* Released: September 15, 1986 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |title=September Hot Album Releases |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1986/BB-1986-09-06.pdf |work=Billboard Newspaper |agency=[[Billboard (magazine)]] |date=September 6, 1986 |access-date=October 13, 2023|ref=none |page=88}}</ref>
* Released: September 15, 1986 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |title=September Hot Album Releases |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1986/BB-1986-09-06.pdf |work=Billboard Newspaper |agency=[[Billboard (magazine)]] |date=September 6, 1986 |access-date=October 13, 2023|ref=none |page=88}}</ref>
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* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Naked (Talking Heads album)|Naked]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Naked]]''
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* Released: March 15, 1988 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Talking-Heads/dp/B000002LD0 | title=Naked: Talking Heads | website=Amazon | access-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref>
* Released: March 15, 1988 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Talking-Heads/dp/B000002LD0 | title=Naked: Talking Heads | website=Amazon | access-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref>
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* RIAA: 2× Platinum<ref name="RIAA"/>
* RIAA: 2× Platinum<ref name="RIAA"/>
* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Live At WCOZ 1977]]''
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* Released: April 20, 2024 ([[Record Store Day]])
* Label: Warner
* Formats: LP
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| colspan="12" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
| colspan="12" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads album)|Once in a Lifetime]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Once in a Lifetime (album)|Once in a Lifetime]]''
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* Released: November 11, 2003 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/once-in-a-lifetime-mw0002055192 | title=Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads | work=[[AllMusic]] | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=January 4, 2013 | author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas | author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref>
* Released: November 11, 2003 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/once-in-a-lifetime-mw0002055192 | title=Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads | work=[[AllMusic]] | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=January 4, 2013 | author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas | author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''The Collection''
! scope="row"| ''[[The Collection]]''
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* Released: January 15, 2007 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-collection-emi-mw0000553083 | title=The Collection <nowiki>[EMI]</nowiki> – Talking Heads | work=[[AllMusic]] | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=January 4, 2013 | author=Monger, James Christopher}}</ref>
* Released: January 15, 2007 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-collection-emi-mw0000553083 | title=The Collection <nowiki>[EMI]</nowiki> – Talking Heads | work=[[AllMusic]] | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=January 4, 2013 | author=Monger, James Christopher}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''Same as It Ever Was''
! scope="row"| ''[[Same as It Ever Was]]''
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* Released: 2009 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/same-as-it-ever-was-mw0000820167 | title=Same as It Ever Was – Talking Heads | work=[[AllMusic]] | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=January 4, 2013 | author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas | author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref>
* Released: 2009 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/same-as-it-ever-was-mw0000820167 | title=Same as It Ever Was – Talking Heads | work=[[AllMusic]] | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=January 4, 2013 | author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas | author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref>
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! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Album details
! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Album details
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! scope="row"| ''12 × 12 Original Remixes''
! scope="row"| ''[[12 × 12 Original Remixes]]''
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* Released: August 2, 1999 <span style="font-size:85%;">(UK)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/12-x-12-original-remixes-mw0000546493 | title=12 X 12 Original Remixes – Talking Heads | work=[[AllMusic]] | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=May 30, 2021 | author=Westergaard, Sean}}</ref>
* Released: August 2, 1999 <span style="font-size:85%;">(UK)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/12-x-12-original-remixes-mw0000546493 | title=12 X 12 Original Remixes – Talking Heads | work=[[AllMusic]] | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=May 30, 2021 | author=Westergaard, Sean}}</ref>
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===Video albums===
===Video albums / Films===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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|+ List of video albums, with selected chart positions
|+ List of video albums, with selected chart positions
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! scope="row"| ''[[True Stories (film)|True Stories]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[True Stories]]''
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* Released: 1987
* Released: 1987
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! scope="row"| ''[[Storytelling Giant]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Storytelling Giant]]''
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* Released: 1988 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/storytelling-giant-mw0000676244 | title=Storytelling Giant – Talking Heads | work=[[AllMusic]] | publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=January 4, 2013 | author=Ruhlmann, William}}</ref>
* Released: 1988 <span style="font-size:85%;">(US)</span>
* Label: [[Warner Reprise Video]], [[Picture Music International]]
* Label: [[Warner Reprise Video]], [[Picture Music International]]
* Formats: VHS, Laserdisc, DVD (2003)
* Formats: VHS, Laserdisc, DVD (2003)
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! scope="row"| ''Chronology''
! scope="row"| ''[[Chronology]]''
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* Released: 2011
* Released: 2011
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:21em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:21em;"| ''Title''
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
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* "Girlfriend Is Better" (live), "The Lady Don't Mind", "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (live) and "(Nothing But) Flowers": {{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/talking%20heads|title=The Official Charts Company - Talking Heads discography|date=26 July 2013|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>
* "Girlfriend Is Better" (live), "The Lady Don't Mind", "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (live) and "(Nothing But) Flowers": {{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/talking%20heads|title=The Official Charts Company - Talking Heads discography|date=26 July 2013|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| "[[Love → Building on Fire]]"<ref>{{cite AV media notes | others=Talking Heads | date=1977 | title=Love → Building on Fire | type=track listing | publisher=[[Sire Records]] | id=SAA737}}</ref>
! scope="row"| [[Love → Building on Fire|''Love → Building on Fire'']]
| rowspan="3"| 1977
| rowspan="3"| 1977
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| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
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! scope="row"| "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town"<ref>{{cite AV media notes | others=Talking Heads | date=1977 | title=Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town | type=track listing | publisher=[[Sire Records]] | id=SRE 1002}}</ref>
! scope="row"| ''[[Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town]]''
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| rowspan="3"| ''Talking Heads: 77''
| rowspan="3"| ''Talking Heads: 77''
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! scope="row"| "[[Psycho Killer]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[Psycho Killer]]''
| 92 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 13 || — || —
| 92 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 13 || — || —
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*BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI"/>
*BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI"/>
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! scope="row"| "Pulled Up"<ref>{{cite AV media notes | others=Talking Heads | date=1978 | title=Pulled Up | type=track listing | publisher=[[Sire Records]] | id=6078 620}}</ref>
! scope="row"| ''[[Pulled Up]]''
| rowspan="2"| 1978
| rowspan="2"| 1978
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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! scope="row"| "[[Take Me to the River#Recorded versions|Take Me to the River]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[Take Me to the River#Recorded versions|Take Me to the River]]''
| 26 || — || — || 58 || 34 || — || — || — || 20 || —
| 26 || — || — || 58 || 34 || — || — || — || 20 || —
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| ''More Songs About Buildings and Food''
| ''More Songs About Buildings and Food''
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! scope="row"| "[[Life During Wartime (song)|Life During Wartime]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[Life During Wartime (song)|Life During Wartime]]''
| 1979
| 1979
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| 80 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| rowspan="3"| ''Fear of Music''
| rowspan="3"| ''Fear of Music''
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! scope="row"| "[[I Zimbra]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[I Zimbra]]''
| rowspan="3"| 1980
| rowspan="3"| 1980
| — || 28 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || 28 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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! scope="row"| "[[Cities (song)|Cities]]"<ref>{{cite AV media notes | others=Talking Heads | date=1980 | title=Cities | type=track listing | publisher=[[Sire Records]] | id=SIR 4040}}</ref>
! scope="row"| ''[[Cities]]''
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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! scope="row"| "[[Crosseyed and Painless]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[Crosseyed and Painless]]''
| — || rowspan="2"| 20{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"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.}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || rowspan="2"| 20{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"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.}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| rowspan="3"| ''Remain in Light''
| rowspan="3"| ''Remain in Light''
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! scope="row"| "[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[Once in a Lifetime]]''
| rowspan="2"| 1981
| rowspan="2"| 1981
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Once in a Lifetime" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] chart.<ref name="Whitburn">{{cite book | author=Whitburn, Joel | author-link=Joel Whitburn | title=Billboard's Top Pop Singles 1955–2010 | publisher=Record Research | isbn=978-0-89820-190-1}}</ref>}} || — || 23 || 28 || — || 16 || 24 || — || 14
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Once in a Lifetime" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] chart.<ref name="Whitburn">{{cite book | author=Whitburn, Joel | author-link=Joel Whitburn | title=Billboard's Top Pop Singles 1955–2010 | publisher=Record Research | isbn=978-0-89820-190-1}}</ref>}} || — || 23 || 28 || — || 16 || 24 || — || 14
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*BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
*BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
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! scope="row"| "[[Houses in Motion]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[Houses in Motion]]''
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! scope="row"| "Life During Wartime" (live)<ref>{{cite AV media notes | others=Talking Heads | date=1982 | title=Life During Wartime (live) | type=track listing | publisher=[[Sire Records]] | id=SIR 4055}}</ref>
! scope="row"| ''Life During Wartime'' (live)
| 1982
| 1982
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| ''The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads''
| ''The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads''
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! scope="row" | "[[Burning Down the House]]"
! scope="row" | ''[[Burning Down the House]]''
| rowspan="2"| 1983
| rowspan="2"| 1983
| 9 || rowspan="2"| 2{{efn|All tracks from ''Speaking in Tongues'' charted jointly on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.|group=upper-alpha}} || 6 || 94 || 8 || — || — || — || 5 || —
| 9 || rowspan="2"| 2{{efn|All tracks from ''Speaking in Tongues'' charted jointly on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.|group=upper-alpha}} || 6 || 94 || 8 || — || — || — || 5 || —
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| rowspan="2"| ''Speaking in Tongues''
| rowspan="2"| ''Speaking in Tongues''
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! scope="row" | "[[This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)]]"
! scope="row" | ''[[This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)]]''
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*BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
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! scope="row"| "Slippery People" (live)
! scope="row"| ''[[Slippery People]]'' (live)
| rowspan="2"| 1984
| rowspan="2"| 1984
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| rowspan="2"| ''Stop Making Sense''
| rowspan="2"| ''Stop Making Sense''
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! scope="row"| "[[Girlfriend Is Better]]" (live)
! scope="row"| ''[[Girlfriend Is Better]]'' (live)
| — || — || — || 59 || — || — || — || — || 21 || 99
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! scope="row"| "The Lady Don't Mind"
! scope="row"| ''[[The Lady Don't Mind]]''
| rowspan="5"| 1985
| rowspan="5"| 1985
| — || — || — || 24 || — || 42 || 24 || 15 || 8 || 81
| — || — || — || 24 || — || 42 || 24 || 15 || 8 || 81
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| rowspan="4"| ''Little Creatures''
| rowspan="4"| ''Little Creatures''
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! scope="row"| "[[Road to Nowhere]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[Road to Nowhere]]''
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Road to Nowhere" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.<ref name="Whitburn"/>}} || — || 25 || 16 || 51 || 6 || 6 || 10 || 5 || 6
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Road to Nowhere" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.<ref name="Whitburn"/>}} || — || 25 || 16 || 51 || 6 || 6 || 10 || 5 || 6
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*BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI"/>
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! scope="row"| "[[And She Was]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[And She Was]]''
| 54 || 33{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"And She Was" and the album cut "Television Man" charted together on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.}} || 11 || 10 || — || 53 || 9 || 31 || 16 || 17
| 54 || 33{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"And She Was" and the album cut "Television Man" charted together on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.}} || 11 || 10 || — || 53 || 9 || 31 || 16 || 17
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! scope="row"| "Stay Up Late"
! scope="row"| ''[[Stay Up Late]]''
| — || — || 24 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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! scope="row"| "Once in a Lifetime" (live)
! scope="row"| ''Once in a Lifetime'' (live)
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| 91 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 22 || 15 || —
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| rowspan="2"| ''Stop Making Sense''
| rowspan="2"| ''Stop Making Sense''
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! scope="row"| "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (live)
! scope="row"| ''This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)'' (live)
| rowspan="5"| 1986
| rowspan="5"| 1986
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 100
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 100
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! scope="row"| "[[Wild Wild Life]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[Wild Wild Life]]''
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| 25 || — || 4 || 13 || 66 || 40 || 9 || 42 || 2 || 43
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| rowspan="5"| ''True Stories''
| rowspan="5"| ''True Stories''
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! scope="row"| "Love for Sale"<ref>{{cite AV media notes | others=Talking Heads | date=1986 | title=Love for Sale | type=track listing | publisher=[[Sire Records]] | id=7-28497}}</ref>
! scope="row"| ''[[Love for Sale]]''
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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! scope="row"| "Hey Now"
! scope="row"| ''[[Hey Now]]''
| — || — || — || 65 || — || — || — || — || 45 || —
| — || — || — || 65 || — || — || — || — || 45 || —
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! scope="row"| "Puzzlin' Evidence"
! scope="row"| ''[[Puzzlin' Evidence]]''
| — || — || 19 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || 19 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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! scope="row"| "Radio Head"
! scope="row"| ''[[Radio Head]]''
| 1987
| 1987
| — || — || — || — || — || — || 23 || — || — || 52
| — || — || — || — || — || — || 23 || — || — || 52
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! scope="row"| "[[Blind (Talking Heads song)|Blind]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[Blind (Talking Heads song)|Blind]]''
| rowspan="2"| 1988
| rowspan="2"| 1988
| — || — || 39 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 59
| — || — || 39 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 59
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| rowspan="2"| ''Naked''
| rowspan="2"| ''Naked''
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! scope="row"| "[[(Nothing But) Flowers]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[(Nothing But) Flowers]]''
| — || — || 5 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 79
| — || — || 5 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 79
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! scope="row"| "[[Sax and Violins]]"
! scope="row"| ''[[Sax and Violins]]''
| 1991
| 1991
| — || — || 49 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || 49 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| [[Until the End of the World (soundtrack)|''Until the End of the World'' soundtrack]]
| [[Until the End of the World (soundtrack)|''Until the End of the World'' soundtrack]]
|-
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! scope="row"| "Lifetime Piling Up"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Lifetime-Piling-Part-Talking-Heads/dp/B013TZG5GK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1470313258|title=Talking Heads - Lifetime Piling Up, Part 2 by Talking Heads (0100-01-01) - Amazon.com Music|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon]]|access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref>
! scope="row"| ''[[Lifetime Piling Up]]''
| 1992
| 1992
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 50
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 50
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! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Director(s)
! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Director(s)
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Once in a Lifetime"
! scope="row"| ''[[Once in a Lifetime]]''
| rowspan="2"| 1981
| rowspan="2"| 1981
| [[Toni Basil]], [[David Byrne]]<ref name="Storytelling Giant album notes">{{cite AV media notes | type=album | others=Talking Heads | year=1988 | title=[[Storytelling Giant]] | publisher=[[Picture Music International]] | id=CMV1099}}</ref>
| [[Toni Basil]], [[David Byrne]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Crosseyed and Painless]]"
! scope="row"| [[Crosseyed and Painless|''Crosseyed and Painless'']]
| Toni Basil<ref name="Storytelling Giant album notes"/>
| Toni Basil
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Burning Down the House"
! scope="row"| ''[[Burning Down the House]]''
| rowspan="2"| 1983
| rowspan="2"| 1983
| David Byrne<ref name="Storytelling Giant album notes"/>
| David Byrne
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"
! scope="row"| ''[[This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)]]''
| David Byrne<ref name="Storytelling Giant album notes"/>
| David Byrne
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Slippery People"
! scope="row"| ''[[Slippery People]]''
| 1984
| 1984
| [[Jonathan Demme]]<ref>{{cite AV media | people=[[Jonathan Demme]] (director); [[Talking Heads]] (performer) | year=1984 | title=[[Stop Making Sense]] | medium=motion picture}}</ref>
| [[Jonathan Demme]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Road to Nowhere"
! scope="row"| ''[[Road to Nowhere]]''
| rowspan="3"| 1985
| rowspan="3"| 1985
| David Byrne, [[Stephen R. Johnson]]<ref name="Storytelling Giant album notes"/>
| David Byrne, [[Stephen R. Johnson]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "The Lady Don't Mind"
! scope="row"| ''[[The Lady Don't Mind]]''
| [[Jim Jarmusch]]<ref name="Storytelling Giant album notes"/>
| [[Jim Jarmusch]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "And She Was"
! scope="row"| ''[[And She Was]]''
| [[Jim Blashfield]]<ref name="Storytelling Giant album notes"/>
| [[Jim Blashfield]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Stay Up Late"
! scope="row"| ''[[Stay Up Late]]''
| rowspan="3"| 1986
| rowspan="3"| 1986
| [[Theodoros Bafaloukos|Ted Bafaloukos]]<ref name="Storytelling Giant album notes"/>
| [[Theodoros Bafaloukos|Ted Bafaloukos]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Wild Wild Life"
! scope="row"| ''[[Wild Wild Life]]''
| David Byrne<ref name="Storytelling Giant album notes"/>
| David Byrne
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Love for Sale"
! scope="row"| ''[[Love for Sale]]''
| David Byrne, [[Melvin Sokolsky]]<ref name="Storytelling Giant album notes"/>
| David Byrne, [[Melvin Sokolsky]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "(Nothing But) Flowers"
! scope="row"| ''[[(Nothing But) Flowers]]''
| rowspan="2"| 1988
| rowspan="2"| 1988
| [[Tibor Kalman]], [[Sandy McLeod|Sandy MacLeod]]<ref name="Storytelling Giant expanded album notes">{{cite AV media notes | others=Talking Heads | year=2003 | title=[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads album)|Once in a Lifetime]] | type=disc four – ''[[Storytelling Giant]]'', expanded edition | publisher=[[Sire Records]] | id=R2 73934}}</ref>
| [[Tibor Kalman]], [[Sandy McLeod|Sandy MacLeod]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Blind"
! scope="row"| ''[[Blind]]''
| [[Annabel Jankel]], [[Rocky Morton]]<ref name="Storytelling Giant expanded album notes"/>
| [[Annabel Jankel]], [[Rocky Morton]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Sax and Violins"
! scope="row"| ''[[Sax and Violins]]''
| 1991
| 1991
| [[Wim Wenders]]<ref name="Storytelling Giant expanded album notes"/>
| [[Wim Wenders]]
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Lifetime Piling Up"
! scope="row"| ''[[Lifetime Piling Up]]''
| 1992
| 1992
| {{n/a}}<ref>{{cite AV media | people=Talking Heads (performer) | year=1992 | title=Lifetime Piling Up | medium=music video}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.talking-heads.net/ Official website]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/talking-heads-mn0000131650 Talking Heads] at [[AllMusic]]
* {{Discogs artist | artist=Talking Heads | name=Talking Heads}}
* {{MusicBrainz artist | id=a94a7155-c79d-4409-9fcf-220cb0e4dc3a | name=Talking Heads}}
* [https://www.45cat.com/artist/talking-heads Entry at 45cat.com]
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 20 May 2024

For individual discographies, see David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, and the joint project by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club.

Talking Heads released 8 studio albums between 1977 and 1988, and have also released several live albums and compilation albums. Their first single, Love → Building on Fire, was released in February 1977, and their first album, Talking Heads: 77, was released in September 1977.

Talking Heads discography
Three men are situated on a stage, each with his own respective instrument: a keyboard, a drum set and a guitar.
Talking Heads performing at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 13, 1978
Studio albums8
Live albums3
Compilation albums8
Video albums4
Music videos15
Singles31
Remix albums1


Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
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
  • Released: September 16, 1977 (US)[11]
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: LP
 97 — — — — — 21 — — 60
More Songs About Buildings and Food
  • Released: July 14, 1978 (US)[12]
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
 29 46 — 42 — — 4 — — 21
Fear of Music
  • Released: August 3, 1979 (US)[15]
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: Cassette, LP
 21 35 — 27 — — 11 — — 33
Remain in Light
  • Released: October 8, 1980 (US)[16]
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: Cassette, LP
 19 25 — 6 22 26 8 28 — 21
Speaking in Tongues
  • Released: June 1, 1983 (US)[18]
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 15 15 20 7 14 11 3 12 — 21
Little Creatures
  • Released: June 10, 1985 (US)[19]
  • Label: Sire, EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 20 2 4 18 4 16 1 10 12 10
True Stories
  • Released: September 15, 1986 (US)[20]
  • Label: Sire, EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 17 2 10 16 16 13 1 5 11 7
Naked
  • Released: March 15, 1988 (US)[21]
  • Label: Sire, EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 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

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
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
  • Released: March 24, 1982 (US)[22]
  • Label: Sire
  • Formats: LP box set
 31 41 — — 38 7 32 — 22
Stop Making Sense
  • Released: September 12, 1984 (US)[23]
  • Label: Sire, EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 41 9 12 33 2 2 26 13 24
Live At WCOZ 1977
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		BEL
[24] 		CAN
[4] 		NLD
[5] 		NZ
[7] 		UK
[10]
Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads
  • Released: October 12, 1992 (UK)[25]
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP
 — 35 — — 66 3 7[upper-alpha 1]
Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites
  • Released: October 13, 1992 (US)[26]
  • Label: Sire, EMI
  • Formats: CD box set, LP box set
 158 — — 52 — 37
Once in a Lifetime
  • Released: November 11, 2003 (US)[27]
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD box set
 — — — — — — —
The Best of Talking Heads — 87 96 — — — 30
Talking Heads
  • Released: October 4, 2005 (US)[29]
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros., Rhino
  • Formats: DualDisc
 — — — — — — —
Bonus Rarities and Outtakes
  • Released: February 28, 2006 (US)[30]
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros., Rhino
  • Formats: Digital download
 — — — — — — —
The Collection
  • Released: January 15, 2007 (US)[31]
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — — —
Same as It Ever Was
  • Released: 2009 (US)[32]
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 73 — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

List of remix albums
Title Album details
12 × 12 Original Remixes
  • Released: August 2, 1999 (UK)[33]
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD

Video albums / Films

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Video
[34]
Stop Making Sense
True Stories
Storytelling Giant 7
Chronology
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Eagle Vision
  • Formats: DVD, Deluxe Edition DVD

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[35] 		US
Dance
[36] 		US
Main. Rock
[36] 		AUS
[2] 		CAN
[37] 		GER
[38] 		IRL
[39] 		NLD
[5] 		NZ
[7] 		UK
[40]
Love → Building on Fire 1977 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town — — — — — — — — — — Talking Heads: 77
Psycho Killer 92 — — — — — — 13 — —
Pulled Up 1978 — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — —
Crosseyed and Painless — 20[upper-alpha 2] — — — — — — — — Remain in Light
Once in a Lifetime 1981 —[upper-alpha 3] — 23 28 — 16 24 — 14
Houses in Motion — — — — — — 26 — — 50
Life During Wartime (live) 1982 — — — — — — — — — — The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
Burning Down the House 1983 9 2[upper-alpha 4] 6 94 8 — — — 5 — Speaking in Tongues
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) 62 — — — — — — — 51
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 —[upper-alpha 5] — 25 16 51 6 6 10 5 6
And She Was 54 33[upper-alpha 6] 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 — — — — — — — — — —
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 1992 — — — — — — — — — 50 Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
Once in a Lifetime 1981 Toni Basil, David Byrne
Crosseyed and Painless Toni Basil
Burning Down the House 1983 David Byrne
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) David Byrne
Slippery People 1984 Jonathan Demme
Road to Nowhere 1985 David Byrne, Stephen R. Johnson
The Lady Don't Mind Jim Jarmusch
And She Was Jim Blashfield
Stay Up Late 1986 Ted Bafaloukos
Wild Wild Life David Byrne
Love for Sale David Byrne, Melvin Sokolsky
(Nothing But) Flowers 1988 Tibor Kalman, Sandy MacLeod
Blind Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
Sax and Violins 1991 Wim Wenders
Lifetime Piling Up 1992 —

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:Cite magazine
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia:
    • Template:Cite book
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    • The Best of Talking Heads: Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  15. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  16. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Template:Cite certification
  18. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  19. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  20. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  21. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  22. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  23. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  24. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  25. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  26. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  27. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  28. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  29. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  30. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  31. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  32. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  33. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  34. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  35. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  37. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
  38. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  39. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  40. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
    • All except "Girlfriend Is Better" (live), "The Lady Don't Mind", "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (live) and "(Nothing But) Flowers": Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
    • "Girlfriend Is Better" (live), "The Lady Don't Mind", "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (live) and "(Nothing But) Flowers": Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Template:Cite book
  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Once in a Lifetime" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[41]
  4. ↑ All tracks from Speaking in Tongues charted jointly on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
  5. ↑ "Road to Nowhere" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[41]
  6. ↑ "And She Was" and the album cut "Television Man" charted together on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
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