Talking Heads discography

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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:
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  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:
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  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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  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).
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  37. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
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  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).
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  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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