Talking Heads discography

For individual discographies, see main entries on David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, and the joint project by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club.
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 albums2
Compilation albums8
Singles31
Video albums4
Music videos15
Remix albums1

The discography of American new wave band Talking Heads consists of eight studio albums, two live albums, eight compilation albums, one remix album, four video albums, 31 singles, and 15 music videos.

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)[13]
  • 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 77
  • Released: April 20, 2024 (US)[24]
  • Label: Sire, Rhino
  • Formats: LP
 — — — — — — — — —
"—" 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
[25] 		CAN
[4] 		NLD
[5] 		NZ
[7] 		UK
[10]
Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads
  • Released: October 12, 1992 (UK)[26]
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP
 — 35 — — 66 3 7[A]
Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites
  • Released: October 13, 1992 (US)[27]
  • Label: Sire, EMI
  • Formats: CD box set, LP box set
 158 — — 52 — 37
Once in a Lifetime
  • Released: November 11, 2003 (US)[28]
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD box set
 — — — — — — —
The Best of Talking Heads — 87 96 — — — 30
Talking Heads
  • Released: October 4, 2005 (US)[30]
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros., Rhino
  • Formats: DualDisc
 — — — — — — —
Bonus Rarities and Outtakes
  • Released: February 28, 2006 (US)[31]
  • Label: Sire, Warner Bros., Rhino
  • Formats: Digital download
 — — — — — — —
The Collection
  • Released: January 15, 2007 (US)[32]
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — — —
Same as It Ever Was
  • Released: 2009 (US)[33]
  • 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)[34]
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Video
[35]
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
[37] 		US
Dance
[38] 		US
Main. Rock
[38] 		AUS
[2] 		CAN
[39] 		GER
[40] 		IRL
[41] 		NLD
[5] 		NZ
[7] 		UK
[42]
"Love → Building on Fire"[43] 1977 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town"[44] — — — — — — — — — — Talking Heads: 77
"Psycho Killer" 92 — — — — — — 13 — —
"Pulled Up"[45] 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"[46] — — — — — — — — — —
"Crosseyed and Painless" — 20[B] — — — — — — — — Remain in Light
"Once in a Lifetime" 1981 —[C] — 23 28 — 16 24 — 14
"Houses in Motion" — — — — — — 26 — — 50
"Life During Wartime" (live)[48] 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
"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
"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"[49] — — — — — — — — — —
"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"[50] 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

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Once in a Lifetime" 1981 Toni Basil, David Byrne[51]
"Crosseyed and Painless" Toni Basil[51]
"Burning Down the House" 1983 David Byrne[51]
"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" David Byrne[51]
"Slippery People" 1984 Jonathan Demme[52]
"Road to Nowhere" 1985 David Byrne, Stephen R. Johnson[51]
"The Lady Don't Mind" Jim Jarmusch[51]
"And She Was" Jim Blashfield[51]
"Stay Up Late" 1986 Ted Bafaloukos[51]
"Wild Wild Life" David Byrne[51]
"Love for Sale" David Byrne, Melvin Sokolsky[51]
"(Nothing But) Flowers" 1988 Tibor Kalman, Sandy MacLeod[53]
"Blind" Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton[53]
"Sax and Violins" 1991 Wim Wenders[53]
"Lifetime Piling Up" 1992 —[54]

Notes

  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.[47]
  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.[47]
  6. ^ "And She Was" and the album cut "Television Man" charted together on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia:
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  4. ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
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    • "Burning Down the House": "Top Singles". RPM. 39 (10). November 5, 1983. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
    • "Road to Nowhere": "Top Singles". RPM. 42 (19). July 20, 1985. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
    • "Wild Wild Life": "Top Singles". RPM. 45 (11). December 6, 1986. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
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  42. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
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  44. ^ Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town (track listing). Talking Heads. Sire Records. 1977. SRE 1002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  45. ^ Pulled Up (track listing). Talking Heads. Sire Records. 1978. 6078 620.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  46. ^ Cities (track listing). Talking Heads. Sire Records. 1980. SIR 4040.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  52. ^ Jonathan Demme (director); Talking Heads (performer) (1984). Stop Making Sense (motion picture).
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