Talking Heads discography

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Talking Heads discography
Talking Heads band1.jpg
Talking Heads performing at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Canada on May 13, 1978
Studio albums 8
Live albums 2
Compilation albums 9
Video albums 1
Music videos 15
Singles 31
Remix albums 1

The discography of American new wave band Talking Heads consists of eight studio albums, two live albums, nine compilation albums, one remix album, one video album, thirty-one singles and fifteen 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)[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: May 31, 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: October 7, 1986 (US)[20]
  • Label: Sire, EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 28 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]		 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 — — 38 7 32 — 22
Stop Making Sense
  • Released: September 12, 1984 (US)[23]
  • Label: Sire, EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
 41 12 33 2 2 26 13 24
"—" 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

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Video
[34]
Storytelling Giant 7

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[36]		 US
Dance
[37]		 US
Main. Rock
[37]		 AUS
[2]		 CAN
[38]		 GER
[39]		 IRL
[40]		 NLD
[5]		 NZ
[7]		 UK
[41]
"Love → Building on Fire"[42] 1977 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town"[43] — — — — — — — — — — Talking Heads: 77
"Psycho Killer" 92 — — — — — — 13 — —
"Pulled Up"[44] 1978 — — — — — — — — — —
"Take Me to the River" 26 — — 26 37 — — — 20 — More Songs About Buildings and Food
"Life During Wartime" 1979 80 — — — — — — — — — Fear of Music
"I Zimbra" 1980 — 28 — — — — — — — —
"Cities"[45] — — — — — — — — — —
"Crosseyed and Painless" — 20[upper-alpha 2] — — — — — — — — Remain in Light
"Once in a Lifetime" 1981 103[upper-alpha 3] — 23 28 — 16 24 — 14
"Houses in Motion" — — — — — — 26 — — 50
"Life During Wartime" (live)[47] 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" 105[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"[48] — — — — — — — — — —
"Hey Now" — — — 65 — — — — 45 —
"Puzzlin' Evidence" — — 19 — — — — — — —
"Radio Head" 1987 — — — 52 — — 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[49]
"Crosseyed and Painless" Toni Basil[49]
"Burning Down the House" 1982 David Byrne[49]
"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" 1983 David Byrne[49]
"Slippery People" 1984 Jonathan Demme[50]
"Road to Nowhere" 1985 David Byrne, Stephen R. Johnson[49]
"The Lady Don't Mind" Jim Jarmusch[49]
"And She Was" Jim Blashfield[49]
"Stay Up Late" 1986 Ted Bafaloukos[49]
"Wild Wild Life" David Byrne[49]
"Love for Sale" David Byrne, Melvin Sokolsky[49]
"(Nothing But) Flowers" 1988 David Byrne[51]
"Blind" Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton[51]
"Sax and Violins" 1991 Wim Wenders[51]
"Lifetime Piling Up" 1992 N/A[52]

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 as a triple A-side single 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, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[46]
  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, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.[46]
  6. ↑ "And She Was" and the album cut "Television Man" charted as a double A-side single on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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    • The Best of Talking Heads: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
    • More Songs About Buildings and Food: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • Fear of Music: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • Remain in Light: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • Speaking in Tongues: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • Little Creatures: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • True Stories: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • Naked: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • Stop Making Sense: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  38. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
    • "Take Me to the River": Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • "Once in a Lifetime": Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • "Burning Down the House": Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • "Road to Nowhere": Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • "Wild Wild Life": Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  39. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  40. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  41. ↑ 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 package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
    • "Girlfriend Is Better" (live), "The Lady Don't Mind", "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (live) and "(Nothing But) Flowers": Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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