Talking Heads discography explained

Artist:	Talking Heads
Studio:	8
Live:	2
Compilation:	8
Video:	4
Singles:	31
Music Videos:	15
Option:	1
Option Name:	Remix albums

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

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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]
	Released: September 16, 1977 (US)^[11] Label: Sire Formats: LP	97	—	—	—	—	—	21	—	—	60	BPI: Silver
More Songs About Buildings and Food	Released: July 14, 1978 (US)^[12] Label: Sire Formats: LP, 8-track	29	46	—	42	—	—	4	—	—	21	RIAA: Gold^[13] BPI: Gold^[14]
Fear of Music	Released: August 3, 1979 (US)^[15] Label: Sire Formats: Cassette, LP	21	35	—	27	—	—	11	—	—	33	RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver
Remain in Light	Released: October 8, 1980 (US)^[16] Label: Sire Formats: Cassette, LP	19	25	—	6	22	26	8	28	—	21	RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Gold^[17]
Speaking in Tongues	Released: June 1, 1983 (US)^[18] Label: Sire Formats: CD, cassette, LP	15	15	20	7	14	11	3	12	—	21	RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum
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	RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold
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	RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold
Naked	Released: March 15, 1988 (US)^[21] Label: Sire, EMI Formats: CD, cassette, LP	19	8	8	13	13	7	7	9	6	3	RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications
US	AUS	AUT	CAN	NLD	NZ	SWE	SWI	UK
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	RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold
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

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Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
US	AUS	BEL ^[25]	CAN	NLD	NZ	UK
	Released: October 12, 1992 (UK)^[26] Label: EMI Formats: CD, LP	—	35	—	—	66	3	7	BPI: Gold
	Released: October 13, 1992 (US)^[27] Label: Sire, EMI Formats: CD box set, LP box set	158	—	—	52	—	37		BPI: Gold
Once in a Lifetime	Released: November 11, 2003 (US)^[28] Label: Sire, Warner Bros. Formats: CD box set	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Best of Talking Heads	Released: August 17, 2004 (US)^[29] Label: Sire, Warner Bros., Rhino Formats: CD, 2LP, digital download	—	87	96	—	—	—	30	BPI: Platinum
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]

Notes and References

1. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=talking heads|chart=Billboard 200}} Talking Heads – Chart History: Billboard 200 ]. . . January 4, 2013.
2. Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia:
   • Book: . Kent, David . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book . St Ives . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6. 304.
   • Web site: Discography Talking Heads . australian-charts.com . Hung Medien . January 4, 2013.
   • The Best of Talking Heads: Web site: ARIA Albums: Spirit Of The Anzacs Is No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. April 11, 2015. April 11, 2015.
3. Web site: Discographie Talking Heads . austriancharts.at . Hung Medien . January 4, 2013 . de.
4. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
   • More Songs About Buildings and Food: RPM 100 Albums . 30 . 9 . November 25, 1978 . . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314184722/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0038a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 . March 14, 2016 . dead .
   • Fear of Music: RPM 100 Albums . 32 . 12 . December 15, 1979 . . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317033351/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6876a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 . March 17, 2016 . dead .
   • Remain in Light: RPM 50 Albums . 30 . 11 . December 9, 1981 . . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315041334/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0298&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 . March 15, 2016 . dead .
   • Speaking in Tongues: RPM 100 Albums . 38 . 21 . July 23, 1983 . . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228014032/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . December 28, 2012 . dead .
   • Little Creatures: RPM 100 Albums . 42 . 24 . August 24, 1985 . . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033744/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0564&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 . December 3, 2013 . dead .
   • True Stories: RPM 100 Albums . 45 . 9 . November 22, 1986 . . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228014032/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . December 28, 2012 . dead .
   • Naked: RPM 100 Albums . 48 . 1 . April 23, 1988 . . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228014032/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . December 28, 2012 . dead .
   • Stop Making Sense: RPM 100 Albums . 41 . 5 . October 6, 1984 . . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228014032/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . December 28, 2012 . dead .
   • Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites: RPM 100 Albums (CD's & Cassettes) . 56 . 22 . November 28, 1992 . . January 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109215848/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1870&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 . November 9, 2012 . dead .
5. Web site: Discografie Talking Heads . dutchcharts.nl . Hung Medien . January 4, 2013 . nl.
6. Web site: Discography Talking Heads . norwegiancharts.com . Hung Medien . January 4, 2013.
7. Web site: Discography Talking Heads . charts.nz . Hung Medien . January 4, 2013.
8. Web site: Discography Talking Heads . swedishcharts.com . Hung Medien . January 4, 2013.
9. Web site: Discographie Talking Heads . hitparade.ch . Hung Medien . January 4, 2013 . gsw.
10. Web site: Talking Heads . . January 4, 2013 . select "Albums" tab.
11. Web site: Talking Heads 77 – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Ruhlmann, William.
12. Web site: More Songs About Buildings and Food – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Ruhlmann, William.
13. Web site: Gold & Platinum Search "Talking Heads". Recording Industry Association of America. October 22, 2021.
14. Web site: Certified Awards Search. British Phonographic Industry. To access, enter the keywords "Talking Heads". July 14, 2024.
15. Web site: Fear of Music – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Ruhlmann, William.
16. Web site: Remain in Light – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Ruhlmann, William.
17. Canada . Talking Heads . January 4, 2013.
18. Web site: Speaking in Tongues – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Ruhlmann, William.
19. Web site: Little Creatures – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Ruhlmann, William.
20. News: . September Hot Album Releases . Billboard Newspaper . . September 6, 1986 . October 13, 2023. none . 88.
21. Web site: Naked: Talking Heads . Amazon . January 4, 2013.
22. Web site: The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Westergaard, Sean.
23. Web site: Stop Making Sense: Talking Heads . Amazon . January 4, 2013.
24. Web site: Talking Heads - Live at WCOZ 77 . Record Store Day. June 5, 2024.
25. Web site: Discografie Talking Heads . ultratop.be . Hung Medien . January 4, 2013 . nl.
26. Web site: Once In A Lifetime: The Best Of Talking Heads . Amazon UK . January 4, 2013.
27. Web site: Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the Vaseline – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
28. Web site: Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
29. Web site: The Best of Talking Heads – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
30. Web site: Talking Heads [DualDisc] – Talking Heads | work=AllMusic | publisher=Rovi Corporation | access-date=January 4, 2013 | author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas | author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine].
31. Web site: Bonus Rarities & Outtakes: Talking Heads . Amazon . January 4, 2013.
32. Web site: Same as It Ever Was – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
33. Web site: 12 X 12 Original Remixes – Talking Heads . . . May 30, 2021 . Westergaard, Sean.
34. Top Music Videos . . 100 . 28 . . July 9, 1988.
35. Web site: Storytelling Giant – Talking Heads . . . January 4, 2013 . Ruhlmann, William.
36. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=talking heads|chart=Hot 100}} Talking Heads – Chart History: Hot 100 ]. . . January 4, 2013.
37. Web site: Talking Heads – Awards (Billboard Singles) . . . January 4, 2013.
38. Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
    • "Take Me to the River": Top Singles . 30 . 20 . February 10, 1979 . . January 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228014032/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . December 28, 2012 . dead .
    • "Once in a Lifetime": Top Singles . 34 . 15 . March 21, 1981 . . January 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315031250/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0315&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 . March 15, 2016 . dead .
    • "Burning Down the House": Top Singles . 39 . 10 . November 5, 1983 . . January 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228014032/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . December 28, 2012 . dead .
    • "Road to Nowhere": Top Singles . 42 . 19 . July 20, 1985 . . January 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228014032/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . December 28, 2012 . dead .
    • "Wild Wild Life": Top Singles . 45 . 11 . December 6, 1986 . . January 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228014032/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . December 28, 2012 . dead .
39. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Talking Heads / Single . musicline.de . . January 4, 2013 . de.
40. Web site: Irish singles positions . . January 4, 2013 . To access, enter the search parameter "Talking Heads" in the "Search by Artist" field and select "search" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060630122742/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement . June 30, 2006 .
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": Web site: Talking Heads – Official Charts Company . . January 4, 2013.
    • "Girlfriend Is Better" (live), "The Lady Don't Mind", "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (live) and "(Nothing But) Flowers": Web site: The Official Charts Company - Talking Heads discography. 26 July 2013. The Official Charts Company.
42. Talking Heads . 1977 . Love → Building on Fire . track listing . . SAA737.
43. Talking Heads . 1977 . Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town . track listing . . SRE 1002.
44. Talking Heads . 1978 . Pulled Up . track listing . . 6078 620.
45. Talking Heads . 1980 . Cities . track listing . . SIR 4040.
46. Talking Heads . 1982 . Life During Wartime (live) . track listing . . SIR 4055.
47. Talking Heads . 1986 . Love for Sale . track listing . . 7-28497.
48. Web site: Talking Heads - Lifetime Piling Up, Part 2 by Talking Heads (0100-01-01) - Amazon.com Music. Amazon. August 4, 2016.
49. album . Talking Heads . 1988 . . . CMV1099.
50. Jonathan Demme (director); Talking Heads (performer) . 1984 . . motion picture.
51. Talking Heads . 2003 . . disc four – Storytelling Giant, expanded edition . . R2 73934.
52. Talking Heads (performer) . 1992 . Lifetime Piling Up . music video.
53. Web site: The Collection [EMI] – Talking Heads | work=AllMusic | publisher=Rovi Corporation | access-date=January 4, 2013 | author=Monger, James Christopher}}
    • Label: EMI
    • Formats: CD

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    • Released: 2009
    (US)^[32]
    • Label: Rhino
    • Formats: CD, digital download

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    Remix albums

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    Album details
    12 × 12 Original Remixes	Released: August 2, 1999 (UK)^[33] Label: EMI Formats: CD

    Video albums

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    Album details	Peak chart positions
    US Video ^[34]
    Stop Making Sense	Released: 1984 Label: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Formats: VHS, Laserdisc, DVD (1999), Blu-ray (2009)
    True Stories	Released: 1987 Label: Warner Home Video, The Criterion Collection Formats: VHS, Laserdisc, DVD (1999), Blu-ray (2018)
    Storytelling Giant	Released: 1988 (US)^[35] Label: Warner Reprise Video, Picture Music International Formats: VHS, Laserdisc, DVD (2003)	7
    Chronology	Released: 2011 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD, Deluxe Edition DVD

    Singles

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    Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
    US ^[36]	US Dance ^[37]	US Main. Rock	AUS	CAN ^[38]	GER ^[39]	IRL ^[40]	NLD	NZ	UK ^[41]
    "Love → Building on Fire"^[42]	1977	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
    "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town"^[43]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Talking Heads: 77
    "Psycho Killer"		92	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	BPI: Silver
    "Pulled Up"^[44]	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"^[45]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
    "Crosseyed and Painless"		—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Remain in Light
    "Once in a Lifetime"	1981	—		—	23	28	—	16	24	—	14	BPI: Gold
    "Houses in Motion"		—	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	—	50
    "Life During Wartime" (live)^[46]	1982	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
    "Burning Down the House"	1983	9	2	6	94	8	—	—	—	5	—		Speaking in Tongues
    "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"		62		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	BPI: Gold
    "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"		—	—	25	16	51	6	6	10	5	6	BPI: Silver
    "And She Was"		54	33	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"^[47]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
    "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"^[48]	1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50		Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites
    "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

    Music videos

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    Year	Director(s)
    "Once in a Lifetime"	1981	Toni Basil, David Byrne^[49]
    "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^[50]
    "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^[51]
    "Blind"		Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
    "Sax and Violins"	1991	Wim Wenders
    "Lifetime Piling Up"	1992	^[52]

    External links

    • Official website
    • Talking Heads at AllMusic
      • • Entry at 45cat.com

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