The discography of American rock band Talking Heads consists of eight studio albums, four live albums, ten 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 AUSPeak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia:
The Best of Talking Heads: "Lifetime Piling Up": AUT CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: More Songs About Buildings and Food: Fear of Music: Remain in Light: Speaking in Tongues: Little Creatures: True Stories: Naked: Stop Making Sense: Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites: NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI UK Talking Heads: 77 Released: September 16, 1977 (US) Label: Sire Formats: LP 97 — — — — — 21 — — 60 BPI: Silver More Songs About Buildings and Food Released: July 14, 1978 (US) Label: Sire Formats: LP, 8-track 29 46 — 42 — — 4 — — 21 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold Fear of Music Released: August 3, 1979 (US) Label: Sire Formats: Cassette, LP 21 35 — 27 — — 11 — — 33 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver Remain in Light Released: October 8, 1980 (US) Label: Sire Formats: Cassette, LP 19 25 — 6 22 26 8 28 — 21 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Gold Speaking in Tongues Released: June 1, 1983 (US) Label: Sire Formats: CD, cassette, LP 15 15 20 7 14 11 3 12 — 21 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum Little Creatures Released: June 10, 1985 (US) 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) 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) 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 + List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title 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) Label: Sire Formats: LP box set 31 41 — — 38 7 32 — 22 Stop Making Sense Released: September 12, 1984 (US) 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) Label: Sire, Rhino Formats: LP — — — — — — — — — Live on Tour '78 Released: April 12, 2025 (US) Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP 192 — — — — — — — — "—" 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 AUS BEL CAN NLD NZ UK Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads Released: October 12, 1992 (UK) Label: EMI Formats: CD, LP — 35 — — 66 3 7 BPI: Gold Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline Released: October 12, 1992 (UK) Label: Sire, EMI Formats: CD box set, LP box set 158 — — 52 — 37 BPI: Gold Once in a Lifetime Released: November 11, 2003 (US) Label: Sire, Warner Bros. Formats: CD box set — — — — — — — The Best of Talking Heads Released: August 17, 2004 (US) Label: Sire, Warner Bros., Rhino Formats: CD, 2LP, digital download — 87 96 — — — 30 BPI: Platinum Talking Heads Released: October 4, 2005 (US) Label: Sire, Warner Bros., Rhino Formats: DualDisc — — — — — — — Bonus Rarities and Outtakes Released: February 28, 2006 (US) Label: Sire, Warner Bros., Rhino Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — The Collection Released: January 15, 2007 (US) Label: EMI Formats: CD — — — — — — — Same as It Ever Was Released: 2009 (US) Label: Rhino Formats: CD, digital download 73 — — — — — — Essential Released: August 23, 2011 Label: EMI Formats: CD — — — — — — — BPI: Gold Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live Released: November 28, 2025 Label: Sire, Rhino
Formats: LP — — — — — — — "—" 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) Label: EMI Formats: CD
Video albums + List of video albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions USVideo 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) 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 + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USDance USMain. Rock AUS CANPeak chart positions for singles in Canada: "Take Me to the River": "Once in a Lifetime": "Burning Down the House": "Road to Nowhere": "Wild Wild Life": GER IRL NLD NZ UKPeak 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": "Girlfriend Is Better" (live), "The Lady Don't Mind", "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (live) and "(Nothing But) Flowers": "Love → Building on Fire" 1977 — — — — — — — — — — "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town" — — — — — — — — — — Talking Heads: 77 "New Feeling" — — — — — — — — — — "Psycho Killer" 1978 92 — — — — — — 13 — — BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum RIAA: 2x Platinum "First Week/Last Week... Carefree / Uh-oh, Love Comes to Town" — — — — — — — — — — "Pulled Up" — — — — — — — — — — "Take Me to the River" 26 — — 58 34 — — — 20 — RMNZ: Platinum More Songs About Buildings and Food "Life During Wartime" 1979 80 — — — — — — — — —RIAA: Gold Fear of Music "I Zimbra" 1980 — 28 — — — — — — — — "Cities" — — — — — — — — — — "Crosseyed and Painless" — 20 — — — — — — — — Remain in Light "Once in a Lifetime" 1981 — — 23 28 — 16 24 — 14 BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "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 6 94 8 — — — 5 — RMNZ: Platinum Speaking in Tongues "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" 62 — — — — — — — 51 BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum "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: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "And She Was" 54 33 11 10 — 53 9 31 16 17 RMNZ: Platinum "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 — — — 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 "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 "Psycho Killer" 2025 Mike Mills
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References
External links Official website Talking Heads at AllMusic
Entry at 45cat.com