Talking Heads discography
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 Talking Heads at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on May 13, 1978 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 8 | |
| ↙Live albums | 2 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 6 | |
| ↙Singles | 29 | |
| ↙Video albums | 1 | |
| ↙Tribute and cover albums | 1 | |
Discography of the new wave band Talking Heads.
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[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
NZ [5] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [7] |
SUI [8] |
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| 1977 | Talking Heads: 77 | 97 | — | 60 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | More Songs About Buildings and Food
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29 | — | 21 | 46 | — | 4 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | Fear of Music
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21 | — | 33 | 35 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
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| 1980 | Remain in Light
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19 | — | 21 | 25 | — | 8 | 26 | 28 | — | ||||
| 1983 | Speaking in Tongues
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15 | 55 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 12 | — | ||||
| 1985 | Little Creatures
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20 | — | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| 1986 | True Stories
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28 | — | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| 1988 | Naked
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19 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] |
AUT [4] |
NLD [12] |
NZ [5] |
SWE [7] |
SUI [8] |
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| 1982 | The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
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31 | 22 | — | 83 | 7 | 32 | — | |
| 1984 | Stop Making Sense
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41 | 24 | 12 | — | 2 | 26 | 13 | US: 2×Platinum[9] UK: Gold[10] |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
NZ [5] |
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| 1992 | Once in a Lifetime – The Best of Talking Heads
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— | 7 | 35 | 3 | UK: Gold[10] |
Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites
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158 | — | 37 | |||
| 1999 | 12 × 12 Original Remixes
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— | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | The Best of Talking Heads
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— | 30 | — | — | UK: Gold[10] |
| 2006 | Bonus Rarities and Outtakes
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— | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | The Collection
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— | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Same as It Ever Was
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73 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
[edit] Box sets
| Year | Album details |
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| 2003 | Once in a Lifetime
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| 2005 | Talking Heads
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [13] |
US Main. [13] |
US Dance [13] |
US Alt. [14] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [15] |
GER [16] |
IRL | NED [12] |
NZ [5] |
UK [2] |
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| 1977 | "Love → Building on Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single[A] |
| "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Talking Heads: 77 | |
| "Psycho Killer" | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "Pulled Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Take Me to the River" | 26 | — | — | — | 26 | 37 | — | — | — | 20 | — | More Songs About Buildings and Food | |
| 1979 | "Life During Wartime" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fear of Music |
| 1980 | "I Zimbra" | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Cities" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Crosseyed and Painless" | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Remain in Light | |
| 1981 | "Once in a Lifetime" | 103 | — | — | — | 23 | 28 | — | 16 | 24 | — | 14 | |
| "Houses in Motion" (alternate mix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 50 | ||
| 1982 | "Life During Wartime" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Name of This Band is Talking Heads |
| 1983 | "Burning Down the House" | 9 | 6 | — | — | 94 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | — | Speaking in Tongues |
| "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | ||
| 1984 | "Slippery People" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 68 | Stop Making Sense |
| "Girlfriend Is Better" (Live) | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 99 | ||
| 1985 | "The Lady Don't Mind" | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 42 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 81 | Little Creatures |
| "Road to Nowhere" | 105 | 25 | — | — | 16 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | ||
| "And She Was" | 54 | 11 | 33 | — | — | 53 | 53 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 17 | ||
| "Once in a Lifetime" (Live) | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 15 | — | Stop Making Sense | |
| 1986 | "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Radio Head" | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | 23 | — | — | 52 | |
| 1988 | "Blind" | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | Naked |
| "(Nothing But) Flowers" | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | ||
| 1991 | "Sax and Violins" | — | 49 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Until the End of the World (Soundtrack) |
| 1992 | "Lifetime Piling Up" | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
- A^ Later released on Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites in 1992.
[edit] Feature films
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1984 | Stop Making Sense
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Jonathan Demme |
| 1986 | True Stories
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David Byrne |
[edit] Video albums
| Year | Album details |
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| 1988 | Storytelling Giant
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[edit] Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1981 | "Once in a Lifetime" | Toni Basil David Byrne |
| "Crosseyed & Painless" | Toni Basil | |
| 1982 | "Burning Down the House" | David Byrne |
| 1983 | "Swamp" | |
| "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" | David Byrne | |
| 1984 | "Slippery People"[B] | Jonathan Demme |
| 1985 | "Road to Nowhere" | David Byrne Stephen R. Johnson |
| "The Lady Don't Mind" | Jim Jarmusch | |
| "And She Was" | Jim Blashfield | |
| 1986 | "Stay Up Late" | Ted Bafaloukos |
| "Wild Wild Life" | David Byrne | |
| "Love for Sale" | David Byrne Melvin Sokolsky |
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| 1988 | "(Nothing But) Flowers" | David Byrne |
| "Blind" | Annabel Jankel Rocky Morton |
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| 1991 | "Sax and Violins" | Wim Wenders |
| 1992 | "Lifetime Piling Up" |
- B^ From the film Stop Making Sense.
[edit] Tribute album
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Talking Heads > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5594. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Chart Stats - Talking Heads". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3405. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ a b c "Discography Talking Heads". Australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Talking+Heads. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Discographie Talking Heads". Austriancharts.at (in Austrian-German). http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Talking+Heads. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Discography Talking Heads". Charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Talking+Heads. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gold and Platinum: Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 23 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 23 December 2010. Note: User needs to enter "Talking Heads" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 20 August 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Talking Heads" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ a b "Discografie Talking Heads". Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Talking+Heads. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ a b c "Talking Heads > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/talking-heads-p5594/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ "Talking Heads Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/talking-heads/chart-history/5814?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ "Talking Heads Top Singles positions". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5&q1=%22Talking+Heads%22+%22Top+Singles%22&q2=&interval=50. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / TALKING HEADS / Single". Musicline.de (in German). http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/TALKING+HEADS/?type=single. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
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