Talking Heads

Talking Heads Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Talking Heads (sometimes stylized as T∀LKINGHE∀DS) were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1975. It consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth, and guitarist and keyboardist Jerry Harrison. Described as one of the most acclaimed groups of the 1980s, Talking Heads helped to pioneer new wave music by combining elements of punk, art rock, funk, and world music with "an anxious yet clean-cut image". Byrne, Frantz, and Weymouth met... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Road to Nowhere - #2: Burning Down the House - #3: Wild Wild Life - #4: And She Was - #5: Once in a Lifetime
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  1978
Psycho Killer
1.
02/1978

Psycho Killer
Talking Heads greentick

from Talking Heads: 77   Talking Heads: 77
6 pts
92
US








[Sire 1013]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth
2.
11/1978

Take Me to the River
Talking Heads greentick

from More Songs about Buildings and Food   More Songs about Buildings and Food
39 pts
26
US








[Sire 1032]
written by Al Green & Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
  1979
Life During Wartime
3.
11/1979

Life During Wartime
Talking Heads greentick

from Fear of Music   Fear of Music
8 pts
80
US








[Sire 49079]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  1980
I Zimbra
4.
01/1980

I Zimbra
Talking Heads greentick

from Fear of Music   Fear of Music
5 pts


28
dance






written by David Byrne, Brian Eno & Hugo Ball
Crosseyed and Painless
5.
10/1980

Crosseyed and Painless
Talking Heads greentick

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
7 pts


20
dance






charted as Cross Eyed and Painless / Born Under Punches / Once in a Lifetime in US dance charts
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Once in a Lifetime
6.
10/1980

#5  Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads greentick

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
74 pts
103
US
20
dance




14
UK
charted as Cross Eyed and Painless / Born Under Punches / Once in a Lifetime in US dance charts
[Sire 49649]
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  1981
Houses in Motion (Remix)
7.
05/1981

Houses in Motion (Remix)
Talking Heads greentick

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
16 pts








50
UK
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  1983
8.
07/1983

Speaking in Tongues (all cuts)
Talking Heads greentick

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
23 pts


2
dance






written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Burning Down the House
9.
07/1983

#2  Burning Down the House
Talking Heads greentick

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
100 pts
9
US


6
rock




[Sire 29565]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
10.
11/1983

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads greentick

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
25 pts
62
US






51
UK
[London-Sire 7-29451]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  1984
11.
10/1984

Slippery People
Talking Heads greentick

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
9 pts








68
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  1985
Girlfriend Is Better (Stop Making Sense)
12.
02/1985

Girlfriend Is Better (Stop Making Sense)
Talking Heads greentick

from Stop Making Sense   Stop Making Sense
4 pts








99
UK
R live
written by David Byrne
13.
06/1985

The Lady Don't Mind
Talking Heads greentick

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
7 pts








81
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Road to Nowhere
14.
06/1985

#1  Road to Nowhere
Talking Heads greentick

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
116 pts
105
US


25
rock


6
UK
[Sire 28987]
written by David Byrne
And She Was
15.
07/1985

#4  And She Was
Talking Heads greentick

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
77 pts
54
US


11
rock


17
UK
[Sire 7-28917]
written by David Byrne
16.
10/1985

Stay Up Late
Talking Heads greentick

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
6 pts




24
rock




written by David Byrne
And She Was / Television Man
17.
11/1985

And She Was / Television Man
Talking Heads greentick

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
3 pts


33
dance






written by David Byrne
  1986
Once in a Lifetime
18.
04/1986

Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads greentick

from Stop Making Sense   Stop Making Sense
6 pts
91
US








R live
[Sire 7-29163]
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
This Must Be the Place
19.
06/1986

This Must Be the Place
Talking Heads greentick

from Stop Making Sense   Stop Making Sense
5 pts








100
UK
R live
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Wild Wild Life
20.
08/1986

#3  Wild Wild Life
Talking Heads greentick

from True Stories   True Stories
78 pts
25
US


4
rock


43
UK
[Sire 7-28629]
written by David Byrne
21.
10/1986

Puzzlin' Evidence
Talking Heads greentick

from True Stories   True Stories
7 pts




19
rock




written by David Byrne
  1987
22.
05/1987

Radio Head
Talking Heads greentick

from True Stories   True Stories
13 pts








52
UK
written by David Byrne
  1988
(Nothing But) Flowers
23.
03/1988

(Nothing But) Flowers
Talking Heads greentick

from Naked   Naked
27 pts




5
rock


79
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Blind
24.
05/1988

Blind
Talking Heads greentick

from Naked   Naked
16 pts




39
rock


59
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Lifetime Piling Up
25.
10/1988

Lifetime Piling Up
Talking Heads greentick

from Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites   Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites
27 pts






11
alt.
50
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  1991
Sax and Violins
26.
12/1991

Sax and Violins
Talking Heads greentick

from Until the End of the World: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack   Until the End of the World: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
31 pts




49
rock
1
alt.


written by David Byrne
  2001
Once in a Lifetime
27.
11/2001

Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads greentick

3 pts








109
UK
rm
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth


See also...

Chris Frantz • David Byrne • Jerry Harrison • Tina Weymouth

has/had supporting musician Adrian Belew


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