Talking Heads

8 albums with 79 songs. 1 other song. A total of 80 songs.

1977 Talking Heads 77 (11)

Talking Heads' first album. Five great tunes: "Pulled Up", "Uh-Oh Love Comes To Town", "Don't Worry About The Government", "Tentative Decisions" and "First Week Last Week Carefree". Five disappointments: "The Book I Read", "New Feeling", "Happy Day", "Who Is It?" and "No Compassion". The best song on the album is "Psycho Killer", first released three years earlier, in 1974.

1978 More Songs About Buildings And Food (11)

Seven good songs: "The Good Thing", "Thank You For Sending Me An Angel", "Take Me To The River", "With Our Love", "The Girls Want To Be With The Girls", "The Big Country" and "Found A Job". And four weak songs: "I'M Not In Love", "Stay Hungry", "Artists Only" and "Warning Sign".

1979 Fear Of Music (11)

One timeless classic: "Heaven". Five fine songs: "Cities", "Life During Wartime", "Mind", "Air", "Electric Guitar". And five disappointments: "Animals", "I Zimbra", "Paper", "Memories Can't Wait" and "Drugs".

1980 Remain In Light (8)

One timeless masterpiece: "Once In A Lifetime" (probably Talking Heads' greatest song). Three good songs: "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)", "Houses In Motion" and "Crosseyed And Painless". Four disappointments: "Listening Wind", "The Great Curve", "Seen And Not Seen" and "The Overload".

1983 Speaking In Tongues (9)

One timeless classic: "Burning Down The House". Five fine songs: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)", "Girlfriend Is Better", "I Get Wild/Wild Gravity", "Slippery People" and "Swamp". Three disappointments: "Moon Rocks", "Making Flippy Floppy" and "Pull Up The Roots". 

1985 "Little Creatures" (9)

Talking Heads' greatest album. Three great classics: "The Lady Don't Mind", "Road To Nowhere" and "And She Was". Five fine songs: "Creatures Of Love", "Perfect World", "Stay Up Late", "Walk It Down" and "Television Man". And only one disappointment: "Give Me Back My Name".

1986 True Stories (9)

One timeless classic: "Wild Wild Life". Six good songs: "Hey Now", "People Like Us", "Dream Operator", "Radio Head", "Papa Legba" and "City Of Dreams". Two disappointments: "Love For Sale" and "Puzzlin' Evidence".

1988 Naked (11)

Five good songs: "Mr Jones", "Totally Nude", "Blind", "(Nothing But) Flowers" and "Mommy Daddy You And I". And six disappointments: "Ruby Dear", "The Democratic Circus", "The Facts Of Life", "Big Daddy", "Bill" and "Cool Water".

Other songs (1):

fine "Love Building On Fire" (1977)

Top 50 Talking Heads songs

1. "Once In A Lifetime" (Remain In Light, 1980)

2. "Burning Down The House" (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)

3. "Wild Wild Life" (True Stories, 1986)

4. "Psycho Killer" (1974)

5. "The Lady Don't Mind" (Little Creatures, 1985)

6. "Road To Nowhere" (Little Creatures, 1985)

7. "And She Was" (Little Creatures, 1985)

8. "Heaven" (Fear Of Music, 1979)

9. "Pulled Up" (Talking Heads 77, 1977)

10. "The Good Thing" (More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1978)

11. "Cities" (Fear Of Music, 1979)

12. "Thank You For Sending Me An Angel" (More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1978)

13. "Hey Now" (True Stories, 1986)

14. "Love Building On Fire" (1977)

15. "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)

16. "Life During Wartime" (Fear Of Music, 1979)

17. "Girlfriend Is Better" (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)

18. "Take Me To The River" (More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1978)

19. "Creatures Of Love" (Little Creatures, 1985)

20. "Uh-Oh Love Comes To Town" (Talking Heads 77, 1977)

21. "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" (Remain In Light, 1980)

22. "Mind" (Fear Of Music, 1979)

23. "Perfect World" (Little Creatures, 1985)

24. "With Our Love" (More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1978)

25. "Mr Jones" (Naked, 1988)

26. "Houses In Motion" (Remain In Light, 1980)

27. "Don't Worry About The Government" (Talking Heads 77, 1977)

28. "People Like Us" (True Stories, 1986)

29. "Totally Nude" (Naked, 1988)

30. "Stay Up Late" (Little Creatures, 1985)

31. "The Girls Want To Be With The Girls" (More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1978)

32. "I Get Wild/Wild Gravity" (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)

33. "Air" (Fear Of Music, 1979)

34. "Dream Operator" (True Stories, 1986)

35. "Tentative Decisions" (Talking Heads 77, 1977)

36. "Blind" (Naked, 1988)

37. "Crosseyed And Painless" (Remain In Light, 1980)

38. "The Big Country" (More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1978)

39. "Slippery People" (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)

40. "Electric Guitar" (Fear Of Music, 1979)

41. "Swamp" (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)

42. "(Nothing But) Flowers" (Naked, 1988)

43. "Radio Head" (True Stories, 1986)

44. "First Week Last Week Carefree" (Talking Heads 77, 1977)

45. "Papa Legba" (True Stories, 1986)

46. "Mommy Daddy You And I" (Naked, 1988)

47. "Walk It Down" (Little Creatures, 1985)

48. "Found A Job" (More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1978)

49. "City Of Dreams" (True Stories, 1986)

50. "Television Man" (Little Creatures, 1985)

30 worst Talking Heads songs

1. "Cool Water" (Naked, 1988)

2. "Drugs" (Fear Of Music, 1979)

3. "The Overload" (Remain In Light, 1980)

4. "Warning Sign" (More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1978)

5. "Pull Up The Roots" (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)

6. "Artists Only" (More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1978)

7. "Seen And Not Seen" (Remain In Light, 1980)

8. "Memories Can't Wait" (Fear Of Music, 1979)

9. "Bill" (Naked, 1988)

10. "Give Me Back My Name" (Little Creatures, 1985)

11. "Paper" (Fear Of Music, 1979)

12. "Big Daddy" (Naked, 1988)

13. "Stay Hungry" (More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1978)

14. "The Great Curve" (Remain In Light, 1980)

15. "No Compassion" (Talking Heads 77, 1977)

16. "Puzzlin' Evidence" (True Stories, 1986)

17. "I Zimbra" (Fear Of Music, 1979)

18. "The Facts Of Life" (Naked, 1988)

19. "I'M Not In Love" (More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1978)

20. "Making Flippy Floppy" (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)

21. "Who Is It?" (Talking Heads 77, 1977)

22. "The Democratic Circus" (Naked, 1988)

23. "Listening Wind" (Remain In Light, 1980)

24. "Animals" (Fear Of Music, 1979)

25. "Love For Sale" (True Stories, 1986)

26. "Happy Day" (Talking Heads 77, 1977)

27. "Ruby Dear" (Naked, 1988)

28. "New Feeling" (Talking Heads 77, 1977)

29. "Moon Rocks" (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)

30. "The Book I Read" (Talking Heads 77, 1977)