Talking Heads

• Some believed Talking Heads' song was written from the perspective of a specific, real-life serial killer like Son of Sam. David Byrne said it was a fictional character study.
• David Byrne found the term in a TV guide, which described a 'talking head' as a head-and-shoulders shot of a person speaking, which fit their minimalist, cerebral style.

• Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy) in 2021

• Included in Johnnie's Jukebox chart. For more details visit BBC.

• David Byrne
• Jerry Harrison

• 1981
• Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 15 February 1981 and reached number 14.
• Houses In Motion - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 17 May 1981 and reached number 50.
• 1984
• This Must Be The Place - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 15 January 1984 and reached number 51.
• Slippery People - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 21 October 1984 and reached number 68.
• 1985
• Girlfriend Is Better - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 03 February 1985 and reached number 99.
• The Lady Don't Mind - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 26 May 1985 and reached number 81.
• Road To Nowhere - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 13 October 1985 and reached number 6.
• 1986
• And She Was - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 02 February 1986 and reached number 17.
• Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 31 August 1986 and reached number 43.
• 1987
• Radio Head - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 17 May 1987 and reached number 52.
• 1988
• Blind - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 14 August 1988 and reached number 59.
• Nothing But Flowers - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 16 October 1988 and reached number 79.
• 1992
• Lifetime Piling Up - Talking Heads entered the UK charts on 18 October 1992 and reached number 50.

• 1978
• Psycho Killer - Talking Heads entered the US charts on 18 February 1978 and reached number 92.
• Take Me To The River - Talking Heads entered the US charts on 04 November 1978 and reached number 26.
• 1979
• Life During Wartime (This Ain't No Party...This Ain't No Disco...This Ain't - Talking Heads entered the US charts on 03 November 1979 and reached number 80.
• 1983
• Burning Down The House - Talking Heads entered the US charts on 30 July 1983 and reached number 9.
• This Must Be The Place - Talking Heads entered the US charts on 26 November 1983 and reached number 62.
• 1985
• And She Was - Talking Heads entered the US charts on 07 September 1985 and reached number 54.
• 1986
• Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads entered the US charts on 19 April 1986 and reached number 91.
• Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads entered the US charts on 06 September 1986 and reached number 25.