Historical Artist Profile
Talking Heads
⭐ HOF Inductee / Class of 2002
Biography & Overview
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 as freshmen at the Rhode Island School of Design, where Byrne and Frantz were part of a band called the Artistics.
🇺🇸 US Billboard Tracking History
2 Charted Tracks
"Burning Down The House"
Entered Charts: 1983
Peak: #9
"Wild Wild Life"
Entered Charts: 1986
Peak: #25
🇬🇧 UK Official Charts History
13 Charted Tracks
"Road To Nowhe"
Entered Charts: 1985
Peak: #6
"Once In A Lifetime"
Entered Charts: 1981
Peak: #14
"And She Was"
Entered Charts: 1986
Peak: #17
"Wild Wild Life"
Entered Charts: 1986
Peak: #43
"Houses In Motion"
Entered Charts: 1981
Peak: #50
"Lifetime Piling Up"
Entered Charts: 1992
Peak: #50
"This Must Be The Place"
Entered Charts: 1984
Peak: #51
"Radio Head"
Entered Charts: 1987
Peak: #52
"Blind"
Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #59
"Slippery People"
Entered Charts: 1984
Peak: #68
"Nothing But Flowers"
Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #79
"The Lady Don'T Mind"
Entered Charts: 1985
Peak: #81
"Girlfriend Is Better"
Entered Charts: 1985
Peak: #99