What is the best album by Talking Heads?

Art-punk anxiety, African polyrhythms, funk, country, and globalist pop all passed through their hands in just over a decade — often in the same song. Which album is their peak?

1

Remain in Light

Talking Heads' 1980 Brian Eno-produced masterpiece fusing African polyrhythms with funk and post-punk anxiety in an endlessly inventive record.

2

Fear of Music

Talking Heads' 1979 urgent album blending Afrobeat-influenced rhythms with paranoid urban energy, featuring 'Life During Wartime' and 'Heaven'.

3

More Songs About Buildings and Food

The 1978 Brian Eno collaboration that expanded Talking Heads beyond art-punk toward funk and soul, featuring their cover of 'Take Me to the River'.

4

Talking Heads: 77

Talking Heads' 1977 debut, an angular, witty art-punk statement showcasing David Byrne's unique neurotic vocal style and 'Psycho Killer'.

5

Speaking in Tongues

Talking Heads' 1983 dance-funk album featuring the global hit 'Burning Down the House' and Robert Rauschenberg's Grammy-winning cover art.

6

Little Creatures

Talking Heads' accessible 1985 album embracing American folk, pop, and country with warm, playful results including 'Road to Nowhere'.

7

Naked

Talking Heads' final 1988 album, incorporating global rhythms and a large ensemble in an exuberant, musically rich farewell.

8

True Stories

Talking Heads' 1986 soundtrack album accompanying David Byrne's film, a charming slice of American eccentricity featuring 'Wild Wild Life'.