TALKING HEADS albums and sales

Updated: August 16, 2024

TALKING HEADS sold over 9.61 million albums. The best-selling album by TALKING HEADS is LITTLE CREATURES, which sold over 2.36 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, TALKING HEADS is the 489th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of TALKING HEADS have sold over 50,000 units.

TALKING HEADS albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	LITTLE CREATURES TALKING HEADS 1985	1985	2,365,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 29 342 1,906
2	STOP MAKING SENSE TALKING HEADS 1984	1984	2,365,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 33 343 1,907
3	SPEAKING IN TONGUES TALKING HEADS 1983	1983	1,175,000	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 75 760 4,266
4	REMAIN IN LIGHT TALKING HEADS 1980	1980	650,000	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 117 1,430 8,260
5	TRUE STORIES TALKING HEADS 1986	1986	615,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 143 1,462 8,498
6	MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD TALKING HEADS 1978	1978	607,500	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 142 911 8,583
7	NAKED TALKING HEADS 1988	1988	600,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 202 1,509 8,866
8	FEAR OF MUSIC TALKING HEADS 1979	1979	560,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 130 991 9,308
9	THE BEST OF TALKING HEADS TALKING HEADS 2004	2004	300,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 425 3,763 15,990
10	ONCE IN A LIFETIME TALKING HEADS 1992	1992	115,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 587 6,748 23,345
11	ESSENTIAL TALKING HEADS 2011	2011	100,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 519 4,420 25,520
12	SAND IN THE VASELINE (BEST OF) TALKING HEADS 1992	1992	100,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 717 8,894 30,640
13	Talking Heads: 77 TALKING HEADS 1977	1977	60,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 382 2,874 39,189