David Byrne

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David Byrne (; born May 14, 1952) is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Talking Heads. Byrne was born in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and moved to the U.S. with his family as a child. He co-founded Talking Heads in 1975 in New York City. After releasing eight studio albums, including seven certified gold or platinum, Talking Heads disbanded in 1991.... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Sax and Violins - #2: Burning Down the House - #3: Wild Wild Life - #4: She's Mad - #5: (Nothing But) Flowers
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  Talking Heads
Psycho Killer
1.
02/1978

Psycho Killer
Talking Heads

from Talking Heads: 77   Talking Heads: 77
9 pts
92
US








[Sire 1013]
written by David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth
Life During Wartime
2.
11/1979

Life During Wartime
Talking Heads

from Fear of Music   Fear of Music
11 pts
80
US








[Sire 49079]
written by David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
I Zimbra
3.
01/1980

I Zimbra
Talking Heads

from Fear of Music   Fear of Music
5 pts


28
dance






written by David Byrne greentick, Brian Eno & Hugo Ball
Crosseyed and Painless
4.
10/1980

Crosseyed and Painless
Talking Heads

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
8 pts


20
dance






charted as Cross Eyed and Painless / Born Under Punches / Once in a Lifetime in US dance charts
written by David Byrne greentick, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Once in a Lifetime
5.
10/1980

Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
84 pts
103
US
20
dance




14
UK
charted as Cross Eyed and Painless / Born Under Punches / Once in a Lifetime in US dance charts
[Sire 49649]
written by David Byrne greentick, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Houses in Motion (Remix)
6.
05/1981

Houses in Motion (Remix)
Talking Heads

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
9 pts








50
UK
written by David Byrne greentick, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
7.
07/1983

Speaking in Tongues (all cuts)
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
16 pts


2
dance






written by David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Burning Down the House
8.
07/1983

#2  Burning Down the House
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
218 pts
9
US


6
rock




[Sire 29565]
written by David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
9.
11/1983

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
17 pts
62
US






51
UK
[London-Sire 7-29451]
written by David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
10.
10/1984

Slippery People
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
6 pts








68
UK
written by David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Girlfriend Is Better (Stop Making Sense)
11.
02/1985

Girlfriend Is Better (Stop Making Sense)
Talking Heads

from Stop Making Sense   Stop Making Sense
3 pts








99
UK
R live
written by David Byrne greentick
12.
06/1985

The Lady Don't Mind
Talking Heads

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
4 pts








81
UK
written by David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Road to Nowhere
13.
06/1985

Road to Nowhere
Talking Heads

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
117 pts
105
US


25
rock


6
UK
[Sire 28987]
written by David Byrne greentick
And She Was
14.
07/1985

And She Was
Talking Heads

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
136 pts
54
US


11
rock


17
UK
[Sire 7-28917]
written by David Byrne greentick
15.
10/1985

Stay Up Late
Talking Heads

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
51 pts




24
rock




written by David Byrne greentick
And She Was / Television Man
16.
11/1985

And She Was / Television Man
Talking Heads

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
2 pts


33
dance






written by David Byrne greentick
Once in a Lifetime
17.
04/1986

Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads

from Stop Making Sense   Stop Making Sense
4 pts
91
US








R live
[Sire 7-29163]
written by David Byrne greentick, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
This Must Be the Place
18.
06/1986

This Must Be the Place
Talking Heads

from Stop Making Sense   Stop Making Sense
3 pts








100
UK
R live
written by David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Wild Wild Life
19.
08/1986

#3  Wild Wild Life
Talking Heads

from True Stories   True Stories
209 pts
25
US


4
rock


43
UK
[Sire 7-28629]
written by David Byrne greentick
20.
10/1986

Puzzlin' Evidence
Talking Heads

from True Stories   True Stories
66 pts




19
rock




written by David Byrne greentick
21.
05/1987

Radio Head
Talking Heads

from True Stories   True Stories
9 pts








52
UK
written by David Byrne greentick
(Nothing But) Flowers
22.
03/1988

#5  (Nothing But) Flowers
Talking Heads

from Naked   Naked
159 pts




5
rock


79
UK
written by David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Blind
23.
05/1988

Blind
Talking Heads

from Naked   Naked
32 pts




39
rock


59
UK
written by David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Lifetime Piling Up
24.
10/1988

Lifetime Piling Up
Talking Heads

from Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites   Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites
102 pts






11
alt.
50
UK
written by David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  David Byrne
Make Believe Mambo
25.
10/1989

Make Believe Mambo
David Byrne greentick

from Rei Momo   Rei Momo
85 pts






11
alt.


written by David Byrne greentick
Dirty Old Town
26.
12/1989

Dirty Old Town
David Byrne greentick

from Rei Momo   Rei Momo
105 pts






8
alt.


written by David Byrne greentick
  Talking Heads
Sax and Violins
27.
12/1991

#1  Sax and Violins
Talking Heads

from Until the End of the World: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack   Until the End of the World: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
245 pts




49
rock
1
alt.


written by David Byrne greentick
  David Byrne
She's Mad
28.
03/1992

#4  She's Mad
David Byrne greentick

from Uh-Oh   Uh-Oh
162 pts






3
alt.


written by David Byrne greentick
  Wailing Souls
Wild Wild Life
29.
11/1993

Wild Wild Life
Wailing Souls

from Cool Runnings: Music from the Motion Picture   Cool Runnings: Music from the Motion Picture
37 pts






28
alt.


written by David Byrne greentick
  David Byrne
30.
06/1994

Angels
David Byrne greentick

from David Byrne   David Byrne
41 pts






24
alt.


written by David Byrne greentick
  Selena Gomez
Bad Liar
31.
06/2017

Bad Liar
Selena Gomez

65 pts
20
US






21
UK
[Interscope]
written by Selena Gomez, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Byrne greentick, Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth


See also...

Anna Calvi & David Byrne • Brian Eno / David Byrne • David Byrne & Brian Eno • Talking Heads


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