Little Creatures (studio album) by Talking Heads

Little Creatures by Talking Heads
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 1,158th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 420 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1985 (17th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (185th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,158th)
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Talking Heads bestography

Little Creatures is ranked 7th best out of 16 albums by Talking Heads on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Talking Heads is Remain In Light which is ranked number 26 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 29,840.

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  • Talking Heads ▶ Little Creatures (Full Album)Talking Heads ▶ Little Creatures (Full Album)
  • The Very Small Creatures Full Episodes Series 1 CompilationThe Very Small Creatures Full Episodes Series 1 Compilation
  • Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere (Official Video)Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere (Official Video)

Little Creatures track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Year 2024Source JohnnyoChart New YorkRank 9/100Rank Score -
Year 2024Source bonnequestionChart Best albums from '85 to '94Rank 79/100Rank Score -
Year 2024Source slatsheitChart Top 40 Music Albums of 1985Rank 24/40Rank Score 2
Year 2024Source JohnnyoChart Top albums of all time (101 - 200)Rank 45/100Rank Score -
Year 2024Source matterhornriderChart Top 50 Music Albums of 1985Rank 12/50Rank Score 4
Year 2024Source bonnequestionChart Top 9 Music Albums of 1985Rank 4/9Rank Score 3
Year 2024Source KettwigChart Top 23 Music Albums of 1985Rank 20/23Rank Score 1
Year 2024Source JohnnyoChart Top 90 Music Albums of 1985Rank 7/90Rank Score 5
Year 2024Source JamieChart Top 17 Music Albums of 1985Rank 14/17Rank Score 1
Year 2024Source matterhornriderChart Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sRank 73/100Rank Score 6
Year 2024Source RhettChart Top 81 Greatest Music AlbumsRank 54/81Rank Score 32
Year 2024Source TamthebamChart Top 100 Music Albums of 1985Rank 40/100Rank Score 3
Year 2024Source PhillipChart Top 61 Greatest Music AlbumsRank 37/61Rank Score 39
Year 2024Source spewventuriChart Top 86 Music Albums of the 1980sRank 77/86Rank Score 2
Year 2024Source paladisiacChart top albums, #0701-0800*Rank 74/75Rank Score -
Year 2024Source JohnnyoChart Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sRank 27/100Rank Score 15
Year 2024Source rambleon80Chart Top 20 Music Albums of 1985Rank 8/20Rank Score 3
Year 2024Source dihansseChart My Overall Top 1000: 301-400Rank 40/100Rank Score -
Year 2024Source spigelwiiChart Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980sRank 20/50Rank Score 12
Year 2024Source PurplepashChart Top 41 Music Albums of 1985Rank 18/41Rank Score 3
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 296
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. 1,531

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76/100 (from 420 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.

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From 08/11/2024 07:32
IF you listen to this it will make you feel good, just OKAY, but not memorable
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From 12/27/2023 21:21
Beyond Burning down the house - this was my first introduction to the Heads. It opened the world to everythign past and future. Road to Nowhere is still the mantra when I get into the car before i put Siri in charge of my destination. The entire 2nd side is outstanding. And She was - is a great opener. Paired this with John Prince Lost Dogs.....
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From 07/14/2022 00:12
Am I the only person that thinks Give Me Back My Name is the best song on the album?
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85/100
From 08/16/2017 16:49
Although far from their best work, "Little Creatures" is still a highly enjoyable album with heart and lot of their signature quirkiness. A few riffs aren't amazing and the undeniably "eighties" vibe hasn't aged that well at certain point, but it's never annoying for long. This album shows above all, that even years after their high point, Talking Heads were still able to create classics like "And She Was" and "Road to Nowhere", apparently effortlessly.

Favorite: And She Was, Road to Nowhere, Television Man, The Lady Don't Mind

Least Favorite: Creatures of Love, Perfect World
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From 06/11/2016 11:10
Certainly not up to the genius of their first four albums, still, little creatures, is a good Talking Heads album. Road to nowhere, and she was, and, creatures of love, are top TH songs, the rest not bad.
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From 01/10/2016 21:28
And She Was is a class opener and the whole album is a strong one...this was the first TH album I bought so some may think it commercial but it got me hooked. Downloaded the other albums but will be buying them on vinyl so commercial success I'd say...
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From 09/08/2015 14:29
Very good album.

Favorite Tracks: And She Was, Creatures Of Love, The Lady Don't Mind, Stay Up Late, Walk It Down, Road To Nowhere

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From 10/07/2014 19:41
Not one of their best, but still a solid record
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From 05/15/2012 02:11
A lot of people hate this album because it feels like a sell out, but if you listen the songs are really very good.
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