True Stories
by Talking Heads
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Talking Heads bestography
True Stories is ranked 10th best out of 19 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 26,294.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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True Stories track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
True Stories rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | pjr428 | Top 31 Music Albums of 1986 | 28/31 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 62 Music Albums of 1986 | 62/62 | 0 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 69 Music Albums of 1986 | 55/69 | 1 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 35 Music Albums of 1986 | 31/35 | 1 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 49 Music Albums of 1986 | 47/49 | 0 |
| 2026 |  spigelwii | Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s | 27/60 | 11 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 58 Music Albums of 1986 | 58/58 | 0 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 56/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 16/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 123 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 304 | |||
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True Stories ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/01/2026 16:03 | platus | 5,896 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2026 20:31 | Tamthebam | 23,329 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2026 04:56 | Proto | 4,353 | 33/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.6/100, a mean average of 68.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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lightmyway TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/15/2012 02:12 | #42362 | TOP COMMENT
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This isn't a disaster or anything but it's not at the same level as Little Creatures, no way. (Edited)
Even though it starts with a few weak songs, True Stories really starts showing how good it is from the middle to the end, starting with Wild Wild Life. This second part is definitely worth revisiting.
Obviously not their best, but still chock full of great songs.
Within the context of the film, it's a great soundtrack. However, standing on it's own, it's... just good. Wild Wild Life and Love For Sale are the highlights here. The rest is fine, nothing bad, but just alright. It's probably better if you've seen the movie.
I like the song Wild Wild Life a lot! This album sounds like Talking Heads making music Sparks made in the 1980s. Slightness of both In Outer Space and Angst in My Pants here.
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