Little Creatures
by Talking Heads

Album
Little Creatures by Talking Heads
Year: 1985
Release date: 1985-06-10
Overall rank: 1,110th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 447 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1985 (17th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (169th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,110th)

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Talking Heads bestography

Little Creatures is ranked 7th 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 26,415.

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Little Creatures track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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And She Was
Average Rating: 86 (151 votes)Comments: View 0
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Give Me Back My Name
Average Rating: 77 (87 votes)Comments: View 0
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Creatures Of Love
Average Rating: 78 (91 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Lady Don't Mind
Average Rating: 81 (95 votes)Comments: View 0
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Perfect World
Average Rating: 79 (86 votes)Comments: View 0
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Stay Up Late
Average Rating: 80 (95 votes)Comments: View 0
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Walk It Down
Average Rating: 78 (87 votes)Comments: View 1
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Television Man
Average Rating: 79 (90 votes)Comments: View 0
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Road To Nowhere
Average Rating: 88 (181 votes)Comments: View 2

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Little Creatures rankings

Little Creatures rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,110th | 1980s rank: 169th | 1985 rank: 17th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 447 votes)
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 !		09/07/2026 16:28 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,32769/100
 
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 !		06/22/2026 19:16 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,74548/100
 
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 !		05/14/2026 14:58 Pavloss  Ratings distribution  48850/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.


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Forum mentions

This album has been referenced 33 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 09/07/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5428): By ExTeaSea
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From 12/31/2024 00:16 | #306732
Another Talking Heads album that flatters to deceive. And She Was is good but Television Man is too long. Preferred Speaking in Tongues. (Edited)
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From 08/11/2024 07:32 | #304706
IF you listen to this it will make you feel good, just OKAY, but not memorable (Edited)
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From 12/27/2023 21:21 | #300706
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..... (Edited)
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From 07/14/2022 00:12 | #287373
Am I the only person that thinks Give Me Back My Name is the best song on the album? (Edited)
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From 08/16/2017 16:49 | #196127 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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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