Psycho Killer (track)
by Talking Heads
Year: 1982
From the album The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads (track #5)
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Psycho Killer appears on the following album(s) by Talking Heads:
- Stop Making Sense (track #1) (1984)
- Talking Heads: 77 (track #10) (1977)
- The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads (track #5) (this album) (1982)
- Popular Favorites 1976-1992 - Sand In The Vaseline (track #5) (compilation) (1992)
- The Best Of Talking Heads (track #2) (compilation) (2004)
- Once In A Lifetime: The Best Of- (track #1) (compilation) (1992)
- Live On Tour (track #9) (1979)
- Live At WCOZ 77 (track #13) (2024)
- Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live (track #12) (compilation) (2025)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/04/2026 00:50 | phmusic | 73,423 | 100/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 16:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,530 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2025 23:20 | Pluto11 | 28,734 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2025 14:43 |  ExTeaSea | 13,135 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2025 16:02 | TradeShark | 4,948 | 30/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.6/100, a mean average of 85.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.5.
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