Psycho Killer (track)
by Talking Heads
Year: 1984
From the album Stop Making Sense (track #1)
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Psycho Killer appears on the following album(s) by Talking Heads:
- Stop Making Sense (track #1) (this album) (1984)
- Talking Heads: 77 (track #10) (1977)
- The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads (track #5) (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)
- The CBS / Columbia Demos (track #1) (2026)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/30/2026 09:05 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,213 | 100/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 02:15 | stareaterogni0n | 6,483 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2026 16:12 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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neilgee 12/12/2015 14:17 | #154424
What an album opener! The definitive version.
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