They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative/college rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation as "intellectual rock" or "nerd rock" thanks to their music's unconventional subject matter, which often features allusions to history, science, film, literature, and other artists' music. Despite being billed as a college rock band they have in recent years expanded greatly from such and now have a wide following among young and old alike. The band has maintained a loyal following since its formation in 1982, enough that fans rushed an online poll and got John Linnell voted one of People Magazine's "Most Beautiful People" in 1998. In recent years TMBG have worked on children's albums and have toured to promote both their children's albums and their "adult" albums by playing two shows a day. TMBG began as a band comprising the Johns - school acquaintances from Lincoln, Massachusetts, but did not become good friends until they moved to the same Brooklyn, New York apartment on the same day - and the mysterious third member - a drum machine that allowed them to expand their sound beyond anything they imagined. However, after a bike accident that broke Linnell's wrist and a robbery that stripped Flansburgh's apartment of nearly
| 1 | Hello Radio | Then: The Earlier Years |
| 2 | My Evil Twin | Apollo 18 |
| 3 | Dig My Grave | Apollo 18 |
| 4 | I Heard A Sound | Apollo 18 |
| 5 | You'll Miss Me | Then: The Earlier Years |
| 6 | Snail Shell | Dial-A-Song |
| 7 | Dirt Bike | John Henry |
| 8 | Toddler Hiway | Then: The Earlier Years |
| 9 | Who's Knocking On The Wall? | Apollo 18 |
| 10 | Purple Toupee | Then: The Earlier Years |
| 11 | The Biggest One | Then: The Earlier Years |
| 12 | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | Flood |
| 13 | Road Movie To Berlin | Flood |
| 14 | Catching On Fire | Apollo 18 |
| 15 | Snail Shell | John Henry |
| 16 | (She Was A) Hotel Detective | Dial-A-Song |
| 17 | The World's Address (Joshua Fried Remix) | Then: The Earlier Years |
| 18 | She's Actual Size | Apollo 18 |
| 19 | The World Before Later On | The Spine |
| 20 | Your Own Worst Enemy | Factory Showroom |