Three Imaginary Boys
by The Cure
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The Cure bestography
Three Imaginary Boys is ranked 9th best out of 40 albums by The Cure on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Cure is Disintegration which is ranked number 27 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18,833.
(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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Three Imaginary Boys track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 04/30/2026 17:08 | Pavloss | 380 | 50/100 | |
| 03/08/2026 17:17 | Yannlebrac | 183 | 85/100 | |
| 02/11/2026 02:44 | edguyerrison | 265 | 73/100 | |
| 01/26/2026 16:50 |  ForegroundNoise | 3,008 | 60/100 | |
| 01/20/2026 16:01 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,585 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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A slightly different sound to what I'm used to from this band. A decent album but lacking real high-points. Object is my favourite track.
HoldenM 09/06/2023 21:54 | #299009
One of those debuts where all the pieces are there, and there are even a few strong highlights, but there's plenty of room for improvement. Luckily, we know just how much room The Cure is able to find moving forward. Relative to their highs, it's hard not to see Three Imaginary Boys as much more than a footnote even for the debut of one of the most consequential bands of the 1980s. On its own, it's still a notable post punk record worth a few spins.
My favourite Cutre album from their best era imo
This album is good new wave effort, but nothing very original. I love its instrumentals and vocals a little less. I also think that its best tracks are great and it shows future potential of this band.
Jboy56 01/10/2022 11:12 | #278967
Kinda boring new wave
santropez 03/09/2019 12:44 | #233275
Best track: "Another Day"
Weakest track: "Foxy Lady"
Highs: Grinding Halt, Fire in Cairo, Subway Song, Three Imaginary Boys, 10:15 Saturday Night, Accuracy
Lows: Meathook
Best Tracks: 10:15 Saturday Night, Fire In Cairo
nitomano 12/30/2016 01:40 | #181266
Favoritas: Three Imaginary Boys, Another Day, Object, Fire In Cairo
The first Cure album is a great punky rock'n'roll record. 10:15 Saturday night, accuracy, grinding halt, and, fire in Cairo, are all superb. The cure really were a proper band at this moment and they would never again sound so energetic, punchy, and outright enjoyable. Good album.
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