Boys Don't Cry
by The Cure
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The Cure bestography
Boys Don't Cry is ranked 10th 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 25,440.
(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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Boys Don't Cry track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Boys Don't Cry rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 73/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 85 Music Albums of 1980 | 60/85 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1980 | 60/100 | - |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 | 5/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 63/100 | 38 |
| 2026 | emptysquares | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 17/100 | 83 |
| 2026 | djirons | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 87/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Vasco | Top 34 Music Albums of the 1980s | 26/34 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 76 Music Albums of 1980 | 14/76 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 161 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 892 | |||
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Boys Don't Cry ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/10/2026 14:12 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2026 19:04 |  Leonard | 6,629 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/30/2026 22:55 |  VictorVale | 3,902 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.5/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Boys Don't Cry forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5452): By LittleM1971View latest topic →
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Boys Don't Cry comments
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wooolf 09/27/2017 16:02 | #198825 | TOP COMMENT
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I like this album better than Three Imaginary Boys. The added tracks really do the album good. And some lesser tracks are dropped. I don't regard this as a compilation..
Easily my favourite Cure album (OK I know it's classed as a compilation but only just). The tracks added here improve Three Imaginary Boys by someway. I love the feel and production of these songs, kinda sparse and the bass guitar sounds great. It also has of course the timeless 'Boy's Don't Cry' and the wonderful Fire in Cairo. To be honest I really like every track here. Just a great record.
NickVolos TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/09/2013 12:17 | #88041 | TOP COMMENT
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I fell in love with this album when I first heard it...hmm...33 years ago. Still remains my favorite Cure album and always a good listen.
timtooky 03/10/2014 16:10 | #105893 | TOP COMMENT
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seventeen seconds and boys don't cry - one band, one year - two worlds. on the one hand this dirty-punk-surf-rock-compliation of baseline-driven singles with the giggeling voice of robert. on the other hand the dark-gothic-piece-of-art.
before my very eyes it's easily seventeen seconds. but this one has it's moments too.
Hayden TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/30/2012 22:15 | #39199 | TOP COMMENT
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Very summery, surf rock. Didn't know the Cure had this side. The title track is great, and the rest of the songs are so-so. It's an enjoyable listen though.
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