The Cure 
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The best album credited to The Cure is Disintegration which is ranked number 28 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 25,421.
The Cure is ranked number 18 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 53,349.
The Cure official website: http://www.thecure.com
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The Cure best albums
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1989
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1982
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1985
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1980
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1992
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2024
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1981
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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| ! | 4 days ago |  nextorgd | 17 | 90/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2026 17:51 | SD100852 | 216 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/31/2026 19:31 | stareaterogni0n | 54 | 76/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 1% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 85.1/100, a mean average of 84.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.5/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 12.2.
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BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Album of the day (#7486): Pornography by The Cure“Today's album of the day Pornography by The Cure ( | ) Year: 1982. Country: The Cure discography rank: 2nd (out of Tracks: 1. 2. A Short Term Effect 3. The Hanging Garden 4. Siamese Twins 5. 6. 7. Cold 8. Pornography indicates a top-rated track. Top voted comments: "I can't disagree more with the…”
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/02/2019 00:05 | #238773
Seen them live last week, and now that I’ve regained my senses I have to say something about The Cure. Since I’m better at lists than writing in English, here’s my favourite albums:
1. Disintegration (first three are VERY close)
2. Pornography (the highest highs, but not as consistent)
3. Wish (severely underrated, their most diverse)
4. The Head On The Door (perfect pop album?)
5. Seventeen Seconds (a course in how to make an album)
6. Faith (I feel bad for putting it this low)
7. Three Imaginary Boys / Boys Don’t Cry
8. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
9. Bloodflowers
10. Wild Mood Swings
11. The Top
12. 4:13 Dream
13.The Cure
Japanese Whispers and Standing On The Beach would probably rank somewhere around Three Imaginary Boys. Also a shoutout to their many incredible live albums, some of which would rank pretty high if I were to include them.
And as an addition my fave songs
1. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
2. A Strange Day (possibly the most unsettling guitar riff ever)
3. Open
4. The Same Deep Water As You
5. Cold
6. Plainsong
7. Prayers For Rain
8. All Cats Are Grey
9. Boys Don’t Cry, Lullaby, In Between Days (shoutout to their many amazing hits, these are my favs right now)
10. The Final Sound / A Forest (cause you’re not a fan if you don’t have Forest in top 10)
One of the best bands that I’ve ever heard both live and in studio, hands down. (Edited)
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vesander 02/03/2012 20:47 | #36384
Being #44 all time is nothing to sneeze at, but it still seems like The Cure deserve to be higher. i almost think their longevity and variation of sound works against them. Also other than Disintegration, they don't have albums critic proclaim as definitive. Probably get hurt by the fact that the more recent music is weaker... but name a legendary band for whom that isn't true. Anyway they may be the most important alt-rock band of all time. And their sound is widely varied... not only a dark, depressing band as some categorize them. (Edited)
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DN02RZU 06/25/2013 16:21 | #79821
The Cure fall into the realms of cheesiness quite a bit, but they have made some biblical music (see Disintegration). Robert Smith's guitar tone will make a fantastic addition to a winter soundtrack (Edited)
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CharlieBarley 02/08/2018 03:34 | #207397
CharlieBarley 02/08/2018 03:34 | #207397
After the Beatles and Pink Floyd they are my favourite band, and certainly my favourite band of the 80s and beyond (ok they started in the late 70s). They are the best band to emerge from the post-punk scene. They are also awesome live - they are famous for their long sets and great live sound. Robert Smith is a genius and just like the character said on the famous Mecha-Streisand episode of South Park- "Disintegration is the best album ever!!!!"
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dwils0891 04/25/2012 19:40 | #40900
The Cure are easily one of the greatest bands of the 80s and it's amazing how consistent they are throughout their entire career. I don't think they have a bad album. They do have a few greats that's for sure. Best Cure albums in order: Disintegration, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, Faith, Pornography, and Head On The Door. All of those albums are great! (Edited)
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