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The best album credited to The Cure is Disintegration which is ranked number 31 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 27,963.

The Cure is ranked number 25 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 54,090.

The Cure official website: http://www.thecure.com

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The Cure best albums

The following albums by The Cure are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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1989
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1982
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1985
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1987
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1980
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1981
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2,247
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Boys Don't Cry 
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1980
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891
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1986
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548
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1983
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363
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1984
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Total albums: 13. Page 1 of 2

This may not be a complete discography for The Cure.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

The Cure bestography composition

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1930s 0 0%
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1950s 0 0%
1960s 0 0%
1970s 1 0%
1980s 13 0%
1990s 10 0%
2000s 7 0%
2010s 6 0%
2020s 0 0%
Compilation? Albums %
No 28 76%
Yes 9 24%
Live? Albums %
No 27 73%
Yes 10 27%

The Cure best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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1.
Rating: 92 (360 votes)Comments: 10
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(from the album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me)
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Rating: 92 (589 votes)Comments: 4
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(from the album Disintegration)
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Rating: 91 (557 votes)Comments: 3
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(from the album Disintegration)
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Rating: 91 (528 votes)Comments: 2
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(from the album Disintegration)
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Rating: 90 (289 votes)Comments: 7
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(from the album The Head On The Door)
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Rating: 90 (283 votes)Comments: 4
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(from the album Seventeen Seconds)
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Rating: 90 (435 votes)Comments: 3
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(from the album Disintegration)
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Rating: 89 (472 votes)Comments: 3
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(from the album Disintegration)
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Rating: 89 (460 votes)Comments: 11
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(from the album Disintegration)
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Rating: 88 (240 votes)Comments: 6
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(from the album Wish)
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Rating: 88 (247 votes)Comments: 9
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(from the album The Head On The Door)
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Rating: 88 (257 votes)Comments: 4
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(from the album Pornography)
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Rating: 87 (134 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Wish)
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Rating: 86 (397 votes)Comments: 2
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(from the album Disintegration)
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Rating: 86 (215 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Pornography)
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Rating: 86 (132 votes)Comments: 0
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(from the album Wish)
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Rating: 86 (129 votes)Comments: 2
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(from the album Three Imaginary Boys)
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Rating: 85 (388 votes)Comments: 3
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(from the album Disintegration)
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Rating: 85 (133 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Wish)
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Rating: 85 (148 votes)Comments: 1
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(from the album Faith)
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The Cure ratings

Average Rating: 
85/100 (from 265 votes)
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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 84.9/100, a mean average of 84.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.3/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 12.2.

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From 12/25/2022 04:30
Great band that was very prolific throughout the 1980s which produced great albums like Pornography, Head on the Door, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me and Disintegration. They started off the 90s strong with Wish and Burn from the Crow Soundtrack before they took some time off and the music scene changed radically. The band was not afraid to experiment musically and definitely had their own iconic style.
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From 03/28/2022 04:11
I have all the studio albums, a few 'live' & best of albums and have had the pleasure of seeing them in concert in Sydney - 2007 and 2016. I would rate the 2016 concert as one of my favourite concerts of all time...and although I came to The Cure late (2005), I regard this band as one the finest of the latter part of the 20th century. I have even requested the song "Treasure" off Wild Mood Swings to be played at my funeral - the line 'remember me and smile' is brilliant - Robert Smith at his best.
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From 05/13/2021 13:16
not on the same level as joy division or depeche but their ok
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From 09/24/2020 20:36
In just the last year I've become a Cure fan, I'm not sure how I missed them. I'm a chick from the '80's, I got hooked on metal music. My husband was listening to the Disintegration album one night, and I said I love that music ! and then we listened to Cureation and the song Want came on and I've been hooked on the Cure ever since!!
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From 07/02/2019 01:44
Watched their superb live set at Glastonbury via my television. BBC showed it. It was a good set. Robert got emotional. I agree that they are one of the best live acts around. I saw them once - on the Wish tour in 1992. I was 16 or 17. Blew me away. Still the best gig I have ever been to.
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From 07/02/2019 00:05
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.
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From 07/01/2019 14:30
An ethereal, scintillating, truly magical band. There isn't a single record they've released that doesn't linger in your mind and capture in some way that other artists just don't seem to be able to do. The depth and variety of their back catalogue is testament to just how accomplished their sound is.

One of the God-Tier artists of the Alternative genre, and an absolute pinnacle of gothic rock and post-punk. Look no further for the most heartbreakingly brilliant music around.
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From 07/14/2018 12:58
Am I the only one who noticed that some Cure albums are underrated here? "Pornography" is considered to be a masterpiece by other music communities, while "Faith" and "Seventeen Seconds" should have definitely been rated at least 80 or above.
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From 02/08/2018 03:34
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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From 11/09/2017 12:06
Didn't know I loved Gothic Rock so much before The Cure.
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